Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.95/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$197.95

309 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$14.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.18

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	532	200.41	1,065	256
Medium and Large 2-3	486	186.05	905	53

One grade step is worth $14.37/cwt here — about $161 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 sale309 hd

197.95

—

TN average9 barns · 2,074 hd

209.13

−11.18

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	1,718	125.03	2,147	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	101.30	1,414	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	97.30	1,224	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	83.54	863	35

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,710	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	580	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,291	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	183.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,220	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	194.32/cwt	186.00–195.00	694	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	182.28/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,043	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	189.05/cwt	180.00–191.00	843	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	224.17/cwt	221.00–225.00	845	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	198.81/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,163	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	189.32/cwt	188.00–189.50	1,371	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	187.42/cwt	180.00–190.00	920	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	218.99/cwt	206.00–222.50	1,150	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	201.69/cwt	183.00–209.00	827	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	187.08/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,042	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,284	109.76/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,409	4
Bulls	—	—	1,793	132.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,377	9
Bulls	—	—	1,793	124.55/cwt	118.00–129.00	2,233	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	87.39/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,078	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	95.34/cwt	94.00–96.00	999	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	106.50/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,412	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	75.68/cwt	70.00–80.00	761	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,495	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	99.31/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,350	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	107.65/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,579	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	87.69/cwt	82.00–93.00	922	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	96.78/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,203	27
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,365	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	992	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	230.98/cwt	213.00–233.50	1,072	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,481	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	245.14/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,140	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,246	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	190.21/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	249.49/cwt	237.50–256.00	773	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	231.02/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,372	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	215.05/cwt	196.00–226.50	1,052	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	580	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	214.50/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,441	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	240.18/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,254	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	221.78/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,417	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	185.25/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	161.07/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,179	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	202.57/cwt	198.00–209.00	1,068	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	200.39/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	209.01/cwt	205.00–213.00	966	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	194.54/cwt	188.00–198.50	1,233	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	645	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,315	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,152	5

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 769Year ago 611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 238Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 90Year ago 88

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	580	222.50	222.50
8	—	724	188.00–189.50	189.32
14	—	525	206.00–222.50	218.99
1	—	755	184.00	184.00
4	—	853	165.50	165.50
21	—	664	205.50	205.50
2	—	400	250.00	250.00
24	—	383	259.00	259.00
33	—	464	213.00–233.50	230.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	195.00	195.00
15	—	491	180.00–190.00	187.42
21	—	410	183.00–209.00	201.69
3	—	548	183.00	183.00
3	—	667	189.00	189.00
6	—	557	185.00–197.00	187.08
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	190.00	190.00
1	—	620	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	665	180.00–185.00	183.49
30	—	377	221.00–225.00	224.17
51	—	585	195.00–206.00	198.81
6	—	275	211.00	211.00
10	—	732	160.00–171.00	161.07
40	—	527	198.00–209.00	202.57
1	—	845	162.00	162.00
5	—	415	200.00	200.00
5	—	872	150.00	150.00
57	—	462	205.00–213.00	209.01
8	—	634	188.00–198.50	194.54
10	—	300	215.00	215.00
9	—	904	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	185.00	185.00
13	—	357	186.00–195.00	194.32
20	—	572	175.00–186.00	182.28
17	—	446	180.00–191.00	189.05
2	—	815	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	210.00	210.00
5	—	546	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	174.00	174.00
2	—	940	192.00	192.00
4	—	276	242.50	242.50
25	—	465	235.00–246.00	245.14
1	—	840	199.00	199.00
3	—	438	250.00	250.00
5	—	623	200.00	200.00
11	—	310	237.50–256.00	249.49
33	—	594	225.00–236.00	231.02
1	—	795	200.00	200.00
20	—	672	205.00–215.00	214.50
23	—	522	230.00–242.00	240.18
5	—	717	200.00–201.00	200.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	661	224.00	224.00
11	—	639	221.00–230.00	221.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	190.00–191.00	190.21
4	—	345	206.00	206.00
1	—	395	199.00	199.00
8	—	489	196.00–226.50	215.05
3	—	660	180.00–188.00	185.25
1	—	510	221.00	221.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,710.00	1,710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,284	103.00–116.00	109.76
9	—	1,793	130.00–138.00	132.55
14	—	1,793	118.00–129.00	124.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	84.00–89.00	87.39
8	—	1,326	105.00–109.00	106.50
27	—	1,243	90.00–101.00	96.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	94.00–96.00	95.34
14	—	1,006	70.00–80.00	75.68
18	—	1,052	82.00–93.00	87.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	92.00	92.00
24	—	1,359	94.00–104.00	99.31
9	—	1,467	105.00–111.00	107.65

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

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