Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.33/cwt on 303 head.

Average price

$137.33

303 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$16.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.35

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	138.83	759	275
Medium and Large 2-3	512	122.62	628	28

One grade step is worth $16.20/cwt here — about $131 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 sale303 hd

137.33

—

TN average7 barns · 1,746 hd

148.67

−11.35

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	1,626	103.56	1,684	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	79.70	1,147	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	78.01	974	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	68.57	711	24

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

76 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	—	990	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	109.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	140.06/cwt	137.00–141.00	740	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	143.46/cwt	135.00–149.00	547	28
Steers	Small 1-2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	135.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	898	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	133.96/cwt	131.00–136.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	143.08/cwt	140.00–148.00	820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	137.42/cwt	135.00–142.00	995	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	149.29/cwt	147.00–151.00	833	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,164	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	145.28/cwt	142.00–147.50	986	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	896	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	167.43/cwt	155.00–169.00	772	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	147.50/cwt	146.50–148.00	1,242	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	897	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	660	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,110	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	700	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	598	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	703	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	129.99/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,004	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	131.23/cwt	125.00–133.50	863	30
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	655	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	770	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	78.80/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,092	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	84.82/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,100	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	77.45/cwt	77.00–78.00	772	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,235	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	84.30/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,342	7
Bulls	—	—	1,738	114.65/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,993	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	68.49/cwt	66.00–75.00	703	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	891	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	60.51/cwt	59.00–62.00	714	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	76.66/cwt	70.00–82.00	947	38
Bulls	—	—	1,406	92.99/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,307	5
Bulls	—	—	1,722	106.01/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,825	8
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 2-3	—	575	130.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	129.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	656	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	351	141.20/cwt	140.00–146.00	496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	663	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	136.09/cwt	128.00–138.00	799	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,055	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	159.74/cwt	147.00–164.50	738	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,005	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	141.12/cwt	127.00–145.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	120.01/cwt	115.00–121.00	866	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	147.39/cwt	143.00–150.00	777	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	645	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	594	125.60/cwt	125.00–128.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	436	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	137.96/cwt	133.00–139.00	814	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	344	129.66/cwt	111.00–134.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	121.73/cwt	115.00–124.00	874	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	659	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	131.16/cwt	125.00–133.00	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	158.68/cwt	158.50–160.00	816	17

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 Oct 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 739Last week 874Year ago 668

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 142Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 97Year ago 91

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 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
1	—	990	130.00	130.00
8	—	573	140.00–148.00	143.08
1	—	795	137.50	137.50
15	—	724	135.00–142.00	137.42
5	—	814	143.00	143.00
3	—	313	160.00	160.00
24	—	679	142.00–147.50	145.28
18	—	461	155.00–169.00	167.43
1	—	860	140.00	140.00
6	—	648	144.50	144.50
3	—	263	160.00	160.00
17	—	514	158.50–160.00	158.68
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	130.00	130.00
5	—	519	131.00–136.00	133.96
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
5	—	896	125.00	125.00
1	—	290	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	738	147.50	147.50
7	—	576	158.00	158.00
12	—	842	146.50–148.00	147.50
2	—	443	171.00	171.00
10	—	537	167.00	167.00
6	—	768	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	775	105.00–110.00	109.03
4	—	375	120.00	120.00
5	—	594	125.00–128.00	125.60
3	—	507	115.00	115.00
5	—	344	111.00–134.00	129.66
6	—	459	125.00–133.00	131.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	528	137.00–141.00	140.06
28	—	381	135.00–149.00	143.46
52	—	661	130.00–140.00	135.87
2	—	608	145.00	145.00
9	—	878	114.50	114.50
36	—	448	144.00	144.00
9	—	323	135.00	135.00
28	—	590	133.00–139.00	137.96
8	—	718	115.00–124.00	121.73
6	—	767	125.00	125.00
20	—	471	140.00	140.00
2	—	265	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	558	147.00–151.00	149.29
5	—	705	135.00	135.00
7	—	431	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	648	108.00	108.00
6	—	575	130.00–135.00	130.82
8	—	507	125.00–130.00	129.35
5	—	351	140.00–146.00	141.20
6	—	427	127.00–145.00	141.12
6	—	722	115.00–121.00	120.01
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	117.50	117.50
2	—	468	125.00	125.00
1	—	655	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	772	120.00–133.00	129.99
30	—	658	125.00–133.50	131.23
8	—	388	171.00	171.00
42	—	587	128.00–138.00	136.09
3	—	400	151.00	151.00
10	—	851	124.00	124.00
33	—	462	147.00–164.50	159.74
16	—	527	143.00–150.00	147.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,386	75.00–83.00	78.80
1	—	1,740	71.00	71.00
7	—	1,592	84.00–85.00	84.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,297	83.00–88.00	84.82
1	—	1,310	68.00	68.00
38	—	1,235	70.00–82.00	76.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	997	77.00–78.00	77.45
20	—	1,026	66.00–75.00	68.49
2	—	1,180	59.00–62.00	60.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,738	114.00–115.00	114.65
5	—	1,406	90.00–98.00	92.99
8	—	1,722	100.00–110.00	106.01

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

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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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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