Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.33/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$144.33

186 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$5.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.67

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	595	144.84	862	170
Medium and Large 2-3	472	138.88	656	16thin

One grade step is worth $5.96/cwt here — about $206 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 sale186 hd

144.33

—

TN average12 barns · 3,438 hd

154.00

−9.67

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	1,813	112.02	2,031	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,378	86.00	1,185	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	85.28	1,040	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	65.68	726	20

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	285	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	930	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	138.17/cwt	138.00–142.00	891	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	154.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	721	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,265	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	162.94/cwt	157.50–168.00	1,080	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	158.06/cwt	155.00–160.00	923	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	150.41/cwt	150.00–150.50	1,092	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	160.54/cwt	159.00–164.50	979	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	819	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	188.93/cwt	181.00–190.50	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,201	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	908	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	162.09/cwt	155.00–170.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	145.09/cwt	142.00–146.00	847	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	983	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	823	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	157.32/cwt	150.50–159.00	837	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	128.56/cwt	122.00–132.50	973	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	53.69/cwt	50.00–58.00	572	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	76.72/cwt	74.00–79.00	889	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	67.12/cwt	62.00–72.00	740	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	76.91/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,108	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	95.03/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,289	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	86.03/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,173	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	73.47/cwt	70.00–76.00	946	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	95.87/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,168	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	85.84/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,021	11
Bulls	—	—	1,671	100.79/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,684	4
Bulls	—	—	1,895	122.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,331	4
Bulls	—	—	1,839	112.14/cwt	107.00–117.00	2,062	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	150.78/cwt	142.00–156.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	138.42/cwt	131.00–141.00	912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	176.53/cwt	175.00–179.00	685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	141.31/cwt	135.00–142.00	643	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	128.98/cwt	125.00–132.00	983	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	152.35/cwt	150.50–153.00	795	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	984	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	152.08/cwt	149.50–153.50	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	146.25/cwt	143.50–155.00	853	43

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 Aug 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 677Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 93Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	285	151.00	151.00
1	—	845	128.00	128.00
23	—	645	138.00–142.00	138.17
20	—	467	150.00–155.00	154.47
4	—	376	152.00	152.00
1	—	995	111.00	111.00
19	—	762	125.00–132.00	128.98
15	—	522	150.50–153.00	152.35
5	—	856	115.00	115.00
10	—	442	149.50–153.50	152.08
7	—	651	145.00	145.00
43	—	583	143.50–155.00	146.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	562	165.50	165.50
6	—	847	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	133.00	133.00
2	—	370	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
10	—	455	135.00–142.00	141.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	843	150.00	150.00
7	—	758	158.50	158.50
4	—	501	180.00	180.00
4	—	413	194.50	194.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	663	157.50–168.00	162.94
13	—	584	155.00–160.00	158.06
11	—	726	150.00–150.50	150.41
11	—	610	159.00–164.50	160.54
9	—	450	182.00	182.00
6	—	298	181.00–190.50	188.93
3	—	243	187.00	187.00
1	—	760	137.00	137.00
10	—	544	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
2	—	603	148.00	148.00
2	—	560	145.00	145.00
2	—	318	155.00–170.00	162.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	119.00	119.00
22	—	584	142.00–146.00	145.09
12	—	673	146.00	146.00
11	—	460	179.00	179.00
10	—	532	150.50–159.00	157.32
8	—	757	122.00–132.50	128.56
8	—	388	175.00–179.00	176.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	141.00	141.00
5	—	491	142.00–156.00	150.78
4	—	659	131.00–141.00	138.42
2	—	408	167.50	167.50
1	—	825	118.00	118.00
1	—	600	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,066	50.00–58.00	53.69
4	—	1,159	74.00–79.00	76.72
11	—	1,103	62.00–72.00	67.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,440	74.00–80.00	76.91
4	—	1,356	92.00–98.00	95.03
11	—	1,364	82.00–90.00	86.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,287	70.00–76.00	73.47
5	—	1,218	92.00–99.00	95.87
11	—	1,190	81.00–91.00	85.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,671	98.00–104.00	100.79
4	—	1,895	120.00–126.00	122.99
9	—	1,839	107.00–117.00	112.14

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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