Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 1.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.45/cwt on 387 head.

Average price

$185.45

387 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$44.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.18

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	520	187.45	974	351
Medium and Large 2-3	498	167.22	833	34
Small 1-2	625	143.00	894	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.45/cwt here — about $80 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 sale387 hd

185.45

—

TN average10 barns · 1,776 hd

197.62

−12.18

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	1,831	120.07	2,198	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	97.96	1,189	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	97.49	1,354	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	83.64	916	14

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 1-2	—	376	197.96/cwt	175.00–202.50	744	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,043	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	185.22/cwt	170.50–200.00	811	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,391	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	176.89/cwt	175.00–178.50	1,107	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,208	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,141	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,314	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	260.91/cwt	230.00–266.00	819	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	246	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	475	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	226.58/cwt	216.00–229.00	1,194	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	200.94/cwt	194.00–204.00	661	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,135	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	585	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,357	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	455	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	854	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,610	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	210.04/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	220.26/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,403	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,310	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	248.81/cwt	231.00–251.00	1,157	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,145	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,347	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	170.65/cwt	168.00–172.50	1,312	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	187.49/cwt	175.00–192.00	1,076	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	997	34
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	775	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,182	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	97.30/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,355	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	104.53/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,472	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	97.12/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,173	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	87.38/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,106	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	75.20/cwt	72.00–78.00	811	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	83.13/cwt	80.00–86.00	927	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	88.68/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,197	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	108.11/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,281	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	120.72/cwt	115.00–126.00	2,270	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	90.87/cwt	88.00–94.00	975	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	106.25/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,785	5
Bulls	—	—	1,882	132.57/cwt	128.00–140.00	2,495	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	172.56/cwt	172.00–176.00	978	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	770	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	189.43/cwt	185.00–196.50	898	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	159.81/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,080	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	178.86/cwt	177.50–179.50	1,148	28
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	380	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	618	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	585	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	212.66/cwt	189.00–219.00	1,104	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	241.69/cwt	225.00–244.00	928	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	179.17/cwt	175.00–200.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	957	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	197.76/cwt	196.00–198.00	894	93
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	180.23/cwt	171.00–184.50	1,045	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	175.16/cwt	165.00–178.00	809	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	191.59/cwt	181.00–195.00	609	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,031	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	202.16/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,065	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 981Last week 323Year ago 409

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 65Year ago 141

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 1.00-3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	376	175.00–202.50	197.96
13	—	640	163.00	163.00
12	—	438	170.50–200.00	185.22
3	—	650	155.00	155.00
9	—	246	193.00	193.00
93	—	452	196.00–198.00	197.76
29	—	580	171.00–184.50	180.23
16	—	318	181.00–195.00	191.59
6	—	758	136.00	136.00
4	—	848	133.00	133.00
26	—	527	190.00–208.00	202.16
1	—	740	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	823	169.00	169.00
23	—	626	175.00–178.50	176.89
19	—	669	180.50	180.50
7	—	558	204.50	204.50
5	—	794	165.50	165.50
12	—	716	158.50	158.50
12	—	460	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	143.00	143.00
1	—	665	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	462	165.00–178.00	175.16
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
6	—	584	153.00	153.00
11	—	520	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	314	230.00–266.00	260.91
31	—	527	216.00–229.00	226.58
1	—	865	181.00	181.00
2	—	420	225.00	225.00
8	—	250	234.00	234.00
4	—	665	204.00	204.00
1	—	930	159.00	159.00
5	—	575	195.00–220.00	210.04
3	—	822	180.00	180.00
3	—	615	188.00	188.00
2	—	743	186.00	186.00
39	—	465	231.00–251.00	248.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	166.00	166.00
10	—	329	194.00–204.00	200.94
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	854	188.50	188.50
18	—	637	216.00–223.00	220.26
10	—	546	240.00	240.00
2	—	653	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	662	173.00	173.00
4	—	910	148.00	148.00
12	—	769	168.00–172.50	170.65
63	—	574	175.00–192.00	187.49
34	—	449	222.00	222.00
22	—	474	185.00–196.50	189.43
28	—	642	177.50–179.50	178.86
40	—	519	189.00–219.00	212.66
48	—	384	225.00–244.00	241.69
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	152.50	152.50
1	—	380	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	161.00	161.00
1	—	545	176.00	176.00
7	—	567	172.00–176.00	172.56
12	—	416	185.00	185.00
5	—	676	155.00–161.00	159.81
7	—	386	175.00–200.00	179.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,393	95.00–99.00	97.30
4	—	1,408	103.00–106.00	104.53
3	—	1,350	87.00–90.00	88.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,208	93.00–101.00	97.12
4	—	1,266	84.00–91.00	87.38
5	—	1,185	104.00–112.00	108.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	72.00–78.00	75.20
7	—	1,115	80.00–86.00	83.13
4	—	1,073	88.00–94.00	90.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,880	115.00–126.00	120.72
5	—	1,680	102.00–110.00	106.25
5	—	1,882	128.00–140.00	132.57

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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