Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of July 4th Independence Day Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.33/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$141.33

378 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$11.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

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	550	142.37	783	344
Medium and Large 2-3	489	130.88	640	34

One grade step is worth $11.49/cwt here — about $143 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 sale378 hd

141.33

—

TN average3 barns · 481 hd

139.99

+1.34

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	1,629	112.55	1,833	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,411	91.49	1,291	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	86.49	1,032	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	73.64	722	44

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	141.82/cwt	138.50–144.00	937	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	154.79/cwt	150.00–156.25	830	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	61.02/cwt	54.00–64.00	535	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	81.07/cwt	78.00–87.00	796	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	73.41/cwt	65.00–77.00	736	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,096	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	99.42/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,354	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	89.38/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,278	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	75.49/cwt	69.00–77.00	913	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	98.38/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,186	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	85.87/cwt	79.00–93.00	1,020	51
Bulls	—	—	1,483	98.45/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,460	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	123.17/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,958	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	112.53/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,907	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	161.56/cwt	152.00–165.00	766	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,199	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,307	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	173.52/cwt	172.00–175.00	923	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	885	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	177.31/cwt	165.00–180.00	479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,143	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	165.95/cwt	156.00–171.00	954	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	165.35/cwt	163.50–166.00	878	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	158.80/cwt	153.25–160.50	1,043	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	143.20/cwt	139.00–150.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	143.99/cwt	143.50–145.00	979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	151.00/cwt	147.00–152.00	667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	126.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	918	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	152.24/cwt	149.75–159.50	1,191	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	155.36/cwt	140.00–158.00	794	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	554	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	181.15/cwt	173.00–184.50	706	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	152.48/cwt	145.00–153.00	883	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	148.40/cwt	141.00–155.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	126.40/cwt	121.00–132.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	809	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	864	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	140.19/cwt	126.00–143.00	826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	756	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	145.48/cwt	141.00–147.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	125.89/cwt	125.00–126.00	600	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	134.61/cwt	134.00–135.00	520	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	137.30/cwt	137.00–138.00	906	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	154.43/cwt	152.00–156.50	737	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	142.53/cwt	137.00–143.50	657	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	130.28/cwt	127.00–134.00	873	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	147.63/cwt	146.00–148.00	561	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	133.60/cwt	130.00–134.00	792	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	998	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	141.81/cwt	138.00–143.00	838	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	143.69/cwt	140.00–146.50	772	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	850	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 Jul 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 931Last week 512Year ago 898

Slaughter CattleReceipts 272Last week 165Year ago 169

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of July 4th Independence Day Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	661	138.50–144.00	141.82
30	—	536	150.00–156.25	154.79
70	—	474	152.00–165.00	161.56
2	—	643	136.00	136.00
2	—	733	133.00	133.00
3	—	905	100.00	100.00
4	—	414	157.00	157.00
38	—	390	173.00–184.50	181.15
30	—	579	145.00–153.00	152.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	141.00–155.00	148.40
2	—	678	121.00–132.00	126.40
2	—	648	130.00	130.00
6	—	589	126.00–143.00	140.19
4	—	756	122.00	122.00
4	—	439	141.00–147.00	145.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	728	164.75	164.75
1	—	845	146.00	146.00
3	—	637	166.00	166.00
5	—	895	146.00	146.00
10	—	532	172.00–175.00	173.52
12	—	473	187.00	187.00
19	—	782	149.75–159.50	152.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	147.00	147.00
5	—	611	147.50	147.50
6	—	270	165.00–180.00	177.31
7	—	311	175.00	175.00
12	—	701	163.00	163.00
31	—	575	156.00–171.00	165.95
20	—	531	163.50–166.00	165.35
22	—	657	153.25–160.50	158.80
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
15	—	472	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	146.00	146.00
6	—	628	139.00–150.00	143.20
6	—	680	143.50–145.00	143.99
9	—	511	140.00–158.00	155.36
11	—	340	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	442	147.00–152.00	151.00
14	—	725	120.00–130.00	126.63
40	—	461	137.00–143.50	142.53
31	—	670	127.00–134.00	130.28
28	—	380	146.00–148.00	147.63
7	—	860	116.00	116.00
7	—	339	149.00	149.00
1	—	920	118.00	118.00
1	—	645	142.00	142.00
72	—	591	138.00–143.00	141.81
57	—	537	140.00–146.50	143.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	520	155.50	155.50
9	—	574	150.50	150.50
6	—	402	154.00	154.00
24	—	660	137.00–138.00	137.30
23	—	477	152.00–156.50	154.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	125.00–126.00	125.89
8	—	386	134.00–135.00	134.61
3	—	530	130.00	130.00
2	—	305	135.00	135.00
1	—	665	124.00	124.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
10	—	593	130.00–134.00	133.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	877	54.00–64.00	61.02
11	—	982	78.00–87.00	81.07
27	—	1,002	65.00–77.00	73.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	83.00	83.00
8	—	1,362	95.00–105.00	99.42
26	—	1,430	84.00–93.00	89.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,210	69.00–77.00	75.49
11	—	1,206	94.00–106.00	98.38
51	—	1,188	79.00–93.00	85.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	95.00–106.00	98.45
4	—	1,590	120.00–126.00	123.17
9	—	1,695	108.00–116.00	112.53

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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