Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 2.00 to 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500lbs 8.00 lower, over 500lbs, 6.00 to 7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality good, Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $217.47/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −164.05 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$217.47

105 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$19.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.23

vs TN average

−21.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	222.33	1,224	79
Medium and Large 2	557	202.69	1,128	26

One grade step is worth $19.65/cwt here — about $96 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

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 sale105 hd

217.47

—

TN average13 barns · 1,150 hd

227.69

−10.23

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−21.14

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−164.05

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	—	Average	1,688	164.34	2,774	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,337	137.34	1,836	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	134.55	1,632	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	123.93	1,306	30

Every lot, as filed

67 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	136.94/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,625	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	149.20/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	226.60/cwt	225.00–227.00	956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	939	4
Bulls	—	—	1,742	165.75/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,887	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	105.08/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,098	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	139.07/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,794	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,782	9
Bulls	—	—	1,859	174.97/cwt	173.00–177.00	3,253	4
Bulls	—	—	1,370	149.81/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,052	4
Steers	Small 1	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	243	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	193.59/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,276	6
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	207.22/cwt	206.50–209.00	1,102	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	205.16/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,151	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	227.56/cwt	225.00–235.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	756	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	968	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,395	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,045	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	301	236.07/cwt	232.50–237.50	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,300	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	214.17/cwt	210.50–218.00	1,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	885	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	199.48/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	223.92/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,171	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	204.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,457	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,454	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	230.82/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,558	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	193.74/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,403	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,360	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.50	1,308	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,127	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	218	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	244.44/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,401	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,088	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	285.38/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,316	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,026	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,540	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	249.98/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,325	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	231.88/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,197	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	217.34/cwt	204.00–230.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	198.15/cwt	180.00–201.00	1,151	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,272	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	130.84/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,433	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	146.11/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,803	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	119.72/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,213	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	129.07/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,593	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 Sep 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 1,076Year ago 1,078

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 161Year ago 215

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,187	133.00–140.00	136.94
4	—	1,234	143.00–150.00	146.11
15	—	1,234	121.00–132.00	129.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	147.00–151.00	149.20
11	—	1,290	136.00–143.00	139.07
9	—	1,344	130.00–135.00	132.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	100.00–111.00	105.08
14	—	1,095	128.00–135.00	130.84
14	—	1,013	115.00–125.00	119.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,742	160.00–170.00	165.75
4	—	1,859	173.00–177.00	174.97
4	—	1,370	144.00–156.00	149.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	258.00	258.00
5	400–450	422	225.00–227.00	226.60
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	518	200.00–210.00	204.93
7	550–600	561	200.00–206.00	205.16
2	600–650	633	201.00	201.00
6	700–750	738	189.00	189.00
4	750–800	756	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	860	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	490	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	369	278.00	278.00
39	400–450	442	255.00	255.00
25	500–550	516	226.00–233.00	231.88
35	550–600	575	225.00–230.50	227.53
23	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
14	750–800	766	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	275	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	388	223.00	223.00
4	400–450	441	228.00	228.00
4	450–500	456	206.00	206.00
13	500–550	532	206.50–209.00	207.22
13	550–600	581	180.00–201.00	198.15
6	650–700	659	187.00–195.00	193.59
2	850–900	873	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	301	232.50–237.50	236.07
12	350–400	375	236.00	236.00
7	400–450	435	235.00	235.00
42	450–500	473	230.00	230.00
47	500–550	523	220.00–228.00	223.92
32	550–600	591	220.00	220.00
4	600–650	619	210.50–218.00	214.17
26	650–700	662	205.50	205.50
14	700–750	724	191.00–198.00	193.74
5	750–800	754	187.00	187.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	225.00–235.00	227.56
3	450–500	465	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	575	204.00–230.00	217.34
1	700–750	705	186.00	186.00
2	750–800	758	197.00–202.00	199.48
1	900–950	920	154.00	154.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	218	295.00	295.00
2	250–300	288	270.00	270.00
6	300–350	311	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	423	283.00	283.00
7	450–500	461	282.00–288.00	285.38
16	500–550	530	248.00–251.00	249.98
20	550–600	573	239.00–248.00	244.44
21	600–650	632	230.00	230.00
21	650–700	675	220.00–232.50	230.82
11	750–800	765	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	576	253.00	253.00

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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