Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 550lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 550lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.39/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −157.12 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$224.39

71 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$30.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.01

vs TN average

−34.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	225.52	1,271	68
Medium and Large 2-3	543	200.50	1,089	2thin
Small 1-2	590	195.00	1,151	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.52/cwt here — about $120 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 sale71 hd

224.39

—

TN average13 barns · 662 hd

229.39

−5.01

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−34.00

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−157.12

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	1,756	142.61	2,504	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,424	117.48	1,672	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	113.54	1,423	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	97.79	1,031	33

Every lot, as filed

60 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	104.19/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,145	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	86.92/cwt	76.00–94.00	874	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	116.14/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,254	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	105.42/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,384	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	123.57/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	231.84/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,398	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,393	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	218.23/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	503	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	282	210.04/cwt	202.50–227.50	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	788	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	226.46/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,646	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,349	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	287.34/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,330	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	245.72/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,288	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	231.58/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,051	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	256.21/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,489	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,055	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	172.42/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,566	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	786	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,380	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	225.00/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,186	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	223.91/cwt	221.50–230.50	1,308	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	209.43/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,378	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	245.13/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,628	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	234.77/cwt	234.00–238.50	1,557	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,317	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	199.54/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,509	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,670	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,450	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,347	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	401	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	244.02/cwt	225.00–262.50	1,025	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,305	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,490	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	590	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,089	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	117.44/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,746	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	106.20/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,373	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	113.30/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,371	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	123.91/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,621	6
Bulls	—	—	1,662	132.95/cwt	122.00–139.00	2,210	6
Bulls	—	—	1,803	147.44/cwt	142.00–151.00	2,658	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 Nov 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 570Year ago 610

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 150Year ago 153

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 550lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 550lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,099	97.00–110.00	104.19
15	—	1,005	76.00–94.00	86.92
4	—	1,080	112.00–124.00	116.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	103.00–107.00	105.42
6	—	1,373	121.00–127.00	123.57
10	—	1,487	112.00–120.00	117.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,293	103.00–109.00	106.20
15	—	1,210	110.00–120.00	113.30
6	—	1,308	121.00–126.00	123.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,662	122.00–139.00	132.95
12	—	1,803	142.00–151.00	147.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	202.50–227.50	210.04
1	300–350	325	230.00	230.00
4	400–450	401	226.00	226.00
8	450–500	471	205.00–224.00	218.23
2	500–550	543	200.00–201.00	200.50
2	750–800	788	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	303	259.50	259.50
15	350–400	399	264.50	264.50
30	450–500	454	231.00–236.00	231.58
24	500–550	527	220.00–228.00	225.00
33	550–600	584	221.50–230.50	223.91
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
18	650–700	658	200.00–210.00	209.43
3	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	850	176.00	176.00
11	900–950	908	163.00–175.00	172.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	582	231.50	231.50
2	650–700	688	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	396	332.50	332.50
19	450–500	463	284.00–288.00	287.34
13	500–550	524	235.00–249.00	245.72
13	600–650	603	228.00–233.00	231.84
29	650–700	663	234.00–238.50	234.77
6	700–750	706	211.00	211.00
11	750–800	756	195.00–200.00	199.54
3	800–850	845	168.00	168.00
2	850–900	860	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	287.50	287.50
6	400–450	420	225.00–262.50	244.02
1	600–650	645	190.00	190.00
4	650–700	683	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	252.50	252.50
1	300–350	340	222.50	222.50
2	500–550	503	236.00	236.00
8	550–600	571	244.00	244.00
1	750–800	765	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	302.50	302.50
2	400–450	428	294.00	294.00
8	450–500	476	290.00	290.00
5	500–550	507	266.00	266.00
10	550–600	581	253.00–257.00	256.21
17	650–700	664	231.00–246.00	245.13
12	700–750	727	225.00–231.00	226.46
1	950–1000	985	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	533	272.00	272.00
2	600–650	628	253.00	253.00
9	650–700	668	250.00	250.00

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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