Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher with higher dressing Bulls being 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.52/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$197.52

221 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$54

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

$20.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.22

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	415	202.50	840	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	529	199.74	1,056	192
Medium and Large 2-3	491	182.10	894	28

One grade step is worth $20.40/cwt here — about −$54 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 sale221 hd

197.52

—

TN average13 barns · 2,996 hd

200.74

−3.22

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	1,637	115.40	1,889	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	93.97	1,370	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	87.93	1,160	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,116	69.12	772	20

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	230.59/cwt	219.00–237.00	1,107	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	210.19/cwt	207.00–216.00	912	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	193.84/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,132	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,245	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	216.53/cwt	200.00–227.00	825	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	192.42/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	169.13/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,130	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,545	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,393	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	216.04/cwt	207.00–219.00	1,158	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	205.20/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,379	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	241.15/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,394	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,355	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	217.03/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,137	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,121	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	178.69/cwt	171.00–181.00	942	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	191.54/cwt	187.50–200.00	820	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	740	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	153.07/cwt	150.50–154.50	1,183	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	14
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	101.65/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,435	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	81.93/cwt	81.00–83.00	930	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	73.74/cwt	70.00–80.00	869	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	102.07/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,597	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	101.65/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,479	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	91.76/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,311	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	86.99/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,148	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	79.10/cwt	77.00–81.00	932	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	58.21/cwt	50.00–65.00	590	7
Bulls	—	—	1,884	128.83/cwt	127.00–130.00	2,427	5
Bulls	—	—	1,596	115.59/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,845	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	200.70/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,058	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	928	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	906	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	185.26/cwt	180.00–186.50	1,071	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	214.57/cwt	210.00–217.50	783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	171.75/cwt	170.00–172.00	996	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	206.17/cwt	205.50–208.50	1,216	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	216.78/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,004	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	186.33/cwt	172.00–189.50	1,174	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,026	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	188.31/cwt	175.00–191.00	915	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	176.81/cwt	171.00–177.50	1,071	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	621	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	195.81/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,028	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	912	9

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 610Year ago 593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 153Year ago 218

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	480	219.00–237.00	230.59
3	—	713	190.00–197.00	192.42
1	—	1,080	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	215.00	215.00
11	—	672	201.00–210.00	205.20
10	—	524	210.00–221.00	217.03
8	—	304	237.50	237.50
3	—	780	185.00	185.00
2	—	813	193.00	193.00
3	—	580	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	696	222.00	222.00
4	—	784	203.00	203.00
10	—	603	231.00	231.00
16	—	578	238.00–243.00	241.15
6	—	467	240.00	240.00
3	—	738	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	171.00	171.00
1	—	510	200.00	200.00
4	—	688	197.00	197.00
1	—	325	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	434	207.00–216.00	210.19
18	—	584	193.00–201.00	193.84
13	—	381	200.00–227.00	216.53
4	—	724	170.00	170.00
15	—	668	168.00–170.00	169.13
4	—	306	201.00	201.00
10	—	606	171.00–177.50	176.81
25	—	525	187.00–197.00	195.81
1	—	290	192.50	192.50
1	—	1,010	120.00	120.00
9	—	456	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	609	204.50	204.50
2	—	685	186.00	186.00
16	—	536	207.00–219.00	216.04
1	—	470	220.00	220.00
27	—	590	205.50–208.50	206.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	174.00	174.00
7	—	586	175.00	175.00
12	—	486	175.00–191.00	188.31
3	—	332	187.00	187.00
3	—	372	181.00	181.00
1	—	660	158.00	158.00
1	—	430	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	527	171.00–181.00	178.69
3	—	428	187.50–200.00	191.54
6	—	365	210.00–217.50	214.57
8	—	580	170.00–172.00	171.75
2	—	635	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	135.00	135.00
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	773	150.50–154.50	153.07
14	—	665	170.00	170.00
9	—	527	190.00–202.00	200.70
5	—	446	208.00	208.00
18	—	376	241.00	241.00
16	—	578	180.00–186.50	185.26
23	—	463	207.00–221.00	216.78
11	—	630	172.00–189.50	186.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	97.00–106.00	101.65
25	—	1,320	82.00–95.00	86.99
2	—	1,178	77.00–81.00	79.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	81.00–83.00	81.93
11	—	1,178	70.00–80.00	73.74
7	—	1,014	50.00–65.00	58.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	100.00–104.00	102.07
11	—	1,429	86.00–95.00	91.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,455	98.00–107.00	101.65
5	—	1,884	127.00–130.00	128.83
8	—	1,596	110.00–120.00	115.59

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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