Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steer/Bulls 5.00 to 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 15.00 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 $254.18/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −127.33 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$254.18

84 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$21.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.56

vs TN average

−10.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	257.25	1,409	72
Medium and Large 2-3	547	235.79	1,290	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.46/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

254.18

—

TN average14 barns · 558 hd

245.62

+8.56

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−10.34

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−127.33

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	1,669	144.48	2,411	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	135.78	2,021	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	131.75	1,657	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	106.97	1,172	23

Every lot, as filed

64 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	750–800	769	236.99/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	248	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	391	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	226.50/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,282	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	255.50/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,505	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	271.86/cwt	264.50–274.00	1,237	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	862	168.08/cwt	152.50–170.00	1,449	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	506	246.80/cwt	237.50–256.00	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	259.19/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,234	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	274.32/cwt	270.00–275.00	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	222.94/cwt	160.00–254.00	1,371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	318.08/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	266.54/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,277	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	336	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	250.70/cwt	232.50–265.00	1,419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	253.38/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,333	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	444	252.99/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,123	8
Bulls	—	—	2,033	155.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	3,155	3
Bulls	—	—	1,545	143.52/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,217	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	114.43/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,182	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	123.63/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,271	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	133.50/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,957	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	131.73/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,674	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	226.55/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,459	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,420	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,151	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	304.79/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,411	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	258.12/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,360	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	289.89/cwt	289.00–291.00	1,507	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	260.68/cwt	259.00–261.50	1,726	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	262.87/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,564	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,615	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,332	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	242	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,450	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,392	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	283.32/cwt	278.00–291.00	1,632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	404	264.96/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,070	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	298	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	634	187.39/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	243.49/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,286	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,205	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	101.77/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,149	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	143.72/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,778	9
Bulls	—	—	1,565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,878	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	119.86/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,467	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	144.10/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,206	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,934	2

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 Apr 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 489Last week 539Year ago 659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 141Year ago 159

Compared to last week, Feeder Steer/Bulls 5.00 to 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	333	317.50	317.50
9	350–400	386	345.00	345.00
15	450–500	463	290.00–311.00	304.79
18	500–550	520	289.00–291.00	289.89
7	550–600	576	278.00–291.00	283.32
18	650–700	662	259.00–261.50	260.68
3	750–800	769	235.00–238.00	236.99
1	900–950	900	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	325	267.50	267.50
3	350–400	360	300.00–327.50	318.08
2	400–450	438	275.00	275.00
5	450–500	476	250.00–275.00	259.19
7	500–550	526	225.00–270.00	253.38
6	550–600	566	232.50–265.00	250.70
3	600–650	615	160.00–254.00	222.94
3	750–800	780	211.00	211.00
1	900–950	925	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	581	291.00	291.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	391	306.00	306.00
3	600–650	630	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	301.00	301.00
7	300–350	321	270.00–275.00	274.32
10	350–400	397	290.00	290.00
46	450–500	455	264.50–274.00	271.86
48	500–550	527	253.00–264.00	258.12
24	550–600	589	255.00–258.00	255.50
8	600–650	644	218.00–235.00	226.55
9	700–750	736	193.00	193.00
1	850–900	890	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
8	400–450	444	252.00–260.00	252.99
4	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
7	500–550	528	227.00–250.00	243.49
5	550–600	574	225.00	225.00
4	600–650	634	180.00–210.00	187.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	257.50	257.50
7	400–450	404	250.00–267.50	264.96
11	450–500	479	251.00–270.00	266.54
4	500–550	506	237.50–256.00	246.80
8	550–600	566	210.00–245.00	226.50
2	600–650	633	231.00	231.00
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
9	850–900	862	152.50–170.00	168.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	287.50	287.50
19	450–500	452	308.00	308.00
16	500–550	518	280.00	280.00
15	550–600	595	249.00–265.00	262.87
15	650–700	654	247.00	247.00
3	750–800	765	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,033	150.00–160.00	155.19
8	—	1,545	140.00–149.00	143.52
1	—	1,565	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	110.00–117.00	114.43
2	—	1,028	120.00–127.00	123.63
15	—	1,129	90.00–109.00	101.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,466	128.00–139.00	133.50
7	—	1,531	140.00–151.00	144.10
2	—	1,535	126.00	126.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,271	125.00–138.00	131.73
9	—	1,237	140.00–149.00	143.72
9	—	1,224	118.00–121.00	119.86

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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