Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.61/cwt on 330 head.

Average price

$149.61

330 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$18.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.46

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	564	151.10	852	303
Medium and Large 2-3	553	132.82	735	27

One grade step is worth $18.29/cwt here — about $118 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 sale330 hd

149.61

—

TN average8 barns · 1,588 hd

154.06

−4.46

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	1,796	113.96	2,047	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,378	92.16	1,270	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	90.91	1,106	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	71.16	767	22

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	192.25/cwt	189.50–197.50	892	17
Steers	Small 1-2	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	174.68/cwt	167.00–176.00	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	147.16/cwt	142.00–153.00	851	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	141.29/cwt	135.00–143.75	933	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	510	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	166.18/cwt	164.00–177.50	1,070	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	167.83/cwt	167.00–170.00	849	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	182.14/cwt	180.75–185.00	1,056	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,196	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	957	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	177.64/cwt	174.00–178.50	1,183	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	174.36/cwt	172.00–178.50	905	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	169.40/cwt	169.00–169.50	1,330	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,211	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,176	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	206.64/cwt	202.50–209.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	161.33/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,245	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	185.99/cwt	179.00–190.00	712	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	165.68/cwt	164.00–166.00	868	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	789	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	150.16/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,008	30
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	59.89/cwt	55.00–65.00	638	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	80.01/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,078	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	102.11/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,426	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	77.84/cwt	75.00–80.00	921	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	82.94/cwt	79.00–87.00	918	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	71.95/cwt	67.00–77.00	770	11
Bulls	—	—	1,846	112.96/cwt	108.00–118.00	2,085	9
Bulls	—	—	1,629	103.36/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,684	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	90.50/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,247	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	104.06/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,219	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	87.59/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,099	12
Bulls	—	—	1,850	126.82/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,346	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	950	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	161.87/cwt	157.00–163.00	942	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	785	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	139.39/cwt	136.00–140.00	928	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	730	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	493	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	127.27/cwt	120.00–129.25	984	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	148.05/cwt	147.00–150.00	854	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	139.66/cwt	137.00–140.50	904	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	155.37/cwt	150.00–156.00	724	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	779	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	165.98/cwt	157.50–170.00	626	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	160.16/cwt	155.00–162.50	897	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	151.04/cwt	150.50–153.00	797	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	147.81/cwt	147.50–148.00	989	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	809	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,201	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	169.81/cwt	163.00–174.00	993	20

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 767Last week 581Year ago 666

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 108Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 25Year ago 138

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	464	189.50–197.50	192.25
1	—	885	139.00	139.00
8	—	644	164.00–177.50	166.18
1	—	410	177.50	177.50
8	—	314	207.50	207.50
22	—	666	174.00–178.50	177.64
10	—	519	172.00–178.50	174.36
1	—	735	160.00	160.00
3	—	262	202.50–209.00	206.64
9	—	772	155.00–166.00	161.33
20	—	585	163.00–174.00	169.81
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	141.00	141.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	159.00	159.00
3	—	577	155.00	155.00
2	—	453	156.00	156.00
1	—	515	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	580	180.75–185.00	182.14
8	—	648	184.50	184.50
15	—	475	201.50	201.50
10	—	785	169.00–169.50	169.40
12	—	662	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	167.00–176.00	174.68
22	—	506	167.00–170.00	167.83
4	—	605	150.00	150.00
19	—	560	155.00–162.50	160.16
18	—	669	147.50–148.00	147.81
8	—	809	148.50	148.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	443	145.00	145.00
2	—	673	129.00–130.00	129.51
2	—	575	130.00	130.00
13	—	628	124.00	124.00
2	—	365	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	578	142.00–153.00	147.16
21	—	660	135.00–143.75	141.29
9	—	319	160.00	160.00
6	—	764	132.00	132.00
1	—	285	180.00	180.00
1	—	950	110.00	110.00
3	—	748	127.00	127.00
37	—	647	137.00–140.50	139.66
37	—	466	150.00–156.00	155.37
12	—	377	157.50–170.00	165.98
46	—	528	150.50–153.00	151.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	383	179.00–190.00	185.99
18	—	524	164.00–166.00	165.68
2	—	605	145.00	145.00
9	—	459	172.00	172.00
30	—	671	141.00–153.00	150.16
7	—	852	111.50	111.50
21	—	582	157.00–163.00	161.87
26	—	446	176.00	176.00
14	—	773	120.00–129.25	127.27
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	136.00	136.00
2	—	493	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	666	136.00–140.00	139.39
2	—	445	156.00	156.00
2	—	368	155.00	155.00
1	—	490	149.00	149.00
11	—	577	147.00–150.00	148.05
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
3	—	507	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,066	55.00–65.00	59.89
5	—	1,107	79.00–87.00	82.94
11	—	1,070	67.00–77.00	71.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	78.00–82.00	80.01
5	—	1,397	98.00–106.00	102.11
8	—	1,378	87.00–95.00	90.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,183	75.00–80.00	77.84
7	—	1,171	98.00–111.00	104.06
12	—	1,255	82.00–94.00	87.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,846	108.00–118.00	112.96
4	—	1,629	100.00–107.00	103.36
4	—	1,850	124.00–130.00	126.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,250.00	1,250.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

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