Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends on Feeder Cattle this week are on a light test due to having a lighter run of Feeder Cattle due to it being a Holiday week. Feeder Steers uneavenly steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.04/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$135.04

92 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$18.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.41

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	540	136.04	735	84
Medium and Large 2-3	485	125.59	609	7thin
Small 1-2	425	117.50	499	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.54/cwt here — about $236 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 sale92 hd

135.04

—

TN average2 barns · 230 hd

137.45

−2.41

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	1,691	91.06	1,539	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	75.36	1,076	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	71.32	891	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	56.63	615	29

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	460	139.28/cwt	135.00–142.00	641	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	136.54/cwt	128.00–139.00	729	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	133.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	367	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	851	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,225	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	134.06/cwt	125.00–138.00	780	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	158.10/cwt	151.00–162.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	151.42/cwt	150.00–157.00	993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	170.12/cwt	166.00–174.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	730	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	964	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	124.25/cwt	119.00–126.00	968	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	46.78/cwt	38.00–54.00	479	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	79.66/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,136	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	72.57/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,037	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	78.80/cwt	76.00–84.00	946	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	70.46/cwt	64.00–75.00	893	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	67.05/cwt	66.00–68.00	784	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	58.62/cwt	55.00–62.00	642	19
Bulls	—	—	1,633	79.34/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,296	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	105.63/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,864	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	59.40/cwt	56.00–63.00	773	7
Bulls	—	—	1,711	95.50/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	138.27/cwt	126.00–140.00	917	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	144.59/cwt	135.00–155.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	139.54/cwt	130.00–145.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	975	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,130	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	136.37/cwt	134.50–138.00	914	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	126.52/cwt	120.00–131.00	615	5

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 593Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 218Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	460	135.00–142.00	139.28
14	—	534	128.00–139.00	136.54
2	—	765	128.00	128.00
4	—	316	130.00–135.00	133.77
4	—	266	138.00	138.00
2	—	388	139.00	139.00
20	—	582	125.00–138.00	134.06
1	—	445	146.00	146.00
5	—	739	132.00	132.00
3	—	620	130.00–135.00	133.35
11	—	670	134.50–138.00	136.37
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	127.50	127.50
1	—	580	119.00	119.00
5	—	486	120.00–131.00	126.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	146.00	146.00
1	—	555	136.00	136.00
1	—	330	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	303	169.00	169.00
12	—	532	160.00	160.00
1	—	845	145.00	145.00
6	—	479	151.00–162.00	158.10
2	—	598	146.00	146.00
5	—	656	150.00–157.00	151.42
4	—	413	175.00	175.00
3	—	987	144.00	144.00
1	—	795	141.00	141.00
7	—	734	154.00	154.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	152.00	152.00
4	—	559	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	387	166.00–174.00	170.12
5	—	510	159.00	159.00
19	—	462	158.00	158.00
9	—	725	133.00	133.00
4	—	779	119.00–126.00	124.25
8	—	663	126.00–140.00	138.27
8	—	586	130.00–145.00	139.54
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	121.00	121.00
2	—	538	136.00	136.00
3	—	805	91.00	91.00
2	—	428	135.00–155.00	144.59
3	—	360	134.00	134.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,025	38.00–54.00	46.78
3	—	1,170	66.00–68.00	67.05
19	—	1,096	55.00–62.00	58.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,426	77.00–85.00	79.66
17	—	1,429	67.00–76.00	72.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,200	76.00–84.00	78.80
16	—	1,268	64.00–75.00	70.46
7	—	1,301	56.00–63.00	59.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,633	76.00–83.00	79.34
2	—	1,765	104.00–107.00	105.63
4	—	1,711	90.00–102.00	95.50

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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