Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 7.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 10 higher; Feeder Bulls 7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.52/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −137.99 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$243.52

44 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$36.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.11

vs TN average

−14.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	259.00	1,334	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	539	253.07	1,364	29
Medium and Large 2	556	222.65	1,238	14thin

One grade step is worth $36.35/cwt here — about $96 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 sale44 hd

243.52

—

TN average15 barns · 1,026 hd

251.64

−8.11

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−14.94

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−137.99

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	1,708	166.34	2,841	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,324	141.39	1,873	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	140.33	1,744	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	123.75	1,334	15

Every lot, as filed

59 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	550–600	575	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,325	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	606	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,242	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	255.59/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,470	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,700	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Steers	Small 1	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,409	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	275.41/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,461	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	241.60/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,602	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	280.00/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,226	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,188	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	643	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	254.02/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,514	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	264.86/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	786	177.09/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,392	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	211.60/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,386	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	274.88/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,171	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	224.10/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,226	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	217.33/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	390	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	228.13/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,106	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	239.29/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,606	13
Bulls	—	—	1,876	173.33/cwt	169.00–176.00	3,252	5
Bulls	—	—	1,498	157.61/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,361	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	117.00/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,214	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	126.21/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,379	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	132.57/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,590	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	125.78/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,736	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	141.16/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,916	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,257	146.93/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,847	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	140.19/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,701	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	147.10/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,951	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	996	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,346	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	234.13/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,114	15

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 Aug 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 364Last week 388Year ago 505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 135Year ago 160

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 7.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 10 higher; Feeder Bulls 7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	232.50	232.50
7	450–500	485	220.00–250.00	228.13
7	550–600	575	230.50	230.50
5	600–650	606	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	299.00	299.00
13	400–450	426	274.00–276.00	274.88
10	500–550	527	263.00	263.00
15	550–600	575	254.00–259.00	255.59
13	650–700	671	230.00–242.00	239.29
10	750–800	752	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	249.00	249.00
1	650–700	665	222.00	222.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	322.50	322.50
8	400–450	438	274.00–282.00	280.00
5	450–500	481	275.00–276.00	275.41
6	500–550	529	271.00	271.00
10	550–600	596	250.00–255.00	254.02
23	650–700	663	235.00–243.00	241.60
3	850–900	885	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	660	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	242.00	242.00
2	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	643	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	260.00–270.00	264.86
1	850–900	865	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	280.00	280.00
11	350–400	389	256.00	256.00
5	400–450	438	260.00	260.00
17	450–500	464	256.00	256.00
21	500–550	528	255.00	255.00
8	550–600	568	248.00	248.00
12	650–700	664	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	215.00	215.00
5	600–650	633	205.00	205.00
3	650–700	660	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	345	232.50	232.50
1	350–400	395	242.50	242.50
15	450–500	476	234.00–235.00	234.13
11	500–550	547	220.00–225.00	224.10
3	550–600	589	212.00–220.00	217.33
3	600–650	632	205.00–215.00	211.60
8	750–800	786	170.00–185.00	177.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	259.00	259.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,876	169.00–176.00	173.33
4	—	1,498	155.00–159.00	157.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	113.00–120.00	117.00
11	—	1,093	122.00–133.00	126.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,199	127.00–138.00	132.57
20	—	1,213	136.00–144.00	140.19
13	—	1,326	145.00–151.00	147.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	121.00–131.00	125.78
9	—	1,357	137.00–144.00	141.16
6	—	1,257	142.00–152.00	146.93

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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