Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 8.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 7.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.17/cwt on 295 head.

Average price

$194.17

295 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$20.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.20

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	536	195.42	1,048	275
Medium and Large 2-3	474	177.50	841	16thin
Small 1-2	588	175.00	1,029	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.42/cwt here — about $19 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 sale295 hd

194.17

—

TN average11 barns · 2,354 hd

214.37

−20.20

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	1,798	119.54	2,150	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	93.43	1,310	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	92.37	1,160	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,124	77.24	868	23

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	—	378	207.79/cwt	200.00–210.00	785	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	189.75/cwt	185.50–191.00	1,256	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	200.56/cwt	191.50–201.50	1,181	52
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	194.26/cwt	190.00–195.00	892	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	864	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	198.20/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	230.21/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,206	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	223.34/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,429	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	239.80/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,101	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	204.52/cwt	200.00–210.00	640	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	226.63/cwt	225.00–233.50	1,312	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	216.31/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	215.43/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,458	7
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,302	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	230.35/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,025	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	215.10/cwt	200.50–218.50	1,254	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	184.98/cwt	164.00–188.00	1,426	24
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	89.91/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,046	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	80.97/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,041	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	102.80/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,315	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	92.81/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,142	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	65.20/cwt	60.00–70.00	679	6
Bulls	—	—	1,906	122.91/cwt	118.00–128.00	2,343	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	76.89/cwt	72.00–82.00	883	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	93.52/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,301	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	82.57/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,182	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	104.02/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,465	4
Bulls	—	—	1,523	107.11/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,631	6
Bulls	—	—	1,955	132.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	221.61/cwt	215.50–223.50	1,166	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	188.54/cwt	180.00–200.00	716	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	169.20/cwt	167.50–172.50	971	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	183.54/cwt	175.00–200.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	184.65/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,283	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	567	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	878	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,348	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	199.05/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,047	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,282	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	451	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	812	4

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 775Last week 1,082Year ago 739

Slaughter CattleReceipts 241Last week 153Year ago 190

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 8.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 7.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	378	200.00–210.00	207.79
3	—	900	140.00	140.00
31	—	662	185.50–191.00	189.75
52	—	589	191.50–201.50	200.56
3	—	742	159.00	159.00
69	—	459	190.00–195.00	194.26
9	—	443	195.00	195.00
3	—	855	160.00	160.00
9	—	313	200.00–210.00	204.52
62	—	526	191.00–201.00	199.05
2	—	245	202.50	202.50
7	—	763	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	175.00	175.00
5	—	573	175.00	175.00
1	—	530	180.00	180.00
3	—	380	180.00	180.00
4	—	451	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	175.00	175.00
3	—	567	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	185.00	185.00
6	—	728	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	192.50–200.00	198.20
3	—	664	190.00	190.00
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
2	—	730	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	524	225.00–232.00	230.21
17	—	640	215.00–225.00	223.34
1	—	755	220.00	220.00
37	—	459	225.00–243.00	239.80
25	—	579	225.00–233.50	226.63
1	—	1,130	170.00	170.00
7	—	741	210.00–218.00	216.31
7	—	677	215.00–216.00	215.43
10	—	312	235.00	235.00
3	—	813	210.00	210.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	253	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	659	197.50	197.50
27	—	445	210.00–235.00	230.35
51	—	583	200.50–218.50	215.10
24	—	771	164.00–188.00	184.98
2	—	700	170.00	170.00
38	—	526	215.50–223.50	221.61
13	—	390	225.00	225.00
7	—	914	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	170.00	170.00
1	—	580	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	380	180.00–200.00	188.54
1	—	735	150.00	150.00
6	—	574	167.50–172.50	169.20
3	—	405	175.00–200.00	183.54
7	—	695	182.50–185.00	184.65
3	—	493	175.00	175.00
3	—	515	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,163	85.00–95.00	89.91
6	—	1,041	60.00–70.00	65.20
11	—	1,148	72.00–82.00	76.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,286	77.00–85.00	80.97
5	—	1,279	100.00–105.00	102.80
11	—	1,231	87.00–98.00	92.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,391	88.00–99.00	93.52
4	—	1,431	79.00–86.00	82.57
4	—	1,408	101.00–107.00	104.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,906	118.00–128.00	122.91
6	—	1,523	100.00–114.00	107.11
3	—	1,955	130.00–134.00	132.03

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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