Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs. 3.00-8.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $246.49/cwt on 317 head.

Average price

$246.49

317 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$6.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.95

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	529	247.26	1,308	277
Medium and Large 2-3	504	241.15	1,215	40

One grade step is worth $6.11/cwt here — about $93 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 sale317 hd

246.49

—

TN average10 barns · 2,644 hd

248.44

−1.95

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	1,829	128.48	2,350	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	115.81	1,455	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	113.89	1,618	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,111	100.58	1,118	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	249.80/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,666	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	247.34/cwt	247.00–247.50	1,793	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	168.02/cwt	166.00–171.00	1,304	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	268.65/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,247	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	251.05/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	237.34/cwt	231.00–239.75	1,393	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	308.16/cwt	307.50–309.50	1,587	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	261.11/cwt	247.50–275.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,364	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	269.63/cwt	267.00–270.50	1,577	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	290.72/cwt	281.00–294.00	1,552	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	332.36/cwt	327.50–337.00	1,047	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	333.79/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,522	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	271.37/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	951	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,073	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	257.76/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,624	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	253.75/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	318.24/cwt	302.50–323.00	1,225	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	275.04/cwt	257.50–278.00	1,438	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,459	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	248.87/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,155	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	274.67/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,027	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	216.27/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,458	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	286.76/cwt	272.50–288.00	883	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	244.27/cwt	235.00–246.50	1,300	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	300.33/cwt	299.00–310.00	1,330	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	254.93/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,389	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	244.72/cwt	243.75–247.00	1,405	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,280	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	230.24/cwt	201.00–236.25	1,301	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	251.33/cwt	222.00–255.00	1,330	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	253.59/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,489	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,375	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,656	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	235.38/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,516	18
Bulls	—	—	1,667	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,917	6
Bulls	—	—	1,909	138.86/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,651	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	123.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,755	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	84.34/cwt	80.00–88.00	929	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	101.66/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,128	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	106.56/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,352	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	113.81/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,280	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	114.43/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,425	10
Bulls	—	—	1,881	129.48/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,436	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	112.44/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,599	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	103.96/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,466	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	124.29/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,576	6

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 811Last week 653Year ago 546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 105Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	667	248.00–250.00	249.80
4	—	765	233.00	233.00
3	—	448	292.00	292.00
3	—	260	327.50	327.50
2	—	745	231.00	231.00
3	—	622	241.00	241.00
16	—	585	267.00–270.50	269.63
19	—	534	281.00–294.00	290.72
9	—	315	327.50–337.00	332.36
13	—	456	330.00–335.00	333.79
2	—	905	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	725	247.00–247.50	247.34
9	—	515	307.50–309.50	308.16
6	—	580	284.00	284.00
14	—	951	218.00	218.00
11	—	630	256.00–260.00	257.76
6	—	656	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	249.00–255.00	251.05
2	—	505	247.50–275.00	261.11
1	—	650	242.00	242.00
2	—	465	267.50–275.00	271.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	153.00	153.00
5	—	776	166.00–171.00	168.02
40	—	464	255.00–269.00	268.65
29	—	587	231.00–239.75	237.34
18	—	644	226.50	226.50
6	—	414	273.00	273.00
8	—	259	280.00	280.00
29	—	374	257.00–280.00	274.67
32	—	674	210.00–220.00	216.27
13	—	308	272.50–288.00	286.76
42	—	532	235.00–246.50	244.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	775	176.00	176.00
11	—	545	250.00–256.00	254.93
26	—	574	243.75–247.00	244.72
9	—	467	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	201.00	201.00
25	—	464	246.00–250.00	248.87
14	—	565	201.00–236.25	230.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	242.50–265.00	253.75
3	—	430	285.00	285.00
2	—	610	220.00	220.00
9	—	529	222.00–255.00	251.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	212.00	212.00
34	—	385	302.50–323.00	318.24
47	—	523	257.50–278.00	275.04
9	—	677	237.00	237.00
30	—	443	299.00–310.00	300.33
1	—	880	176.00	176.00
33	—	587	247.00–257.00	253.59
6	—	474	290.00	290.00
14	—	728	227.50	227.50
18	—	644	226.00–239.00	235.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,667	110.00–120.00	115.02
7	—	1,909	136.00–141.00	138.86
8	—	1,881	126.00–133.00	129.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,426	120.00–126.00	123.06
10	—	1,422	108.00–117.00	112.44
5	—	1,410	102.00–106.00	103.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,101	80.00–88.00	84.34
14	—	1,110	95.00–108.00	101.66
5	—	1,125	110.00–118.00	113.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,269	105.00–108.00	106.56
10	—	1,245	110.00–119.00	114.43
6	—	1,268	121.00–128.00	124.29

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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