Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.47/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$196.47

289 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$14.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.02

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	197.59	1,079	267
Medium and Large 2-3	506	182.79	925	22

One grade step is worth $14.80/cwt here — about $154 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 sale289 hd

196.47

—

TN average11 barns · 3,120 hd

212.48

−16.02

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	1,580	125.27	1,980	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	103.76	1,494	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	99.10	1,157	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	85.78	859	33

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	755	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	174.40/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	191.75/cwt	190.00–195.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	193.14/cwt	190.00–193.50	1,136	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	214.09/cwt	211.50–223.00	805	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	184.53/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,225	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	218.50/cwt	217.00–230.00	959	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	217.80/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	990	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	202.10/cwt	192.50–204.00	1,067	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	224.87/cwt	220.50–230.00	1,064	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,090	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	247.22/cwt	241.50–261.00	1,444	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	205.96/cwt	200.00–206.50	1,013	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	223.26/cwt	219.50–226.00	1,453	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	239.84/cwt	237.00–240.50	1,163	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	203.98/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,149	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	243.96/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,232	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	221.79/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,306	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	195.51/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,316	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,273	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	227.63/cwt	225.50–240.00	1,047	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,401	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,003	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	77.71/cwt	74.00–80.00	699	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	96.96/cwt	96.00–98.00	984	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	101.98/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,461	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	106.17/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,195	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	97.24/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,143	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	88.61/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,107	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	87.19/cwt	83.00–93.00	904	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	107.83/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,571	7
Bulls	—	—	1,773	133.80/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,372	7
Bulls	—	—	1,531	126.40/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,935	9
Bulls	—	—	1,399	111.29/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	912	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	208.26/cwt	197.50–212.00	964	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	909	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	194.60/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,125	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	235.36/cwt	214.00–238.00	1,236	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	199.52/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,337	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	201.87/cwt	197.50–202.00	1,310	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	208.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	654	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,213	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	182.98/cwt	180.00–185.00	939	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,113	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	192.48/cwt	190.00–193.00	874	6

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 755Year ago 512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 245Year ago 165

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	147.00	147.00
4	—	582	171.00–185.00	174.40
2	—	438	175.00	175.00
3	—	390	206.00	206.00
5	—	513	180.00–185.00	182.98
1	—	710	139.00	139.00
6	—	454	190.00–193.00	192.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	588	190.00–193.50	193.14
20	—	376	211.50–223.00	214.09
31	—	664	182.00–185.00	184.53
8	—	439	217.00–230.00	218.50
42	—	528	192.50–204.00	202.10
2	—	1,035	141.00	141.00
55	—	492	200.00–206.50	205.96
4	—	260	203.00	203.00
3	—	867	146.00	146.00
13	—	314	200.00–210.00	208.38
12	—	749	162.00	162.00
1	—	605	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	456	217.00	217.00
8	—	721	185.50	185.50
2	—	593	209.00	209.00
4	—	874	167.00	167.00
4	—	543	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	200.00	200.00
4	—	465	190.00–195.00	191.75
1	—	610	205.00	205.00
1	—	335	195.00	195.00
5	—	520	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	222.50	222.50
2	—	618	211.00–225.00	217.80
13	—	473	220.50–230.00	224.87
19	—	651	219.50–226.00	223.26
3	—	722	202.00–205.00	203.98
9	—	505	230.00–248.00	243.96
13	—	589	215.00–223.00	221.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	257.00	257.00
1	—	515	252.00	252.00
13	—	584	241.50–261.00	247.22
5	—	485	237.00–240.50	239.84
5	—	629	245.00	245.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	195.00–197.50	195.51
1	—	740	185.00	185.00
38	—	588	216.50	216.50
22	—	460	225.50–240.00	227.63
4	—	844	166.00	166.00
27	—	389	234.50	234.50
35	—	525	214.00–238.00	235.36
33	—	649	197.50–202.00	201.87
14	—	775	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	197.50–212.00	208.26
6	—	423	215.00	215.00
13	—	578	180.00–202.00	194.60
5	—	520	185.00–210.00	199.52
4	—	390	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	899	74.00–80.00	77.71
3	—	1,015	96.00–98.00	96.96
22	—	1,037	83.00–93.00	87.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,433	95.00–105.00	101.98
7	—	1,457	106.00–111.00	107.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,126	104.00–110.00	106.17
23	—	1,175	93.00–103.00	97.24
4	—	1,249	83.00–92.00	88.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,773	132.00–138.00	133.80
9	—	1,531	120.00–131.00	126.40
5	—	1,399	104.00–118.00	111.29

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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