Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends this week on feeder calves due to light offerings. Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.37/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$191.37

46 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$15.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.43

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	521	193.69	1,010	39
Medium and Large 2-3	408	178.43	728	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about $282 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 sale46 hd

191.37

—

TN average3 barns · 536 hd

199.80

−8.43

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	1,676	111.72	1,872	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	94.95	1,168	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,444	94.00	1,357	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	75.93	827	17

Every lot, as filed

45 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 2-3	—	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	226.81/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	176.98/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	189.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,001	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,098	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Bulls	—	—	1,433	103.95/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,490	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,503	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	104.07/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,313	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	82.55/cwt	80.00–85.00	978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,132	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,055	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	179.62/cwt	177.50–185.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	168.95/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,238	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	94.02/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,154	9
Bulls	—	—	1,835	113.39/cwt	112.00–115.00	2,081	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	85.10/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,219	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	103.31/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,540	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	63.86/cwt	60.00–67.00	698	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	95.04/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,355	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	75.10/cwt	72.00–78.00	792	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	84.94/cwt	80.00–90.00	956	6

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 533Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 124Year ago 96

No trends this week on feeder calves due to light offerings. Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	175.00	175.00
4	—	380	177.50–185.00	179.62
1	—	650	163.00	163.00
1	—	230	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	171.00	171.00
1	—	980	138.00	138.00
2	—	360	200.00	200.00
2	—	678	176.00–178.00	176.98
4	—	609	185.00	185.00
12	—	450	200.00	200.00
11	—	528	185.00–190.00	189.54
1	—	440	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	219.00	219.00
1	—	595	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	240.00	240.00
2	—	585	226.00	226.00
2	—	648	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	206.00	206.00
2	—	473	220.00–234.00	226.81
3	—	542	219.00	219.00
1	—	665	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	146.00	146.00
1	—	895	140.00	140.00
8	—	533	206.00	206.00
1	—	400	220.00	220.00
1	—	655	170.00	170.00
5	—	599	189.00	189.00
7	—	484	218.00	218.00
2	—	368	219.00	219.00
2	—	733	164.00–174.00	168.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	206.00	206.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	100.00–107.00	103.95
1	—	1,925	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,835	112.00–115.00	113.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,262	100.00–108.00	104.07
3	—	1,185	80.00–85.00	82.55
9	—	1,227	90.00–98.00	94.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,432	82.00–88.00	85.10
4	—	1,491	101.00–106.00	103.31
7	—	1,426	92.00–98.00	95.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	60.00–67.00	63.86
7	—	1,055	72.00–78.00	75.10
6	—	1,125	80.00–90.00	84.94

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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