Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this market not being reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.49/cwt on 340 head.

Average price

$198.49

340 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$69.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

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	550	199.77	1,098	310
Medium and Large 2-3	409	189.23	773	28
Small 1-2	540	130.00	702	2thin

One grade step is worth $69.77/cwt here — about $396 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 sale340 hd

198.49

—

TN average11 barns · 1,588 hd

197.34

+1.16

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	—	High	1,655	108.38	1,794	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,481	92.31	1,367	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	90.18	1,110	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	77.95	852	18

Every lot, as filed

79 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	264.13/cwt	259.00–266.00	909	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,059	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	212.87/cwt	211.00–214.50	1,426	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	270.26/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,135	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	202.63/cwt	197.00–205.50	1,461	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	551	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,320	31
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	204.03/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,561	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	220.31/cwt	219.00–221.50	1,364	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,660	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	193.66/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,363	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	265.87/cwt	247.00–273.00	1,242	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	208.48/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,316	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	215.44/cwt	210.00–220.00	685	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	249.55/cwt	236.50–257.00	1,330	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,404	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	230.16/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,344	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,264	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,407	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	185.51/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,339	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	196.94/cwt	194.00–201.50	1,152	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	930	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,762	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	83.03/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,302	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	101.33/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,527	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	96.72/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,189	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	79.97/cwt	75.00–85.00	883	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	88.29/cwt	87.00–90.00	978	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	91.89/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,349	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	81.90/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,118	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	64.62/cwt	62.00–68.00	680	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,413	1
Bulls	—	—	1,707	109.59/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,871	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	89.86/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,081	19
Bulls	—	—	1,465	100.71/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	191.62/cwt	160.00–210.00	832	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	171.79/cwt	152.00–179.00	1,081	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	168.32/cwt	140.00–180.00	880	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	198.75/cwt	198.75–198.75	1,270	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,042	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	171.43/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,147	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,181	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,278	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	237.86/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,223	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,259	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	185.10/cwt	185.00–186.00	779	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	861	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	596	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	202.01/cwt	191.00–204.50	929	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	214.62/cwt	205.00–219.00	824	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	215.22/cwt	209.00–217.50	1,020	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,288	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	250.60/cwt	233.50–259.00	1,163	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,388	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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 883Last week 453Year ago 638

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 148Year ago 234

No trends could be established this week due to this market not being reported last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	131.00	131.00
11	—	344	259.00–266.00	264.13
7	—	639	198.75	198.75
13	—	372	280.00	280.00
9	—	589	217.00	217.00
17	—	514	222.00–240.00	237.86
4	—	449	237.00	237.00
3	—	650	180.00	180.00
19	—	464	233.50–259.00	250.60
7	—	771	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	158.00	158.00
15	—	434	160.00–210.00	191.62
18	—	629	152.00–179.00	171.79
10	—	523	140.00–180.00	168.32
2	—	383	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	670	211.00–214.50	212.87
13	—	721	197.00–205.50	202.63
13	—	765	198.00–208.00	204.03
28	—	619	219.00–221.50	220.31
11	—	826	201.00	201.00
6	—	528	266.00	266.00
10	—	930	189.50	189.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	270.00–271.00	270.26
6	—	228	242.50	242.50
12	—	704	190.00–194.00	193.66
47	—	467	247.00–273.00	265.87
2	—	390	251.00	251.00
26	—	631	200.00–210.00	208.48
2	—	1,065	150.00	150.00
1	—	765	180.00	180.00
14	—	533	236.50–257.00	249.55
7	—	301	259.00	259.00
12	—	584	226.00–231.00	230.16
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	551	239.50	239.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	190.00	190.00
1	—	765	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	232.50	232.50
1	—	440	225.00	225.00
7	—	318	210.00–220.00	215.44
2	—	525	175.00	175.00
1	—	600	170.00	170.00
2	—	795	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	605	209.00	209.00
3	—	445	206.00	206.00
8	—	773	182.00	182.00
21	—	722	184.00–186.00	185.51
3	—	832	176.00	176.00
43	—	561	210.50	210.50
23	—	474	209.00–217.50	215.22
6	—	654	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	585	194.00–201.50	196.94
14	—	669	170.00–172.00	171.43
2	—	1,193	107.00	107.00
6	—	732	172.00	172.00
8	—	271	220.00	220.00
5	—	866	170.00	170.00
4	—	305	232.50	232.50
71	—	460	191.00–204.50	202.01
29	—	384	205.00–219.00	214.62
3	—	1,050	133.00	133.00
16	—	525	200.00	200.00
3	—	753	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	185.00–186.00	185.10
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
10	—	458	188.00	188.00
7	—	327	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	82.00–84.00	83.03
3	—	1,507	101.00–102.00	101.33
20	—	1,468	87.00–96.00	91.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,229	96.00–98.00	96.72
4	—	1,365	77.00–85.00	81.90
19	—	1,203	86.00–94.00	89.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,104	75.00–85.00	79.97
3	—	1,108	87.00–90.00	88.29
4	—	1,053	62.00–68.00	64.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	127.00	127.00
10	—	1,707	105.00–115.00	109.59
4	—	1,465	96.00–103.00	100.71

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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