Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.82/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$133.82

188 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$32.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.89

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	575	135.34	779	172
Medium and Large 2-3	426	120.72	515	13thin
Small 1-2	528	103.00	544	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.34/cwt here — about $234 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 sale188 hd

133.82

—

TN average8 barns · 2,377 hd

148.70

−14.89

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	1,653	89.90	1,486	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,538	68.97	1,061	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	66.37	820	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	51.24	509	35

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2-3	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	135.91/cwt	130.00–137.50	806	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	150.51/cwt	147.50–153.50	1,141	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	166.39/cwt	155.00–172.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	144.36/cwt	134.00–146.50	550	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	139.20/cwt	138.00–144.50	732	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	140.54/cwt	138.00–144.00	656	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	859	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,323	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,114	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	148.68/cwt	132.00–154.00	776	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,119	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	138.62/cwt	125.00–142.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	153.66/cwt	149.50–156.50	1,036	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	803	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	449	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	156.80/cwt	155.00–163.00	919	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	166.60/cwt	160.00–169.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	887	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	910	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	178.73/cwt	165.00–189.00	661	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	808	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	46.95/cwt	38.00–52.00	438	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	73.94/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,161	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	65.86/cwt	63.00–69.00	1,000	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	65.56/cwt	58.00–69.00	802	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,490	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,058	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	56.66/cwt	55.00–61.00	596	13
Bulls	—	—	1,513	79.94/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,209	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	94.88/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,635	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	55.54/cwt	55.00–56.00	682	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	71.91/cwt	70.00–76.00	923	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	748	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	137.09/cwt	125.00–150.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	142.58/cwt	138.00–143.00	841	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	698	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	122.42/cwt	121.00–125.00	519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	131.17/cwt	130.50–133.50	967	13
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	647	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,035	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	139.88/cwt	139.00–140.50	871	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,005	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	174.60/cwt	172.00–178.00	924	16
Steers	Small 1-2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	128.72/cwt	123.00–135.00	866	40

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 Nov 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 521Last week 612Year ago 985

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 147Year ago 162

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
4	—	461	115.00	115.00
8	—	424	121.00–125.00	122.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	593	130.00–137.50	135.91
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
17	—	381	134.00–146.50	144.36
28	—	526	138.00–144.50	139.20
40	—	467	138.00–144.00	140.54
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
13	—	737	130.50–133.50	131.17
5	—	878	110.00	110.00
2	—	750	121.00	121.00
40	—	673	123.00–135.00	128.72
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	101.00	101.00
2	—	515	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	139.00–140.50	139.88
1	—	1,005	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	758	147.50–153.50	150.51
3	—	328	155.00–172.00	166.39
4	—	701	147.50	147.50
3	—	372	185.00	185.00
3	—	248	172.50	172.50
4	—	916	132.00	132.00
11	—	674	149.50–156.50	153.66
14	—	445	180.50	180.50
17	—	586	155.00–163.00	156.80
4	—	464	160.00–169.00	166.60
16	—	529	172.00–178.00	174.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	859	154.00	154.00
10	—	705	158.00	158.00
7	—	668	167.50	167.50
2	—	538	178.00	178.00
5	—	449	186.00	186.00
7	—	597	166.00	166.00
5	—	647	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	132.00–154.00	148.68
5	—	598	125.00–142.00	138.62
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	111.00	111.00
4	—	424	125.00–150.00	137.09
3	—	585	120.00	120.00
3	—	698	100.00	100.00
2	—	740	105.00	105.00
2	—	503	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	672	132.00	132.00
2	—	795	114.50	114.50
18	—	370	165.00–189.00	178.73
14	—	521	155.00	155.00
2	—	470	150.00	150.00
14	—	448	167.00	167.00
12	—	590	138.00–143.00	142.58
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	933	38.00–52.00	46.95
1	—	1,490	71.00	71.00
13	—	1,052	55.00–61.00	56.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,570	72.00–75.00	73.94
8	—	1,518	63.00–69.00	65.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,223	58.00–69.00	65.56
2	—	1,228	55.00–56.00	55.54
8	—	1,284	70.00–76.00	71.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	76.00–85.00	79.94
4	—	1,723	89.00–98.00	94.88

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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