Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 8.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower, with 600-700 lbs. heifers being as much as 10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.28/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$215.28

174 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$8.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.79

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	515	216.37	1,115	152
Medium and Large 2-3	503	207.71	1,044	22

One grade step is worth $8.66/cwt here — about $70 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 sale174 hd

215.28

—

TN average10 barns · 1,514 hd

219.06

−3.79

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	1,691	131.47	2,223	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	111.46	1,615	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	108.70	1,345	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	95.63	993	19

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1-2Value Added	—	612	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	227.05/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,299	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,019	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	983	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	231.02/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,474	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	249.37/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,294	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,391	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	219.40/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	242.62/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,123	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	237.08/cwt	229.00–240.00	737	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	240.00/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,406	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,386	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	204.34/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,293	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	211.19/cwt	208.50–220.00	1,210	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	109.52/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,589	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	101.08/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,545	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	120.25/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,698	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	97.79/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,269	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	118.35/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,457	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	81.93/cwt	75.00–88.00	836	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	105.49/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,117	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	97.02/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,006	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	106.61/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,307	12
Bulls	—	—	1,691	131.61/cwt	127.00–136.00	2,226	11
Bulls	—	—	1,828	139.93/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,558	6
Bulls	—	—	1,587	124.94/cwt	112.00–139.00	1,983	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	190.02/cwt	185.00–192.50	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	224.78/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,027	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,335	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	237.10/cwt	230.00–238.00	906	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	968	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	223.33/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,164	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	666	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,238	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	222.57/cwt	210.00–224.00	875	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	204.39/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,165	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	193.72/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,286	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 512Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 180Year ago 93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	225.00	225.00
2	—	655	218.00	218.00
6	—	754	184.50	184.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	572	222.50–230.00	227.05
13	—	455	224.00	224.00
7	—	444	221.50	221.50
3	—	253	210.00	210.00
1	—	620	200.00	200.00
55	—	521	219.00–231.00	223.33
10	—	329	202.50	202.50
4	—	740	163.00	163.00
18	—	393	210.00–224.00	222.57
12	—	664	190.00–195.00	193.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	205.00	205.00
7	—	448	216.00	216.00
12	—	570	201.00–206.00	204.39
1	—	470	210.00	210.00
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	220.00	220.00
1	—	700	200.00	200.00
4	—	566	200.00–226.00	219.40
3	—	308	220.00	220.00
2	—	770	192.00	192.00
3	—	528	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	638	225.00–234.00	231.02
8	—	519	249.00–250.00	249.37
1	—	710	225.00	225.00
1	—	665	229.00	229.00
1	—	280	221.00	221.00
12	—	463	231.00–245.00	242.62
11	—	311	229.00–240.00	237.08
18	—	586	233.00–247.00	240.00
1	—	790	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	753	184.00	184.00
14	—	530	220.00	220.00
4	—	431	227.50	227.50
9	—	633	190.00–211.00	204.34
1	—	725	180.00	180.00
21	—	573	208.50–220.00	211.19
15	—	457	220.00–226.00	224.78
6	—	853	156.50	156.50
18	—	382	230.00–238.00	237.10
6	—	669	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	192.50	192.50
3	—	508	185.00–192.50	190.02
5	—	462	217.50	217.50
1	—	425	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,451	104.00–115.00	109.52
2	—	1,528	100.00–102.00	101.08
5	—	1,412	117.00–123.00	120.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	95.00–100.00	97.79
6	—	1,231	115.00–124.00	118.35
12	—	1,226	102.00–112.00	106.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,020	75.00–88.00	81.93
4	—	1,059	104.00–107.00	105.49
11	—	1,037	92.00–102.00	97.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,691	127.00–136.00	131.61
6	—	1,828	138.00–142.00	139.93
8	—	1,587	112.00–139.00	124.94

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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