Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.39/cwt on 414 head.

Average price

$214.39

414 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$23.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.82

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	581	215.79	1,254	389
Medium and Large 2-3	545	192.64	1,049	25

One grade step is worth $23.15/cwt here — about $205 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 sale414 hd

214.39

—

TN average11 barns · 3,037 hd

226.21

−11.82

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	—	High	1,785	126.56	2,259	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,386	109.74	1,521	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	109.40	1,352	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	99.43	1,110	19

Every lot, as filed

71 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 2-3	—	788	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	209.75/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,605	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	906	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	199.19/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,548	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	210.25/cwt	210.00–210.50	1,392	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	189.13/cwt	186.00–207.00	1,398	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	202.30/cwt	198.00–215.00	1,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	222.49/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,177	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	204.27/cwt	190.00–209.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	256.73/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,012	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	240.44/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,395	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,865	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	232.48/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,751	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	234.11/cwt	231.00–234.50	1,655	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,183	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	259.28/cwt	250.00–269.00	845	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	251.11/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,323	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	887	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,076	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	241.45/cwt	238.50–243.00	1,760	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	236.75/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,581	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	274.54/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,049	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	225.01/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,312	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	206.10/cwt	199.00–207.50	1,531	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,094	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,406	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	102.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,414	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	81.03/cwt	78.00–85.00	784	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	109.41/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,228	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	99.91/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,154	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	116.22/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,605	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	109.27/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,520	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	116.04/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,535	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	109.40/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,342	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	102.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,211	3
Bulls	—	—	1,814	137.15/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,488	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	127.02/cwt	122.00–132.00	2,324	11
Bulls	—	—	1,582	110.73/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	234.82/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,223	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	499	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,035	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	207.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	213.14/cwt	202.50–216.75	1,434	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,294	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,134	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	188.17/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,086	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	217.06/cwt	210.00–219.50	1,333	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	225.00/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,049	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	208.52/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,226	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	655	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 Sep 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,078Last week 1,009Year ago 948

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 243Year ago 87

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	217.00	217.00
4	—	603	198.00–215.00	202.30
4	—	462	190.00–209.00	204.27
3	—	525	225.00	225.00
1	—	745	189.00	189.00
2	—	685	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	434	250.00–260.00	256.73
18	—	580	228.00–244.00	240.44
9	—	884	211.00	211.00
2	—	618	241.00	241.00
23	—	753	229.00–234.00	232.48
9	—	707	231.00–234.50	234.11
13	—	464	255.00	255.00
4	—	243	277.00	277.00
16	—	326	250.00–269.00	259.28
34	—	527	245.00–254.00	251.11
72	—	668	235.00–244.00	236.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	887	234.00	234.00
28	—	729	238.50–243.00	241.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	765	207.00–212.00	209.75
3	—	570	220.00	220.00
5	—	724	211.00	211.00
4	—	615	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	384	236.00	236.00
22	—	777	198.00–200.00	199.19
68	—	662	210.00–210.50	210.25
5	—	916	171.00	171.00
20	—	739	186.00–207.00	189.13
68	—	529	216.00–223.00	222.49
55	—	443	228.50	228.50
16	—	614	210.00–219.50	217.06
12	—	466	224.00–226.00	225.00
2	—	830	159.00	159.00
55	—	588	200.00–215.00	208.52
14	—	320	240.00	240.00
3	—	245	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	645	191.00	191.00
9	—	577	185.00–192.00	188.17
5	—	467	212.00	212.00
5	—	507	180.00	180.00
1	—	330	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	382	250.00–277.00	274.54
33	—	583	210.00–226.00	225.01
24	—	743	199.00–207.50	206.10
5	—	456	240.00	240.00
10	—	907	155.00	155.00
60	—	521	225.00–236.00	234.82
56	—	673	202.50–216.75	213.14
44	—	445	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	499	207.50	207.50
1	—	770	181.00	181.00
1	—	355	247.50	247.50
2	—	620	186.00	186.00
3	—	723	165.00	165.00
5	—	529	200.00–210.00	207.96
10	—	660	196.00	196.00
8	—	577	196.50	196.50
5	—	413	232.50	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	100.00–105.00	102.64
4	—	1,381	114.00–119.00	116.22
10	—	1,391	107.00–112.00	109.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	78.00–85.00	81.03
5	—	1,122	107.00–114.00	109.41
11	—	1,155	95.00–105.00	99.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	114.00–118.00	116.04
10	—	1,227	107.00–112.00	109.40
3	—	1,178	100.00–105.00	102.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,814	134.00–140.00	137.15
11	—	1,830	122.00–132.00	127.02
3	—	1,582	105.00–115.00	110.73

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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