Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 3.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower with lean cows being as much as 10.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.94/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$195.94

168 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$23.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.21

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	524	198.97	1,042	146
Medium and Large 2-3	451	175.83	792	22

One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about $250 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 sale168 hd

195.94

—

TN average13 barns · 2,201 hd

209.15

−13.21

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	—	Low	1,726	112.38	1,939	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,424	94.56	1,346	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,292	90.97	1,175	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	74.13	776	25

Every lot, as filed

59 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	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	186.13/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,094	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	146.00/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,263	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,375	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	205.96/cwt	204.00–209.50	1,188	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	226.65/cwt	220.00–230.00	746	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	173.53/cwt	165.00–180.00	791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	202.77/cwt	200.50–208.50	1,079	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	227.62/cwt	211.00–231.00	863	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	205.97/cwt	201.00–206.50	923	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	351	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	202.89/cwt	195.00–205.50	1,343	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	223.66/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,165	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	685	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	579	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	210.86/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	230.69/cwt	219.00–233.00	1,135	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	211.89/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,326	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	237.82/cwt	220.00–244.00	894	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	211.60/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,088	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,315	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	207.21/cwt	206.50–208.50	1,212	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,068	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	82.25/cwt	80.00–85.00	916	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	101.39/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,320	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	73.75/cwt	71.00–78.00	785	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	66.85/cwt	60.00–70.00	628	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	85.04/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,251	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	102.94/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,447	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	95.06/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,341	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	91.06/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,163	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	80.30/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,061	5
Bulls	—	—	1,496	104.22/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,559	9
Bulls	—	—	1,870	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,412	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	118.06/cwt	112.00–124.00	2,264	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,169	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	228.35/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,041	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,181	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	496	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,029	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	184.76/cwt	183.50–185.00	1,214	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,296	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 Oct 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 458Last week 677Year ago 614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 206Year ago 185

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	215.00	215.00
5	—	588	185.00–191.00	186.13
2	—	700	144.00	144.00
1	—	385	182.50	182.50
7	—	656	180.00	180.00
7	—	496	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	376	220.00–244.00	237.82
13	—	514	200.00–215.00	211.60
11	—	656	200.50	200.50
34	—	585	206.50–208.50	207.21
2	—	793	162.00	162.00
6	—	632	185.00	185.00
21	—	456	213.00–230.00	228.35
5	—	732	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	865	142.00–150.00	146.00
6	—	248	194.00	194.00
8	—	764	180.00	180.00
14	—	577	204.00–209.50	205.96
6	—	486	206.00	206.00
25	—	532	200.50–208.50	202.77
12	—	379	211.00–231.00	227.62
40	—	448	201.00–206.50	205.97
7	—	284	204.00	204.00
19	—	657	183.50–185.00	184.76
1	—	735	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
3	—	600	175.00	175.00
10	—	456	165.00–180.00	173.53
7	—	351	179.00	179.00
1	—	595	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	329	220.00–230.00	226.65
1	—	950	201.00	201.00
1	—	830	205.00	205.00
8	—	662	195.00–205.50	202.89
4	—	521	220.00–230.00	223.66
6	—	433	237.00	237.00
5	—	590	200.00–218.00	210.86
4	—	880	207.00	207.00
11	—	492	219.00–233.00	230.69
4	—	790	208.00	208.00
3	—	250	235.00	235.00
18	—	626	208.00–215.00	211.89
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	200.00	200.00
1	—	795	190.00	190.00
1	—	635	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,114	80.00–85.00	82.25
13	—	1,065	71.00–78.00	73.75
6	—	939	60.00–70.00	66.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,302	98.00–105.00	101.39
13	—	1,277	86.00–96.00	91.06
5	—	1,321	75.00–85.00	80.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	82.00–88.00	85.04
4	—	1,406	100.00–106.00	102.94
9	—	1,411	92.00–98.00	95.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,496	100.00–110.00	104.22
1	—	1,870	129.00	129.00
10	—	1,918	112.00–124.00	118.06

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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