Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.63/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −154.88 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$226.63

67 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

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

$8.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.99

vs TN average

−31.18 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	227.38	1,256	61
Medium and Large 2-3	583	219.00	1,276	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.38/cwt here — about −$20 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale67 hd

226.63

—

TN average15 barns · 866 hd

235.62

−8.99

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−31.18

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−154.88

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	1,839	151.18	2,780	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	122.75	1,733	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	118.85	1,487	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	102.60	1,105	21

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	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	409	239.71/cwt	227.00–245.00	980	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	239.33/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,149	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,292	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,492	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	268.00/cwt	259.00–273.00	1,177	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	225.89/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,477	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	247.83/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,299	25
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	585	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,360	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	150.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,775	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	118.54/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,456	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	108.54/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,370	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	122.07/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,726	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,139	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	114.99/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,320	4
Bulls	—	—	1,848	161.71/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,988	6
Bulls	—	—	1,796	138.59/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,489	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	600–650	638	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	336	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	553	230.28/cwt	223.00–237.50	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	227.01/cwt	224.00–227.50	1,192	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	270.37/cwt	267.00–271.50	1,503	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	257.71/cwt	250.00–265.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	215.76/cwt	207.00–217.50	1,424	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	227.88/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,342	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	919	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,553	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	241.52/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,391	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,545	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	235.38/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,085	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	279.99/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,271	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	233.59/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	238.58/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	264.92/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,364	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	254.74/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,511	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,405	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,502	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,744	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	285.20/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,052	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	219.40/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,294	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	226.02/cwt	225.50–227.00	1,044	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	89.84/cwt	85.00–95.00	913	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	127.95/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,639	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	131.97/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,838	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	112.94/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,613	4

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 517Last week 478Year ago 458

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 138Year ago 116

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	409	227.00–245.00	239.71
5	450–500	480	238.00–245.00	239.33
6	550–600	574	225.00	225.00
3	650–700	695	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	705	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	369	280.00–286.00	285.20
17	400–450	439	259.00–273.00	268.00
25	500–550	524	237.00–253.00	247.83
19	550–600	576	239.00–242.00	241.52
7	600–650	613	245.00	245.00
29	650–700	654	211.00–227.00	225.89
3	700–750	717	196.00	196.00
7	750–800	756	214.00	214.00
9	800–850	800	218.00	218.00
2	850–900	878	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	257.50	257.50
1	400–450	430	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	465	256.00	256.00
4	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	553	223.00–237.50	230.28
1	600–650	605	202.50	202.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	556	267.00–271.50	270.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	290.00	290.00
5	300–350	306	300.00	300.00
7	450–500	454	274.00–285.00	279.99
11	500–550	515	260.00–266.00	264.92
11	550–600	593	252.00–255.00	254.74
4	600–650	631	248.00	248.00
3	650–700	677	235.00–246.00	238.58
7	750–800	759	225.00–235.00	233.59
4	850–900	890	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	663	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	638	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	420	210.00	210.00
12	450–500	462	225.50–227.00	226.02
1	500–550	545	217.00	217.00
5	550–600	590	217.00–220.00	219.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	250.00–265.00	257.71
1	350–400	365	240.00	240.00
10	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
39	450–500	461	234.00–240.00	235.38
35	500–550	525	224.00–227.50	227.01
26	550–600	589	225.00–231.00	227.88
19	650–700	660	207.00–217.50	215.76
13	750–800	765	202.00	202.00
1	800–850	805	170.00	170.00
7	850–900	869	182.00	182.00
8	900–950	919	169.00	169.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,850	145.00–155.00	150.02
6	—	1,848	158.00–165.00	161.71
4	—	1,796	135.00–142.00	138.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,228	115.00–122.00	118.54
5	—	1,262	105.00–112.00	108.54
6	—	1,281	124.00–131.00	127.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,414	118.00–126.00	122.07
5	—	1,393	128.00–136.00	131.97
4	—	1,428	110.00–116.00	112.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,084	100.00–110.00	105.05
4	—	1,148	112.00–118.00	114.99
6	—	1,016	85.00–95.00	89.84

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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