Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-15.00 with instances of over 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; 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 $138.46/cwt on 365 head.

Average price

$138.46

365 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$11.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.37

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	547	140.05	766	314
Medium and Large 2-3	483	128.63	622	51

One grade step is worth $11.43/cwt here — about $144 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 sale365 hd

138.46

—

TN average10 barns · 2,061 hd

145.83

−7.37

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	1,744	103.57	1,806	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,434	83.39	1,196	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	80.72	979	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,141	70.91	809	12

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	516	142.56/cwt	138.00–143.00	736	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	131.35/cwt	128.00–136.00	870	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	127.25/cwt	115.00–129.50	929	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	955	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	763	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	822	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,005	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,202	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	146.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	861	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	151.82/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,011	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	164.10/cwt	161.00–168.00	779	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	141.39/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,049	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	144.10/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,192	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	136.72/cwt	130.00–137.50	454	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	137.10/cwt	135.00–143.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	123.92/cwt	119.00–135.00	782	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,145	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	135.75/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,208	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	163.30/cwt	160.00–167.00	526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	122.62/cwt	120.00–123.00	959	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	705	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	984	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	133.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	783	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	128.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	855	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	746	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	58.74/cwt	57.00–60.00	695	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	79.93/cwt	78.00–82.00	882	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	70.52/cwt	65.00–75.00	808	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	72.01/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,019	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	89.79/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,342	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	80.55/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,097	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	70.20/cwt	64.00–73.00	870	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	89.12/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,069	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	81.28/cwt	75.00–86.00	983	23
Bulls	—	—	1,557	96.10/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,496	7
Bulls	—	—	2,155	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	2,511	2
Bulls	—	—	1,798	106.51/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,915	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	137.12/cwt	120.00–142.00	694	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	144.26/cwt	136.00–146.00	756	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	169.14/cwt	158.00–173.50	653	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	130.14/cwt	120.00–140.00	553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	103.88/cwt	98.00–116.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	126.32/cwt	125.00–127.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	138.05/cwt	126.00–140.00	635	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	112.97/cwt	107.00–125.00	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	122.96/cwt	110.00–125.00	789	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	137.41/cwt	133.00–142.00	805	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	155.74/cwt	151.00–160.00	568	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	124.95/cwt	117.00–126.00	421	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	129.62/cwt	125.00–140.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	129.62/cwt	110.00–133.00	741	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	301	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	147.79/cwt	146.50–150.00	683	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 Sep 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 874Last week 948Year ago 737

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 87Year ago 123

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-15.00 with instances of over 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	516	138.00–143.00	142.56
50	—	662	128.00–136.00	131.35
13	—	730	115.00–129.50	127.25
11	—	761	125.50	125.50
10	—	430	154.00	154.00
7	—	854	109.00	109.00
47	—	586	133.00–142.00	137.41
28	—	365	151.00–160.00	155.74
7	—	308	142.00	142.00
6	—	241	125.00	125.00
55	—	462	146.50–150.00	147.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	512	149.00	149.00
9	—	563	146.00	146.00
7	—	796	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	460	126.00–140.00	138.05
4	—	625	117.00	117.00
3	—	407	107.00–125.00	112.97
8	—	337	117.00–126.00	124.95
3	—	379	125.00–140.00	129.62
2	—	525	110.00	110.00
16	—	572	110.00–133.00	129.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	644	155.00–157.00	155.99
8	—	544	165.00	165.00
7	—	778	154.50	154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	646	140.00	140.00
32	—	589	140.00–150.00	146.18
24	—	666	140.00–153.00	151.82
11	—	475	161.00–168.00	164.10
10	—	742	135.00–143.00	141.39
9	—	827	143.00–145.00	144.10
9	—	766	149.50	149.50
8	—	890	135.00–138.00	135.75
6	—	322	160.00–167.00	163.30
4	—	524	155.00	155.00
4	—	250	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	332	130.00–137.50	136.72
4	—	471	135.00–143.00	137.10
13	—	631	119.00–135.00	123.92
2	—	575	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	782	120.00–123.00	122.62
7	—	449	157.00	157.00
5	—	871	113.00	113.00
37	—	586	125.00–135.00	133.66
34	—	666	125.00–130.00	128.39
24	—	456	163.50	163.50
23	—	524	136.00–146.00	144.26
22	—	386	158.00–173.50	169.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	506	120.00–142.00	137.12
6	—	425	120.00–140.00	130.14
3	—	740	98.00–116.00	103.88
3	—	557	125.00–127.00	126.32
3	—	387	140.00	140.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
17	—	642	110.00–125.00	122.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	57.00–60.00	58.74
3	—	1,103	78.00–82.00	79.93
7	—	1,146	65.00–75.00	70.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	70.00–73.00	72.01
8	—	1,495	87.00–94.00	89.79
6	—	1,362	75.00–86.00	80.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,240	64.00–73.00	70.20
6	—	1,200	87.00–95.00	89.12
23	—	1,209	75.00–86.00	81.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,557	88.00–100.00	96.10
2	—	2,155	116.00–117.00	116.51
9	—	1,798	102.00–110.00	106.51

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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