Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week are on a light test due to light offering because of the Easter Holiday weekend. Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 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 $179.83/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$179.83

125 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$15.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.61

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	576	183.09	1,054	99
Medium and Large 2-3	485	167.45	812	26

One grade step is worth $15.63/cwt here — about $242 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

179.83

—

TN average12 barns · 2,409 hd

190.45

−10.61

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	1,842	116.97	2,154	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	99.44	1,234	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	96.18	1,391	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	83.88	875	15

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2-3	—	532	166.39/cwt	150.00–176.00	885	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	198.44/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	243.59/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,172	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	192.54/cwt	192.54–192.54	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	191.14/cwt	188.00–192.00	998	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	219.80/cwt	217.00–222.50	1,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.50	1,306	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,078	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	905	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,615	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	253.08/cwt	246.00–257.50	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	946	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,245	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	104.19/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,492	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	96.33/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,388	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	85.39/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,164	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	83.46/cwt	80.00–87.00	852	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	87.79/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,295	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	98.11/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,189	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	109.47/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,363	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	71.19/cwt	69.00–74.00	707	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	94.23/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,058	4
Bulls	—	—	1,690	105.36/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,781	4
Bulls	—	—	1,928	129.52/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,497	4
Bulls	—	—	1,874	116.50/cwt	112.00–122.00	2,183	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	169.17/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,114	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	177.90/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,030	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	170.07/cwt	169.50–170.50	1,134	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	190.55/cwt	181.00–194.00	873	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,114	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	190.67/cwt	177.50–197.50	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	187.74/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,066	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	203.45/cwt	202.00–204.00	964	11

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 782Year ago 675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 126Year ago 135

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	532	150.00–176.00	166.39
3	—	427	160.00	160.00
2	—	333	192.54	192.54
2	—	460	142.50	142.50
2	—	350	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	522	188.00–192.00	191.14
2	—	315	202.50	202.50
1	—	260	202.50	202.50
9	—	579	176.00–181.00	177.90
7	—	667	169.50–170.50	170.07
15	—	458	181.00–194.00	190.55
6	—	405	177.50–197.50	190.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	803	160.00–165.50	162.59
3	—	792	160.50	160.50
3	—	707	166.50	166.50
11	—	568	184.00–190.00	187.74
11	—	474	202.00–204.00	203.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	921	161.00	161.00
4	—	577	191.00–201.00	198.44
15	—	481	234.00–249.00	243.59
2	—	413	227.50	227.50
1	—	890	143.00	143.00
4	—	530	217.00–222.50	219.80
3	—	242	252.50	252.50
5	—	315	246.00–257.50	253.08
1	—	815	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	253.00	253.00
13	—	905	178.50	178.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	195.00	195.00
2	—	688	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	386	245.00	245.00
6	—	684	182.00	182.00
1	—	775	163.00	163.00
3	—	710	167.50–170.00	169.17
3	—	458	222.50	222.50
2	—	638	175.00	175.00
2	—	443	192.50	192.50
11	—	523	213.00	213.00
1	—	920	134.00	134.00
8	—	583	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	197.50	197.50
1	—	545	187.50	187.50
3	—	483	210.00	210.00
1	—	550	180.00	180.00
5	—	408	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	101.00–107.00	104.19
8	—	1,441	93.00–99.00	96.33
3	—	1,475	85.00–90.00	87.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	82.00–89.00	85.39
9	—	1,212	94.00–102.00	98.11
4	—	1,245	106.00–113.00	109.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,021	80.00–87.00	83.46
3	—	993	69.00–74.00	71.19
4	—	1,123	90.00–99.00	94.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,690	102.00–109.00	105.36
4	—	1,928	126.00–133.00	129.52
8	—	1,874	112.00–122.00	116.50

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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