Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale Feeder Steers 9.00 to 12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 8.00 to 14.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs 2.00 higher, over 500lbs 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 9.00 to 12.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $247.81/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −190.15 against this barn's trailing median of $437.96.

Average price

$247.81

142 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$30.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.86

vs TN average

−21.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	249.55	1,377	134
Medium and Large 2	544	218.64	1,188	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.91/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $489.95, low $374.58, median $437.96 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 sale142 hd

247.81

—

TN average13 barns · 441 hd

250.67

−2.86

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−21.59

This barn, trailing median29 sales

437.96

−190.15

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	1,569	154.91	2,430	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,412	136.65	1,930	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	135.01	1,601	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	113.69	1,236	43

Every lot, as filed

80 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	650–700	682	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,398	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	262.45/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,244	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	339	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	752	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,715	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,520	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,407	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	214.31/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	225.95/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,491	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	236.50/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,388	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,054	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,225	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	217.77/cwt	217.50–218.00	1,128	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,699	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	242.55/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,283	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	213.70/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,222	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,084	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,241	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,102	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,342	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	227.25/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,438	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,469	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,295	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	220.78/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,274	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	709	220.93/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,566	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	942	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	217.31/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,123	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	202.23/cwt	175.00–206.00	1,321	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	906	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	759	180.50/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,370	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,185	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	181.50/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,303	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	209.39/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,411	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	201.85/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,183	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	194.70/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,277	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,148	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	188.83/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,454	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	212.27/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,119	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	851	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,242	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	227.35/cwt	225.00–235.00	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,097	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	982	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	3
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	128.02/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,504	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	143.18/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,791	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	101.76/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,006	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	146.02/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,106	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	136.65/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,607	22
Bulls	—	—	1,885	175.24/cwt	171.00–179.00	3,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	200.41/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,180	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	219.63/cwt	210.00–230.00	958	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	909	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	113.62/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,266	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	123.88/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,401	13
Bulls	—	—	1,659	159.82/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,651	9
Bulls	—	—	1,349	141.76/cwt	124.00–149.00	1,912	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	129.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,926	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	138.18/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,874	16

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 Sep 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,076Last week 440Year ago 1,009

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 167Year ago 243

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	446	243.00	243.00
42	450–500	460	239.50	239.50
58	500–550	518	217.50–218.00	217.77
16	550–600	572	212.00–219.00	213.70
42	600–650	601	206.50	206.50
6	650–700	682	205.00	205.00
9	800–850	802	189.50	189.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	339	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	522	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	260	250.00	250.00
8	300–350	329	225.00–235.00	227.35
22	350–400	382	238.00	238.00
17	400–450	436	210.00–230.00	219.63
6	450–500	459	214.00	214.00
11	500–550	530	207.00	207.00
43	550–600	586	180.00–205.00	201.85
35	650–700	656	190.00–199.00	194.70
6	700–750	718	175.00–188.00	181.50
6	750–800	770	183.00–190.00	188.83
2	800–850	828	180.00	180.00
3	850–900	890	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	450–500	474	261.00–270.00	262.45
20	500–550	529	235.00–245.00	242.55
16	550–600	587	236.00–240.00	236.50
48	600–650	633	227.00–229.00	227.25
59	650–700	660	224.00–232.00	225.95
8	700–750	748	217.00	217.00
5	750–800	773	210.00–221.00	214.31
5	800–850	826	206.00	206.00
7	850–900	867	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
11	500–550	518	250.00	250.00
87	550–600	555	253.50	253.50
11	600–650	627	242.50	242.50
17	700–750	709	215.00–227.50	220.93
12	750–800	752	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	255.00	255.00
6	300–350	316	251.00	251.00
5	450–500	459	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	528	200.00–219.00	212.27
4	550–600	559	225.00	225.00
8	650–700	674	200.00–215.00	209.39
1	900–950	930	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	955	175.00	175.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	386	273.00	273.00
9	400–450	447	265.00	265.00
19	500–550	519	236.00	236.00
45	550–600	577	220.00–225.00	220.78
9	600–650	613	219.00	219.00
25	700–750	731	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	249.00	249.00
12	400–450	412	220.00	220.00
5	450–500	472	237.00	237.00
13	500–550	517	208.00–225.00	217.31
12	550–600	589	200.00–201.00	200.41
1	600–650	605	191.00	191.00
19	650–700	653	175.00–206.00	202.23
1	700–750	735	162.00	162.00
8	750–800	759	170.00–191.00	180.50
5	850–900	851	146.00	146.00
3	900–950	942	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	508	197.00	197.00
2	650–700	695	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	820	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,175	125.00–132.00	128.02
5	—	1,251	142.00–145.00	143.18
22	—	1,176	133.00–141.00	136.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	989	94.00–107.00	101.76
19	—	1,114	110.00–118.00	113.62
13	—	1,131	120.00–129.00	123.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,442	144.00–150.00	146.02
10	—	1,487	125.00–135.00	129.53
16	—	1,356	134.00–143.00	138.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,885	171.00–179.00	175.24
9	—	1,659	155.00–165.00	159.82
8	—	1,349	124.00–149.00	141.76

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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