Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.40/cwt on 366 head.

Average price

$226.40

366 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$22.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.57

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	520	228.52	1,188	312
Medium and Large 2-3	527	214.45	1,131	52
Small 1-2	480	206.00	989	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.52/cwt here — about $199 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 sale366 hd

226.40

—

TN average12 barns · 2,694 hd

228.97

−2.57

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	—	Low	1,837	129.05	2,371	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,392	112.70	1,568	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	111.31	1,348	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	97.09	1,027	25

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2	—	755	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	232.91/cwt	225.00–237.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	214.27/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,249	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	244.30/cwt	244.00–244.50	1,136	15
Steers	Small 1-2	—	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	230.74/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,223	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	222.02/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,463	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	252.28/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,493	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	245.73/cwt	242.50–249.00	1,297	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	226.67/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	225.06/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,152	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	242.13/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,584	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	272.23/cwt	271.00–274.00	1,279	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,403	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	236.89/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,391	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	255.89/cwt	250.00–259.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	253.49/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,174	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	225.35/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,715	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	258.24/cwt	245.00–260.00	976	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,477	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	123.33/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,711	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	111.46/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,518	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	113.18/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,336	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	100.05/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,248	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	82.01/cwt	76.00–88.00	838	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,508	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	123.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,531	4
Bulls	—	—	1,746	116.92/cwt	110.00–123.00	2,041	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	109.84/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,194	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	99.51/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,058	12
Bulls	—	—	1,918	139.49/cwt	137.00–142.00	2,675	6
Bulls	—	—	1,843	129.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,395	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	208.52/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,076	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,265	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	221.39/cwt	195.00–225.00	914	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,359	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	199.91/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,169	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	233.48/cwt	220.50–238.50	1,240	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	230.11/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,330	80
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	245.23/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,111	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,402	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,306	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,203	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	217.18/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,303	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	228.58/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,058	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	202.85/cwt	200.00–203.50	1,471	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,308	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	223.11/cwt	221.00–225.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,163	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	233.39/cwt	233.00–235.00	861	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,435	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	222.46/cwt	209.00–224.00	1,074	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	210.60/cwt	206.00–215.00	912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,348	3

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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 505Year ago 581

Slaughter CattleReceipts 216Last week 160Year ago 108

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	199.00	199.00
10	—	238	242.00	242.00
59	—	530	225.00–235.00	230.74
9	—	659	221.00–224.00	222.02
80	—	578	220.00–232.00	230.11
22	—	600	215.00–221.00	217.18
59	—	463	226.00–235.00	228.58
11	—	725	200.00–203.50	202.85
5	—	324	234.00	234.00
30	—	369	233.00–235.00	233.39
3	—	832	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	205.00	205.00
6	—	565	213.00	213.00
7	—	671	195.00	195.00
2	—	375	221.00–225.00	223.11
8	—	531	219.00	219.00
19	—	483	209.00–224.00	222.46
6	—	433	206.00–215.00	210.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	465	244.00–244.50	244.30
8	—	624	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	225.00–237.00	232.91
9	—	583	210.00–217.50	214.27
2	—	745	200.00	200.00
1	—	610	202.00	202.00
1	—	465	210.00	210.00
6	—	512	210.00–233.00	225.06
1	—	905	165.00	165.00
5	—	795	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	255.00	255.00
18	—	528	242.50–249.00	245.73
7	—	720	225.00–231.00	226.67
2	—	255	257.50	257.50
3	—	645	225.00	225.00
2	—	898	196.00	196.00
13	—	660	235.00	235.00
6	—	1,015	142.00	142.00
14	—	587	236.00–249.00	236.89
6	—	322	250.00–259.00	255.89
20	—	463	245.00–260.00	253.49
11	—	761	220.00–229.00	225.35
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	592	250.00–262.00	252.28
16	—	654	241.00–243.00	242.13
14	—	470	271.00–274.00	272.23
8	—	514	273.00	273.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	378	245.00–260.00	258.24
3	—	740	175.00	175.00
3	—	685	190.00	190.00
1	—	810	172.00	172.00
4	—	866	170.50	170.50
20	—	647	210.00	210.00
50	—	531	220.50–238.50	233.48
33	—	453	230.00–248.00	245.23
8	—	764	183.50	183.50
24	—	587	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	207.00–210.00	208.52
5	—	684	185.00	185.00
12	—	413	195.00–225.00	221.39
3	—	648	180.00	180.00
8	—	585	190.00–205.00	199.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,387	120.00–127.00	123.33
10	—	1,362	107.00–116.00	111.46
4	—	1,471	100.00–105.00	102.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,180	108.00–118.00	113.18
6	—	1,247	95.00–105.00	100.05
4	—	1,244	120.00–126.00	123.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,022	76.00–88.00	82.01
6	—	1,087	107.00–113.00	109.84
12	—	1,063	94.00–105.00	99.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,746	110.00–123.00	116.92
6	—	1,918	137.00–142.00	139.49
11	—	1,843	125.00–135.00	129.97

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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