Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 10.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 10.00-20.00 lower with heifers weighing 500-600 lbs. being steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.47/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$190.47

251 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$31.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.24

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	563	192.61	1,084	233
Medium and Large 2-3	519	162.94	846	17thin
Small 1-2	645	161.00	1,038	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.61/cwt here — about $45 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 sale251 hd

190.47

—

TN average12 barns · 2,315 hd

201.71

−11.24

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	1,762	111.46	1,964	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	95.04	1,331	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	91.00	1,125	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	71.79	774	20

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	458	207.22/cwt	198.00–211.00	949	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	220.66/cwt	213.00–226.00	1,249	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	204.45/cwt	190.00–205.50	1,065	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	183.69/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,122	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	644	184.43/cwt	174.00–190.00	1,188	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	220.81/cwt	191.50–226.00	843	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	182.07/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,471	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	192.09/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	219.66/cwt	214.00–223.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	174.50/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,150	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,355	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	147.03/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,279	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	219.40/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,068	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	220.41/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,490	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,249	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	690	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,094	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,173	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	21
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	77.96/cwt	77.00–79.00	998	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	59.71/cwt	55.00–65.00	602	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	103.11/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,436	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	94.97/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,307	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	88.67/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,102	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	83.88/cwt	82.00–86.00	946	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	75.08/cwt	70.00–80.00	827	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	87.13/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,273	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	101.40/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,220	6
Bulls	—	—	1,814	114.51/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,077	10
Bulls	—	—	1,631	103.83/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	197.05/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,027	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,064	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	152.05/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,013	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	164.58/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	170.22/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,140	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	223.67/cwt	223.00–224.00	904	22
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	645	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	180.78/cwt	180.00–182.50	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	200.86/cwt	193.50–203.00	1,185	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	167.68/cwt	163.00–170.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	148.32/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,118	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	208.13/cwt	200.00–214.00	970	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,294	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,219	3

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 Nov 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 583Year ago 521

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 112Year ago 146

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	458	198.00–211.00	207.22
3	—	855	129.00	129.00
45	—	521	190.00–205.50	204.45
5	—	310	201.00	201.00
17	—	611	182.00–190.00	183.69
26	—	382	191.50–226.00	220.81
2	—	743	151.00	151.00
40	—	659	173.00–175.00	174.50
31	—	590	193.50–203.00	200.86
16	—	754	141.00–150.00	148.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	165.00	165.00
1	—	775	136.00	136.00
3	—	608	165.00	165.00
3	—	452	163.00–170.00	167.68
2	—	255	177.50	177.50
1	—	805	126.00	126.00
5	—	540	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	784	165.00	165.00
3	—	717	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	566	213.00–226.00	220.66
12	—	808	180.00–185.00	182.07
6	—	515	210.00	210.00
8	—	316	214.00–223.00	219.66
4	—	753	180.00	180.00
3	—	973	145.00–151.00	147.03
14	—	487	211.00–220.00	219.40
12	—	676	220.00–221.00	220.41
2	—	238	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	644	174.00–190.00	184.43
7	—	565	175.00–195.00	192.09
1	—	700	154.00	154.00
2	—	478	205.00	205.00
7	—	684	187.00	187.00
2	—	510	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	135.00	135.00
4	—	744	147.00	147.00
11	—	772	152.00	152.00
21	—	600	180.00	180.00
18	—	521	191.00–200.00	197.05
5	—	591	180.00	180.00
3	—	393	200.00	200.00
44	—	670	165.00–172.00	170.22
22	—	404	223.00–224.00	223.67
24	—	466	200.00–214.00	208.13
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	159.00	159.00
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	666	151.00–155.00	152.05
4	—	609	159.00–170.00	164.58
1	—	500	180.00	180.00
2	—	490	170.00	170.00
3	—	430	180.00–182.50	180.78
1	—	380	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	77.00–79.00	77.96
10	—	1,243	85.00–92.00	88.67
6	—	1,203	97.00–107.00	101.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,009	55.00–65.00	59.71
3	—	1,128	82.00–86.00	83.88
11	—	1,102	70.00–80.00	75.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,393	100.00–106.00	103.11
9	—	1,376	92.00–98.00	94.97
4	—	1,461	84.00–90.00	87.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,814	110.00–119.00	114.51
4	—	1,631	100.00–107.00	103.83

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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