Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Labor Day Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.52/cwt on 412 head.

Average price

$220.52

412 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$22.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.92

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	547	221.60	1,212	392
Medium and Large 2-3	483	199.42	964	20

One grade step is worth $22.18/cwt here — about $249 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 sale412 hd

220.52

—

TN average10 barns · 1,522 hd

225.44

−4.92

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	1,890	123.89	2,342	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	113.59	1,388	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	111.89	1,566	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	95.68	1,042	19

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	915	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	208.67/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,379	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	228.59/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,036	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	210.21/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,263	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	191.91/cwt	185.00–210.00	894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	233.46/cwt	231.50–236.50	1,314	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,517	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,187	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	208.50/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,374	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	250.02/cwt	238.00–251.00	1,295	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	238.99/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,393	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	229.40/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,523	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	227.96/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,332	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	235.88/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	288.45/cwt	267.00–292.00	958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	256.77/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,220	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	248.04/cwt	246.50–250.00	1,642	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	252.98/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,407	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	292.15/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,142	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	229.73/cwt	221.50–233.00	1,190	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	194.61/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,473	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	221.54/cwt	215.00–223.50	1,309	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	119.50/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,685	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	111.29/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,547	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	110.83/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,337	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	103.38/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,275	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	97.15/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,067	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	78.79/cwt	75.00–82.00	749	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	108.54/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,304	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	103.97/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,479	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	125.77/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,575	5
Bulls	—	—	1,892	126.06/cwt	122.00–130.00	2,385	9
Bulls	—	—	1,843	112.28/cwt	109.00–116.00	2,069	5
Bulls	—	—	1,946	133.54/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	207.32/cwt	200.50–210.00	1,381	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	191.67/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,206	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	206.15/cwt	190.00–255.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	197.15/cwt	188.00–201.00	1,035	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	189.46/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,266	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	206.43/cwt	200.00–207.50	857	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	191.69/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,104	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	255.02/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,176	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	228.99/cwt	225.00–230.00	861	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	221.51/cwt	220.00–235.00	972	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	544	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,121	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	193.81/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,442	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	236.73/cwt	236.00–237.50	753	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	222.68/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,198	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,278	41

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 Sep 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,009Last week 178Year ago 858

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 141Year ago 186

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Labor Day Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	175.00	175.00
1	—	720	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	391	284.00–300.00	292.15
29	—	518	221.50–233.00	229.73
13	—	757	190.00–195.00	194.61
39	—	591	215.00–223.50	221.54
4	—	866	164.00	164.00
36	—	666	200.50–210.00	207.32
37	—	461	240.00–258.00	255.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	629	190.00–192.00	191.67
4	—	377	190.00–255.00	206.15
2	—	473	227.00	227.00
10	—	525	188.00–201.00	197.15
9	—	668	180.00–194.00	189.46
15	—	415	200.00–207.50	206.43
13	—	576	187.50–195.00	191.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	158.00	158.00
53	—	661	201.00–211.00	208.67
48	—	453	228.00–235.00	228.59
1	—	255	252.50	252.50
12	—	601	210.00–212.50	210.21
24	—	376	225.00–230.00	228.99
19	—	439	220.00–235.00	221.51
10	—	744	192.00–195.00	193.81
10	—	318	236.00–237.50	236.73
4	—	890	175.00	175.00
98	—	538	215.00–227.50	222.68
41	—	581	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	185.00–210.00	191.91
7	—	544	206.00	206.00
2	—	375	200.00	200.00
2	—	305	220.00	220.00
1	—	600	185.00	185.00
2	—	550	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	563	231.50–236.50	233.46
12	—	667	227.50	227.50
5	—	637	221.00	221.00
4	—	514	231.00	231.00
4	—	455	242.00	242.00
4	—	423	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	202.00	202.00
1	—	755	237.00	237.00
6	—	648	243.00	243.00
2	—	253	260.00	260.00
49	—	518	238.00–251.00	250.02
43	—	583	235.00–248.00	238.99
26	—	664	228.00–237.00	229.40
8	—	733	235.00–236.00	235.88
7	—	332	267.00–292.00	288.45
9	—	475	250.00–260.00	256.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	227.50	227.50
2	—	530	200.00–217.00	208.50
7	—	498	235.00	235.00
4	—	689	203.00	203.00
3	—	568	222.00–231.00	227.96
2	—	643	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	543	253.00	253.00
11	—	495	269.00	269.00
34	—	662	246.50–250.00	248.04
23	—	556	251.00–254.00	252.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	117.00–122.00	119.50
11	—	1,390	108.00–115.00	111.29
3	—	1,423	102.00–106.00	103.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,206	107.00–115.00	110.83
3	—	1,233	102.00–105.00	103.38
5	—	1,252	123.00–129.00	125.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,098	92.00–102.00	97.15
4	—	951	75.00–82.00	78.79
4	—	1,201	105.00–112.00	108.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,892	122.00–130.00	126.06
5	—	1,843	109.00–116.00	112.28
4	—	1,946	132.00–135.00	133.54

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