Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; 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 $211.15/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$211.15

224 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$13.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

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	556	212.17	1,180	207
Medium and Large 2-3	478	198.84	951	17thin

One grade step is worth $13.33/cwt here — about $229 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 sale224 hd

211.15

—

TN average10 barns · 2,916 hd

215.01

−3.86

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	1,631	131.14	2,138	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	107.25	1,580	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	103.59	1,249	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	88.28	910	27

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	573	229.46/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,315	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	222.81/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,056	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	187.25/cwt	187.25–187.25	1,466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	207.39/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	202.50/cwt	194.00–211.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	225.18/cwt	220.00–228.50	1,491	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,661	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	241.79/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,066	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	234.43/cwt	233.00–236.00	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	246.23/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,303	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	245.86/cwt	244.75–252.00	1,492	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	218.00/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,188	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	233.11/cwt	229.00–234.50	1,494	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,253	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	250.80/cwt	250.00–251.50	1,452	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,056	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	939	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	215.45/cwt	211.00–229.00	1,243	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	204.18/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,317	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	110.61/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,302	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	101.68/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,243	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	99.99/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,000	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	75.33/cwt	70.00–80.00	749	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	109.53/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,657	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	104.98/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,504	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	93.36/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,064	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,485	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	90.65/cwt	85.00–96.00	951	18
Bulls	—	—	1,652	132.41/cwt	126.00–135.00	2,187	15
Bulls	—	—	1,298	115.34/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,497	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,168	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,399	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	216.39/cwt	190.00–222.50	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	200.84/cwt	200.00–201.00	970	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,548	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	217.22/cwt	214.00–218.00	821	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	198.13/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	194.67/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	203.28/cwt	200.00–205.00	868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	194.97/cwt	190.00–200.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	211.19/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,227	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	217.82/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,137	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,343	13

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 619Year ago 825

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 172Year ago 218

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	573	226.00–239.00	229.46
1	—	275	232.50	232.50
13	—	662	220.00–228.50	225.18
6	—	921	193.00	193.00
6	—	441	235.00–245.00	241.79
6	—	333	233.00–236.00	234.43
1	—	850	213.00	213.00
1	—	705	208.00	208.00
13	—	529	246.00–249.00	246.23
8	—	641	229.00–234.50	233.11
2	—	810	215.50	215.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	194.00–211.00	202.50
2	—	623	201.00	201.00
1	—	470	210.00	210.00
4	—	545	200.00–224.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	692	240.00	240.00
3	—	737	230.00	230.00
4	—	534	253.00	253.00
26	—	607	244.75–252.00	245.86
5	—	482	260.00	260.00
11	—	579	250.00–251.50	250.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	190.00	190.00
5	—	539	190.00–200.00	198.13
2	—	455	200.00	200.00
6	—	427	200.00–205.00	203.28
2	—	373	190.00–200.00	194.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	474	220.00–224.00	222.81
7	—	783	187.25	187.25
1	—	610	207.00	207.00
2	—	278	210.00	210.00
20	—	378	214.00–218.00	217.22
6	—	705	194.00–195.00	194.67
2	—	325	201.00	201.00
57	—	581	210.00–216.00	211.19
4	—	816	147.00	147.00
30	—	522	210.00–219.00	217.82
13	—	652	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	207.00–208.00	207.39
1	—	820	182.00	182.00
10	—	730	212.00	212.00
6	—	600	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	446	221.00	221.00
22	—	461	229.00	229.00
15	—	377	249.00	249.00
1	—	730	184.00	184.00
20	—	577	211.00–229.00	215.45
18	—	645	190.00–205.00	204.18
17	—	519	225.00	225.00
7	—	777	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	186.00	186.00
5	—	388	190.00–222.50	216.39
6	—	483	200.00–201.00	200.84
1	—	705	169.00	169.00
3	—	580	185.00	185.00
1	—	525	207.00	207.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,177	108.00–114.00	110.61
26	—	1,222	97.00–107.00	101.68
2	—	1,140	92.00–95.00	93.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	99.00–101.00	99.99
6	—	994	70.00–80.00	75.33
18	—	1,049	85.00–96.00	90.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,513	108.00–113.00	109.53
11	—	1,433	102.00–107.00	104.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	140.00	140.00
15	—	1,652	126.00–135.00	132.41
2	—	1,298	109.00–121.00	115.34
1	—	1,685	126.00	126.00

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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