Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.11/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$139.11

223 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$12.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.68

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	140.76	768	193
Medium and Large 2-3	495	128.54	636	30

One grade step is worth $12.22/cwt here — about $132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale223 hd

139.11

—

TN average9 barns · 1,320 hd

144.79

−5.68

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,891	114.20	2,160	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	93.02	1,189	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	91.90	1,287	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	77.60	821	18

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	175.12/cwt	170.00–182.00	485	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	786	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	937	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	150.48/cwt	144.50–151.00	686	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	348	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,016	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	164.81/cwt	157.00–166.00	971	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	169.80/cwt	158.00–172.00	805	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,053	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	162.80/cwt	157.00–165.00	869	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	139.67/cwt	136.00–141.50	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	177.02/cwt	171.00–180.50	651	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	160.45/cwt	150.00–163.00	847	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	150.01/cwt	146.00–150.50	873	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	167.21/cwt	157.50–169.50	764	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	134.76/cwt	130.00–136.50	883	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	89.45/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,043	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	103.42/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,908	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	81.23/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,079	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	104.12/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,325	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	92.32/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,167	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	67.26/cwt	65.00–70.00	665	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	78.08/cwt	74.00–82.00	817	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	92.48/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,302	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	80.39/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,133	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	101.98/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,400	4
Bulls	—	—	1,909	115.02/cwt	112.00–118.00	2,196	7
Bulls	—	—	1,912	123.83/cwt	121.00–126.00	2,368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	729	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	146.05/cwt	145.00–147.00	621	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	144.60/cwt	140.00–150.50	753	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	136.81/cwt	131.50–139.50	911	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	141.67/cwt	138.00–142.00	442	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	132.38/cwt	125.00–135.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	954	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	138.66/cwt	135.00–139.00	538	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	142.46/cwt	142.00–143.00	850	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,018	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	128.16/cwt	125.00–133.00	696	15

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Sat Jun 25, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 611Year ago 823

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 154Year ago 144

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	277	170.00–182.00	175.12
15	—	647	157.00	157.00
16	—	589	157.00–166.00	164.81
13	—	474	158.00–172.00	169.80
11	—	534	157.00–165.00	162.80
3	—	747	136.00–141.50	139.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	145.00	145.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
2	—	620	140.00	140.00
1	—	485	147.50	147.50
1	—	580	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	165.50	165.50
5	—	574	178.00	178.00
3	—	537	182.00	182.00
2	—	713	147.00	147.00
4	—	775	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
3	—	370	125.00	125.00
10	—	461	125.00–135.00	132.38
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
15	—	543	125.00–133.00	128.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	130.00	130.00
16	—	578	136.00	136.00
8	—	753	124.50	124.50
39	—	456	144.50–151.00	150.48
3	—	243	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,093	104.00	104.00
45	—	521	140.00–150.50	144.60
21	—	666	131.50–139.50	136.81
13	—	312	138.00–142.00	141.67
12	—	388	135.00–139.00	138.66
5	—	934	109.00	109.00
2	—	733	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	127.00	127.00
10	—	658	145.00	145.00
13	—	597	142.00–143.00	142.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	368	171.00–180.50	177.02
3	—	773	112.50	112.50
25	—	528	150.00–163.00	160.45
18	—	582	146.00–150.50	150.01
16	—	457	157.50–169.50	167.21
15	—	655	130.00–136.50	134.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	140.00	140.00
13	—	425	145.00–147.00	146.05
1	—	495	141.00	141.00
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
6	—	558	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,166	86.00–93.00	89.45
5	—	989	65.00–70.00	67.26
9	—	1,047	74.00–82.00	78.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,328	78.00–85.00	81.23
5	—	1,273	100.00–108.00	104.12
12	—	1,264	87.00–98.00	92.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,408	88.00–97.00	92.48
4	—	1,410	77.00–84.00	80.39
4	—	1,373	99.00–105.00	101.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,845	100.00–107.00	103.42
7	—	1,909	112.00–118.00	115.02
5	—	1,912	121.00–126.00	123.83

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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