Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.62/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −137.89 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$243.62

84 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$67.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.95

vs TN average

−25.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	247.50	1,408	74
Medium and Large 2-3	555	218.82	1,214	9thin
Small 1-2	590	180.00	1,062	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.50/cwt here — about $346 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale84 hd

243.62

—

TN average3 barns · 131 hd

239.67

+3.95

National average181 barns · 16,149 hd

268.88

−25.26

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−137.89

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	1,623	128.81	2,090	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	121.57	1,750	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	120.25	1,464	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	983	96.95	953	39

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	126.88/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,576	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	115.52/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,200	8
Bulls	—	—	1,447	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,702	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	103.63/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,020	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	116.71/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,754	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,639	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	130.59/cwt	125.00–136.00	2,135	12
Bulls	—	—	1,867	140.34/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,620	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	244.05/cwt	232.50–252.00	1,264	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	249.67/cwt	248.50–252.00	1,888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	238.48/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,467	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	263.35/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,148	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	263.62/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	313	264.32/cwt	240.00–287.50	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	844	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	217.73/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,420	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,547	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	240.70/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,042	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	268.18/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,035	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	250.25/cwt	237.00–261.50	1,459	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	259.61/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,384	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	592	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,442	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	285.14/cwt	277.00–287.50	1,497	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	853	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	258.04/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,752	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	116.75/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,396	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	83.87/cwt	66.00–95.00	803	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	106.33/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,316	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	128.10/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	225.87/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	238.60/cwt	236.00–244.50	1,842	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,400	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	319.89/cwt	275.00–333.00	1,216	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	235.10/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,542	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,273	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	241.58/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,408	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	272.73/cwt	263.00–282.00	1,549	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,576	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,063	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	269.86/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,258	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	319.00/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,487	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,364	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	304.21/cwt	300.00–308.00	806	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	188.68/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,474	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	222.05/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,483	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	275.71/cwt	275.00–277.50	893	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	288.83/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	276.98/cwt	275.00–279.00	665	12

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 Mar 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 634Last week 811Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 172Year ago 113

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,242	123.00–135.00	126.88
26	—	1,196	110.00–122.00	116.75
3	—	1,238	104.00–109.00	106.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,039	110.00–120.00	115.52
13	—	984	97.00–109.00	103.63
18	—	958	66.00–95.00	83.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	113.00–120.00	116.71
1	—	1,490	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,380	124.00–135.00	128.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,447	115.00–120.00	117.61
12	—	1,635	125.00–136.00	130.59
3	—	1,867	138.00–145.00	140.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	250.00	250.00
6	400–450	433	235.00–246.00	240.70
1	450–500	460	235.00	235.00
5	500–550	535	220.00–235.00	225.87
4	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	733	150.00–152.00	150.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	592	243.50	243.50
20	600–650	615	237.00–240.00	238.48
16	650–700	668	220.00–225.00	222.05
19	700–750	723	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	240	275.00–279.00	276.98
20	300–350	324	275.00–277.50	275.71
18	350–400	386	255.00–277.00	268.18
16	400–450	436	250.00–267.00	263.35
16	450–500	466	255.00–272.00	269.86
23	500–550	533	250.00–266.00	259.61
39	550–600	583	235.00–242.50	241.58
9	600–650	602	226.50	226.50
11	650–700	652	205.00–219.00	217.73
11	750–800	781	185.00–195.00	188.68
3	900–950	915	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	250.00–270.00	263.62
3	400–450	445	254.00	254.00
2	450–500	473	257.50	257.50
6	500–550	518	232.50–252.00	244.05
1	650–700	650	208.00	208.00
1	750–800	770	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	380	275.00–333.00	319.89
5	400–450	445	286.00	286.00
15	450–500	450	311.00	311.00
30	500–550	525	277.00–287.50	285.14
16	550–600	583	237.00–261.50	250.25
10	650–700	656	226.00–239.00	235.10
4	750–800	778	197.00	197.00
1	950–1000	965	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	240.00–287.50	264.32
2	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	605	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
8	550–600	566	290.00	290.00
6	750–800	756	248.50–252.00	249.67
4	800–850	844	225.00	225.00
3	850–900	853	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	265	300.00–308.00	304.21
6	300–350	322	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	426	300.00	300.00
15	450–500	466	300.00–326.00	319.00
5	500–550	520	275.00–292.50	288.83
16	550–600	568	263.00–282.00	272.73
9	600–650	628	251.00	251.00
22	650–700	679	256.00–259.00	258.04
15	750–800	772	236.00–244.50	238.60
1	950–1000	990	172.00	172.00

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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