Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.29/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$139.29

202 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$5.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.32

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	529	139.72	740	186
Medium and Large 2-3	481	134.25	645	16thin

One grade step is worth $5.47/cwt here — about $94 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 sale202 hd

139.29

—

TN average9 barns · 1,993 hd

145.61

−6.32

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	—	Average	1,843	97.07	1,789	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	71.56	961	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	70.48	860	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	62.42	656	19

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2	—	712	123.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	876	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	139.60/cwt	138.00–140.50	817	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	173.89/cwt	166.00–177.00	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	138.67/cwt	135.00–140.50	1,075	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	139.05/cwt	138.00–140.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	433	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	150.71/cwt	150.50–151.00	871	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	151.19/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,016	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	167.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	774	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	178.23/cwt	163.00–181.50	688	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	157.38/cwt	154.50–160.50	814	24
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	383	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	134.14/cwt	131.00–134.50	982	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	959	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	74.06/cwt	72.00–76.00	820	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	71.09/cwt	67.00–75.00	941	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	62.41/cwt	60.00–65.00	789	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	51.96/cwt	48.00–56.00	514	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	70.62/cwt	67.00–74.00	841	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	64.00/cwt	59.00–69.00	680	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	62.73/cwt	60.00–65.00	878	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	79.24/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,067	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	98.54/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,853	8
Bulls	—	—	1,719	84.16/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,447	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	78.09/cwt	76.00–80.00	993	3
Bulls	—	—	1,926	110.27/cwt	106.00–117.00	2,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	925	18
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	503	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	139.83/cwt	133.00–142.00	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	147.15/cwt	146.25–147.50	861	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	129.76/cwt	120.00–131.00	867	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	148.16/cwt	148.00–152.00	677	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	642	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	144.13/cwt	141.00–145.00	615	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	145.60/cwt	138.00–149.00	904	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	143.28/cwt	141.00–150.00	758	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.89/cwt	144.50–153.00	540	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	166.32/cwt	157.50–167.75	878	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	152.97/cwt	146.00–157.00	941	28

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 825Year ago 478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 218Year ago 94

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	712	120.00–128.00	123.02
2	—	258	125.00	125.00
44	—	585	138.00–140.50	139.60
7	—	321	135.00	135.00
4	—	639	134.00	134.00
27	—	668	120.00–131.00	129.76
27	—	457	148.00–152.00	148.16
35	—	529	141.00–150.00	143.28
29	—	370	144.50–153.00	145.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	125.00	125.00
3	—	552	135.00	135.00
3	—	535	135.00	135.00
8	—	472	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	148.00	148.00
1	—	555	156.00	156.00
4	—	325	138.00–140.00	139.05
1	—	500	144.00	144.00
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	166.00–177.00	173.89
3	—	775	135.00–140.50	138.67
1	—	870	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	181.00	181.00
7	—	578	150.50–151.00	150.71
19	—	672	145.00–154.00	151.19
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
34	—	528	157.50–167.75	166.32
28	—	615	146.00–157.00	152.97
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	461	160.00–170.00	167.84
22	—	386	163.00–181.50	178.23
24	—	517	154.50–160.50	157.38
10	—	732	131.00–134.50	134.14
8	—	909	105.50	105.50
18	—	663	139.50	139.50
21	—	585	146.25–147.50	147.15
19	—	621	138.00–149.00	145.60
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	125.00	125.00
2	—	503	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	144.00	144.00
2	—	663	127.00	127.00
6	—	575	133.00–142.00	139.83
12	—	427	141.00–145.00	144.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	72.00–76.00	74.06
5	—	990	48.00–56.00	51.96
11	—	1,062	59.00–69.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,323	67.00–75.00	71.09
3	—	1,400	60.00–65.00	62.73
4	—	1,346	77.00–82.00	79.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	60.00–65.00	62.41
10	—	1,191	67.00–74.00	70.62
3	—	1,272	76.00–80.00	78.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,880	93.00–104.00	98.54
5	—	1,719	80.00–88.00	84.16
4	—	1,926	106.00–117.00	110.27

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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