Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $201.88/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 9 of 15 comparable sales and sits +9.86 against this barn's trailing median of $192.02.

Average price

$201.88

134 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$493

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

$59.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.77

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	492	205.66	1,011	120
Medium and Large 2-3	494	171.24	846	13thin
Small 1-2	355	146.00	518	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.66/cwt here — about $493 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.07, low $183.30, median $192.02 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale134 hd

201.88

—

TN average8 barns · 768 hd

191.10

+10.77

This barn, trailing median15 sales

192.02

+9.86

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	—	High	1,904	118.06	2,248	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	99.42	1,236	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	98.16	1,432	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	81.22	919	20

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	584	175.91/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,027	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	206.75/cwt	206.75–206.75	949	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	196.15/cwt	186.00–196.75	902	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	169.40/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,150	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	188.01/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,290	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	184.75/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,042	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	169.78/cwt	160.00–175.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	171.30/cwt	164.00–175.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	218.65/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,008	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	700	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	183.81/cwt	175.00–190.00	601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,233	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	218.67/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,163	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,234	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	179.24/cwt	165.00–183.00	1,018	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	176.07/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,130	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	145.59/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,118	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	212.79/cwt	202.00–217.00	992	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	202.06/cwt	185.00–209.00	1,031	31
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	96.59/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,127	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	70.35/cwt	66.00–74.00	744	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	81.10/cwt	77.00–85.00	939	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	92.32/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,062	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	104.62/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,586	5
Bulls	—	—	1,863	131.47/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,449	4
Bulls	—	—	1,938	117.00/cwt	110.00–124.00	2,267	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	85.93/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,124	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	108.55/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,410	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	97.45/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,401	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	89.98/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,298	3
Bulls	—	—	1,857	103.36/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	231.22/cwt	210.00–237.00	883	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	186.95/cwt	185.00–191.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	153.77/cwt	150.00–155.00	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	200.92/cwt	176.00–205.50	778	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	181.31/cwt	180.00–190.00	941	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,471	27

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 586Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 109Year ago 210

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 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
19	—	584	170.00–177.00	175.91
35	—	460	186.00–196.75	196.15
5	—	679	169.00–170.00	169.40
1	—	905	116.00	116.00
7	—	327	175.00–190.00	183.81
19	—	387	176.00–205.50	200.92
15	—	519	180.00–190.00	181.31
2	—	648	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	459	206.75	206.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	160.00–175.00	169.78
4	—	413	165.00	165.00
2	—	533	140.00	140.00
3	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	645	155.00	155.00
2	—	575	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	686	186.00–195.00	188.01
11	—	564	170.00–190.00	184.75
11	—	461	210.00–226.00	218.65
10	—	318	220.00	220.00
2	—	778	158.00	158.00
5	—	284	230.00	230.00
9	—	532	200.00–221.00	218.67
7	—	636	194.00	194.00
2	—	448	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	164.00–175.00	171.30
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
1	—	320	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	134.00	134.00
2	—	462	250.00	250.00
5	—	563	219.00	219.00
27	—	822	179.00	179.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	568	165.00–183.00	179.24
9	—	642	160.00–178.00	176.07
3	—	768	141.00–148.00	145.59
37	—	466	202.00–217.00	212.79
31	—	510	185.00–209.00	202.06
26	—	382	210.00–237.00	231.22
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	180.00	180.00
3	—	370	185.00–191.00	186.95
2	—	518	160.00–165.00	162.58
4	—	645	150.00–155.00	153.77
1	—	450	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,167	92.00–102.00	96.59
4	—	1,308	83.00–89.00	85.93
9	—	1,299	103.00–115.00	108.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,058	66.00–74.00	70.35
10	—	1,158	77.00–85.00	81.10
5	—	1,150	88.00–98.00	92.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,516	102.00–107.00	104.62
11	—	1,438	94.00–101.00	97.45
3	—	1,443	88.00–92.00	89.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,863	128.00–135.00	131.47
9	—	1,938	110.00–124.00	117.00
3	—	1,857	100.00–107.00	103.36

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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