Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.33/cwt on 340 head.

Average price

$187.33

340 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$68.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.25

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	514	188.72	970	324
Medium and Large 2-3	476	161.77	770	15thin
Small 1-2	590	120.00	708	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.72/cwt here — about $262 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 sale340 hd

187.33

—

TN average10 barns · 2,860 hd

191.58

−4.25

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	1,705	120.88	2,060	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	97.61	1,172	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,444	96.65	1,396	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	79.71	779	35

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	638	154.20/cwt	152.00–166.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	190.20/cwt	180.00–195.00	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	937	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,295	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	162.03/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,074	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	159.23/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,486	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	187.62/cwt	183.00–192.50	1,081	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	208.97/cwt	206.00–217.50	984	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	246	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	201.71/cwt	186.00–206.00	690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	235.06/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,081	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	193.83/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,299	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	899	179.25/cwt	179.25–179.25	1,611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	228.23/cwt	201.00–231.00	1,194	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	217.12/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,255	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	233.37/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,363	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	224.28/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,395	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	247.88/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,264	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	193.42/cwt	193.00–193.50	1,412	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	249.42/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,212	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,100	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	165.61/cwt	150.00–168.50	1,103	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,017	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	209.83/cwt	196.00–215.00	1,097	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,338	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	107.16/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,704	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	980	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	104.13/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,274	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	68.10/cwt	58.00–74.00	642	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	89.29/cwt	86.00–96.00	875	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	79.65/cwt	75.00–85.00	793	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	95.22/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,345	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	94.88/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,127	27
Bulls	—	—	1,692	120.16/cwt	114.00–126.00	2,033	9
Bulls	—	—	1,375	107.52/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,478	2
Bulls	—	—	1,962	131.93/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	232.57/cwt	210.00–238.00	907	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	151.50/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,162	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	654	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	146.54/cwt	143.00–150.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	188.25/cwt	188.25–188.25	1,017	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	183.17/cwt	179.50–186.00	1,209	30
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	707	138.34/cwt	138.00–140.00	978	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	177.68/cwt	173.00–180.00	922	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	171.63/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,007	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	194.26/cwt	187.00–207.50	612	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	202.85/cwt	201.00–205.00	473	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	185.05/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,160	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	145.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	187.80/cwt	175.00–190.00	864	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	183.69/cwt	167.00–185.00	979	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	346	177.92/cwt	162.50–181.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	204.34/cwt	200.00–205.00	811	22

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 Apr 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 447Year ago 579

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 104Year ago 187

Compared to last week, Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; 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
6	—	638	152.00–166.00	154.20
6	—	437	180.00–195.00	190.20
12	—	663	161.00–167.00	162.03
5	—	711	166.00	166.00
19	—	587	165.00–176.00	171.63
19	—	315	187.00–207.50	194.26
15	—	233	201.00–205.00	202.85
2	—	893	120.00	120.00
2	—	770	140.00–150.00	145.06
57	—	460	175.00–190.00	187.80
27	—	533	167.00–185.00	183.69
22	—	397	200.00–205.00	204.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	422	222.00	222.00
11	—	736	176.00	176.00
32	—	576	183.00–192.50	187.62
21	—	471	206.00–217.50	208.97
8	—	540	188.25	188.25
30	—	660	179.50–186.00	183.17
10	—	627	177.00–187.00	185.05
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	151.00	151.00
5	—	582	151.00	151.00
6	—	346	162.50–181.00	177.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	220.00	220.00
3	—	665	150.00–164.00	159.23
9	—	342	186.00–206.00	201.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	821	181.00	181.00
6	—	899	179.25	179.25
4	—	796	181.00	181.00
26	—	584	221.00–235.00	233.37
35	—	622	223.00–225.00	224.28
26	—	510	241.00–250.00	247.88
25	—	730	193.00–193.50	193.42
24	—	486	243.00–251.00	249.42
12	—	420	262.00	262.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	246	245.00	245.00
2	—	705	180.00	180.00
14	—	460	225.00–237.00	235.06
8	—	332	220.00	220.00
5	—	670	185.00–196.00	193.83
2	—	873	164.00	164.00
1	—	915	171.00	171.00
30	—	523	201.00–231.00	228.23
17	—	578	213.00–218.00	217.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	666	150.00–168.50	165.61
19	—	471	216.00	216.00
4	—	584	185.00	185.00
2	—	603	165.00	165.00
1	—	810	132.00	132.00
25	—	523	196.00–215.00	209.83
19	—	390	210.00–238.00	232.57
4	—	767	150.00–152.00	151.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	190.00	190.00
4	—	654	150.00	150.00
4	—	415	200.00	200.00
2	—	638	143.00–150.00	146.54
6	—	707	138.00–140.00	138.34
6	—	519	173.00–180.00	177.68
2	—	335	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,590	103.00–113.00	107.16
16	—	1,412	90.00–101.00	95.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	80.00	80.00
14	—	1,223	101.00–110.00	104.13
27	—	1,188	89.00–100.00	94.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	943	58.00–74.00	68.10
11	—	980	86.00–96.00	89.29
15	—	995	75.00–85.00	79.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,692	114.00–126.00	120.16
2	—	1,375	107.00–108.00	107.52
3	—	1,962	130.00–134.00	131.93

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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