Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week are on a light test due to light offerings this week. Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-12.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.85/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$203.85

71 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$12.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.15

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	205.91	1,060	59
Medium and Large 2-3	501	193.74	971	12thin

One grade step is worth $12.17/cwt here — about $89 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 sale71 hd

203.85

—

TN average13 barns · 1,949 hd

219.01

−15.15

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	1,791	130.09	2,330	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,381	108.71	1,501	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	108.32	1,342	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	92.83	998	20

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2-3	—	480	201.43/cwt	200.00–205.00	967	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	207.86/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,154	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	212.42/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,094	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	217.82/cwt	215.00–219.00	982	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	208.76/cwt	207.50–210.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	227.38/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,391	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,335	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,195	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	355	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	737	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	117.62/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,606	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	117.05/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,484	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	103.39/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,148	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	95.11/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,061	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	83.36/cwt	78.00–88.00	819	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	108.14/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,501	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	97.41/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,206	3
Bulls	—	—	1,808	130.44/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,358	9
Bulls	—	—	1,553	120.08/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,865	3
Bulls	—	—	1,977	139.04/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,749	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	98.45/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,342	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	107.41/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,318	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	228.91/cwt	211.00–231.00	1,048	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,211	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	187.49/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,278	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	194.93/cwt	185.00–205.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,162	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 Aug 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 504Year ago 708

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 182Year ago 125

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	200.00–205.00	201.43
3	—	632	175.00	175.00
2	—	378	185.00–205.00	194.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	555	201.00–212.00	207.86
7	—	515	212.00–215.00	212.42
1	—	755	170.00	170.00
17	—	451	215.00–219.00	217.82
2	—	303	207.50–210.00	208.76
3	—	217	202.50	202.50
5	—	381	210.00	210.00
13	—	662	193.00	193.00
2	—	628	205.00	205.00
1	—	880	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	215.00	215.00
1	—	475	202.50	202.50
2	—	503	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	242.00	242.00
3	—	282	233.00	233.00
1	—	780	224.00	224.00
1	—	840	216.00	216.00
5	—	668	225.00–228.00	227.38
5	—	592	235.00	235.00
1	—	730	210.00	210.00
1	—	475	243.00	243.00
1	—	245	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	134.00	134.00
7	—	661	202.00	202.00
5	—	390	235.00	235.00
4	—	569	210.00	210.00
10	—	458	211.00–231.00	228.91
9	—	529	229.00	229.00
3	—	750	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	185.00	185.00
1	—	355	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	498	210.00	210.00
2	—	515	199.00	199.00
2	—	573	185.00–190.00	187.49
2	—	428	222.50	222.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	116.00–119.00	117.62
11	—	1,388	103.00–113.00	108.14
2	—	1,363	97.00–100.00	98.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,268	115.00–119.00	117.05
3	—	1,238	95.00–100.00	97.41
12	—	1,227	102.00–113.00	107.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	102.00–105.00	103.39
11	—	1,116	90.00–100.00	95.11
6	—	983	78.00–88.00	83.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,808	125.00–135.00	130.44
3	—	1,553	118.00–122.00	120.08
3	—	1,977	137.00–141.00	139.04

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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