Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-6.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.90/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$150.90

352 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$30.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.03

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	560	151.75	849	323
Medium and Large 2-3	442	142.86	631	27
Small 1-2	558	121.25	676	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.50/cwt here — about $173 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 sale352 hd

150.90

—

TN average9 barns · 2,334 hd

153.93

−3.03

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	1,716	99.61	1,709	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	78.15	1,106	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	76.71	923	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	63.28	692	31

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	614	141.58/cwt	138.00–145.00	869	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	151.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	880	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	146.62/cwt	146.00–148.00	975	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	169.20/cwt	166.00–176.00	985	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,059	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	152.77/cwt	140.00–158.00	493	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	177.35/cwt	164.00–178.50	677	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	165.82/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,070	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	137.63/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,023	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	809	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,100	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	149.22/cwt	135.00–154.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	186.52/cwt	180.00–188.00	964	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,132	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,209	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	206.47/cwt	203.00–207.50	939	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,104	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	444	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	152.24/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	192.13/cwt	186.00–204.00	636	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	197.09/cwt	181.00–198.50	901	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	157.23/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,289	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	186.09/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,167	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,012	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	127.73/cwt	127.50–128.00	936	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	159.39/cwt	145.00–165.00	932	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	60.76/cwt	60.00–62.00	726	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	83.80/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,033	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	83.54/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,244	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	77.26/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,082	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	75.90/cwt	69.00–81.00	905	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	55.85/cwt	48.00–59.00	624	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	704	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	65.12/cwt	60.00–71.00	712	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	70.40/cwt	70.00–71.00	954	2
Bulls	—	—	1,579	88.92/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,404	7
Bulls	—	—	1,799	112.60/cwt	109.00–120.00	2,026	4
Bulls	—	—	1,768	101.51/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,795	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	183.46/cwt	170.00–187.50	855	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	918	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	181.88/cwt	170.00–185.00	709	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	153.78/cwt	144.00–161.00	961	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	144.59/cwt	130.00–152.50	684	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	138.11/cwt	125.00–147.50	793	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	165.26/cwt	160.00–166.00	849	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	959	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	985	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	140.24/cwt	137.00–145.00	921	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	125.58/cwt	121.00–126.00	983	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	158.67/cwt	157.50–164.50	690	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	133.09/cwt	125.00–136.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	149.32/cwt	144.50–152.00	787	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	159.33/cwt	159.00–161.00	723	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	142.89/cwt	140.00–146.00	467	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,144	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	174.87/cwt	174.50–176.00	754	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	155.00/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,009	18

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 774Last week 638Year ago 585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 166Year ago 89

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-6.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	614	138.00–145.00	141.58
34	—	581	150.00–155.00	151.40
30	—	665	146.00–148.00	146.62
14	—	323	140.00–158.00	152.77
12	—	382	164.00–178.50	177.35
2	—	885	128.00	128.00
10	—	746	132.00	132.00
12	—	783	121.00–126.00	125.58
52	—	435	157.50–164.50	158.67
2	—	240	151.00	151.00
46	—	527	144.50–152.00	149.32
19	—	454	159.00–161.00	159.33
5	—	901	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	647	132.00	132.00
1	—	695	133.00	133.00
4	—	563	125.00–136.00	133.09
11	—	327	140.00–146.00	142.89
8	—	430	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	743	136.00–138.00	137.63
9	—	809	136.00	136.00
8	—	514	160.00–166.00	165.26
7	—	571	168.00	168.00
15	—	431	174.50–176.00	174.87
18	—	651	151.00–159.00	155.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	122.50	122.50
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	582	166.00–176.00	169.20
23	—	645	164.00–167.00	165.82
5	—	434	176.00	176.00
16	—	517	180.00–188.00	186.52
3	—	253	175.00	175.00
4	—	868	148.00	148.00
5	—	674	168.00	168.00
6	—	751	161.00	161.00
4	—	737	148.00–165.00	152.24
12	—	331	186.00–204.00	192.13
13	—	457	181.00–198.50	197.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	159.00	159.00
2	—	330	152.50	152.50
4	—	571	135.00–154.00	149.22
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
2	—	495	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	192.50	192.50
2	—	705	165.00–167.00	166.00
13	—	455	203.00–207.50	206.47
9	—	587	188.00	188.00
7	—	444	200.00	200.00
13	—	820	153.00–160.00	157.23
17	—	627	185.00–187.00	186.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	657	154.00	154.00
11	—	733	127.50–128.00	127.73
1	—	910	111.00	111.00
21	—	585	145.00–165.00	159.39
31	—	466	170.00–187.50	183.46
19	—	534	172.00	172.00
14	—	390	170.00–185.00	181.88
12	—	625	144.00–161.00	153.78
6	—	767	133.00	133.00
2	—	988	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	473	130.00–152.50	144.59
10	—	574	125.00–147.50	138.11
5	—	657	137.00–145.00	140.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,195	60.00–62.00	60.76
13	—	1,233	78.00–89.00	83.80
35	—	1,193	69.00–81.00	75.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,489	82.00–85.00	83.54
31	—	1,400	72.00–81.00	77.26
2	—	1,355	70.00–71.00	70.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,117	48.00–59.00	55.85
1	—	965	73.00	73.00
23	—	1,093	60.00–71.00	65.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,579	81.00–94.00	88.92
4	—	1,799	109.00–120.00	112.60
12	—	1,768	98.00–107.00	101.51

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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