Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder *steers and bulls* under 550 lbs. 4.00-8.00 lower; over 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.25/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$150.25

188 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$22.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.88

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	542	152.01	824	173
Medium and Large 2-3	596	129.94	774	15thin

One grade step is worth $22.07/cwt here — about $50 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 sale188 hd

150.25

—

TN average8 barns · 1,332 hd

158.13

−7.88

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	1,670	96.44	1,610	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	77.81	1,127	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	75.66	937	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	60.41	606	37

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	153.97/cwt	148.00–156.00	807	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	114.26/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	136.56/cwt	135.00–142.00	821	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	140.75/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	177.84/cwt	171.00–180.00	818	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	944	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	163.40/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,245	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	184.67/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,239	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	176.53/cwt	175.00–178.00	992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	174.29/cwt	155.00–177.50	805	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	776	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	160.12/cwt	145.00–168.00	825	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	85.58/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,085	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	64.74/cwt	60.00–68.00	675	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	76.52/cwt	76.00–77.00	715	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	51.61/cwt	40.00–55.00	493	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	76.48/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,094	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	942	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	76.04/cwt	69.00–80.00	934	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	63.54/cwt	60.00–67.00	806	5
Bulls	—	—	1,615	86.42/cwt	75.00–92.00	1,396	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	86.19/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,343	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	99.52/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,682	6
Bulls	—	—	1,710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,847	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	151.53/cwt	150.00–157.50	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,034	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	165.34/cwt	147.00–170.00	962	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	152.98/cwt	141.00–155.00	884	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,030	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	143.10/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,080	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	150.67/cwt	140.00–155.00	571	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	166.14/cwt	155.00–171.00	724	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	138.39/cwt	130.00–142.50	660	3

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 774Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 199Year ago 136

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	163.00	163.00
4	—	722	140.00–143.00	140.75
13	—	460	171.00–180.00	177.84
10	—	755	141.00–144.00	143.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
2	—	533	120.00	120.00
3	—	587	132.00	132.00
6	—	673	128.00	128.00
3	—	477	130.00–142.50	138.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	524	148.00–156.00	153.97
5	—	314	159.00	159.00
3	—	879	111.00–121.00	114.26
9	—	601	135.00–142.00	136.56
17	—	684	138.00	138.00
1	—	295	141.00	141.00
28	—	578	141.00–155.00	152.98
4	—	240	150.00	150.00
14	—	379	140.00–155.00	150.67
6	—	729	120.00–125.00	121.62
2	—	490	158.00–160.00	159.01
25	—	436	155.00–171.00	166.14
1	—	775	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	149.00	149.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
3	—	703	144.00	144.00
1	—	605	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	170.00	170.00
5	—	318	182.50	182.50
3	—	662	169.00	169.00
3	—	1,070	125.00	125.00
1	—	425	180.00	180.00
4	—	539	164.00	164.00
8	—	562	175.00–178.00	176.53
1	—	460	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	762	163.00–165.00	163.40
4	—	495	197.00	197.00
4	—	671	178.00–187.00	184.67
2	—	515	185.00	185.00
1	—	610	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	462	155.00–177.50	174.29
2	—	925	100.00	100.00
13	—	401	193.50	193.50
4	—	741	134.50	134.50
12	—	515	145.00–168.00	160.12
13	—	650	159.00	159.00
15	—	582	147.00–170.00	165.34
2	—	353	177.50	177.50
8	—	763	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	105.00	105.00
1	—	570	122.50	122.50
5	—	372	150.00–157.50	151.53
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
4	—	428	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,268	83.00–90.00	85.58
29	—	1,228	69.00–80.00	76.04
5	—	1,269	60.00–67.00	63.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,042	60.00–68.00	64.74
2	—	935	76.00–77.00	76.52
14	—	955	40.00–55.00	51.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,431	72.00–81.00	76.48
1	—	1,345	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,558	85.00–89.00	86.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	75.00–92.00	86.42
6	—	1,690	94.00–106.00	99.52
1	—	1,710	108.00	108.00

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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