Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 8.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.98/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$159.98

118 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$10.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.01

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	552	161.56	891	101
Medium and Large 2-3	500	150.57	753	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.99/cwt here — about $138 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 sale118 hd

159.98

—

TN average9 barns · 2,041 hd

167.99

−8.01

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	1,487	106.29	1,580	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	88.22	1,059	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	88.04	1,232	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	72.43	727	31

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2	—	647	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,075	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,165	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	208.82/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,105	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	903	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	193.38/cwt	188.25–203.00	1,220	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	200.06/cwt	199.50–201.00	1,168	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	222.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,038	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	173.06/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,185	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	173.25/cwt	173.25–173.25	1,280	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	198.68/cwt	178.00–201.50	900	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	213.43/cwt	192.00–217.00	815	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	184.14/cwt	169.00–195.00	963	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	81.33/cwt	79.00–83.00	836	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	58.93/cwt	54.00–64.00	523	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,169	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	93.46/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,289	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	87.07/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,219	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	94.84/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,139	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	76.75/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,013	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	73.53/cwt	67.00–78.00	754	21
Bulls	—	—	1,573	109.06/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,716	7
Bulls	—	—	1,468	118.67/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,742	2
Bulls	—	—	1,374	97.45/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,339	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	87.15/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,038	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,008	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	171.23/cwt	170.00–172.50	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,098	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	160.58/cwt	149.00–163.50	676	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	180.18/cwt	175.00–184.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	171.12/cwt	166.00–175.00	779	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	177.19/cwt	161.00–179.00	679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	134.63/cwt	133.00–138.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	149.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	992	16

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 Feb 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 730Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 153Year ago 115

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	647	184.00	184.00
27	—	529	200.00–215.00	208.82
8	—	584	199.50–201.00	200.06
1	—	705	166.00	166.00
1	—	450	205.00	205.00
3	—	302	209.00	209.00
5	—	685	170.00–175.00	173.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	164.00	164.00
1	—	565	158.00	158.00
1	—	500	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	903	154.50	154.50
14	—	631	188.25–203.00	193.38
11	—	467	220.00–225.00	222.32
14	—	739	173.25	173.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	140.00	140.00
10	—	421	149.00–163.50	160.58
2	—	658	135.00	135.00
3	—	623	133.00–138.00	134.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	580	150.00–152.00	151.03
2	—	913	121.00	121.00
6	—	538	160.00	160.00
4	—	618	158.00	158.00
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
5	—	323	175.00–184.00	180.18
26	—	455	166.00–175.00	171.12
10	—	383	161.00–179.00	177.19
16	—	664	145.00–150.00	149.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	714	150.50	150.50
7	—	798	146.00	146.00
4	—	471	184.50	184.50
5	—	584	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	453	178.00–201.50	198.68
1	—	815	135.00	135.00
21	—	382	192.00–217.00	213.43
12	—	523	169.00–195.00	184.14
1	—	630	171.00	171.00
4	—	420	185.00	185.00
5	—	578	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	150.00	150.00
8	—	586	172.00	172.00
2	—	365	170.00–172.50	171.23
4	—	653	145.00	145.00
1	—	535	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,028	79.00–83.00	81.33
5	—	887	54.00–64.00	58.93
21	—	1,026	67.00–78.00	73.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	79.00	79.00
4	—	1,379	92.00–97.00	93.46
13	—	1,400	81.00–91.00	87.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	92.00–100.00	94.84
2	—	1,320	76.00–78.00	76.75
28	—	1,191	80.00–91.00	87.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,573	104.00–115.00	109.06
2	—	1,468	117.00–120.00	118.67
5	—	1,374	92.00–100.00	97.45

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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