Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.05/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −123.47 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$258.05

44 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,429

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$28.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

vs TN average

−9.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	258.70	1,434	43
Medium and Large 2-3	525	230.00	1,208	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.70/cwt here — about $226 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale44 hd

258.05

—

TN average8 barns · 351 hd

257.39

+0.65

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−9.57

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−123.47

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	1,748	153.14	2,677	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	146.16	1,785	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	144.77	2,185	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	123.54	1,287	19

Every lot, as filed

71 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	518	245.48/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,272	4
Bulls	—	—	1,893	154.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,926	4
Bulls	—	—	1,155	137.88/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,593	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	153.19/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,887	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	128.77/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,655	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	143.02/cwt	135.00–148.00	2,201	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	144.47/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,748	21
Bulls	—	—	2,050	165.56/cwt	165.00–166.00	3,394	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	107.54/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	263.96/cwt	261.00–265.50	1,412	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	240.81/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	263.30/cwt	259.00–267.50	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	702	280.46/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,969	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	313.93/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,642	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	597	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	279.21/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,061	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	275.18/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,293	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	264.64/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,204	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	952	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,866	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	257.71/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,479	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,784	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	244.25/cwt	233.00–247.50	1,610	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	278.37/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,456	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	301.02/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	294.15/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,700	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,478	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	233.18/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	256.27/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	277.50/cwt	276.00–279.00	1,326	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	258.04/cwt	255.50–259.00	1,375	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	343.21/cwt	327.50–355.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	301.49/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	221.72/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	248	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	270.36/cwt	265.00–274.50	1,711	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,624	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	449	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	298.02/cwt	275.00–322.50	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	250.25/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,201	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	204.68/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,412	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	125.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,362	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	134.36/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,372	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	153.71/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,253	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	262.74/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,519	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	430	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,129	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 Jun 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 667Year ago 938

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 131Year ago 160

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	518	232.50–250.00	245.48
3	550–600	597	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	635	225.00	225.00
7	650–700	690	203.00–215.00	204.68
1	700–750	730	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
13	450–500	470	260.00–285.00	275.18
15	500–550	523	255.00–280.00	278.37
15	550–600	578	250.00–266.00	262.74
11	600–650	642	253.00	253.00
9	700–750	720	231.00–235.00	233.18
2	850–900	863	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	478	276.00–279.00	277.50
6	500–550	535	261.00–265.50	263.96
4	600–650	605	251.00–258.00	256.27
10	650–700	661	251.00	251.00
3	700–750	717	220.00–225.00	221.72
15	950–1000	952	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	449	254.00	254.00
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	312.50	312.50
3	300–350	320	277.50	277.50
8	350–400	380	271.00–282.00	279.21
2	400–450	415	259.00–267.50	263.30
45	450–500	455	254.00–269.00	264.64
15	500–550	533	255.50–259.00	258.04
22	550–600	574	253.00–263.00	257.71
4	600–650	623	238.50	238.50
18	650–700	659	233.00–247.50	244.25
6	700–750	739	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
6	850–900	863	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	275.00–322.50	298.02
6	450–500	480	230.00–260.00	250.25
3	500–550	513	232.50–250.00	240.81
6	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	523	312.00–315.00	313.93
8	550–600	582	298.00–305.00	301.49
7	600–650	607	281.00	281.00
3	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
11	700–750	702	280.00–281.00	280.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	350.00	350.00
5	250–300	275	327.50–355.00	343.21
1	300–350	300	322.50	322.50
3	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
6	450–500	463	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	517	295.00–307.00	301.02
12	550–600	578	285.00–296.00	294.15
18	600–650	633	265.00–274.50	270.36
14	650–700	650	274.50	274.50
1	700–750	710	264.00	264.00
2	850–900	865	237.00	237.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	193.00	193.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,893	150.00–159.00	154.56
2	—	1,155	135.00–141.00	137.88
2	—	2,050	165.00–166.00	165.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,232	149.00–160.00	153.19
2	—	1,285	125.00–133.00	128.77
21	—	1,210	137.00–148.00	144.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,539	135.00–148.00	143.02
1	—	1,250	128.00	128.00
5	—	1,466	150.00–161.00	153.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	941	100.00–116.00	107.54
11	—	1,086	120.00–130.00	125.42
4	—	1,021	132.00–139.00	134.36

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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