Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 550 lbs. 4.00-8.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-9.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.34/cwt on 305 head.

Average price

$144.34

305 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$24.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.96

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	536	144.66	776	279
Medium and Large 2-3	480	141.69	680	25
Small 1-2	575	120.00	690	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.66/cwt here — about $86 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 sale305 hd

144.34

—

TN average8 barns · 1,263 hd

146.30

−1.96

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	1,660	113.29	1,881	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,358	81.66	1,109	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	80.65	979	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	68.15	701	29

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	589	143.18/cwt	140.00–144.00	843	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	144.59/cwt	142.00–145.00	873	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	124.89/cwt	121.00–127.00	950	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	158.30/cwt	150.50–160.50	1,056	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	599	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,033	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	141.00/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,049	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,138	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	166.97/cwt	158.00–170.00	972	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,003	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	163.56/cwt	158.00–168.00	836	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	156.91/cwt	155.00–160.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	159.54/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,021	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	920	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	143.88/cwt	140.50–145.00	944	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	166.92/cwt	162.00–169.50	626	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	161.62/cwt	155.00–164.00	706	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	154.49/cwt	151.00–157.00	725	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	156.85/cwt	153.50–158.00	905	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	87.43/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,058	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	79.17/cwt	74.00–84.00	962	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	53.72/cwt	50.00–60.00	519	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	76.96/cwt	76.00–79.00	807	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	70.52/cwt	65.00–75.00	736	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	86.98/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,146	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,025	1
Bulls	—	—	2,015	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,599	1
Bulls	—	—	1,701	114.95/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,955	8
Bulls	—	—	1,320	98.77/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,304	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	80.42/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,095	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	157.12/cwt	152.00–158.00	836	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,062	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	136.03/cwt	135.00–138.00	854	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	156.97/cwt	155.00–159.00	749	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	147.20/cwt	144.00–152.00	765	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	149.63/cwt	147.00–150.00	570	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	152.85/cwt	152.50–154.50	706	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	139.49/cwt	136.00–140.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	132.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	880	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	137.14/cwt	135.00–139.00	380	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	147.42/cwt	146.00–148.00	672	14

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 677Last week 580Year ago 398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 102Year ago 103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	589	140.00–144.00	143.18
23	—	604	142.00–145.00	144.59
17	—	761	121.00–127.00	124.89
7	—	438	149.00	149.00
3	—	902	105.00	105.00
60	—	520	144.00–152.00	147.20
16	—	381	147.00–150.00	149.63
33	—	462	152.50–154.50	152.85
7	—	329	147.00	147.00
30	—	662	130.00–135.00	132.99
10	—	277	135.00–139.00	137.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	155.00	155.00
1	—	600	147.00	147.00
18	—	477	155.00–159.00	156.97
6	—	418	158.00	158.00
8	—	596	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	132.50	132.50
8	—	532	136.00–140.00	139.49
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
14	—	456	146.00–148.00	147.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	691	138.50	138.50
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
4	—	591	141.00	141.00
1	—	615	148.00	148.00
2	—	515	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	667	150.50–160.50	158.30
6	—	441	173.00	173.00
8	—	744	137.00–145.00	141.00
10	—	761	149.50	149.50
4	—	282	162.50	162.50
23	—	582	158.00–170.00	166.97
14	—	511	158.00–168.00	163.56
5	—	481	155.00–160.00	156.91
32	—	640	157.00–160.00	159.54
4	—	391	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	599	172.50	172.50
2	—	1,003	135.50	135.50
3	—	477	178.00	178.00
6	—	434	176.50	176.50
3	—	920	139.50	139.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	656	140.50–145.00	143.88
15	—	375	162.00–169.50	166.92
30	—	437	155.00–164.00	161.62
11	—	469	151.00–157.00	154.49
27	—	577	153.50–158.00	156.85
26	—	532	152.00–158.00	157.12
7	—	781	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	126.00	126.00
3	—	628	135.00–138.00	136.03
3	—	559	137.00–138.00	137.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,210	85.00–93.00	87.43
23	—	1,215	74.00–84.00	79.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	967	50.00–60.00	53.72
5	—	1,049	76.00–79.00	76.96
18	—	1,044	65.00–75.00	70.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,318	85.00–92.00	86.98
1	—	1,485	69.00	69.00
7	—	1,362	77.00–83.00	80.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	129.00	129.00
8	—	1,701	110.00–118.00	114.95
2	—	1,320	95.00–103.00	98.77

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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