Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.35/cwt on 328 head.

Average price

$188.35

328 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

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	540	189.23	1,022	310
Medium and Large 2-3	432	173.24	748	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about $274 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 sale328 hd

188.35

—

TN average9 barns · 2,134 hd

193.61

−5.26

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	1,810	112.81	2,042	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,401	96.38	1,350	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	92.26	1,155	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	83.43	847	20

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	933	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,165	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	848	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	221.95/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	161.14/cwt	160.50–163.00	1,188	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	190.89/cwt	180.00–191.50	1,115	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,449	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	205.53/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,241	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	207.96/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,098	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,121	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	255.56/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,193	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	258.44/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,346	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	228.20/cwt	212.50–232.50	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	190.26/cwt	188.00–191.00	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	968	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	181.63/cwt	177.50–188.00	1,393	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,173	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	232.41/cwt	227.00–239.00	867	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	179.12/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,050	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	81.09/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,057	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	81.19/cwt	77.00–85.00	832	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	85.96/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,232	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	107.13/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,515	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	93.56/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,291	8
Bulls	—	—	1,722	91.71/cwt	82.00–100.00	1,579	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	71.65/cwt	68.00–75.00	677	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	95.01/cwt	90.00–100.00	995	6
Bulls	—	—	1,903	132.75/cwt	127.00–140.00	2,526	5
Bulls	—	—	1,807	113.45/cwt	108.00–119.00	2,050	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	103.56/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,314	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	92.20/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,123	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	207.19/cwt	190.00–215.00	976	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	201.50/cwt	186.00–206.00	1,044	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	969	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	163.51/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,133	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	188.92/cwt	185.00–196.00	873	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	188.40/cwt	177.50–194.00	788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	174.47/cwt	170.00–180.00	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,264	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	990	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	201.19/cwt	172.50–216.00	561	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,129	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	206.21/cwt	197.00–207.50	641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	168.97/cwt	161.00–170.00	965	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	218.96/cwt	210.50–220.50	906	40

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 586Last week 728Year ago 651

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 173Year ago 150

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	129.00	129.00
6	—	375	207.50	207.50
18	—	531	180.00–185.00	182.40
8	—	693	162.00–165.00	163.51
1	—	775	142.00	142.00
43	—	462	185.00–196.00	188.92
11	—	279	172.50–216.00	201.19
8	—	719	157.00	157.00
8	—	311	197.00–207.50	206.21
9	—	571	161.00–170.00	168.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	169.00	169.00
1	—	565	160.00	160.00
3	—	453	181.00	181.00
9	—	356	170.00–180.00	174.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	649	179.50	179.50
13	—	387	219.00	219.00
5	—	487	206.00	206.00
34	—	737	160.50–163.00	161.14
74	—	584	180.00–191.50	190.89
6	—	813	155.50	155.50
11	—	505	196.00	196.00
40	—	414	210.50–220.50	218.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	187.50	187.50
1	—	710	162.50	162.50
3	—	578	180.00	180.00
1	—	545	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	220.00–226.00	221.95
2	—	260	230.00	230.00
2	—	655	180.00	180.00
2	—	633	180.00	180.00
2	—	713	185.00	185.00
6	—	528	201.00–212.00	207.96
5	—	316	212.50–232.50	228.20
4	—	569	188.00–191.00	190.26
1	—	410	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	743	195.00	195.00
15	—	604	205.00–206.00	205.53
10	—	431	260.00	260.00
13	—	467	241.00–260.00	255.56
10	—	521	255.00–260.00	258.44
4	—	834	198.00	198.00
2	—	968	180.00	180.00
5	—	767	177.50–188.00	181.63
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	798	147.00	147.00
4	—	668	171.50	171.50
2	—	855	134.00	134.00
21	—	373	227.00–239.00	232.41
15	—	586	170.00–185.00	179.12
13	—	471	190.00–215.00	207.19
9	—	518	186.00–206.00	201.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	395	203.00	203.00
2	—	635	150.00	150.00
3	—	452	190.00	190.00
3	—	568	165.00	165.00
6	—	418	177.50–194.00	188.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,303	77.00–85.00	81.09
5	—	1,269	98.00–111.00	103.56
10	—	1,218	88.00–96.00	92.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	77.00–85.00	81.19
4	—	945	68.00–75.00	71.65
6	—	1,047	90.00–100.00	95.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	84.00–88.00	85.96
5	—	1,414	101.00–113.00	107.13
8	—	1,380	90.00–97.00	93.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,722	82.00–100.00	91.71
5	—	1,903	127.00–140.00	132.75
9	—	1,807	108.00–119.00	113.45

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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