Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 7.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 12.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 9.00 to 13.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher. feeder quality good, Demand fair. Slaughter Cows/Bulls quality good with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $211.56/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −169.95 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$211.56

67 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$14.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.70

vs TN average

−48.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	212.86	1,194	61
Medium and Large 2-3	578	198.33	1,145	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.53/cwt here — about $49 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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

211.56

—

TN average14 barns · 945 hd

233.26

−21.70

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−48.07

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−169.95

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	1,709	151.41	2,587	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	129.62	1,855	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	126.16	1,593	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	111.96	1,247	34

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%	—	1,258	117.19/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,474	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	127.87/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,849	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	888	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,474	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	216.96/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,137	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	439	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,280	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,110	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	229.79/cwt	225.00–231.00	887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,741	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	230.70/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,799	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,470	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	1,247	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	221	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	780	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,606	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	253.92/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,351	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,327	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	229.58/cwt	227.00–231.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	224.38/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,647	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	204.18/cwt	203.00–212.00	1,235	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,568	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	213.40/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,137	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,257	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	223.13/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,046	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,308	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	239.86/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	211.11/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,260	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	631	199.03/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,256	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	679	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	233.05/cwt	201.00–240.00	1,349	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	444	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,114	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	208.63/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,191	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	758	173.75/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,317	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	293	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,186	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	221.92/cwt	199.00–226.00	1,185	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	353	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,307	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,538	138.47/cwt	130.00–146.00	2,130	8
Bulls	—	—	1,742	153.79/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,679	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	135.57/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,982	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,241	114.09/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,416	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	97.09/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,051	8
Bulls	—	—	1,935	168.80/cwt	162.00–173.00	3,266	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	124.21/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,423	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	127.24/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,604	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	113.12/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,259	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	134.55/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,709	12

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 517Year ago 487

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 127Year ago 145

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,258	112.00–120.00	117.19
23	—	1,261	121.00–131.00	127.24
12	—	1,270	132.00–141.00	134.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,446	123.00–131.00	127.87
16	—	1,462	132.00–141.00	135.57
4	—	1,241	109.00–119.00	114.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,083	90.00–104.00	97.09
8	—	1,146	121.00–131.00	124.21
18	—	1,113	107.00–119.00	113.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,538	130.00–146.00	138.47
7	—	1,742	149.00–156.00	153.79
5	—	1,935	162.00–173.00	168.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	225.00	225.00
6	400–450	439	216.00	216.00
1	500–550	500	190.00	190.00
5	550–600	593	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	617	192.00	192.00
6	650–700	670	195.00	195.00
9	850–900	888	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	227.00–231.00	229.58
5	350–400	386	225.00–231.00	229.79
4	400–450	439	226.00	226.00
44	450–500	469	223.00–226.00	223.13
31	500–550	533	210.00–215.00	213.40
27	550–600	597	210.00–216.00	211.11
27	600–650	605	203.00–212.00	204.18
30	650–700	654	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	728	199.00	199.00
9	750–800	792	198.00	198.00
3	800–850	812	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	223.00	223.00
5	750–800	780	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	240.00	240.00
4	400–450	421	232.50–242.50	239.86
2	450–500	470	246.00	246.00
9	500–550	524	190.00–225.00	216.96
7	550–600	571	200.00–210.00	208.63
8	600–650	631	192.00–200.00	199.03
4	750–800	758	170.00–175.00	173.75
3	900–950	920	158.00	158.00
3	950–1000	980	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	400	277.50	277.50
15	450–500	457	280.00	280.00
12	500–550	528	238.00	238.00
16	550–600	582	228.00	228.00
22	650–700	665	221.00	221.00
13	700–750	730	205.00	205.00
3	750–800	763	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	733	235.00–240.00	237.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	221	282.50	282.50
3	300–350	327	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
10	400–450	440	283.50	283.50
1	450–500	490	275.00	275.00
19	500–550	532	250.00–257.50	253.92
5	550–600	559	251.00	251.00
15	650–700	669	240.00	240.00
13	700–750	734	220.00–227.00	224.38
10	750–800	780	228.00–231.00	230.70
3	850–900	873	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	260.00	260.00
4	300–350	330	258.00	258.00
4	400–450	444	251.00	251.00
1	450–500	470	251.00	251.00
8	500–550	534	199.00–226.00	221.92
11	550–600	579	201.00–240.00	233.05
5	650–700	679	228.00	228.00

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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