Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.41/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$207.41

157 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$37.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.94

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	553	207.89	1,149	155
Medium and Large 2-3	585	170.00	995	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.89/cwt here — about $154 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 sale157 hd

207.41

—

TN average10 barns · 1,324 hd

215.35

−7.94

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	1,736	110.98	1,927	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	102.72	1,476	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	93.97	1,130	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	83.88	861	20

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	658	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,395	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	403	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	935	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	210.64/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,222	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,290	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	222.73/cwt	218.00–237.00	1,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	251.64/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	258.43/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,202	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,601	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	500	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	228.77/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,359	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	261.66/cwt	252.00–280.00	822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	249	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,464	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	245.09/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,451	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	887	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	201.97/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,138	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	273.31/cwt	262.50–278.00	1,014	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	238.81/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,285	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,025	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	107.35/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,557	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	109.20/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,421	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	93.30/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,093	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	70.53/cwt	60.00–75.00	751	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	99.12/cwt	96.00–103.00	997	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	82.72/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,003	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	85.80/cwt	81.00–92.00	868	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	99.42/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,420	7
Bulls	—	—	1,950	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,360	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	102.91/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,533	2
Bulls	—	—	1,792	112.21/cwt	110.00–116.00	2,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	208.49/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,443	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,295	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,295	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	218.92/cwt	206.00–224.50	1,018	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	231.12/cwt	229.00–238.00	733	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	184.68/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,217	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	220.57/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,176	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	211.98/cwt	203.00–214.00	1,117	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	232.10/cwt	213.00–236.00	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	193.15/cwt	190.00–193.50	1,140	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,296	2

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 Jan 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 712Year ago 638

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 197Year ago 166

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	212.00	212.00
3	—	534	250.00–255.00	251.64
14	—	465	255.00–265.00	258.43
1	—	970	165.00	165.00
8	—	594	220.00–230.00	228.77
8	—	314	252.00–280.00	261.66
8	—	249	256.00	256.00
3	—	810	186.00	186.00
2	—	710	200.00–204.00	201.97
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	232.00	232.00
2	—	370	202.50	202.50
1	—	500	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	507	218.00–237.00	222.73
3	—	718	194.00	194.00
2	—	618	201.00	201.00
1	—	495	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	645	227.00	227.00
11	—	592	244.00–246.00	245.09
8	—	772	210.00	210.00
3	—	887	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	580	205.00–213.00	210.64
8	—	610	211.50	211.50
11	—	692	199.00–210.00	208.49
12	—	533	218.00–223.00	220.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	190.00	190.00
20	—	465	206.00–224.50	218.92
1	—	740	157.00	157.00
13	—	317	229.00–238.00	231.12
25	—	659	183.00–193.00	184.68
29	—	527	203.00–214.00	211.98
6	—	388	213.00–236.00	232.10
1	—	910	135.00	135.00
1	—	750	158.00	158.00
10	—	590	190.00–193.50	193.15
2	—	810	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	459	248.00	248.00
6	—	371	262.50–278.00	273.31
17	—	538	219.00–240.00	238.81
3	—	438	234.00	234.00
7	—	744	174.00	174.00
8	—	671	193.00	193.00
11	—	585	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	217.50	217.50
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
1	—	630	170.00	170.00
2	—	380	218.00	218.00
1	—	575	191.00	191.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,450	105.00–111.00	107.35
7	—	1,428	95.00–102.00	99.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,301	102.00–113.00	109.20
25	—	1,171	87.00–100.00	93.30
8	—	1,213	77.00–86.00	82.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,065	60.00–75.00	70.53
4	—	1,006	96.00–103.00	99.12
10	—	1,012	81.00–92.00	85.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	121.00	121.00
2	—	1,490	102.00–104.00	102.91
5	—	1,792	110.00–116.00	112.21

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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