Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.39/cwt on 383 head.

Average price

$214.39

383 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

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

$49.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.19

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	549	214.95	1,179	370
Medium and Large 2-3	412	201.25	829	12thin
Small 1-2	480	165.00	792	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.95/cwt here — about $387 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 sale383 hd

214.39

—

TN average13 barns · 3,196 hd

221.58

−7.19

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	1,793	121.95	2,187	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	104.45	1,478	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	100.06	1,245	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	87.04	934	22

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	664	198.68/cwt	192.00–204.00	1,319	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	745	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,017	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,399	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	224.88/cwt	224.50–225.00	1,289	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,131	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	205.95/cwt	205.00–210.50	1,186	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	222.82/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,620	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	783	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	260.69/cwt	249.00–262.00	1,502	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	256	259.09/cwt	252.50–260.00	663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,195	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	240.84/cwt	230.00–241.50	1,368	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,107	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	226.76/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,508	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	229.40/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,216	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,649	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	198.77/cwt	198.00–199.00	1,525	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	236.02/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,069	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	256.88/cwt	241.00–258.00	981	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,454	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	215.90/cwt	205.50–221.50	1,149	23
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	75.28/cwt	70.00–80.00	762	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	92.03/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,139	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	100.10/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,233	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	99.02/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,166	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	89.70/cwt	85.00–95.00	966	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	105.01/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,465	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	96.51/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,437	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,567	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	107.96/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,400	3
Bulls	—	—	1,943	133.31/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,590	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	110.73/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,750	6
Bulls	—	—	1,869	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,336	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	193.85/cwt	191.00–195.00	989	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	190.00/cwt	187.50–205.00	811	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	195.83/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,377	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	200.33/cwt	200.00–201.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	205.50/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,188	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	230.43/cwt	222.50–234.00	866	19
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	210.87/cwt	199.00–214.50	1,375	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,390	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	189.92/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,405	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	222.45/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,030	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	214.56/cwt	198.50–217.25	1,120	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	206.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,192	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	923	5

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,082Last week 1,078Year ago 874

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 215Year ago 142

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	664	192.00–204.00	198.68
12	—	299	249.00	249.00
1	—	760	180.00	180.00
7	—	247	257.50	257.50
19	—	376	222.50–234.00	230.43
7	—	869	160.00	160.00
22	—	740	186.00–191.00	189.92
62	—	463	215.00–225.00	222.45
3	—	429	222.00	222.00
55	—	522	198.50–217.25	214.56
47	—	576	200.00–210.00	206.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	636	220.00	220.00
50	—	573	224.50–225.00	224.88
20	—	514	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	220.00	220.00
3	—	350	195.00	195.00
1	—	515	180.00	180.00
1	—	435	205.00	205.00
5	—	459	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	245.00	245.00
106	—	576	249.00–262.00	260.69
29	—	477	250.50	250.50
81	—	653	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	218.00	218.00
2	—	888	219.00	219.00
12	—	727	215.00–226.00	222.82
10	—	307	255.00	255.00
9	—	256	252.50–260.00	259.09
3	—	437	241.00	241.00
17	—	568	230.00–241.50	240.84
10	—	451	245.50	245.50
20	—	665	223.00–236.00	226.76
17	—	530	229.00–230.00	229.40
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	205.00	205.00
6	—	576	205.00–210.50	205.95
3	—	710	204.00	204.00
2	—	475	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	767	198.00–199.00	198.77
33	—	453	225.00–238.00	236.02
29	—	382	241.00–258.00	256.88
19	—	711	204.50	204.50
23	—	532	205.50–221.50	215.90
23	—	578	200.00–207.00	205.50
30	—	652	199.00–214.50	210.87
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	510	191.00–195.00	193.85
12	—	427	187.50–205.00	190.00
6	—	703	195.00–196.00	195.83
3	—	480	200.00–201.00	200.33
4	—	664	193.00	193.00
3	—	580	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,012	70.00–80.00	75.28
3	—	1,178	98.00–100.00	99.02
13	—	1,077	85.00–95.00	89.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	90.00–94.00	92.03
11	—	1,232	95.00–105.00	100.10
3	—	1,297	106.00–110.00	107.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,395	100.00–110.00	105.01
4	—	1,489	95.00–98.00	96.51
3	—	1,387	112.00–114.00	112.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,943	132.00–135.00	133.31
6	—	1,580	105.00–116.00	110.73
11	—	1,869	120.00–130.00	124.98

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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