Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.80/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −119.72 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$261.80

66 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$14.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.50

vs TN average

−5.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	262.02	1,413	65
Medium and Large 2-3	525	247.50	1,299	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.52/cwt here — about $113 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 sale66 hd

261.80

—

TN average11 barns · 527 hd

257.30

+4.50

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−5.79

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−119.72

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	1,490	151.61	2,259	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	136.38	1,822	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	129.09	1,468	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	109.63	1,089	11

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	133.84/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,811	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,544	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	142.72/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,897	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	128.37/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,430	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	118.77/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,347	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	141.58/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	270.39/cwt	254.00–276.00	1,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	289.18/cwt	277.50–300.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	589	252.64/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	457	248.72/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	261.04/cwt	255.50–267.50	1,391	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	312.13/cwt	302.50–332.50	1,367	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	299.90/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,571	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	226.88/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,772	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	269.47/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,684	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	251.00/cwt	239.00–254.50	1,649	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	272.34/cwt	270.00–273.50	1,841	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	287.37/cwt	274.00–289.50	1,512	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	269.36/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,374	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,496	3
Bulls	—	—	1,491	148.52/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,214	7
Bulls	—	—	1,598	160.17/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,560	4
Bulls	—	—	1,055	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,466	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	107.48/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,035	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	117.76/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,278	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	286.24/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,626	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,341	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	233.44/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,492	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	760	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	426	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	719	248.33/cwt	241.00–250.50	1,785	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	276.20/cwt	271.00–277.50	1,091	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	256.62/cwt	254.00–257.50	1,522	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	225.24/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,475	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,269	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	277.40/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,193	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,409	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 May 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 546Year ago 598

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 113Year ago 155

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,353	130.00–137.00	133.84
1	—	1,235	125.00	125.00
5	—	1,329	139.00–147.00	142.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,114	124.00–133.00	128.37
5	—	1,134	117.00–120.00	118.77
5	—	1,209	136.00–146.00	141.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	963	100.00–110.00	107.48
4	—	1,085	116.00–122.00	117.76
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,491	145.00–151.00	148.52
4	—	1,598	155.00–165.00	160.17
1	—	1,055	139.00	139.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	277.50–300.00	289.18
1	450–500	490	285.00	285.00
4	550–600	569	254.00–276.00	270.39
1	600–650	625	246.00	246.00
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	327.50	327.50
2	250–300	290	327.50	327.50
5	400–450	447	300.00	300.00
5	450–500	469	310.00	310.00
16	500–550	524	295.00–302.00	299.90
19	550–600	568	282.00–295.00	286.24
19	600–650	625	262.00–276.00	269.47
15	650–700	676	270.00–273.50	272.34
8	750–800	781	225.00–228.00	226.88
2	900–950	908	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	612	292.00	292.00
9	700–750	719	241.00–250.50	248.33
3	750–800	760	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	292.50	292.50
6	450–500	486	288.00	288.00
1	500–550	510	252.50	252.50
3	550–600	589	251.00–256.00	252.64
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	357	395.00	395.00
13	400–450	438	302.50–332.50	312.13
27	500–550	526	274.00–289.50	287.37
4	550–600	588	271.00	271.00
9	650–700	657	239.00–254.50	251.00
2	700–750	708	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	457	245.00–250.00	248.72
1	500–550	525	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	287.50	287.50
5	350–400	395	271.00–277.50	276.20
12	400–450	430	275.00–290.00	277.40
21	450–500	463	274.00	274.00
39	500–550	533	255.50–267.50	261.04
12	550–600	593	254.00–257.50	256.62
16	600–650	639	233.00–234.00	233.44
17	650–700	655	223.00–227.00	225.24
3	700–750	748	200.00	200.00
8	750–800	758	205.00	205.00
2	800–850	805	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	510	269.00–270.00	269.36
4	600–650	614	255.00	255.00

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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