Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $244.53/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$244.53

240 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$15.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.57

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	516	245.39	1,265	221
Medium and Large 2-3	408	234.83	958	18thin
Small 1-2	380	230.00	874	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.39/cwt here — about $391 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 sale240 hd

244.53

—

TN average9 barns · 1,917 hd

239.96

+4.57

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	1,546	117.99	1,825	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	115.15	1,699	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	109.93	1,325	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	92.21	969	23

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	735	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,383	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	260.43/cwt	247.00–263.00	1,534	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	204.75/cwt	197.00–206.00	1,575	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	264.27/cwt	254.00–266.25	1,657	34
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,468	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,610	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	249	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	318.09/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,616	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	289.68/cwt	283.00–296.00	1,489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	237.00/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,488	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,742	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	444	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,443	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	262.79/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,401	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	270.34/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,019	19
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	274.62/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,192	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	246.23/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,347	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	245.37/cwt	242.50–247.50	883	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	257	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	225.01/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	214.56/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,412	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	246.38/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,082	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	238.42/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,259	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	225.00/cwt	223.00–227.50	1,409	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	227.63/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,332	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	329.53/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,262	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	258.04/cwt	243.50–266.00	1,187	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	219.72/cwt	212.50–227.00	1,165	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	224.30/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,321	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	283.19/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,458	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,538	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,428	1
Bulls	—	—	1,324	110.31/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,461	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	123.57/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,200	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,290	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	117.43/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,745	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	96.28/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,058	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	109.54/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,294	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	119.08/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,491	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	81.23/cwt	72.00–87.00	840	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	113.38/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,664	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	104.63/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,043	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	97.61/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,166	9

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 653Last week 599Year ago 404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 77Year ago 105

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	196.00	196.00
15	—	464	298.00	298.00
18	—	589	247.00–263.00	260.43
7	—	769	197.00–206.00	204.75
30	—	383	322.50–330.00	329.53
1	—	630	235.00	235.00
24	—	515	250.00–290.00	283.19
28	—	656	234.50	234.50
1	—	860	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	242.50	242.50
2	—	380	262.50	262.50
2	—	415	277.50	277.50
2	—	640	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	627	254.00–266.25	264.27
9	—	671	249.00	249.00
13	—	508	308.00–320.00	318.09
20	—	711	245.00	245.00
7	—	444	325.00	325.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	604	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	310	340.00	340.00
27	—	466	315.00	315.00
1	—	915	200.00	200.00
19	—	592	272.00	272.00
5	—	249	332.50	332.50
3	—	393	348.00	348.00
5	—	740	235.00	235.00
4	—	514	283.00–296.00	289.68
5	—	677	240.00	240.00
10	—	628	234.00–238.00	237.00
2	—	448	283.00	283.00
5	—	758	221.00–226.00	225.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	252.50	252.50
13	—	533	253.00–269.00	262.79
7	—	565	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	197.50	197.50
6	—	678	220.00	220.00
16	—	434	272.00–279.00	274.62
17	—	547	242.00–250.00	246.23
13	—	626	223.00–227.50	225.00
14	—	585	227.00–230.00	227.63
4	—	455	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	377	257.50–275.00	270.34
11	—	658	214.00–217.00	214.56
7	—	439	240.00–249.00	246.38
23	—	528	229.00–241.00	238.42
59	—	460	243.50–266.00	258.04
2	—	330	267.50	267.50
28	—	589	220.00–225.00	224.30
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	360	242.50–247.50	245.37
3	—	257	245.00	245.00
6	—	530	212.50–227.00	219.72
2	—	435	228.00	228.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,324	108.00–111.00	110.31
3	—	1,780	120.00–126.00	123.57
1	—	1,735	132.00	132.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,486	116.00–119.00	117.43
9	—	1,468	111.00–115.00	113.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,099	91.00–100.00	96.28
9	—	1,034	72.00–87.00	81.23
5	—	997	102.00–110.00	104.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,181	104.00–114.00	109.54
13	—	1,252	115.00–127.00	119.08
9	—	1,195	93.00–101.00	97.61

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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