Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.17/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$192.17

273 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$518

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

$44.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.87

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	194.71	1,013	246
Medium and Large 2-3	507	169.72	861	26
Small 1-2	330	150.00	495	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.71/cwt here — about $518 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 sale273 hd

192.17

—

TN average10 barns · 2,392 hd

201.04

−8.87

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	1,600	116.41	1,863	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	103.18	1,439	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	100.86	1,181	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	85.79	815	42

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	165.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	168.35/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,130	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	176.77/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,041	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	235.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	224.55/cwt	200.00–232.50	714	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	154.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,175	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	842	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	914	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,038	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,460	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,449	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	238.36/cwt	220.00–250.00	787	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	216.52/cwt	214.50–217.50	1,119	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	224.10/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,188	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	218.36/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,266	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,301	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,399	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	246.38/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,279	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	184.05/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,213	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	198.74/cwt	183.00–199.50	1,155	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	234.63/cwt	232.00–235.00	906	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	205.48/cwt	180.00–210.50	1,073	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	841	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	88.04/cwt	82.00–93.00	835	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	77.78/cwt	70.00–81.00	707	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	109.18/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,293	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	97.97/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,025	7
Bulls	—	—	1,465	105.31/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,543	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	106.14/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,532	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	99.93/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,340	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	99.10/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,154	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	87.27/cwt	79.00–91.00	1,018	8
Bulls	—	—	1,654	119.12/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,970	11
Bulls	—	—	1,550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	853	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	972	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	179.33/cwt	150.00–185.00	816	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	204.89/cwt	188.00–209.00	1,092	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	181.41/cwt	167.50–184.00	876	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	203.94/cwt	190.00–213.00	761	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	158.41/cwt	155.00–163.00	890	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 659Last week 981Year ago 755

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 224Year ago 210

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	172.00	172.00
1	—	770	175.00	175.00
13	—	659	179.00–185.00	184.05
21	—	581	183.00–199.50	198.74
32	—	386	232.00–235.00	234.63
30	—	522	180.00–210.50	205.48
6	—	452	186.00	186.00
14	—	442	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	160.00–170.00	165.08
1	—	605	133.00	133.00
4	—	661	161.00	161.00
6	—	423	210.00	210.00
1	—	375	200.00	200.00
6	—	725	140.00	140.00
16	—	483	167.50–184.00	181.41
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	124.00	124.00
24	—	671	165.00–174.00	168.35
35	—	589	175.00–177.00	176.77
16	—	318	200.00–232.50	224.55
8	—	761	150.00–155.00	154.38
3	—	887	140.00	140.00
3	—	273	207.50	207.50
7	—	443	190.00	190.00
21	—	457	200.00	200.00
9	—	600	173.00	173.00
2	—	730	152.00	152.00
42	—	533	188.00–209.00	204.89
30	—	373	190.00–213.00	203.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	187.50	187.50
13	—	455	150.00–185.00	179.33
2	—	420	177.50	177.50
2	—	685	150.00	150.00
7	—	562	155.00–163.00	158.41
1	—	780	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	517	214.50–217.50	216.52
8	—	469	217.00	217.00
8	—	416	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	230.00–240.00	235.06
16	—	330	220.00–250.00	238.36
3	—	642	218.00	218.00
1	—	920	164.00	164.00
9	—	530	217.00–225.00	224.10
4	—	461	240.00	240.00
16	—	580	200.00–221.00	218.36
4	—	234	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	185.00	185.00
3	—	660	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	714	204.50	204.50
8	—	671	216.00	216.00
13	—	519	246.00–247.00	246.38
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,301	107.50	107.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	948	82.00–93.00	88.04
16	—	909	70.00–81.00	77.78
7	—	1,046	94.00–102.00	97.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,184	105.00–116.00	109.18
28	—	1,164	93.00–104.00	99.10
8	—	1,166	79.00–91.00	87.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,443	105.00–111.00	106.14
10	—	1,341	96.00–103.00	99.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	90.00–111.00	105.31
11	—	1,654	115.00–125.00	119.12
1	—	1,550	131.00	131.00

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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