Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 6.00 to 9.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $221.89/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −159.62 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$221.89

61 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$7.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.10

vs TN average

−30.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	225.18	1,204	34
Medium and Large 2	576	217.75	1,254	27

One grade step is worth $7.43/cwt here — about −$50 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale61 hd

221.89

—

TN average12 barns · 584 hd

235.99

−14.10

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−30.79

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−159.62

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	1,802	154.38	2,782	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	126.55	1,812	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	126.12	1,524	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	108.72	1,179	33

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	—	1,656	139.92/cwt	132.00–147.00	2,317	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	137.66/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,744	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	125.40/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,476	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	127.43/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,815	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	108.74/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,179	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	121.47/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,426	8
Bulls	—	—	1,742	154.58/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,693	6
Bulls	—	—	1,972	167.10/cwt	164.00–171.00	3,295	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	195.02/cwt	190.50–204.00	1,418	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	963	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	241.29/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,153	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	217.46/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,279	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	218.70/cwt	212.00–236.00	1,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	247	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	202.86/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,274	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	887	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	208.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,423	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,565	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,615	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	271.23/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,454	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	211.83/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	254.38/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,475	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	227.83/cwt	206.00–236.00	1,305	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,380	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	242.52/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,613	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	253.49/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,729	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	212.49/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,307	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	203.74/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,183	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	225.23/cwt	224.50–230.00	1,200	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,354	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,557	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	1,307	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,448	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	228.07/cwt	227.00–229.50	1,763	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	302.82/cwt	292.50–312.50	954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,269	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	222.05/cwt	220.00–223.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	231.83/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,073	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	250.81/cwt	244.00–261.00	1,234	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	95.94/cwt	90.00–101.00	954	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	114.48/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,375	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,802	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	117.57/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,787	3

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 Oct 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 478Last week 807Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 119Year ago 206

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 6.00 to 9.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,656	132.00–147.00	139.92
6	—	1,742	149.00–160.00	154.58
9	—	1,972	164.00–171.00	167.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,267	133.00–141.00	137.66
15	—	1,177	120.00–131.00	125.40
8	—	1,201	110.00–119.00	114.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,424	125.00–131.00	127.43
1	—	1,260	143.00	143.00
3	—	1,520	116.00–119.00	117.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,084	103.00–116.00	108.74
8	—	1,174	118.00–130.00	121.47
8	—	994	90.00–101.00	95.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	247	237.00	237.00
3	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
6	350–400	387	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	433	220.00–223.00	222.05
28	450–500	463	200.00–233.00	231.83
5	500–550	523	219.00	219.00
22	550–600	588	214.00–218.00	217.46
9	600–650	628	200.00–205.00	202.86
6	700–750	727	190.50–204.00	195.02
3	850–900	887	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	533	224.50–230.00	225.23
1	550–600	585	223.50	223.50
13	650–700	657	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	723	210.00	210.00
4	750–800	770	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	700	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	235.00	235.00
5	450–500	478	220.00–260.00	241.29
4	500–550	523	212.00–236.00	218.70
30	550–600	573	206.00–236.00	227.83
6	600–650	625	203.00	203.00
6	650–700	683	200.00–210.00	208.38
1	700–750	700	187.00	187.00
1	750–800	770	199.00	199.00
2	850–900	880	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	302.50	302.50
13	450–500	453	288.50	288.50
11	500–550	532	254.50	254.50
23	650–700	655	221.00	221.00
11	700–750	738	211.00	211.00
4	750–800	784	200.00–205.00	203.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	247.50	247.50
5	450–500	492	244.00–261.00	250.81
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	610	216.00	216.00
4	650–700	658	220.00	220.00
2	950–1000	963	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	255	292.50	292.50
4	300–350	315	292.50–312.50	302.82
5	450–500	462	283.00	283.00
3	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
16	550–600	580	250.00–255.00	254.38
8	600–650	615	254.50	254.50
18	650–700	665	235.00–244.00	242.52
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
12	750–800	773	227.00–229.50	228.07
6	800–850	825	211.00–216.00	211.83
4	850–900	855	211.00–214.00	212.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	536	271.00–275.00	271.23
16	600–650	613	263.50	263.50
12	650–700	682	250.00–256.00	253.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	220.00	220.00

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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