Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher with instances of 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.64/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$167.64

208 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$28.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.81

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	533	168.74	899	197
Medium and Large 2-3	580	148.78	863	10thin
Small 1-2	525	140.00	735	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.74/cwt here — about $164 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 sale208 hd

167.64

—

TN average9 barns · 1,799 hd

171.46

−3.81

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	1,636	111.72	1,827	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	90.90	1,334	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	89.40	1,019	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	74.38	721	23

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	701	168.49/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	186.63/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,217	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	226.57/cwt	224.50–230.00	1,058	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	191.34/cwt	190.00–192.00	899	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	189.42/cwt	181.50–196.00	994	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	180.82/cwt	170.50–185.00	1,074	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,094	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	174.21/cwt	173.00–175.00	967	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	398	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	155.47/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,042	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	189.71/cwt	179.00–194.00	1,142	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	188.91/cwt	185.50–190.00	1,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,275	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	175.33/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,264	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	164.35/cwt	157.50–167.00	886	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	213.19/cwt	203.50–217.00	1,226	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	168.63/cwt	158.00–180.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	211.58/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,102	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	75.68/cwt	70.00–81.00	765	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	87.84/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,279	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	93.96/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,390	6
Bulls	—	—	1,649	114.16/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,882	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	62.06/cwt	56.00–67.00	498	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	85.22/cwt	82.00–89.00	882	4
Bulls	—	—	1,412	101.60/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,435	5
Bulls	—	—	1,972	122.06/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,407	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	884	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	94.02/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,072	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	88.32/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,007	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	169.76/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,058	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	166.30/cwt	157.50–175.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	214.84/cwt	199.50–221.50	838	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	231.66/cwt	230.00–233.50	938	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	176.48/cwt	165.00–177.00	835	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	169.58/cwt	165.00–174.00	739	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	148.95/cwt	147.00–155.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	439	195.99/cwt	185.50–199.00	860	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	911	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	160.76/cwt	158.00–165.00	944	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	185.11/cwt	171.00–196.00	681	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	872	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	1,419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	145.40/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,034	14

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 404Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 105Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	701	164.00–170.00	168.49
13	—	652	185.00–192.00	186.63
5	—	317	227.00	227.00
7	—	602	179.00–194.00	189.71
4	—	572	185.50–190.00	188.91
3	—	257	245.00	245.00
6	—	469	200.00	200.00
17	—	521	190.00–220.00	211.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	467	224.50–230.00	226.57
8	—	828	154.00	154.00
11	—	721	173.00–177.00	175.33
11	—	575	203.50–217.00	213.19
4	—	780	168.50	168.50
6	—	872	162.75	162.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	170.00	170.00
2	—	650	170.00	170.00
3	—	640	171.00	171.00
2	—	523	158.00–180.00	168.63
2	—	315	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	146.00	146.00
12	—	470	190.00–192.00	191.34
21	—	525	181.50–196.00	189.42
16	—	594	170.50–185.00	180.82
8	—	651	168.00	168.00
8	—	623	162.50–175.00	169.76
28	—	390	199.50–221.50	214.84
25	—	405	230.00–233.50	231.66
4	—	753	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	157.50–175.00	166.30
1	—	535	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	147.00	147.00
4	—	608	147.00	147.00
4	—	589	147.00–155.00	148.95
1	—	530	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	555	173.00–175.00	174.21
4	—	398	137.00	137.00
18	—	439	185.50–199.00	195.99
9	—	536	170.00	170.00
4	—	480	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	131.00	131.00
27	—	670	154.00–157.00	155.47
20	—	539	157.50–167.00	164.35
23	—	473	165.00–177.00	176.48
5	—	263	197.50	197.50
12	—	436	165.00–174.00	169.58
33	—	587	158.00–165.00	160.76
2	—	323	191.00	191.00
14	—	368	171.00–196.00	185.11
14	—	711	139.00–148.00	145.40
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,011	70.00–81.00	75.68
5	—	803	56.00–67.00	62.06
4	—	1,035	82.00–89.00	85.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,456	82.00–91.00	87.84
6	—	1,479	93.00–97.00	93.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	78.00	78.00
11	—	1,140	92.00–101.00	94.02
26	—	1,140	84.00–91.00	88.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,649	109.00–117.00	114.16
5	—	1,412	96.00–106.00	101.60
3	—	1,972	119.00–125.00	122.06

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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