Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week on Feeder Cattle due to light offerings last week, although, the market seemed stronger with higher undertones. Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 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 $182.51/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$182.51

174 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$2.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.19

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	565	182.63	1,032	167
Medium and Large 2-3	465	179.84	837	7thin

One grade step is worth $2.79/cwt here — about $196 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 sale174 hd

182.51

—

TN average11 barns · 2,310 hd

196.71

−14.19

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	1,602	107.93	1,729	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	95.15	1,420	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	92.60	1,157	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	991	74.49	738	24

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	898	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,257	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,163	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	215.85/cwt	202.50–219.00	1,153	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	169.51/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	878	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	256.08/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,250	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,204	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	197.05/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,224	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,191	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	190.49/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	211.13/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,252	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	227.79/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,200	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	256	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	180.47/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,382	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	226.99/cwt	216.00–230.00	731	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,062	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,298	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,503	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	186.86/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,089	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	242.51/cwt	227.00–249.00	900	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	785	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,060	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	93.40/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,384	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	91.94/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,122	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	83.46/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,125	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	101.35/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,279	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	88.45/cwt	84.00–92.00	883	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	76.00/cwt	70.00–80.00	784	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	60.57/cwt	50.00–69.00	569	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	83.42/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,233	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	103.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,572	9
Bulls	—	—	1,583	112.10/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,775	3
Bulls	—	—	1,522	100.95/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,536	6
Bulls	—	—	1,870	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	148.93/cwt	146.00–155.00	946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,120	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,137	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,184	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	546	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	182.88/cwt	177.00–186.00	977	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,020	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	225.83/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,172	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	169.73/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,127	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	195.99/cwt	190.00–204.00	917	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	183.46/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,075	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	164.44/cwt	161.00–168.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	818	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	539	7

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 Dec 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 115Year ago 887

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 109Year ago 197

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	898	140.00	140.00
3	—	342	202.00	202.00
5	—	750	155.00	155.00
4	—	602	165.00–171.00	169.51
42	—	534	177.00–186.00	182.88
14	—	664	165.00–171.00	169.73
30	—	468	190.00–204.00	195.99
3	—	715	160.00	160.00
25	—	586	183.00–185.00	183.46
1	—	405	196.00	196.00
10	—	396	206.50	206.50
7	—	263	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	709	168.00	168.00
5	—	786	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,020	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	200.00	200.00
1	—	645	150.00	150.00
1	—	425	180.00	180.00
2	—	580	161.00–168.00	164.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	202.50–219.00	215.85
3	—	643	186.00	186.00
2	—	693	174.00	174.00
1	—	450	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	878	191.00	191.00
7	—	488	255.00–259.00	256.08
3	—	1,062	184.00	184.00
17	—	534	243.00	243.00
4	—	690	210.00	210.00
7	—	791	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	254.50	254.50
9	—	621	190.00–201.00	197.05
6	—	681	189.00–191.00	190.49
8	—	593	208.00–213.00	211.13
9	—	527	220.00–234.00	227.79
4	—	936	183.00	183.00
5	—	256	225.00	225.00
5	—	406	244.00	244.00
15	—	766	175.00–182.00	180.47
10	—	322	216.00–230.00	226.99
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
1	—	460	215.00	215.00
3	—	635	146.00–155.00	148.93
4	—	546	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	240.00	240.00
8	—	583	180.00–191.00	186.86
7	—	371	227.00–249.00	242.51
11	—	461	243.00	243.00
14	—	646	176.00	176.00
10	—	800	148.00	148.00
1	—	655	165.00	165.00
6	—	519	225.00–230.00	225.83
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,482	88.00–99.00	93.40
2	—	1,478	82.00–85.00	83.42
9	—	1,526	100.00–108.00	103.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,220	87.00–96.00	91.94
6	—	1,348	81.00–85.00	83.46
8	—	1,262	98.00–107.00	101.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	998	84.00–92.00	88.45
9	—	1,031	70.00–80.00	76.00
8	—	939	50.00–69.00	60.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	106.00–115.00	112.10
6	—	1,522	96.00–103.00	100.95
2	—	1,870	120.00–125.00	122.59

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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