Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.72/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$185.72

125 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$37.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.09

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	456	187.28	854	116
Medium and Large 2-3	438	167.50	733	8thin
Small 1-2	455	150.00	683	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.28/cwt here — about $171 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 sale125 hd

185.72

—

TN average10 barns · 2,387 hd

177.63

+8.09

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	1,754	112.14	1,968	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	91.01	1,147	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	88.77	1,238	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,061	70.58	749	19

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	564	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	187.23/cwt	184.00–187.50	1,339	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	185.39/cwt	179.00–186.50	862	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	191.30/cwt	187.50–192.50	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	200.29/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,164	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	188.86/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,296	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	211.39/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	299	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	206.26/cwt	197.50–208.00	996	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	215.82/cwt	205.00–220.00	935	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,182	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	840	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	190.49/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,244	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	100.87/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,259	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	80.06/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,086	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	89.40/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,109	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	79.94/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,074	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	81.24/cwt	78.00–85.00	894	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	70.99/cwt	66.00–76.00	774	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	58.80/cwt	55.00–62.00	553	4
Bulls	—	—	1,525	101.25/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,544	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	96.69/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,305	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	89.03/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,267	9
Bulls	—	—	1,836	113.00/cwt	108.00–119.00	2,075	8
Bulls	—	—	1,843	124.38/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,130	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,022	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	205.14/cwt	197.50–207.00	1,073	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	169.34/cwt	161.00–172.00	887	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	202.23/cwt	187.50–211.00	576	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	207.38/cwt	197.50–212.00	680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	202.40/cwt	199.50–205.00	771	29

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 Mar 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 546Year ago 877

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 110Year ago 158

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	166.00	166.00
1	—	890	130.00	130.00
21	—	465	179.00–186.50	185.39
2	—	665	160.00	160.00
5	—	736	153.50	153.50
10	—	524	161.00–172.00	169.34
3	—	633	159.00	159.00
11	—	285	187.50–211.00	202.23
12	—	328	197.50–212.00	207.38
29	—	381	199.50–205.00	202.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	160.00	160.00
5	—	426	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	195.00	195.00
3	—	402	204.00	204.00
2	—	533	176.00	176.00
6	—	623	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	715	184.00–187.50	187.23
1	—	520	224.00	224.00
7	—	299	245.00	245.00
4	—	603	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	170.00	170.00
2	—	465	195.00	195.00
4	—	334	187.50–192.50	191.30
1	—	725	157.00	157.00
1	—	565	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	262	202.50	202.50
5	—	581	198.00–210.00	200.29
5	—	315	224.00	224.00
14	—	686	185.00–195.00	188.86
1	—	465	231.00	231.00
6	—	515	210.00–214.00	211.39
4	—	768	175.00	175.00
1	—	890	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	197.50–208.00	206.26
19	—	433	205.00–220.00	215.82
9	—	653	181.00	181.00
10	—	389	216.00	216.00
2	—	578	188.00–193.00	190.49
1	—	895	139.00	139.00
3	—	605	189.00	189.00
3	—	753	157.00	157.00
14	—	523	197.50–207.00	205.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	172.50	172.50
2	—	455	177.50	177.50
1	—	570	182.00	182.00
1	—	435	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,248	96.00–110.00	100.87
10	—	1,241	85.00–94.00	89.40
3	—	1,343	78.00–82.00	79.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,357	78.00–82.00	80.06
3	—	1,350	95.00–98.00	96.69
9	—	1,423	85.00–93.00	89.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,100	78.00–85.00	81.24
11	—	1,090	66.00–76.00	70.99
4	—	940	55.00–62.00	58.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,525	98.00–104.00	101.25
8	—	1,836	108.00–119.00	113.00
3	—	1,843	122.00–127.00	124.38

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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