Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher with Lean Cows being up to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.06/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$187.06

243 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$9.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.71

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	546	188.01	1,026	220
Medium and Large 2-3	468	178.02	834	23

One grade step is worth $9.99/cwt here — about $192 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 sale243 hd

187.06

—

TN average9 barns · 1,687 hd

200.78

−13.71

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	1,697	122.95	2,087	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	100.95	1,446	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	98.92	1,171	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	86.25	860	30

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	186.59/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,079	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	187.53/cwt	183.00–195.00	983	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,352	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	226.21/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,061	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	145.53/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,117	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	179.58/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,056	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	245.42/cwt	232.50–250.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	186.51/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,358	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,337	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	227.41/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,151	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	219.50/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,357	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,264	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	197.51/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,521	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	455	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	225.64/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,288	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	216.28/cwt	215.00–218.50	1,440	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	205.20/cwt	183.00–207.50	1,211	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,258	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,062	22
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	413	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	620	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	660	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,134	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	98.10/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,390	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	106.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,568	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,067	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	96.65/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,127	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	86.42/cwt	81.00–91.00	856	18
Bulls	—	—	1,680	120.30/cwt	116.00–125.00	2,021	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	107.87/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,319	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	75.64/cwt	70.00–79.00	739	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	93.39/cwt	92.00–97.00	963	7
Bulls	—	—	1,338	106.18/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,421	3
Bulls	—	—	1,864	132.02/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,461	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,133	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	169.44/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,300	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	162.71/cwt	159.00–165.00	936	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	961	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	225.13/cwt	210.00–226.00	939	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	938	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	894	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	554	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	172.86/cwt	164.00–175.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	185.43/cwt	179.00–190.00	853	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	228.35/cwt	216.00–230.00	893	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	171.22/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,171	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,005	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	200.68/cwt	195.00–201.00	935	38

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 May 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 775Year ago 934

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 147Year ago 162

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	176.00	176.00
3	—	567	180.00–200.00	186.59
1	—	540	205.00	205.00
1	—	305	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	593	228.00	228.00
8	—	618	211.00–225.00	219.50
6	—	545	232.00	232.00
9	—	776	196.00	196.00
11	—	666	215.00–218.50	216.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	225.00–235.00	226.21
8	—	321	250.00	250.00
4	—	267	232.50–250.00	245.42
2	—	873	164.00	164.00
6	—	728	185.00–188.00	186.51
6	—	662	202.00	202.00
1	—	910	162.00	162.00
31	—	506	210.00–230.00	227.41
6	—	642	195.00–200.00	197.51
2	—	380	240.00	240.00
1	—	430	225.00	225.00
28	—	571	225.00–226.00	225.64
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	631	170.00–172.00	171.01
44	—	524	183.00–195.00	187.53
4	—	744	140.00–151.00	145.53
6	—	859	130.00	130.00
36	—	588	177.00–180.00	179.58
4	—	683	162.00	162.00
2	—	280	212.00	212.00
11	—	445	201.00	201.00
1	—	225	205.00	205.00
16	—	391	216.00–230.00	228.35
5	—	303	215.00	215.00
38	—	466	195.00–201.00	200.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	155.00	155.00
5	—	554	170.00	170.00
5	—	360	164.00–175.00	172.86
12	—	460	179.00–190.00	185.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	190.00	190.00
34	—	684	170.00–172.00	171.22
9	—	483	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	590	183.00–207.50	205.20
6	—	647	194.50	194.50
22	—	466	228.00	228.00
2	—	945	120.00	120.00
15	—	532	213.00	213.00
5	—	767	167.00–171.00	169.44
19	—	417	210.00–226.00	225.13
12	—	390	240.50	240.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	150.00	150.00
1	—	660	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	130.00	130.00
1	—	705	134.00	134.00
7	—	575	159.00–165.00	162.71
6	—	478	201.00	201.00
2	—	518	187.00	187.00
3	—	402	200.00	200.00
1	—	665	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,417	93.00–102.00	98.10
9	—	1,466	104.00–110.00	106.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,219	85.00–90.00	87.51
43	—	1,166	91.00–102.00	96.65
16	—	1,223	104.00–113.00	107.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	990	81.00–91.00	86.42
5	—	977	70.00–79.00	75.64
7	—	1,031	92.00–97.00	93.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,680	116.00–125.00	120.30
3	—	1,338	99.00–112.00	106.18
7	—	1,864	130.00–136.00	132.02

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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