Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00 to 6.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 7.00 to 12.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.39/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −140.12 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$241.39

78 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$24.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

vs TN average

−10.55 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	246.01	1,351	63
Medium and Large 2	570	222.00	1,265	15thin

One grade step is worth $24.01/cwt here — about $86 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 sale78 hd

241.39

—

TN average13 barns · 655 hd

238.91

+2.48

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−10.55

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−140.12

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	1,746	170.49	2,976	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,403	149.64	2,099	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	143.92	1,752	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	124.46	1,331	27

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,174	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	224.59/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,031	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	251.36/cwt	245.00–254.00	809	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	248.25/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,624	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,347	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	197.97/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	278.93/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,289	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	242.50/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,571	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,484	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	274.48/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,397	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	223.61/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	225.26/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	242.44/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,409	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	248.83/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,316	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,115	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	218.74/cwt	202.50–227.50	1,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	221.63/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,301	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	200.15/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,385	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,070	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	137.49/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,833	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	159.29/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,214	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	134.84/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,576	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	158.30/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,955	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	145.50/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,809	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	104.58/cwt	101.00–110.00	959	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	129.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,407	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	119.24/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,306	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	148.90/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,119	22
Bulls	—	—	1,903	179.07/cwt	175.00–184.00	3,408	8
Bulls	—	—	1,760	169.74/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,987	4
Bulls	—	—	1,483	157.37/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,334	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	191.68/cwt	182.50–196.00	1,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,502	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,509	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	270.30/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,192	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,407	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	245.97/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,309	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Small 2	450–500	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	201.10/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,376	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,014	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	220.37/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,470	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	247.61/cwt	240.00–250.50	1,315	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	242.94/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,414	23

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 517Last week 471Year ago 504

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 144Year ago 182

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	387	262.00	262.00
20	450–500	455	258.00	258.00
39	500–550	531	240.00–250.50	247.61
23	550–600	582	239.00–246.00	242.94
42	650–700	667	218.00–223.00	220.37
5	850–900	871	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	263.00	263.00
11	300–350	322	245.00–254.00	251.36
2	350–400	390	244.00	244.00
15	450–500	459	214.00–230.00	224.59
6	500–550	530	216.00	216.00
9	550–600	596	226.00	226.00
1	600–650	615	197.50	197.50
9	650–700	684	192.00–210.00	201.10
5	700–750	709	190.00–200.00	197.97
3	750–800	762	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	302.50	302.50
14	450–500	462	275.00–280.00	278.93
9	500–550	509	274.00–278.00	274.48
10	550–600	582	255.00	255.00
12	600–650	648	235.00–245.00	242.50
16	650–700	654	248.00–249.00	248.25
4	700–750	725	225.00–226.00	225.26
5	750–800	792	220.00–226.00	223.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	570	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	302.50	302.50
5	300–350	342	291.00	291.00
5	500–550	529	230.00–265.00	248.83
7	550–600	581	240.00–247.00	242.44
4	650–700	658	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	390	286.00	286.00
15	400–450	441	270.00–272.50	270.30
12	500–550	532	240.00–248.00	245.97
14	550–600	584	241.00	241.00
23	650–700	656	229.00	229.00
17	700–750	736	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	518	202.50–227.50	218.74
18	550–600	587	217.00–229.00	221.63
7	650–700	692	199.00–201.00	200.15
3	700–750	734	182.50–196.00	191.68
3	850–900	850	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,333	130.00–141.00	137.49
8	—	1,390	155.00–166.00	159.29
22	—	1,423	143.00–153.00	148.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,169	130.00–139.00	134.84
6	—	1,235	154.00–162.00	158.30
20	—	1,243	140.00–152.00	145.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	101.00–110.00	104.58
18	—	1,086	125.00–135.00	129.52
6	—	1,095	115.00–124.00	119.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,903	175.00–184.00	179.07
4	—	1,760	168.00–173.00	169.74
5	—	1,483	153.00–162.00	157.37

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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