Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to the last sale from two weeks ago Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.70/cwt on 409 head.

Average price

$205.70

409 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$24.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.95

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	207.19	1,077	384
Medium and Large 2-3	533	182.88	975	25

One grade step is worth $24.31/cwt here — about $102 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 sale409 hd

205.70

—

TN average9 barns · 1,530 hd

207.65

−1.95

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	—	High	1,672	129.30	2,162	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	109.03	1,287	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,398	108.65	1,519	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	93.39	890	42

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	188.70/cwt	185.00–192.50	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	214.88/cwt	212.50–216.50	1,100	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	213.52/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,219	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	195.57/cwt	186.00–211.00	1,128	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	688	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,323	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	252.69/cwt	242.50–265.00	831	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	237.18/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,084	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	199.10/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,041	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	215.71/cwt	210.00–219.00	988	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	214.98/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	244.89/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,291	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	229.46/cwt	223.00–234.00	1,306	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	258.57/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,228	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	228.50/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,501	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	298	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	256.73/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,153	15
Steers	Small 1-2	—	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	218.98/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,384	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	255.68/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,327	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,648	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,469	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,401	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	464	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	215.66/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,253	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	234.40/cwt	222.00–236.75	1,081	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	81.99/cwt	79.00–84.00	725	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	97.48/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,370	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	117.53/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,393	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	103.09/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,123	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	93.73/cwt	87.00–98.00	880	30
Bulls	—	—	1,875	139.44/cwt	137.00–143.00	2,615	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	114.62/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,582	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	107.15/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,515	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	108.43/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,271	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	98.82/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,225	5
Bulls	—	—	1,373	117.87/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,618	6
Bulls	—	—	1,720	129.95/cwt	123.00–135.00	2,235	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,326	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,321	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,013	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,049	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	230.02/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,224	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	219.02/cwt	195.00–223.00	916	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	252.94/cwt	237.50–255.00	954	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	191.96/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,110	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,315	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	207.32/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,368	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	188.65/cwt	180.00–203.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	256	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	767	158.02/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	189.66/cwt	176.00–195.00	967	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	243.59/cwt	230.50–252.00	923	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	929	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	194.00/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,133	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	193.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,227	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	173.35/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,311	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,314	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	217.48/cwt	211.00–219.00	822	37

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 Jun 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 938Last week 584Year ago 634

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 140Year ago 213

Compare to the last sale from two weeks ago Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	180.00	180.00
2	—	360	185.00–192.50	188.70
1	—	685	151.00	151.00
5	—	425	180.00–203.00	188.65
3	—	767	154.00–160.00	158.02
11	—	510	176.00–195.00	189.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	512	212.50–216.50	214.88
22	—	571	211.00–216.00	213.52
16	—	675	196.00	196.00
22	—	379	230.50–252.00	243.59
1	—	710	190.00	190.00
10	—	410	226.50	226.50
15	—	644	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	138.00	138.00
13	—	317	217.00	217.00
33	—	523	195.00–205.00	199.10
84	—	458	210.00–219.00	215.71
14	—	685	192.00	192.00
6	—	256	200.00	200.00
51	—	584	185.00–196.00	194.00
22	—	633	190.00–200.00	193.84
11	—	756	172.00–175.00	173.35
5	—	853	153.75	153.75
37	—	378	211.00–219.00	217.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	197.00	197.00
8	—	577	186.00–211.00	195.57
5	—	333	220.00	220.00
2	—	448	230.00	230.00
2	—	298	210.00	210.00
2	—	488	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	210.00	210.00
11	—	329	242.50–265.00	252.69
7	—	457	236.00–240.00	237.18
1	—	825	180.00	180.00
7	—	265	237.50	237.50
3	—	685	214.00–217.00	214.98
26	—	527	244.00–245.00	244.89
25	—	569	223.00–234.00	229.46
15	—	449	256.00–257.00	256.73
14	—	632	206.00–220.00	218.98
2	—	385	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	230.00	230.00
21	—	475	254.00–261.00	258.57
10	—	657	228.00–229.00	228.50
18	—	519	253.00–259.00	255.68
10	—	828	199.00	199.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	769	191.00	191.00
5	—	747	187.50	187.50
5	—	898	149.50	149.50
41	—	581	208.00–220.00	215.66
38	—	461	222.00–236.75	234.40
8	—	636	208.50	208.50
5	—	957	138.00	138.00
13	—	421	240.50	240.50
21	—	532	224.00–231.00	230.02
24	—	377	237.50–255.00	252.94
28	—	660	198.00–210.00	207.32
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	507	207.00	207.00
7	—	418	195.00–223.00	219.02
8	—	578	190.00–201.00	191.96
1	—	600	184.00	184.00
2	—	688	188.00	188.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	884	79.00–84.00	81.99
6	—	1,089	99.00–107.00	103.09
30	—	939	87.00–98.00	93.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	97.00–98.00	97.48
5	—	1,380	114.00–116.00	114.62
5	—	1,414	104.00–110.00	107.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,185	114.00–123.00	117.53
42	—	1,172	102.00–113.00	108.43
5	—	1,240	90.00–101.00	98.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,875	137.00–143.00	139.44
6	—	1,373	112.00–121.00	117.87
12	—	1,720	123.00–135.00	129.95

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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