Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Calves 6.00 to 10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.24/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −161.28 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$220.24

42 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$38.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.97

vs TN average

−24.17 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	230.23	1,274	26
Medium and Large 2	529	216.13	1,142	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	191.87	1,084	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.35/cwt here — about $190 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 sale42 hd

220.24

—

TN average16 barns · 980 hd

235.20

−14.97

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−24.17

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−161.28

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	—	Low	1,694	162.39	2,751	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	147.13	2,134	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	143.83	1,840	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	120.72	1,318	28

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2-3	450–500	497	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	207.82/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,370	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	209.80/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,376	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,376	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	186.68/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,378	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	228.67/cwt	220.00–232.00	954	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	212.67/cwt	211.50–215.00	1,697	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	254.65/cwt	246.00–256.50	1,334	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	228.23/cwt	225.00–228.50	1,333	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	146.49/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,096	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	132.66/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,665	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	155.28/cwt	151.00–163.00	2,050	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	145.13/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,850	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	202.75/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,279	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	190.71/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,083	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	252.35/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,183	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	232.22/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,215	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	263.03/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,202	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	210.34/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,510	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,173	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	236.48/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,570	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,242	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,027	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	217.01/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,137	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,312	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	997	17
Bulls	—	—	1,465	150.61/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,206	8
Bulls	—	—	1,834	166.27/cwt	162.00–171.00	3,049	10
Bulls	—	—	1,804	176.25/cwt	173.00–179.00	3,180	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	118.79/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,270	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	129.50/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,498	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	106.05/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,063	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	222.16/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	217.51/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	247.36/cwt	245.00–248.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	747	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	219.85/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,280	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	158.16/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,448	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	137.12/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,953	6

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 517Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 166Year ago 141

Compared to last week Feeder Calves 6.00 to 10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	583	206.00	206.00
1	650–700	680	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	305	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	380	210.00	210.00
7	600–650	646	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	287	282.50	282.50
8	450–500	457	255.00–271.00	263.03
22	500–550	524	246.00–256.50	254.65
6	550–600	582	245.00–256.00	252.35
24	650–700	664	233.00–237.00	236.48
6	700–750	718	210.00–211.00	210.34
12	750–800	798	211.50–215.00	212.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	417	220.00–232.00	228.67
4	450–500	463	210.00–235.00	222.16
6	500–550	508	215.00–230.00	217.51
20	550–600	582	200.00–222.00	219.85
7	600–650	631	200.00–210.00	202.75
12	650–700	659	195.00–211.00	207.82
6	700–750	738	180.00–190.00	186.68
1	800–850	840	170.00	170.00
2	900–950	940	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	379	271.00	271.00
25	400–450	446	263.00	263.00
18	500–550	511	243.00	243.00
5	700–750	726	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	245.00–248.00	247.36
4	350–400	358	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	440	225.00	225.00
7	500–550	524	210.00–220.00	217.01
1	550–600	560	210.00	210.00
5	600–650	602	218.00	218.00
14	650–700	656	195.00–211.00	209.80
8	700–750	747	202.00	202.00
1	850–900	870	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	382	261.00	261.00
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
39	450–500	477	248.00	248.00
13	500–550	523	232.00–235.00	232.22
13	550–600	584	225.00–228.50	228.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
7	550–600	568	182.50–200.00	190.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,431	140.00–151.00	146.49
7	—	1,548	156.00–160.00	158.16
6	—	1,424	135.00–139.00	137.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,255	124.00–138.00	132.66
15	—	1,320	151.00–163.00	155.28
31	—	1,275	139.00–150.00	145.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,069	114.00–124.00	118.79
11	—	1,157	125.00–136.00	129.50
5	—	1,002	100.00–112.00	106.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,465	143.00–155.00	150.61
10	—	1,834	162.00–171.00	166.27
4	—	1,804	173.00–179.00	176.25

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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