Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Independence Day Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.51/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$203.51

264 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$22.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	534	205.58	1,097	240
Medium and Large 2-3	546	182.80	998	24

One grade step is worth $22.78/cwt here — about $100 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 sale264 hd

203.51

—

TN average1 barns · 264 hd

203.51

+0.00

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	1,555	128.44	1,997	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	108.00	1,559	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	104.27	1,255	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,025	92.00	943	34

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2	—	583	240.36/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,401	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	244.71/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,140	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	241.82/cwt	231.00–243.00	955	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	200.08/cwt	185.00–212.50	1,016	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	162.19/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,156	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	235.85/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,099	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	211.51/cwt	206.00–214.00	973	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	168.72/cwt	165.00–177.50	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	848	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	187.65/cwt	180.00–188.50	1,195	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	211.42/cwt	210.00–213.00	594	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	215.75/cwt	213.00–217.00	939	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	161.68/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	233.96/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,549	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	203.39/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	239.22/cwt	232.50–242.50	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	190.54/cwt	181.00–193.00	1,258	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	206.33/cwt	200.00–207.50	914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	210.38/cwt	201.00–212.50	1,218	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,145	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	203.35/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	240.30/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,250	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	220.38/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,556	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,300	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	223.22/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,165	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,412	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	101.29/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,086	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	92.29/cwt	85.00–97.00	966	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	82.19/cwt	78.00–84.00	771	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	111.46/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,365	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	103.76/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,250	31
Bulls	—	—	1,579	128.62/cwt	124.00–134.00	2,031	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	112.90/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,638	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	104.86/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,509	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	93.74/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,086	6
Bulls	—	—	1,341	116.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,569	9
Bulls	—	—	1,714	138.51/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,374	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,386	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,218	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	183.04/cwt	165.00–186.00	1,074	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	185.38/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,073	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	234.13/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,477	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	152.09/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	210.69/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,146	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 Jul 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 706Year ago 931

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 174Year ago 272

No trends this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Independence Day Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	237.00–241.00	240.36
14	—	466	241.00–245.00	244.71
26	—	662	232.50–235.00	233.96
3	—	735	200.00–205.00	203.39
6	—	308	232.50–242.50	239.22
3	—	760	200.00–210.00	203.35
14	—	520	236.00–243.00	240.30
1	—	1,045	180.00	180.00
18	—	631	232.00–235.00	234.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	197.00	197.00
2	—	535	216.00	216.00
2	—	300	195.00	195.00
2	—	623	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	458	250.00	250.00
5	—	564	248.00	248.00
4	—	765	215.00	215.00
13	—	706	219.00–225.00	220.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	395	231.00–243.00	241.82
4	—	744	188.00	188.00
20	—	466	235.00–236.00	235.85
13	—	575	226.00	226.00
2	—	643	194.50	194.50
21	—	522	216.00–226.00	223.22
3	—	808	162.00	162.00
3	—	755	187.00	187.00
21	—	657	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	160.00	160.00
6	—	508	185.00–212.50	200.08
6	—	713	160.00–173.00	162.19
3	—	450	206.00	206.00
3	—	358	225.00	225.00
4	—	421	197.50	197.50
12	—	579	170.00–190.00	185.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	460	206.00–214.00	211.51
23	—	391	217.00	217.00
1	—	320	212.00	212.00
10	—	637	180.00–188.50	187.65
9	—	281	210.00–213.00	211.42
13	—	435	213.00–217.00	215.75
38	—	660	181.00–193.00	190.54
48	—	579	201.00–212.50	210.38
4	—	761	160.00	160.00
4	—	713	170.00	170.00
2	—	820	147.00–157.00	152.09
38	—	544	195.00–212.00	210.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	165.00–177.50	168.72
3	—	630	160.00–165.00	161.68
1	—	350	180.00	180.00
3	—	665	176.00	176.00
6	—	443	200.00–207.50	206.33
7	—	587	165.00–186.00	183.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,072	99.00–106.00	101.29
16	—	1,047	85.00–97.00	92.29
9	—	938	78.00–84.00	82.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,225	109.00–116.00	111.46
31	—	1,205	98.00–108.00	103.76
6	—	1,158	92.00–96.00	93.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,451	109.00–118.00	112.90
25	—	1,439	98.00–108.00	104.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,579	124.00–134.00	128.62
9	—	1,341	114.00–120.00	116.98
10	—	1,714	136.00–141.00	138.51

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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