Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher, over 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cow mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.32/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −131.19 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$250.32

75 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$32.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.25

vs TN average

−22.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	251.63	1,407	72
Medium and Large 2-3	557	218.99	1,220	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.64/cwt here — about $187 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 sale75 hd

250.32

—

TN average13 barns · 879 hd

262.58

−12.25

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−22.71

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−131.19

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	—	High	1,646	154.37	2,541	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	147.70	2,133	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	141.18	1,712	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	122.05	1,175	27

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2Value Added	750–800	790	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	244.69/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,414	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,022	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	979	169.51/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,229	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	260.81/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,393	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	237.37/cwt	235.50–243.00	1,529	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	901	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	465	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	204.36/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,520	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	304.82/cwt	302.50–306.00	857	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	212.33/cwt	201.00–224.00	1,450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	243.43/cwt	231.00–245.50	1,629	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	557	218.99/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	237.47/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,009	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	249.63/cwt	246.00–257.00	1,563	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	699	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	315.90/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,200	15
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	475	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	255.89/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,492	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	283.45/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,281	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,325	4
Bulls	—	—	1,643	162.96/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,677	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	152.92/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,919	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	138.53/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,658	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	109.89/cwt	101.00–117.00	1,007	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	126.44/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,272	9
Bulls	—	—	1,260	141.28/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	270.70/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,814	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	499	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,203	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,330	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	301.23/cwt	291.00–307.00	1,431	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	225.43/cwt	225.00–226.50	1,903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	256.69/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,897	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	264.75/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,766	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	242.50/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	292.59/cwt	285.50–296.00	1,554	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	290.60/cwt	289.00–292.00	1,688	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	261.30/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,280	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	1,559	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,929	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	273.33/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	276.71/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,464	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	502	243.99/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	260.81/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,108	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	151.14/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,108	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	135.52/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,328	7
Bulls	—	—	1,762	156.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,759	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	144.26/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,154	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	130.91/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,583	7

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 738Last week 509Year ago 769

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 107Year ago 238

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	502	310.50	310.50
10	650–700	670	270.00–277.00	270.70
8	700–750	708	272.50	272.50
3	750–800	790	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	310.00	310.00
3	300–350	310	327.50	327.50
4	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
27	450–500	475	291.00–307.00	301.23
22	500–550	531	285.50–296.00	292.59
33	550–600	581	289.00–292.00	290.60
2	600–650	630	272.00	272.00
16	650–700	667	263.00–265.00	264.75
6	700–750	739	250.00–260.00	256.69
7	800–850	844	225.00–226.50	225.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	312.50	312.50
6	450–500	490	250.00–285.00	261.30
2	500–550	500	235.00–250.00	242.50
3	550–600	565	270.00–275.00	273.33
1	650–700	665	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	281	302.50–306.00	304.82
1	300–350	315	286.00	286.00
4	350–400	391	294.00	294.00
1	400–450	400	284.00	284.00
53	450–500	462	266.00	266.00
31	500–550	534	260.00–261.00	260.81
41	550–600	578	235.00–249.00	244.69
42	600–650	644	235.50–243.00	237.37
11	700–750	744	200.00–205.00	204.36
2	800–850	840	187.00	187.00
8	950–1000	979	164.00–175.00	169.51
3	1000–1050	1,022	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	240.00	240.00
7	400–450	425	227.00–245.00	237.47
8	450–500	499	241.00	241.00
3	550–600	557	216.00–225.00	218.99
3	800–850	800	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	474	280.50	280.50
40	600–650	626	246.00–257.00	249.63
7	650–700	699	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	425	255.00–262.50	260.81
1	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
5	500–550	502	240.00–245.00	243.99
4	550–600	570	232.50	232.50
4	650–700	683	201.00–224.00	212.33
1	750–800	785	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	380	290.00–320.00	315.90
24	450–500	452	250.00–285.00	283.45
17	500–550	529	266.00–279.00	276.71
27	550–600	583	255.00–256.00	255.89
21	650–700	669	231.00–245.50	243.43
3	750–800	775	236.00	236.00
7	850–900	858	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	242.50	242.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	162.00–164.00	162.96
3	—	1,260	135.00–146.00	141.28
10	—	1,762	150.00–160.00	156.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,255	148.00–160.00	152.92
35	—	1,197	134.00–146.00	138.53
7	—	1,209	125.00–133.00	130.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	916	101.00–117.00	109.89
9	—	1,006	122.00–130.00	126.44
7	—	980	132.00–140.00	135.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,395	149.00–153.00	151.14
9	—	1,493	139.00–147.00	144.26

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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