Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 500 4.00 to 6.00 lower, over 500 mostly steady; Feeder Heifers mostly steady; Feeder Bulls under 500 4.00 to 6.00 lower, over 500 steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 1.00to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.45/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −146.06 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$235.45

74 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$20.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.70

vs TN average

−29.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	241.85	1,345	51
Medium and Large 2-3	547	221.27	1,210	23

One grade step is worth $20.58/cwt here — about $135 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 sale74 hd

235.45

—

TN average12 barns · 879 hd

259.15

−23.70

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−29.18

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−146.06

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	1,744	161.77	2,821	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	146.80	2,062	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	137.48	1,694	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,106	121.79	1,347	34

Every lot, as filed

62 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%	—	1,406	144.55/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,032	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,874	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	173.02/cwt	170.00–176.00	3,244	3
Bulls	—	—	1,677	163.38/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,740	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	109.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,182	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	127.43/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,464	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,189	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	986	2
Bulls	Large 2	700–750	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,407	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	213.18/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	281.82/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,302	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	216.61/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,220	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	251.85/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,619	8
Bulls	—	—	1,785	152.13/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,716	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	154.28/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,035	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	152.48/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,147	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	117.58/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,233	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	142.03/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,811	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	131.68/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,572	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	303	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	727	2
Steers	Small 2	450–500	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	233.69/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,098	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,125	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	221.97/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,305	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	257.59/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,072	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	230.40/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,433	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	232.53/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,250	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	199.67/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	247.23/cwt	245.00–250.00	915	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	205.38/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,018	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,306	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	208	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	324.92/cwt	317.00–333.00	1,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	263.11/cwt	257.50–265.00	855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,143	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	239.98/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,368	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	208.34/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,390	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	264.53/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,513	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	240.56/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,607	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	283.16/cwt	276.00–291.00	1,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	278.56/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,446	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 Jul 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 710Year ago 438

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 149Year ago 163

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,406	140.00–148.00	144.55
2	—	1,368	136.00–138.00	137.01
11	—	1,408	149.00–159.00	152.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,084	106.00–110.00	109.01
18	—	1,149	123.00–133.00	127.43
12	—	1,049	114.00–121.00	117.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,319	148.00–159.00	154.28
11	—	1,275	139.00–146.00	142.03
26	—	1,194	125.00–138.00	131.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,875	170.00–176.00	173.02
9	—	1,677	160.00–167.00	163.38
5	—	1,785	149.00–155.00	152.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	262.50	262.50
2	300–350	303	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	438	225.00	225.00
14	450–500	470	232.00–235.00	233.69
8	500–550	517	230.00	230.00
15	550–600	563	210.00–220.00	216.61
2	650–700	660	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	670	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	257.50–265.00	263.11
7	350–400	370	245.00–250.00	247.23
16	450–500	457	250.00	250.00
19	500–550	533	245.00	245.00
32	550–600	570	239.00–241.00	239.98
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
15	650–700	667	205.00–210.00	208.34
3	700–750	712	203.00–210.00	205.38
6	750–800	756	199.00–201.00	199.67
3	1000–1050	1,018	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	486	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	326.00	326.00
4	300–350	332	317.00–333.00	324.92
4	450–500	472	276.00–291.00	283.16
7	500–550	519	278.00–280.00	278.56
8	550–600	572	260.00–266.00	264.53
8	600–650	643	250.00–255.00	251.85
9	650–700	668	240.00–245.00	240.56
2	750–800	775	237.00	237.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	568	225.00–240.00	232.53
2	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	660	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	387	323.00	323.00
17	450–500	462	276.00–285.00	281.82
18	500–550	521	270.00	270.00
9	550–600	587	257.00	257.00
2	600–650	605	255.00	255.00
5	650–700	694	235.00	235.00
4	750–800	785	211.00–220.00	213.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	290.00	290.00
6	400–450	416	235.00–270.00	257.59
2	450–500	490	235.00	235.00
5	550–600	588	220.00–225.00	221.97
10	600–650	622	230.00–231.00	230.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	875	180.00	180.00

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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