Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 lower with 600-650 lbs. Steers being steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs. 2.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 6.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.93/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −131.59 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$249.93

74 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$25.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.65

vs TN average

−27.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	251.66	1,400	69
Medium and Large 2-3	547	226.00	1,236	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.66/cwt here — about $163 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 sale74 hd

249.93

—

TN average13 barns · 1,080 hd

263.58

−13.65

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−27.29

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−131.59

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	1,762	148.72	2,621	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	129.62	1,833	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	123.56	1,464	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	105.94	1,085	63

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2-3	500–550	517	273.79/cwt	255.00–283.00	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	272.40/cwt	269.00–273.00	1,651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	373	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,179	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,479	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	255.89/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,464	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	436	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,308	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	269.56/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,221	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	294.03/cwt	275.00–301.00	1,120	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	203.65/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	234.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,365	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	810	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	252.82/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,166	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	232	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	291.96/cwt	291.00–293.00	1,293	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	296.52/cwt	282.50–300.00	943	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	253.79/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,353	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	227.26/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,443	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	594	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,461	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	332.06/cwt	312.50–337.00	1,242	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	263.31/cwt	259.00–267.50	1,532	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	289.59/cwt	287.50–294.50	1,509	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	323.77/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,486	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	547	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,236	5
Bulls	—	—	1,679	145.46/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,442	8
Bulls	—	—	1,891	155.08/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,933	10
Bulls	—	—	1,450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	256.30/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	328.78/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,417	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	300.20/cwt	295.00–301.00	1,582	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	321.68/cwt	291.00–328.00	1,477	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	258.01/cwt	250.50–267.00	1,744	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	372.25/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,143	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	547	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,750	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,753	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	412	350.33/cwt	346.00–352.00	1,443	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,079	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	272.27/cwt	240.00–278.00	1,263	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,597	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	118.42/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,262	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	93.18/cwt	88.00–98.00	918	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	135.06/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,664	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	112.15/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,296	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	125.93/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,750	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	135.07/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,954	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,583	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	106.01/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,086	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	122.26/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,437	45

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 737Last week 698Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 135Year ago 104

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	334.00	334.00
2	350–400	385	298.00	298.00
1	400–450	430	282.50	282.50
3	500–550	517	255.00–283.00	273.79
2	550–600	588	252.50–260.00	256.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	245	359.00	359.00
11	300–350	307	345.00–375.00	372.25
16	400–450	431	322.00–335.00	328.78
23	450–500	459	291.00–328.00	321.68
14	500–550	527	295.00–301.00	300.20
5	550–600	564	282.00	282.00
7	600–650	606	269.00–273.00	272.40
11	650–700	676	250.50–267.00	258.01
3	750–800	775	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	412	346.00–352.00	350.33
12	500–550	547	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	566	308.00	308.00
11	600–650	612	286.50	286.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	373	316.00	316.00
7	400–450	436	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	512	260.00	260.00
28	550–600	572	253.00–257.00	255.89
12	600–650	624	237.00	237.00
1	800–850	810	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	461	240.00–255.00	252.82
5	500–550	547	226.00	226.00
2	600–650	610	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	305.00	305.00
17	300–350	318	282.50–300.00	296.52
19	350–400	381	275.00–301.00	294.03
21	400–450	443	291.00–293.00	291.96
54	450–500	453	264.00–271.00	269.56
25	500–550	533	245.00–256.00	253.79
12	550–600	582	230.00–235.00	234.57
33	600–650	635	225.00–233.00	227.26
8	700–750	741	196.00–205.00	203.65
6	850–900	861	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	464	240.00–278.00	272.27
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
7	550–600	594	246.00	246.00
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	765	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	374	312.50–337.00	332.06
42	450–500	459	307.50–325.00	323.77
30	500–550	521	287.50–294.50	289.59
26	550–600	582	259.00–267.50	263.31
21	650–700	660	242.00	242.00
6	750–800	787	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,679	139.00–149.00	145.46
10	—	1,891	150.00–159.00	155.08
2	—	1,450	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,066	114.00–126.00	118.42
10	—	985	88.00–98.00	93.18
43	—	1,024	100.00–112.00	106.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,232	130.00–141.00	135.06
10	—	1,156	107.00–115.00	112.15
45	—	1,175	116.00–129.00	122.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,390	119.00–130.00	125.93
14	—	1,447	132.00–143.00	135.07
1	—	1,365	116.00	116.00

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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