Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls unevenly steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.73/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −127.79 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$253.73

53 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$36.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.27

vs TN average

−18.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	257.10	1,417	48
Small 1-2	575	222.50	1,279	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	589	221.00	1,302	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.10/cwt here — about $115 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 sale53 hd

253.73

—

TN average13 barns · 594 hd

248.45

+5.27

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−18.18

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−127.79

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	—	Average	1,650	132.32	2,183	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,325	124.93	1,655	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	122.81	1,529	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	100.45	1,046	23

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	293.37/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,303	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	251.51/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	219.15/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,497	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,354	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	464	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,295	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,682	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	263.22/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,219	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	272.16/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,168	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	238.81/cwt	221.00–244.00	1,387	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	274.92/cwt	273.00–276.00	1,468	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,498	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	575	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,279	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	104.62/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,089	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	130.81/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,729	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	121.66/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,613	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	133.90/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,718	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	114.74/cwt	109.00–122.00	1,396	11
Bulls	—	—	1,601	131.18/cwt	127.00–136.00	2,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	236.30/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,008	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	251.91/cwt	231.00–257.00	1,464	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	307.08/cwt	300.00–325.00	989	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	254.89/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,692	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,235	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	260.10/cwt	257.00–266.00	1,501	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	248	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	258.05/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,355	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	273.64/cwt	266.00–278.00	1,012	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	778	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	118.25/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,324	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	89.23/cwt	80.00–95.00	913	8
Bulls	—	—	1,895	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	279.77/cwt	250.00–290.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	589	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,302	4

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 634Year ago 728

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 127Year ago 173

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	300	297.50	297.50
14	350–400	370	266.00–278.00	273.64
27	450–500	463	250.00–266.00	263.22
16	500–550	525	246.00–261.00	258.05
20	550–600	581	231.00–257.00	251.91
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
26	650–700	683	217.00–224.00	219.15
5	700–750	722	201.50	201.50
2	900–950	945	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	464	279.00	279.00
6	500–550	507	267.00	267.00
6	550–600	565	262.00	262.00
5	650–700	657	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	372	240.00	240.00
6	450–500	455	245.00	245.00
4	550–600	589	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	389	317.50	317.50
18	400–450	444	290.00–322.50	293.37
20	500–550	534	273.00–276.00	274.92
17	550–600	577	257.00–266.00	260.10
4	600–650	626	236.50	236.50
4	650–700	664	238.00	238.00
3	700–750	720	226.00	226.00
5	850–900	871	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
7	400–450	429	267.50–275.00	272.16
1	450–500	495	237.50	237.50
3	500–550	513	257.50	257.50
7	550–600	581	221.00–244.00	238.81
1	600–650	645	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	307.00	307.00
2	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
11	600–650	615	273.50	273.50
8	700–750	706	250.00–253.00	251.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	318.00	318.00
7	300–350	322	300.00–325.00	307.08
1	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	580	256.00	256.00
1	600–650	645	248.00	248.00
8	650–700	664	245.00–258.00	254.89
3	700–750	732	235.00–239.00	236.30
3	750–800	780	235.50	235.50
3	1000–1050	1,008	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	250.00–290.00	279.77
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,041	100.00–113.00	104.62
2	—	1,120	115.00–121.00	118.25
8	—	1,023	80.00–95.00	89.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,322	128.00–133.00	130.81
9	—	1,326	118.00–125.00	121.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,283	127.00–140.00	133.90
11	—	1,217	109.00–122.00	114.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,601	127.00–136.00	131.18
1	—	1,895	138.00	138.00

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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