Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-9.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; 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 $134.65/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$134.65

224 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

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

$26.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.16

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	574	136.21	782	199
Medium and Large 2-3	497	123.25	612	23
Small 1-2	388	110.00	427	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.21/cwt here — about $355 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 sale224 hd

134.65

—

TN average10 barns · 2,879 hd

141.81

−7.16

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	1,618	91.75	1,484	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	75.10	1,089	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	67.43	843	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	57.30	617	41

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	448	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	538	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,176	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	954	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	965	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	161.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	948	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	143.84/cwt	135.00–145.00	982	24
Steers	Small 1-2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	139.32/cwt	136.50–140.50	1,069	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	151.81/cwt	150.00–155.50	1,013	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	126.42/cwt	123.00–140.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	923	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	890	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	157.08/cwt	155.00–161.00	909	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	152.03/cwt	151.50–152.25	1,102	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	169.10/cwt	167.50–170.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	980	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	128.34/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	153.23/cwt	151.00–160.00	789	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	842	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	164.14/cwt	145.00–167.00	765	16
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	628	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	691	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	59.11/cwt	54.00–65.00	648	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	50.00/cwt	45.00–53.00	514	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	896	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	57.76/cwt	55.00–60.00	726	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	76.00/cwt	74.00–80.00	894	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	66.92/cwt	63.00–73.00	848	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	67.53/cwt	66.00–69.00	719	2
Bulls	—	—	1,452	83.40/cwt	65.00–89.00	1,211	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	79.60/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,170	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	72.41/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,032	18
Bulls	—	—	1,743	94.09/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,640	8
Bulls	—	—	1,785	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,866	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	152.87/cwt	140.00–157.50	807	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	142.08/cwt	130.00–144.00	843	29
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	388	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	697	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	134.14/cwt	128.00–136.50	793	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	136.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	728	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	456	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	142.94/cwt	137.50–146.00	539	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	125.21/cwt	121.00–130.00	596	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	119.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	142.64/cwt	136.00–143.50	656	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	133.36/cwt	128.00–138.00	879	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	117.16/cwt	110.00–122.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 521Year ago 1,209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 146Year ago 145

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-9.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	448	142.00	142.00
26	—	591	128.00–136.50	134.14
2	—	230	142.50	142.50
25	—	533	130.00–140.00	136.66
10	—	326	140.00	140.00
11	—	377	137.50–146.00	142.94
5	—	844	115.00–120.00	119.01
3	—	762	118.00	118.00
4	—	916	110.00	110.00
34	—	460	136.00–143.50	142.64
42	—	659	128.00–138.00	133.36
2	—	710	125.00	125.00
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	734	130.00	130.00
24	—	689	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
2	—	358	138.00	138.00
14	—	476	121.00–130.00	125.21
5	—	553	110.00–122.00	117.16
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	309	174.00	174.00
4	—	956	123.00	123.00
1	—	730	139.00	139.00
24	—	683	135.00–145.00	143.84
10	—	767	136.50–140.50	139.32
3	—	923	131.50	131.50
4	—	883	137.50	137.50
1	—	605	145.00	145.00
2	—	475	174.00	174.00
11	—	579	155.00–161.00	157.08
3	—	270	167.50–170.00	169.10
3	—	837	126.00–133.00	128.34
4	—	515	151.00–160.00	153.23
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	150.00	150.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
3	—	712	121.00	121.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
1	—	295	157.50	157.50
5	—	591	123.00–140.00	126.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	587	160.00–165.00	161.56
15	—	667	150.00–155.50	151.81
8	—	540	171.00	171.00
10	—	481	185.00	185.00
3	—	790	148.00	148.00
20	—	725	151.50–152.25	152.03
10	—	610	165.00	165.00
2	—	980	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
2	—	628	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	658	128.00	128.00
9	—	740	120.00	120.00
2	—	753	114.50	114.50
16	—	466	145.00–167.00	164.14
15	—	528	140.00–157.50	152.87
29	—	593	130.00–144.00	142.08
9	—	387	180.00	180.00
6	—	871	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
8	—	614	110.00	110.00
2	—	388	155.00	155.00
2	—	510	120.00	120.00
4	—	440	132.50	132.50
5	—	497	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,096	54.00–65.00	59.11
10	—	1,027	45.00–53.00	50.00
2	—	1,065	66.00–69.00	67.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	56.00	56.00
15	—	1,470	77.00–85.00	79.60
18	—	1,425	66.00–76.00	72.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,257	55.00–60.00	57.76
9	—	1,176	74.00–80.00	76.00
37	—	1,267	63.00–73.00	66.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,452	65.00–89.00	83.40
8	—	1,743	91.00–99.00	94.09
2	—	1,785	104.00–105.00	104.51
1	—	1,445	106.00	106.00

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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