Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle are 3.00 to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows are 2.00 to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls are 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.02/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −123.49 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$258.02

60 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$22.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.58

vs TN average

−12.17 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	258.78	1,425	58
Medium and Large 2-3	558	236.00	1,317	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.78/cwt here — about $108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale60 hd

258.02

—

TN average10 barns · 339 hd

253.44

+4.58

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−12.17

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−123.49

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	1,608	143.90	2,314	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	132.14	1,887	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	127.56	1,447	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	108.80	1,083	24

Every lot, as filed

57 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	300–350	312	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	902	3
Bulls	—	—	1,612	145.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,352	10
Bulls	—	—	1,878	158.22/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,971	6
Bulls	—	—	1,424	132.16/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,882	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,072	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	119.05/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,313	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	98.27/cwt	90.00–104.00	950	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	231.55/cwt	225.00–232.25	1,929	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	290.59/cwt	289.00–293.00	1,703	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	263.87/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	240.46/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	264.36/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	1,604	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,651	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	281.98/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,483	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,346	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	240.93/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	192.19/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,472	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	334.41/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,449	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	123.63/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,840	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	139.93/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,152	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	132.59/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,870	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	114.79/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,234	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	133.88/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,545	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	126.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,430	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	250.08/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,153	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	291.11/cwt	276.00–292.00	1,115	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	281.00/cwt	273.00–284.00	1,293	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	252	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,108	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,077	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	219.57/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,460	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,698	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	305.86/cwt	282.50–308.00	1,425	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	334.76/cwt	302.50–338.00	1,302	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	264.23/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,387	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	252.08/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,467	26

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 489Year ago 648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 141Year ago 165

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle are 3.00 to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows are 2.00 to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls are 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	312	289.00	289.00
17	350–400	383	276.00–292.00	291.11
43	450–500	460	273.00–284.00	281.00
32	500–550	525	259.00–266.00	264.23
26	550–600	582	244.00–256.00	252.08
1	600–650	610	236.00	236.00
20	650–700	665	215.00–226.00	219.57
2	700–750	743	195.00	195.00
12	750–800	766	186.00–196.00	192.19
2	850–900	870	160.00	160.00
6	900–950	930	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	257.50	257.50
13	450–500	461	250.00–251.00	250.08
2	550–600	558	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	252	315.00	315.00
4	300–350	324	325.00–337.50	334.41
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	440	293.00	293.00
6	450–500	468	313.00	313.00
7	500–550	515	299.00	299.00
20	550–600	586	289.00–293.00	290.59
5	650–700	671	260.00–270.00	263.87
1	700–750	720	257.00	257.00
10	800–850	833	225.00–232.25	231.55
2	850–900	893	201.00	201.00
3	1050–1100	1,077	184.00	184.00
3	1100–1150	1,108	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	495	231.00	231.00
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	580	259.00–270.00	264.36
1	600–650	630	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	255.00	255.00
3	450–500	485	277.50	277.50
4	550–600	578	238.00–250.00	240.93
6	600–650	617	237.00–244.00	240.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	389	302.50–338.00	334.76
23	450–500	466	282.50–308.00	305.86
18	500–550	526	271.00–290.00	281.98
16	550–600	580	276.50	276.50
16	600–650	641	257.50	257.50
7	750–800	772	220.00	220.00
3	800–850	818	177.00	177.00
5	850–900	863	174.50	174.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,612	140.00–150.00	145.88
6	—	1,878	154.00–167.00	158.22
9	—	1,424	126.00–138.00	132.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	953	110.00–115.00	112.51
6	—	1,103	117.00–121.00	119.05
9	—	967	90.00–104.00	98.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	123.00–124.00	123.63
2	—	1,538	139.00–141.00	139.93
22	—	1,410	127.00–137.00	132.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	114.00–116.00	114.79
14	—	1,154	131.00–139.00	133.88
28	—	1,133	120.00–130.00	126.23

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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