Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.21/cwt on 303 head.

Average price

$199.21

303 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$16.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.19

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	537	201.01	1,080	270
Medium and Large 2-3	552	184.49	1,018	33

One grade step is worth $16.53/cwt here — about $63 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 sale303 hd

199.21

—

TN average10 barns · 2,925 hd

213.40

−14.19

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	1,588	121.72	1,933	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	104.74	1,492	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	102.11	1,219	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	91.15	914	35

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	737	168.33/cwt	161.50–175.00	1,241	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	749	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,153	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,242	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,334	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	262.49/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,383	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	208.65/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,206	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	195.60/cwt	188.00–197.00	1,240	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	192.25/cwt	192.25–192.25	1,263	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	276.39/cwt	266.00–283.00	884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	220.12/cwt	213.50–225.50	1,457	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	265.18/cwt	243.00–268.00	1,209	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	240.61/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,393	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	676	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	213.05/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,553	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,455	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	225.54/cwt	209.00–227.50	1,297	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	226.78/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,182	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,129	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,476	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	102.88/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,441	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	102.32/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,172	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,331	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	112.18/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,426	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	112.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,673	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	91.25/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,190	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	104.28/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,001	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	90.47/cwt	84.00–96.00	912	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	81.63/cwt	80.00–83.00	804	2
Bulls	—	—	1,389	110.78/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,539	10
Bulls	—	—	1,788	132.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,375	5
Bulls	—	—	1,640	124.56/cwt	118.00–129.00	2,043	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	199.94/cwt	198.00–203.00	1,358	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	259.40/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,006	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	211.60/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,043	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	191.56/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,272	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	217.46/cwt	210.00–220.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	206.32/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,089	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	192.69/cwt	190.00–193.50	1,133	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,053	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	204.54/cwt	200.00–205.00	929	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	164.19/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	211.76/cwt	204.00–212.50	961	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	807	19

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 938Year ago 667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 238Last week 160Year ago 169

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	737	161.50–175.00	168.33
3	—	920	135.00	135.00
23	—	634	188.00–197.00	195.60
22	—	657	192.25	192.25
4	—	320	210.00–220.00	217.46
56	—	528	205.00–215.00	206.32
45	—	588	190.00–193.50	192.69
7	—	263	212.00	212.00
2	—	410	214.00	214.00
70	—	454	204.00–212.50	211.76
2	—	788	154.00	154.00
19	—	367	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	749	154.00	154.00
11	—	454	200.00–205.00	204.54
6	—	619	160.00–165.00	164.19
4	—	324	217.50	217.50
2	—	653	170.00	170.00
1	—	590	175.00	175.00
2	—	530	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	831	160.50	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	215.00	215.00
1	—	685	210.00	210.00
10	—	578	200.00–217.00	208.65
1	—	425	210.00	210.00
1	—	350	222.00	222.00
3	—	327	230.00	230.00
1	—	515	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	196.00	196.00
27	—	527	255.00–263.00	262.49
8	—	320	266.00–283.00	276.39
29	—	662	213.50–225.50	220.12
18	—	456	243.00–268.00	265.18
25	—	579	236.00–241.00	240.61
12	—	267	253.00	253.00
2	—	858	189.00	189.00
1	—	805	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	445	273.00	273.00
3	—	655	230.00	230.00
21	—	729	213.00–214.00	213.05
10	—	583	249.50	249.50
3	—	605	237.00	237.00
2	—	753	221.00	221.00
1	—	840	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	575	209.00–227.50	225.54
4	—	871	159.00	159.00
29	—	521	210.00–228.00	226.78
26	—	461	245.00	245.00
2	—	603	198.00	198.00
6	—	773	191.00	191.00
10	—	679	198.00–203.00	199.94
32	—	388	241.00–260.00	259.40
1	—	710	188.00	188.00
7	—	421	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	222.50	222.50
4	—	411	219.00	219.00
8	—	493	210.00–224.00	211.60
5	—	664	186.00–193.00	191.56
3	—	543	197.00	197.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,401	96.00–109.00	102.88
1	—	1,495	89.00	89.00
6	—	1,481	110.00–116.00	112.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,145	95.00–108.00	102.32
7	—	1,271	110.00–119.00	112.18
7	—	1,304	86.00–94.00	91.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	103.00–107.00	104.28
30	—	1,008	84.00–96.00	90.47
2	—	985	80.00–83.00	81.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,389	104.00–116.00	110.78
5	—	1,788	130.00–135.00	132.81
19	—	1,640	118.00–129.00	124.56

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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