Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 6.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.07/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −129.89 against this barn's trailing median of $437.96.

Average price

$308.07

55 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.41

vs TN average

−2.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	308.07	1,690	55

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $489.95, low $374.58, median $437.96 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 sale55 hd

308.07

—

TN average11 barns · 361 hd

297.67

+10.41

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−2.70

This barn, trailing median29 sales

437.96

−129.89

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	1,778	159.73	2,840	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	137.58	1,861	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	133.69	1,564	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	114.12	1,159	19

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	503	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	279.70/cwt	237.50–291.00	1,166	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	269.79/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	313.75/cwt	304.50–320.00	1,663	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	269.20/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	351.16/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,075	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	319.98/cwt	317.00–322.50	1,376	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	324.10/cwt	320.00–325.50	1,539	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	285.93/cwt	275.00–297.00	941	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	368	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	257.56/cwt	257.00–259.00	1,870	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	250.25/cwt	248.00–253.00	1,847	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	275.79/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,743	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	303.34/cwt	295.00–306.50	1,711	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,165	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	230.25/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,531	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	266.83/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,393	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	263.50/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,512	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	362	268.33/cwt	252.50–271.00	971	7
Heifers	Small 2-3	400–450	403	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	456	285.04/cwt	281.00–286.00	1,300	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	267.83/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,227	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	270.88/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,568	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	365.36/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,392	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,415	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	289.13/cwt	283.00–290.50	1,532	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	262.71/cwt	260.50–272.50	1,668	16
Bulls	—	—	1,688	153.81/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,596	7
Bulls	—	—	1,891	167.19/cwt	161.00–170.00	3,162	9
Bulls	—	—	1,390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,863	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	114.07/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,156	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	125.47/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,374	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	99.19/cwt	93.00–106.00	911	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	130.75/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,530	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	142.59/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,703	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,184	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	132.88/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,831	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	143.84/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,894	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,813	1

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 667Last week 394Year ago 584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 76Year ago 140

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 6.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	417	237.50–291.00	279.70
2	450–500	470	250.00–290.00	269.79
2	500–550	503	242.00	242.00
6	600–650	642	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	381	352.50–370.00	365.36
33	450–500	460	307.50	307.50
31	500–550	530	283.00–290.50	289.13
16	550–600	579	270.00–271.00	270.88
16	600–650	635	260.50–272.50	262.71
2	650–700	668	257.00	257.00
2	700–750	743	238.00	238.00
3	850–900	868	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	337.50	337.50
7	300–350	306	342.50–357.50	351.16
1	350–400	385	347.50	347.50
9	400–450	430	317.00–322.50	319.98
42	450–500	475	320.00–325.50	324.10
25	500–550	530	304.50–320.00	313.75
30	550–600	564	295.00–306.50	303.34
15	600–650	632	275.00–282.50	275.79
5	650–700	651	269.00–270.00	269.20
12	700–750	738	248.00–253.00	250.25
2	750–800	758	246.00	246.00
1	900–950	930	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	313.00	313.00
3	650–700	695	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	387.50	387.50
73	700–750	726	257.00–259.00	257.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	329	275.00–297.00	285.93
4	350–400	365	287.00	287.00
8	400–450	448	260.00	260.00
36	450–500	458	259.00–270.00	267.83
44	500–550	522	265.00–268.00	266.83
51	550–600	574	256.00–269.00	263.50
21	650–700	665	220.00–232.00	230.25
2	750–800	775	190.00	190.00
4	850–900	855	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	362	252.50–271.00	268.33
3	450–500	453	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	456	281.00–286.00	285.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,688	145.00–157.00	153.81
9	—	1,891	161.00–170.00	167.19
1	—	1,390	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,013	109.00–119.00	114.07
4	—	1,095	123.00–128.00	125.47
3	—	918	93.00–106.00	99.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,170	125.00–136.00	130.75
9	—	1,194	138.00–149.00	142.59
1	—	955	124.00	124.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,378	127.00–138.00	132.88
11	—	1,317	139.00–154.00	143.84
1	—	1,450	125.00	125.00

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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