Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-9.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00-12.00 higher; 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 $185.36/cwt on 318 head.

Average price

$185.36

318 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

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

$35.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.90

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	530	185.57	984	314
Medium and Large 2-3	450	175.67	791	3thin
Small 1-2	390	150.00	585	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.57/cwt here — about $399 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 sale318 hd

185.36

—

TN average10 barns · 2,433 hd

189.26

−3.90

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	1,632	111.64	1,822	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	94.42	1,349	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	89.59	1,093	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	73.56	742	32

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	516	195.11/cwt	188.00–199.00	1,007	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	349	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	211.67/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,308	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,168	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,087	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,243	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	212.71/cwt	206.00–219.00	1,108	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	192.49/cwt	191.00–195.50	1,282	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	240.59/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,287	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	192.03/cwt	189.00–196.25	1,375	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	889	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	199.81/cwt	197.75–201.00	1,355	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	235.87/cwt	227.50–247.50	627	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,429	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	211.44/cwt	197.00–214.00	971	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	235.27/cwt	207.00–244.00	901	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	195.96/cwt	188.00–203.00	1,135	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	954	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	86.70/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,010	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	57.50/cwt	55.00–60.00	568	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	84.28/cwt	80.00–92.00	884	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	73.55/cwt	68.00–79.00	737	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	90.34/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,274	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	97.96/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,416	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	73.87/cwt	69.00–79.00	852	6
Bulls	—	—	1,740	113.24/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,970	9
Bulls	—	—	1,331	98.70/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,314	5
Bulls	—	—	1,764	124.23/cwt	120.00–128.00	2,191	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	98.35/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,297	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,248	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	198.09/cwt	166.00–200.00	967	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	189.92/cwt	179.00–191.00	1,252	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	207.08/cwt	189.00–215.00	1,064	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	174.17/cwt	170.50–175.00	1,017	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	178.31/cwt	175.00–195.00	968	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	157.14/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,212	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	197.06/cwt	187.00–208.50	906	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	182.70/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,034	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	178.69/cwt	175.00–183.00	952	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,111	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	199.26/cwt	187.50–205.00	759	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,283	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	197.19/cwt	190.00–200.00	609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	167.68/cwt	166.50–174.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,220	10

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 728Last week 359Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 113Year ago 62

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
21	—	516	188.00–199.00	195.11
20	—	660	177.00	177.00
1	—	700	161.00	161.00
49	—	566	180.00–187.00	182.70
7	—	624	178.00	178.00
14	—	385	220.00	220.00
10	—	758	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	243	177.50	177.50
2	—	680	172.00	172.00
3	—	928	143.00	143.00
22	—	584	170.50–175.00	174.17
5	—	771	150.00–159.00	157.14
64	—	460	187.00–208.50	197.06
4	—	1,118	113.00	113.00
44	—	533	175.00–183.00	178.69
27	—	381	187.50–205.00	199.26
11	—	309	190.00–200.00	197.19
6	—	637	166.50–174.00	167.68
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	180.00	180.00
1	—	590	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	167.00	167.00
5	—	784	178.00	178.00
16	—	453	240.00	240.00
11	—	570	218.00	218.00
11	—	521	206.00–219.00	212.71
1	—	335	230.00	230.00
9	—	666	191.00–195.50	192.49
3	—	838	164.00	164.00
2	—	728	180.00–185.00	182.46
1	—	620	192.00	192.00
9	—	266	227.50–247.50	235.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	180.00	180.00
6	—	349	190.00	190.00
1	—	620	170.00	170.00
1	—	545	200.00	200.00
4	—	470	212.50	212.50
2	—	673	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	618	204.00–215.00	211.67
3	—	470	251.00	251.00
3	—	442	251.00	251.00
24	—	535	237.00–243.00	240.59
19	—	716	189.00–196.25	192.03
6	—	889	171.00	171.00
14	—	678	197.75–201.00	199.81
7	—	752	190.00	190.00
10	—	583	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	459	197.00–214.00	211.44
30	—	383	207.00–244.00	235.27
2	—	873	133.00	133.00
1	—	820	131.00	131.00
27	—	579	188.00–203.00	195.96
6	—	406	235.00	235.00
4	—	780	160.00	160.00
11	—	659	179.00–191.00	189.92
26	—	514	189.00–215.00	207.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	488	166.00–200.00	198.09
2	—	638	155.00	155.00
2	—	400	200.00	200.00
6	—	543	175.00–195.00	178.31
1	—	390	173.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,165	81.00–93.00	86.70
6	—	1,153	69.00–79.00	73.87
21	—	1,319	94.00–105.00	98.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	988	55.00–60.00	57.50
6	—	1,049	80.00–92.00	84.28
22	—	1,002	68.00–79.00	73.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,410	85.00–94.00	90.34
15	—	1,445	95.00–105.00	97.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,740	107.00–118.00	113.24
5	—	1,331	94.00–102.00	98.70
4	—	1,764	120.00–128.00	124.23

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