Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 4.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.90/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$212.90

200 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$16.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.26

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	562	214.63	1,206	179
Medium and Large 2-3	467	198.15	926	21

One grade step is worth $16.48/cwt here — about $280 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 sale200 hd

212.90

—

TN average15 barns · 3,269 hd

223.16

−10.26

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	1,790	136.75	2,447	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	114.42	1,659	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	111.89	1,289	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	100.61	969	16

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,166	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	181.57/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,396	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	451	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	947	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	156.87/cwt	154.50–160.50	1,348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	223.97/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,324	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	246.20/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,288	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,496	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	839	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,884	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	236.31/cwt	235.00–241.50	1,593	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	238.82/cwt	230.00–240.50	1,385	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	247.42/cwt	246.00–248.50	1,665	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,079	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	216.17/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,262	20
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	643	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,125	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	98.94/cwt	95.00–104.00	959	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	110.52/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,277	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	82.18/cwt	79.00–85.00	767	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	114.00/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,099	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	121.29/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,785	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	113.14/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,639	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,451	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	121.68/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,376	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	100.60/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,185	4
Bulls	—	—	1,851	136.36/cwt	129.00–139.00	2,524	12
Bulls	—	—	1,799	141.84/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,552	7
Bulls	—	—	1,388	121.30/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	979	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	914	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	235.22/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,230	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	203.13/cwt	170.00–215.00	1,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	223.45/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,052	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	214.05/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,426	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	203.58/cwt	182.50–212.50	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	222.10/cwt	211.00–225.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	202.08/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,285	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	220.69/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,161	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	207.54/cwt	202.50–212.50	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	220.46/cwt	214.00–221.00	860	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 Aug 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 505Last week 438Year ago 449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 163Year ago 90

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 4.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	459	254.00	254.00
4	—	330	254.00	254.00
9	—	523	240.00–247.00	246.20
1	—	440	255.00	255.00
19	—	674	235.00–241.50	236.31
1	—	830	210.00	210.00
1	—	710	214.00	214.00
1	—	760	227.00	227.00
1	—	1,085	190.00	190.00
17	—	580	230.00–240.50	238.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	235.00	235.00
2	—	600	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	601	249.00	249.00
11	—	839	224.50	224.50
5	—	757	236.00	236.00
11	—	673	246.00–248.50	247.42
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	186.00	186.00
9	—	451	210.00	210.00
2	—	508	170.00	170.00
2	—	363	200.00	200.00
2	—	318	202.50–212.50	207.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	769	178.00–183.00	181.57
5	—	859	154.50–160.50	156.87
46	—	591	210.00–225.00	223.97
2	—	660	194.00	194.00
32	—	471	215.00–224.00	223.45
5	—	319	211.00–225.00	222.10
32	—	636	200.00–205.00	202.08
34	—	526	210.00–229.00	220.69
13	—	390	214.00–221.00	220.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	798	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	764	189.00	189.00
2	—	855	166.00	166.00
1	—	400	255.00	255.00
27	—	457	236.00	236.00
20	—	584	205.00–219.00	216.17
15	—	381	257.00	257.00
35	—	523	229.00–236.00	235.22
26	—	666	202.50–215.00	214.05
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	225.00	225.00
11	—	411	222.50	222.50
1	—	770	179.00	179.00
6	—	534	170.00–215.00	203.13
5	—	365	182.50–212.50	203.58
3	—	607	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	969	95.00–104.00	98.94
2	—	933	79.00–85.00	82.18
4	—	964	109.00–118.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,155	105.00–116.00	110.52
7	—	1,131	119.00–126.00	121.68
4	—	1,178	95.00–104.00	100.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	118.00–124.00	121.29
8	—	1,449	108.00–117.00	113.14
1	—	1,395	104.00	104.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,851	129.00–139.00	136.36
7	—	1,799	140.00–145.00	141.84
2	—	1,388	118.00–125.00	121.30

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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