Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher on Boner and Lean Cows, 2.00 lower on Breaker Cows; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.09/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$191.09

182 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$43.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.65

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	573	193.27	1,108	161
Medium and Large 2-3	534	175.56	938	20
Small 1-2	580	150.00	870	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.27/cwt here — about $238 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 sale182 hd

191.09

—

TN average15 barns · 2,684 hd

213.74

−22.65

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	1,783	115.72	2,063	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	96.03	1,188	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	92.05	1,296	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	80.59	902	20

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	235	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	199.53/cwt	195.00–200.00	914	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,207	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	190.34/cwt	187.00–191.00	1,123	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	222.20/cwt	203.00–225.50	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	915	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	226.98/cwt	220.00–245.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,603	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	233.81/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,342	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	220.28/cwt	210.00–226.50	1,458	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	227.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,192	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,102	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	183.84/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,151	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,022	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,136	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	237.18/cwt	230.00–238.00	911	18
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	914	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	101.04/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,415	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	91.33/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,279	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	84.60/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,101	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	104.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,323	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	69.34/cwt	65.00–73.00	733	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	91.15/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,089	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	81.87/cwt	78.00–86.00	917	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	82.59/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,189	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	95.52/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,150	11
Bulls	—	—	1,837	119.43/cwt	114.00–125.00	2,194	12
Bulls	—	—	1,653	106.83/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,232	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	166.08/cwt	150.00–181.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	181.71/cwt	175.00–195.00	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	186.36/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,094	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	182.15/cwt	181.00–185.00	880	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	193.99/cwt	189.00–207.50	735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,304	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	188.09/cwt	176.00–190.50	1,441	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,073	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	224.75/cwt	213.00–227.00	850	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	174.20/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,319	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	444	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	169.13/cwt	160.00–171.00	978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	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 Oct 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 461Last week 775Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 241Year ago 168

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	221.00	221.00
33	—	458	195.00–200.00	199.53
30	—	678	178.00	178.00
1	—	700	193.00	193.00
27	—	590	187.00–191.00	190.34
7	—	306	203.00–225.50	222.20
4	—	985	128.00	128.00
4	—	894	151.00	151.00
20	—	521	206.00	206.00
12	—	378	213.00–227.00	224.75
10	—	757	174.00–175.00	174.20
1	—	635	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	169.00	169.00
5	—	612	168.50	168.50
7	—	444	188.00	188.00
6	—	578	160.00–171.00	169.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	205.00	205.00
4	—	751	200.00	200.00
1	—	810	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	240	230.00	230.00
7	—	307	220.00–245.00	226.98
5	—	756	212.00	212.00
2	—	728	227.50	227.50
9	—	574	220.00–236.00	233.81
8	—	662	210.00–226.50	220.28
7	—	525	220.00–230.00	227.03
3	—	445	225.00	225.00
7	—	479	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	203.00	203.00
1	—	475	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	223.00	223.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	180.00–190.00	183.84
3	—	442	220.00	220.00
17	—	452	226.00	226.00
15	—	515	220.50	220.50
18	—	384	230.00–238.00	237.18
26	—	573	215.00	215.00
5	—	904	141.00	141.00
19	—	662	197.00	197.00
18	—	766	176.00–190.50	188.09
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	150.00–181.00	166.08
3	—	527	175.00–195.00	181.71
1	—	740	150.00	150.00
8	—	587	175.00–190.00	186.36
7	—	483	181.00–185.00	182.15
5	—	379	189.00–207.50	193.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,400	97.00–105.00	101.04
10	—	1,400	88.00–95.00	91.33
4	—	1,440	80.00–85.00	82.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	82.00–87.00	84.60
5	—	1,272	100.00–108.00	104.00
11	—	1,204	93.00–99.00	95.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,057	65.00–73.00	69.34
4	—	1,195	88.00–95.00	91.15
11	—	1,120	78.00–86.00	81.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,837	114.00–125.00	119.43
5	—	1,653	101.00–112.00	106.83

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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