Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.23/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −154.28 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$227.23

91 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$28.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.48

vs TN average

−30.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	228.81	1,267	86
Medium and Large 2-3	558	200.00	1,116	2thin
Small 1-2	527	200.00	1,054	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.81/cwt here — about $213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.39, low $322.76, median $381.51 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale91 hd

227.23

—

TN average3 barns · 212 hd

230.71

−3.48

National average190 barns · 25,845 hd

257.94

−30.71

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−154.28

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	1,768	122.15	2,160	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,404	115.30	1,619	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	107.64	1,365	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	85.72	869	22

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2-3	550–600	587	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,315	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	224.47/cwt	213.00–227.00	1,488	17
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	251.43/cwt	239.00–255.50	1,343	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	291.88/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,392	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	251.69/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,493	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	256.75/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,489	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	250.70/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,294	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	249	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	250.08/cwt	237.00–254.50	1,573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	829	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	220.25/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	236.42/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,336	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	702	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,460	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	250.74/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,692	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	212.89/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,452	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	323.98/cwt	307.00–326.00	1,053	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	228.59/cwt	208.00–244.00	843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	759	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,044	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,510	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	511	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,150	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	74.89/cwt	70.00–80.00	666	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	114.78/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,450	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	98.89/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,045	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	88.74/cwt	84.00–93.00	954	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	118.90/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,650	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	96.33/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,247	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	106.53/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,343	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	110.79/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,579	4
Bulls	—	—	1,797	133.82/cwt	131.00–137.00	2,405	3
Bulls	—	—	1,896	120.36/cwt	114.00–127.00	2,282	4
Bulls	—	—	1,470	108.21/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,552	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,260	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	700–750	725	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	274.76/cwt	256.00–283.00	1,261	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	226.05/cwt	216.00–233.00	1,062	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	231.97/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,028	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	239.52/cwt	233.00–240.50	1,394	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	249.75/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,164	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	219.77/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,261	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	230.55/cwt	221.00–232.50	1,227	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	237.29/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,447	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	527	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,054	3

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 Feb 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 599Last week 1,334Year ago 730

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 182Year ago 153

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
5	500–550	511	225.00	225.00
5	550–600	587	224.00	224.00
1	600–650	645	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	376	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	422	255.00	255.00
20	450–500	459	256.00–283.00	274.76
32	500–550	534	239.00–255.50	251.43
22	550–600	582	233.00–240.50	239.52
17	650–700	663	213.00–227.00	224.47
8	750–800	776	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	725	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	249	307.00	307.00
10	300–350	325	307.00–326.00	323.98
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
16	450–500	477	280.00–294.00	291.88
10	500–550	516	250.00–257.00	250.70
19	550–600	593	250.00–252.00	251.69
4	600–650	629	237.00–254.50	250.08
25	650–700	675	245.00–254.00	250.74
7	700–750	734	225.00	225.00
4	750–800	769	218.00–221.00	220.25
2	850–900	895	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	580	254.00–259.00	256.75
3	600–650	622	258.00	258.00
6	700–750	724	230.00	230.00
8	800–850	829	218.50	218.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	262.50	262.50
1	400–450	440	231.00	231.00
1	500–550	540	221.00	221.00
1	600–650	615	221.00	221.00
2	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	519	239.00	239.00
21	550–600	565	228.00–240.00	236.42
26	600–650	610	235.00–239.00	237.29
7	700–750	702	208.00	208.00
7	750–800	759	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	265.00	265.00
7	300–350	314	267.00	267.00
8	350–400	383	272.50	272.50
2	400–450	405	251.00	251.00
33	450–500	466	240.00–257.00	249.75
29	500–550	532	221.00–232.50	230.55
30	550–600	574	219.00–220.00	219.77
4	600–650	634	218.00	218.00
27	650–700	682	210.00–216.00	212.89
2	700–750	725	202.50	202.50
8	750–800	757	199.50	199.50
2	800–850	813	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	260	230.00	230.00
5	350–400	369	208.00–244.00	228.59
9	400–450	443	228.00–237.00	231.97
5	450–500	470	216.00–233.00	226.05
2	550–600	558	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	889	70.00–80.00	74.89
3	—	1,057	96.00–103.00	98.89
12	—	1,075	84.00–93.00	88.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	113.00–119.00	114.78
3	—	1,295	96.00–97.00	96.33
8	—	1,261	101.00–110.00	106.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,388	117.00–120.00	118.90
4	—	1,425	106.00–114.00	110.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,797	131.00–137.00	133.82
4	—	1,896	114.00–127.00	120.36
2	—	1,470	105.00–111.00	108.21

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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