Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 650lbs 9.00 to 14.00 higher, over 650lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 8.00 to 12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.77/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −152.74 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$228.77

102 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$11.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

vs TN average

−36.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	230.05	1,317	91
Medium and Large 2-3	535	218.20	1,168	11thin

One grade step is worth $11.85/cwt here — about $149 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 sale102 hd

228.77

—

TN average15 barns · 942 hd

231.91

−3.14

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−36.33

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−152.74

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	1,786	145.70	2,602	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	110.26	1,521	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	106.27	1,295	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	87.58	930	44

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,607	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	237.09/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,695	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,671	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	244.83/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,672	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	282.19/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,462	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,351	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,371	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,038	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	2,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	224.38/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,418	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	209.90/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,555	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	242.16/cwt	240.50–250.00	918	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,512	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,589	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	231.79/cwt	231.50–234.00	1,055	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,530	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,265	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,309	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,307	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,463	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	606	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,318	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,158	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	674	207.00/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	214.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,127	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	269.62/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,575	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	234.47/cwt	233.00–237.50	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	288	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	228.66/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	228.31/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,208	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	228.84/cwt	227.00–235.50	1,357	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	220.25/cwt	191.00–228.00	1,015	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	238.92/cwt	232.50–242.00	1,015	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	716	192.19/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	225.83/cwt	220.00–230.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	551	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,280	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	284	268.28/cwt	262.50–270.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,278	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	659	209.45/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,380	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	227.72/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,205	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	650–700	660	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,327	2
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	375	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	816	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	106.23/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,173	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	94.37/cwt	88.00–103.00	1,016	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	79.32/cwt	70.00–86.00	828	23
Bulls	—	—	1,913	146.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,800	8
Bulls	—	—	1,571	136.69/cwt	131.00–139.00	2,147	6
Bulls	—	—	1,854	157.91/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,928	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	100.21/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,227	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	111.71/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,370	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	112.39/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,575	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	121.75/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,611	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	104.43/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,434	13

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 0Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 0Year ago 124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	302.50	302.50
9	400–450	445	308.00	308.00
3	450–500	492	297.00	297.00
14	500–550	518	270.00–286.00	282.19
15	550–600	584	262.00–271.00	269.62
3	600–650	618	233.00–237.50	234.47
25	650–700	674	238.50	238.50
3	700–750	727	225.00	225.00
6	750–800	756	226.00–230.00	228.66
1	850–900	895	202.00	202.00
5	1000–1050	1,038	198.50	198.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	602	264.00	264.00
17	650–700	683	244.00–246.00	244.83
9	700–750	715	235.00–238.00	237.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	262.50–270.00	268.28
2	300–350	335	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	575	247.50	247.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	240.00	240.00
11	350–400	379	240.50–250.00	242.16
36	450–500	455	231.50–234.00	231.79
24	500–550	529	221.00–229.00	228.31
56	550–600	593	227.00–235.50	228.84
15	600–650	632	222.00–227.00	224.38
11	650–700	672	225.00	225.00
15	700–750	741	206.00–212.00	209.90
2	750–800	773	204.00	204.00
1	800–850	800	197.00	197.00
10	900–950	923	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	563	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	232.50	232.50
5	350–400	367	220.00–230.00	225.83
3	400–450	442	220.00	220.00
20	450–500	461	191.00–228.00	220.25
7	500–550	526	210.00–215.00	214.31
4	550–600	551	225.00	225.00
6	600–650	603	212.00	212.00
20	650–700	659	201.00–211.00	209.45
1	850–900	855	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	660	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	388	326.00	326.00
26	450–500	461	284.00	284.00
27	500–550	526	248.50	248.50
25	550–600	590	235.00	235.00
32	650–700	662	221.00	221.00
10	750–800	761	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	277.50	277.50
6	400–450	425	232.50–242.00	238.92
5	450–500	463	250.00	250.00
6	500–550	529	220.00–232.50	227.72
7	550–600	582	220.00	220.00
4	600–650	606	217.50	217.50
6	650–700	674	205.00–211.00	207.00
5	700–750	716	191.00–193.00	192.19
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	550	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	121.00–125.00	123.00
19	—	1,224	90.00–106.00	100.21
15	—	1,226	107.00–115.00	111.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,104	105.00–109.00	106.23
17	—	1,077	88.00–103.00	94.37
23	—	1,044	70.00–86.00	79.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,401	109.00–116.00	112.39
4	—	1,323	120.00–124.00	121.75
13	—	1,373	100.00–108.00	104.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,913	140.00–150.00	146.36
6	—	1,571	131.00–139.00	136.69
4	—	1,854	156.00–160.00	157.91

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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