Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.68/cwt on 351 head.

Average price

$137.68

351 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$11.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.72

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	529	138.32	731	332
Medium and Large 2-3	536	126.45	678	19thin

One grade step is worth $11.87/cwt here — about $54 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 sale351 hd

137.68

—

TN average9 barns · 2,554 hd

146.41

−8.72

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	—	Average	1,761	87.04	1,533	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	70.47	1,041	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	68.59	884	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	54.82	565	43

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2Value Added	—	722	157.41/cwt	155.00–158.50	1,137	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	142.67/cwt	130.00–145.00	652	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	133.21/cwt	128.00–135.00	831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	137.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	814	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	139.15/cwt	137.50–140.00	520	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	154.68/cwt	154.00–156.50	1,044	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	133.43/cwt	132.00–136.00	901	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	905	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,367	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	154.99/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,210	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	148.03/cwt	147.00–150.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	159.19/cwt	159.00–162.00	839	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	131.68/cwt	126.00–137.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	910	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	900	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,030	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	158.11/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,303	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	606	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	950	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	135.77/cwt	126.00–140.00	916	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	142.83/cwt	135.00–145.25	830	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	159.04/cwt	150.00–164.00	730	28
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	557	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	178.26/cwt	177.00–181.00	693	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	58.42/cwt	56.00–61.00	738	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	75.53/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,035	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	48.22/cwt	38.00–58.00	499	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	58.86/cwt	54.00–64.00	603	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	67.74/cwt	66.00–69.00	720	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	69.96/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,034	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	61.68/cwt	61.00–63.00	921	4
Bulls	—	—	1,806	93.06/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,681	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	68.16/cwt	62.00–73.00	871	42
Bulls	—	—	1,679	77.71/cwt	65.00–85.00	1,305	10
Bulls	—	—	2,050	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	2,214	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	76.99/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,131	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	139.62/cwt	131.00–141.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	122.39/cwt	118.00–127.50	936	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	129.80/cwt	129.50–130.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	143.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	607	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	155.71/cwt	153.00–159.00	814	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,008	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	140.89/cwt	138.00–141.00	628	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	148.07/cwt	128.00–155.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	140.14/cwt	137.00–142.00	715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	132.76/cwt	132.00–133.50	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	140.81/cwt	139.50–142.00	928	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	138.36/cwt	135.00–143.00	735	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	134.02/cwt	128.00–135.00	996	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	381	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	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 Dec 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 887Last week 0Year ago 1,135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 0Year ago 146

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	722	155.00–158.50	157.41
13	—	905	151.00	151.00
16	—	781	150.00–156.00	154.99
4	—	656	157.50	157.50
18	—	537	169.50	169.50
1	—	1,030	136.00	136.00
30	—	824	152.00–160.00	158.11
7	—	588	161.50	161.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	675	154.00–156.50	154.68
5	—	1,152	117.00	117.00
3	—	802	144.00	144.00
1	—	600	155.00	155.00
16	—	527	159.00–162.00	159.19
4	—	469	175.00	175.00
10	—	588	153.00	153.00
8	—	325	186.50	186.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	131.00	131.00
3	—	587	146.00	146.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
3	—	482	147.00–150.00	148.03
2	—	673	126.00–137.00	131.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	457	130.00–145.00	142.67
8	—	624	128.00–135.00	133.21
55	—	590	135.00–140.00	137.89
33	—	374	137.50–140.00	139.15
23	—	675	132.00–136.00	133.43
9	—	758	133.00	133.00
26	—	446	138.00–141.00	140.89
2	—	808	111.00	111.00
5	—	322	135.00	135.00
71	—	531	135.00–143.00	138.36
9	—	743	128.00–135.00	134.02
13	—	293	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	149.00	149.00
23	—	659	139.50–142.00	140.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	356	122.50	122.50
2	—	520	117.00	117.00
1	—	635	118.00	118.00
1	—	760	113.00	113.00
10	—	585	132.00–133.50	132.76
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	675	126.00–140.00	135.77
51	—	581	135.00–145.25	142.83
6	—	843	121.00	121.00
28	—	459	150.00–164.00	159.04
26	—	389	177.00–181.00	178.26
18	—	765	118.00–127.50	122.39
32	—	523	153.00–159.00	155.71
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	557	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	131.00–141.00	139.62
6	—	708	118.00	118.00
5	—	583	129.50–130.00	129.80
16	—	424	140.00–145.00	143.17
4	—	375	128.00–155.00	148.07
8	—	510	137.00–142.00	140.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	56.00–61.00	58.42
7	—	1,370	74.00–78.00	75.53
42	—	1,278	62.00–73.00	68.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,034	38.00–58.00	48.22
23	—	1,025	54.00–64.00	58.86
2	—	1,063	66.00–69.00	67.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,478	64.00–74.00	69.96
4	—	1,494	61.00–63.00	61.68
9	—	1,469	75.00–81.00	76.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,806	87.00–98.00	93.06
10	—	1,679	65.00–85.00	77.71
1	—	2,050	108.00	108.00

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