Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays, hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and would like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.38/cwt on 449 head.

Average price

$149.38

449 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$30.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.20

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	580	150.84	876	408
Medium and Large 2-3	561	136.39	765	37
Small 1-2	509	120.00	611	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.84/cwt here — about $265 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 sale449 hd

149.38

—

TN average11 barns · 3,260 hd

155.58

−6.20

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	1,668	96.75	1,614	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,368	80.35	1,099	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	76.45	934	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	66.39	694	40

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	136.12/cwt	125.00–138.00	701	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	119.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	154.17/cwt	138.00–159.00	660	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	840	23
Bulls	—	—	1,885	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,168	1
Bulls	—	—	1,567	88.87/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,393	12
Bulls	—	—	1,759	103.69/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,824	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	764	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	162.04/cwt	162.00–162.50	523	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	194.66/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,043	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	888	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,461	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	153.27/cwt	143.00–155.50	878	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	156.00/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,042	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	827	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,203	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	155.33/cwt	155.00–155.50	946	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	934	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	176.62/cwt	174.00–178.50	1,134	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	161.56/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,262	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	184.47/cwt	183.25–191.50	1,042	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	186.09/cwt	180.00–188.00	860	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	998	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	175.45/cwt	172.50–176.50	1,190	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	175.79/cwt	167.00–177.50	1,004	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	143.49/cwt	139.00–151.00	702	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	181.62/cwt	145.00–194.00	521	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,242	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	920	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,322	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	182.90/cwt	177.00–185.00	982	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,084	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	163.67/cwt	163.50–165.00	1,169	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	171.51/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,048	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	151.29/cwt	139.50–153.00	992	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,083	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	169.93/cwt	153.00–173.00	880	38
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	438	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	504	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	142.15/cwt	141.50–142.50	1,106	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	149.03/cwt	143.00–150.00	690	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,145	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	155.02/cwt	147.00–158.00	676	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	138.74/cwt	134.50–151.00	930	39
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	149.88/cwt	149.00–150.00	555	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	129.18/cwt	129.00–131.00	952	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	137.02/cwt	122.00–140.00	725	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	197.43/cwt	180.00–208.00	752	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	946	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	154.65/cwt	146.00–158.00	823	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	886	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	140.48/cwt	129.00–142.50	820	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	76.08/cwt	75.00–79.00	833	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	74.20/cwt	68.00–80.00	896	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	84.81/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,080	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	77.73/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,052	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	86.32/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,184	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	56.52/cwt	54.00–58.00	510	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	66.10/cwt	60.00–71.00	697	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	757	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 Jan 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,030Last week 638Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 234Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	515	125.00–138.00	136.12
2	—	718	115.00–125.00	119.88
3	—	588	134.00	134.00
9	—	428	138.00–159.00	154.17
1	—	380	147.00	147.00
2	—	665	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	464	181.00	181.00
3	—	880	124.50	124.50
16	—	656	139.50–153.00	151.29
13	—	744	145.50	145.50
38	—	518	153.00–173.00	169.93
30	—	381	180.00–208.00	197.43
21	—	591	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	466	164.00	164.00
51	—	668	153.00–162.00	156.00
20	—	827	145.50	145.50
2	—	715	151.00	151.00
17	—	778	141.50–142.50	142.15
8	—	874	131.00	131.00
12	—	550	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	323	162.00–162.50	162.04
47	—	573	143.00–155.50	153.27
24	—	609	155.00–155.50	155.33
58	—	463	143.00–150.00	149.03
19	—	436	147.00–158.00	155.02
39	—	670	134.50–151.00	138.74
16	—	370	149.00–150.00	149.88
11	—	737	129.00–131.00	129.18
56	—	532	146.00–158.00	154.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	137.50	137.50
2	—	703	123.00	123.00
17	—	529	122.00–140.00	137.02
1	—	485	127.00	127.00
14	—	584	129.00–142.50	140.48
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	120.00	120.00
2	—	450	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	536	188.00–196.00	194.66
14	—	888	164.50	164.50
25	—	642	174.00–178.50	176.62
60	—	565	183.25–191.50	184.47
6	—	998	155.50	155.50
48	—	678	172.50–176.50	175.45
5	—	712	174.50	174.50
27	—	459	200.50	200.50
6	—	801	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	148.00	148.00
1	—	345	142.50	142.50
6	—	584	160.00	160.00
2	—	648	138.00	138.00
8	—	489	139.00–151.00	143.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	137.00	137.00
22	—	781	155.00–164.00	161.56
8	—	462	180.00–188.00	186.09
34	—	571	167.00–177.50	175.79
8	—	287	145.00–194.00	181.62
18	—	537	177.00–185.00	182.90
16	—	653	166.00	166.00
9	—	714	163.50–165.00	163.67
8	—	611	165.00–172.50	171.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	115.00	115.00
12	—	1,567	80.00–94.00	88.87
11	—	1,759	99.00–107.00	103.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	66.00	66.00
15	—	1,354	72.00–82.00	77.73
9	—	1,372	84.00–91.00	86.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,095	75.00–79.00	76.08
4	—	903	54.00–58.00	56.52
31	—	1,055	60.00–71.00	66.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,208	68.00–80.00	74.20
13	—	1,273	81.00–89.00	84.81
1	—	1,130	67.00	67.00

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