Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 10.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.52/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −136.99 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$244.52

90 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$16.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.92

vs TN average

−31.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	246.13	1,384	81
Medium and Large 2-3	548	230.00	1,260	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.13/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale90 hd

244.52

—

TN average9 barns · 515 hd

252.44

−7.92

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−31.65

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−136.99

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	1,635	139.90	2,287	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	131.68	1,956	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	125.49	1,542	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	103.80	1,038	25

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	—	1,900	148.19/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,816	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	125.12/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,490	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	139.67/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,190	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	108.10/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,138	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	132.64/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,692	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	111.90/cwt	104.00–117.50	1,347	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	515	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	301	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	269.25/cwt	269.25–269.25	1,769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	217.39/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,552	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,402	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	792	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,968	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	248.60/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	246.13/cwt	244.50–249.50	1,784	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	318.75/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,329	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	316.50/cwt	292.00–322.00	1,079	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,494	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,770	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	344.45/cwt	326.00–347.00	1,299	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,008	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	234.72/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,366	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,156	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	263.17/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,382	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,975	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	128.12/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,860	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,472	1
Bulls	—	—	1,471	135.84/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,998	5
Bulls	—	—	1,395	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,772	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	94.72/cwt	85.00–100.00	892	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	121.38/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	548	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,260	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	267.65/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	318.55/cwt	277.50–330.00	1,465	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	267.46/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,554	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	282.69/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,470	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	242.44/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,619	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	223.10/cwt	204.00–226.00	1,693	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	304	338.96/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,030	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	267.07/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,258	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	300.27/cwt	287.00–306.00	1,555	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	326.15/cwt	300.00–333.00	1,513	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	283.75/cwt	276.00–293.00	1,677	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	227.49/cwt	226.00–228.50	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	259.47/cwt	254.00–267.00	1,632	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	281.05/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,155	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	324.87/cwt	302.50–328.00	945	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	231.31/cwt	231.00–231.50	1,541	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	254	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	856	5

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 698Last week 410Year ago 586

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 83Year ago 109

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 10.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,900	145.00–151.00	148.19
5	—	1,471	133.00–139.00	135.84
1	—	1,395	127.00	127.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,191	119.00–129.00	125.12
18	—	1,276	130.00–137.00	132.64
9	—	1,204	104.00–117.50	111.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,568	135.00–144.00	139.67
11	—	1,452	123.00–133.00	128.12
1	—	1,280	115.00	115.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,053	102.00–115.00	108.10
12	—	942	85.00–100.00	94.72
4	—	1,054	120.00–123.00	121.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	291.00	291.00
10	450–500	478	278.00	278.00
5	500–550	533	275.00	275.00
7	550–600	567	246.00–255.00	248.60
6	600–650	602	241.00	241.00
7	700–750	714	214.00–220.00	217.39
2	750–800	753	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	291	302.50–328.00	324.87
12	300–350	341	292.00–322.00	316.50
17	350–400	368	314.00	314.00
16	400–450	411	265.00–285.00	281.05
44	450–500	471	255.00–270.00	267.07
22	500–550	525	255.00–265.00	263.17
47	550–600	582	227.00–239.00	234.72
5	600–650	626	226.00–228.50	227.49
23	650–700	666	231.00–231.50	231.31
4	700–750	745	189.00	189.00
3	750–800	765	180.00	180.00
2	1000–1050	1,008	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	468	250.00	250.00
9	500–550	548	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	267.50	267.50
5	550–600	577	243.00	243.00
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	350–400	377	326.00–347.00	344.45
32	450–500	460	277.50–330.00	318.55
22	500–550	520	278.00–284.00	282.69
29	550–600	581	250.00–271.00	267.46
16	650–700	668	240.00–243.00	242.44
15	750–800	759	204.00–226.00	223.10
3	850–900	885	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	301	308.00	308.00
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	565	263.00–270.00	267.65
3	650–700	690	224.50	224.50
1	750–800	760	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	422	354.00	354.00
8	500–550	518	315.00–322.00	318.75
4	550–600	574	309.00	309.00
13	600–650	621	285.00	285.00
8	650–700	657	269.25	269.25
21	700–750	725	244.50–249.50	246.13
7	750–800	792	248.50	248.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	254	337.00	337.00
7	300–350	304	325.00–345.00	338.96
15	450–500	464	300.00–333.00	326.15
17	500–550	518	287.00–306.00	300.27
14	550–600	591	276.00–293.00	283.75
10	600–650	629	254.00–267.00	259.47
9	650–700	650	262.50	262.50
2	700–750	710	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	813	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	870	227.00	227.00

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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