Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady with lean cows being2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.39/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −128.12 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$253.39

79 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$14.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs TN average

−14.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	255.41	1,387	68
Medium and Large 2-3	542	240.91	1,306	11thin

One grade step is worth $14.50/cwt here — about $81 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 sale79 hd

253.39

—

TN average13 barns · 842 hd

255.28

−1.89

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−14.99

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−128.12

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	1,558	146.02	2,276	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	132.45	1,816	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	128.54	1,544	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	103.08	1,039	15

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 1-2	500–550	533	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	247.88/cwt	247.50–249.00	1,448	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	227.14/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,456	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	301.88/cwt	290.00–312.00	978	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,215	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	284.36/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,064	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	217.32/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	329.74/cwt	327.50–337.50	917	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	319.74/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,477	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	285.89/cwt	279.00–288.50	1,621	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	278.39/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	250.67/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,589	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	267.22/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,384	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	242.14/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	648	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,714	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	316.80/cwt	314.50–320.00	1,676	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	817	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,375	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	309.32/cwt	302.00–311.00	1,160	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	252.64/cwt	235.00–268.00	1,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	253.46/cwt	227.50–257.00	1,465	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	778	198.39/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	267.60/cwt	261.50–272.00	1,255	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	258.55/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,360	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	189.00/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	255.35/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,609	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	239.59/cwt	230.00–250.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	261.48/cwt	250.00–285.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	246.39/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,079	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	554	238.57/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,322	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	291.65/cwt	291.00–294.00	1,499	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,211	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	342	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,423	21
Bulls	—	—	1,588	144.12/cwt	137.00–149.00	2,289	13
Bulls	—	—	1,543	154.17/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,379	5
Bulls	—	—	1,250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,625	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	118.34/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,198	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	90.22/cwt	85.00–99.00	887	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	137.46/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,720	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	119.39/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,463	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	131.33/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,803	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	142.55/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,932	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,674	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	105.72/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,083	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	127.50/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,497	24

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 May 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 456Year ago 775

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 145Year ago 147

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady with lean cows being2.00-4.00 lower; 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
9	250–300	278	327.50–337.50	329.74
4	300–350	344	356.00	356.00
23	450–500	462	316.00–326.00	319.74
4	500–550	533	304.00	304.00
15	550–600	567	279.00–288.50	285.89
7	600–650	634	249.00–255.00	250.67
2	650–700	665	265.00	265.00
3	700–750	732	210.00–221.00	217.32
2	750–800	765	216.00	216.00
1	900–950	940	186.00	186.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	255.00–290.00	278.39
8	500–550	518	220.00–280.00	267.22
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
7	600–650	625	231.00–244.00	242.14
2	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	529	314.50–320.00	316.80
13	600–650	648	264.50	264.50
3	800–850	817	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	275.00	275.00
14	300–350	324	290.00–312.00	301.88
7	350–400	374	275.00–286.00	284.36
10	400–450	445	273.00	273.00
33	450–500	469	261.50–272.00	267.60
48	500–550	526	252.00–260.00	258.55
20	550–600	584	247.50–249.00	247.88
18	600–650	641	225.00–232.50	227.14
4	700–750	732	186.00–190.00	189.00
2	850–900	878	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	778	198.00–200.00	198.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	250.00–285.00	261.48
2	350–400	370	230.00–250.00	239.59
7	400–450	438	245.00–250.00	246.39
4	500–550	521	245.00	245.00
7	550–600	554	238.00–240.00	238.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	394	349.00	349.00
21	450–500	468	304.00	304.00
18	500–550	514	291.00–294.00	291.65
8	550–600	573	278.00	278.00
23	600–650	630	255.00–256.00	255.35
5	750–800	755	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	230.00	230.00
5	350–400	375	302.00–311.00	309.32
8	400–450	431	281.00	281.00
4	450–500	478	235.00–268.00	252.64
2	500–550	528	275.00	275.00
14	550–600	578	227.50–257.00	253.46
1	700–750	720	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,588	137.00–149.00	144.12
5	—	1,543	151.00–160.00	154.17
1	—	1,250	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	116.00–120.00	118.34
5	—	983	85.00–99.00	90.22
7	—	1,024	101.00–110.00	105.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,251	134.00–141.00	137.46
7	—	1,225	118.00–122.00	119.39
24	—	1,174	123.00–133.00	127.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,373	127.00–136.00	131.33
4	—	1,355	139.00–146.00	142.55
1	—	1,395	120.00	120.00

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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