Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.26/cwt on 288 head.

Average price

$191.26

288 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$18.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.45

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	542	193.53	1,049	253
Medium and Large 2-3	498	174.89	871	35

One grade step is worth $18.64/cwt here — about $177 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 sale288 hd

191.26

—

TN average9 barns · 1,759 hd

198.71

−7.45

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	1,603	117.76	1,888	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	99.29	1,444	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	95.87	1,129	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	80.30	812	39

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2Value Added	—	741	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,182	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	174.98/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,171	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	183.49/cwt	179.50–187.00	1,149	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	220.99/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,010	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	235.15/cwt	214.00–245.00	1,091	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,240	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,210	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	201.83/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,078	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	195.95/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,099	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,303	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,405	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	263.14/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,047	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	232.03/cwt	231.00–232.50	1,216	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	246.56/cwt	235.00–250.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	210.38/cwt	205.00–212.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	224.71/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,429	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,510	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,289	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	178.70/cwt	174.00–180.50	1,321	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	262.78/cwt	252.50–263.50	1,020	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	205.25/cwt	205.25–205.25	1,170	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	104.23/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,524	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	106.53/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,348	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	95.97/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,122	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	80.51/cwt	75.00–86.00	830	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	67.21/cwt	64.00–72.00	570	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	90.26/cwt	88.00–93.00	950	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	95.76/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,388	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	84.84/cwt	79.00–88.00	954	10
Bulls	—	—	1,485	108.55/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,612	10
Bulls	—	—	1,733	130.10/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,255	6
Bulls	—	—	1,653	120.01/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,984	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	171.48/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,008	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	207.74/cwt	206.00–209.00	868	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	226.13/cwt	211.00–231.00	1,054	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	185.37/cwt	179.50–188.00	1,216	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	181.01/cwt	175.00–185.00	932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	767	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	197.56/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,045	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	172.71/cwt	170.00–173.00	941	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	831	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,129	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	215.16/cwt	201.00–220.00	815	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	211.71/cwt	194.00–217.00	701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	184.17/cwt	180.00–193.50	1,087	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	145.23/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,041	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	200.58/cwt	190.00–203.00	933	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,139	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	226.38/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,044	16

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 648Last week 659Year ago 636

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 159Year ago 158

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	741	159.50	159.50
13	—	626	179.50–187.00	183.49
8	—	785	158.00	158.00
6	—	676	179.00	179.00
2	—	853	149.00	149.00
4	—	528	219.00	219.00
10	—	564	202.00	202.00
16	—	461	226.00–227.00	226.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	669	174.00–177.00	174.98
37	—	529	190.00–200.00	197.56
32	—	379	201.00–220.00	215.16
13	—	331	194.00–217.00	211.71
2	—	928	138.00	138.00
26	—	590	180.00–193.50	184.17
8	—	717	140.00–146.00	145.23
42	—	465	190.00–203.00	200.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	438	175.00	175.00
10	—	545	170.00–173.00	172.71
9	—	459	181.00	181.00
7	—	559	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	657	215.00–224.00	220.99
3	—	840	192.50	192.50
1	—	1,010	160.00	160.00
5	—	771	200.00	200.00
14	—	636	220.00–226.00	224.71
7	—	731	206.50	206.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	464	214.00–245.00	235.15
1	—	835	180.00	180.00
9	—	449	240.00	240.00
9	—	591	220.50	220.50
12	—	655	214.50	214.50
8	—	398	250.00–265.00	263.14
26	—	524	231.00–232.50	232.03
4	—	289	235.00–250.00	246.56
1	—	750	185.00	185.00
1	—	635	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	197.00–207.00	201.83
6	—	561	190.00–199.00	195.95
2	—	458	200.00–205.00	202.51
1	—	355	212.50	212.50
4	—	340	205.00–212.00	210.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	739	174.00–180.50	178.70
31	—	388	252.50–263.50	262.78
9	—	570	205.25	205.25
4	—	948	140.00	140.00
1	—	820	157.00	157.00
26	—	466	211.00–231.00	226.13
13	—	656	179.50–188.00	185.37
10	—	518	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	588	165.00–180.00	171.48
7	—	418	206.00–209.00	207.74
5	—	515	175.00–185.00	181.01
4	—	465	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,462	102.00–109.00	104.23
14	—	1,449	91.00–101.00	95.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,265	103.00–112.00	106.53
38	—	1,169	90.00–101.00	95.97
10	—	1,125	79.00–88.00	84.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,031	75.00–86.00	80.51
5	—	848	64.00–72.00	67.21
6	—	1,053	88.00–93.00	90.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,485	98.00–112.00	108.55
6	—	1,733	127.00–134.00	130.10
8	—	1,653	115.00–124.00	120.01

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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