Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 7.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.33/cwt on 341 head.

Average price

$139.33

341 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.05

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	542	140.00	759	307
Medium and Large 2-3	516	133.98	692	33
Small 1-2	570	110.00	627	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/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 sale341 hd

139.33

—

TN average9 barns · 2,655 hd

143.38

−4.05

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	—	High	1,654	105.81	1,750	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,351	82.50	1,115	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	76.92	907	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	63.07	641	22

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	128.48/cwt	125.00–134.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	149.79/cwt	140.00–156.50	556	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	168.85/cwt	161.00–171.00	540	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	152.30/cwt	147.00–156.00	877	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	159.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	837	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	147.22/cwt	146.00–148.00	854	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	607	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	163.71/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,031	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	1,126	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	159.52/cwt	153.00–159.75	1,026	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	784	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,102	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	897	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	151.09/cwt	144.50–154.50	1,000	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,137	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	134.32/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,040	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	713	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	146.71/cwt	145.00–148.00	618	22
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	759	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	137.76/cwt	137.00–140.00	908	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	73.83/cwt	72.00–75.00	760	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	89.24/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,202	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	75.46/cwt	69.00–84.00	868	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	65.32/cwt	61.00–69.00	640	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	56.04/cwt	49.00–59.00	587	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	84.94/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,086	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	81.06/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,096	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	66.28/cwt	65.00–67.00	771	3
Bulls	—	—	1,669	111.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,863	4
Bulls	—	—	1,654	105.45/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,744	7
Bulls	—	—	1,595	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	141.62/cwt	135.50–144.50	827	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	136.69/cwt	133.00–140.00	798	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	141.47/cwt	139.00–145.50	945	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	136.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	145.43/cwt	142.00–147.00	764	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	126.75/cwt	125.00–127.00	991	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	142.21/cwt	141.50–148.00	644	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.41/cwt	128.00–130.00	861	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	139.82/cwt	136.00–143.00	436	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	135.79/cwt	133.00–136.00	634	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	155.82/cwt	153.00–157.00	845	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	140.52/cwt	137.00–147.00	736	55

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 825Last week 931Year ago 709

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 272Year ago 132

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 7.00-10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	125.00–134.00	128.48
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
1	—	535	128.00	128.00
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
14	—	467	133.00–136.00	135.79
10	—	585	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	371	140.00–156.50	149.79
6	—	883	105.00	105.00
11	—	440	138.00	138.00
42	—	584	133.00–140.00	136.69
8	—	782	125.00–127.00	126.75
56	—	453	141.50–148.00	142.21
1	—	260	135.00	135.00
24	—	665	128.00–130.00	129.41
6	—	740	120.00	120.00
9	—	312	136.00–143.00	139.82
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
55	—	524	137.00–147.00	140.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	580	146.00–148.00	147.22
24	—	668	139.00–145.50	141.47
20	—	542	153.00–157.00	155.82
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	150.00	150.00
4	—	484	131.00	131.00
2	—	633	131.00	131.00
3	—	687	143.00	143.00
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	320	161.00–171.00	168.85
17	—	576	147.00–156.00	152.30
16	—	526	150.00–160.00	159.07
5	—	733	142.00	142.00
29	—	643	153.00–159.75	159.52
24	—	461	170.00	170.00
6	—	240	165.00	165.00
15	—	662	144.50–154.50	151.09
5	—	424	164.00	164.00
2	—	905	130.00	130.00
4	—	871	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	630	163.00–165.00	163.71
10	—	698	161.25	161.25
6	—	711	155.00	155.00
12	—	550	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	774	127.00–135.00	134.32
8	—	394	181.00	181.00
22	—	421	145.00–148.00	146.71
27	—	456	166.50	166.50
20	—	659	137.00–140.00	137.76
26	—	584	135.50–144.50	141.62
4	—	854	110.00	110.00
32	—	525	142.00–147.00	145.43
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	127.00	127.00
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	141.00	141.00
8	—	489	125.00	125.00
4	—	578	124.00	124.00
3	—	414	130.00–140.00	136.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	72.00–75.00	73.83
9	—	980	61.00–69.00	65.32
9	—	1,048	49.00–59.00	56.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	86.00–93.00	89.24
14	—	1,352	74.00–84.00	81.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,150	69.00–84.00	75.46
10	—	1,278	83.00–87.00	84.94
3	—	1,163	65.00–67.00	66.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,669	110.00–115.00	111.64
7	—	1,654	100.00–109.00	105.45
1	—	1,595	85.00	85.00

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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