Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady with lean cows being 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.22/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$199.22

215 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$22.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.41

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	201.37	1,079	194
Medium and Large 2-3	533	179.33	956	21

One grade step is worth $22.04/cwt here — about $123 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 sale215 hd

199.22

—

TN average11 barns · 2,421 hd

207.63

−8.41

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	1,777	112.72	2,002	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	95.06	1,476	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	92.19	1,148	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	72.79	763	43

Every lot, as filed

63 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	Small 1-2	—	655	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	213.04/cwt	200.00–215.00	822	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	180.22/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,065	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	181.75/cwt	176.00–187.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	173.20/cwt	170.00–180.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	176.64/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,309	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	198.78/cwt	194.00–201.00	1,318	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	221.62/cwt	214.00–224.50	1,443	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	222.30/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,267	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,581	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,286	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	241.04/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,135	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,167	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	239	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	212.57/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	233.58/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,042	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	215.36/cwt	205.00–219.50	978	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	203.36/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,184	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	102.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,586	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	94.56/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,502	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	76.87/cwt	72.00–82.00	793	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,054	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	80.18/cwt	77.00–83.00	977	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	108.29/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,327	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	66.90/cwt	57.00–71.00	717	19
Bulls	—	—	1,743	106.15/cwt	94.00–111.00	1,850	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	90.96/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,146	10
Bulls	—	—	1,670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,071	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	118.10/cwt	114.00–122.00	2,179	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	181.57/cwt	175.00–193.00	1,148	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	209.14/cwt	180.00–215.00	916	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	206.70/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,069	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,223	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	200.30/cwt	190.00–210.00	921	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	183.48/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	909	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	177.85/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,302	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	213.64/cwt	201.00–217.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	208.80/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,228	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	202.27/cwt	201.00–202.50	1,062	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,735	2

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 458Year ago 534

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 116Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	141.00	141.00
30	—	446	220.00–234.00	233.58
7	—	454	205.00–219.50	215.36
3	—	750	155.00	155.00
15	—	582	185.00–208.00	203.36
8	—	632	175.00–193.00	181.57
30	—	517	198.00–210.00	206.70
15	—	661	185.00	185.00
17	—	374	243.00	243.00
12	—	732	170.00–186.00	177.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	180.00–215.00	209.14
1	—	675	162.50	162.50
1	—	350	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	242.50	242.50
3	—	508	216.00	216.00
11	—	651	214.00–224.50	221.62
8	—	570	210.00–224.00	222.30
2	—	760	208.00	208.00
1	—	710	218.00	218.00
7	—	471	238.00–245.00	241.04
5	—	239	222.50	222.50
1	—	600	210.00	210.00
1	—	825	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	202.50	202.50
3	—	333	217.00	217.00
2	—	473	200.00–225.00	212.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	235.00	235.00
10	—	463	252.00	252.00
6	—	832	225.00	225.00
4	—	668	229.00	229.00
2	—	778	223.00	223.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	386	200.00–215.00	213.04
9	—	741	176.00–179.00	176.64
16	—	663	194.00–201.00	198.78
6	—	428	210.00	210.00
3	—	247	217.00	217.00
45	—	460	190.00–210.00	200.30
5	—	319	201.00–217.00	213.64
25	—	588	200.00–210.00	208.80
6	—	888	165.00	165.00
4	—	791	172.00	172.00
52	—	525	201.00–202.50	202.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	591	175.00–195.00	180.22
4	—	325	176.00–187.00	181.75
3	—	474	170.00–180.00	173.20
2	—	635	182.00–185.00	183.48
1	—	700	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	218.00	218.00
4	—	610	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	100.00–105.00	102.33
9	—	1,588	90.00–97.00	94.56
1	—	1,240	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	91.00	91.00
23	—	1,031	72.00–82.00	76.87
19	—	1,072	57.00–71.00	66.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	77.00–83.00	80.18
3	—	1,225	105.00–111.00	108.29
10	—	1,260	86.00–98.00	90.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,743	94.00–111.00	106.15
1	—	1,670	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,845	114.00–122.00	118.10

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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