Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 7.00 to 9.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00 to 12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.68/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −139.83 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$241.68

113 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,326

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$17.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.22

vs TN average

−25.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	243.26	1,340	103
Medium and Large 2-3	527	225.40	1,189	10thin

One grade step is worth $17.86/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale113 hd

241.68

—

TN average14 barns · 902 hd

242.90

−1.22

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−25.37

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−139.83

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	1,634	147.66	2,412	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,394	115.44	1,609	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	112.79	1,388	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,132	95.63	1,082	12

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2-3	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	828	239.41/cwt	235.50–242.00	1,982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	889	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,134	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	237.18/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,741	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,458	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	646	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	260.06/cwt	259.00–262.50	1,750	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	284.12/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,352	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	286.61/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,548	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	729	252.22/cwt	251.00–252.50	1,839	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	244.51/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,628	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	243.72/cwt	200.00–256.00	912	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	312	250.12/cwt	240.00–255.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	308.20/cwt	300.00–315.00	999	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	262.99/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,536	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	245.92/cwt	245.00–246.50	1,321	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	240.82/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,493	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	459	229.30/cwt	217.50–231.00	1,052	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	908	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	664	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	444	226.67/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,006	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	241.11/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,273	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	240.34/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,370	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	246.66/cwt	245.50–248.00	1,438	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	227.22/cwt	224.50–231.00	1,650	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	218	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,157	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	669	212.08/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	231.25/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	214.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	225.87/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,179	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,029	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	465	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,035	1
Bulls	Small 2-3	350–400	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,320	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,544	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,350	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	171.85/cwt	155.00–205.00	1,036	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	328.37/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,251	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	250.72/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,168	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,627	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,378	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,394	12
Bulls	—	—	1,406	132.75/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,866	5
Bulls	—	—	1,873	162.86/cwt	160.00–165.00	3,050	3
Bulls	—	—	1,739	154.90/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,694	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	78.48/cwt	75.00–84.00	887	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	113.98/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,387	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	95.43/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,114	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	108.73/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,184	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	122.21/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,559	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	102.66/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,248	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	107.54/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,518	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	116.63/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,625	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	123.66/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,695	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	302.03/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,414	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,577	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	225.83/cwt	222.50–232.50	881	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 Nov 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 618Last week 687Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 149Year ago 109

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 7.00 to 9.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00 to 12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	227.50	227.50
7	450–500	476	280.00–287.00	284.12
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	578	251.00	251.00
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
4	650–700	664	225.00–235.00	229.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
28	500–550	540	286.00–290.00	286.61
7	600–650	646	262.00	262.00
16	650–700	673	259.00–262.50	260.06
16	700–750	729	251.00–252.50	252.22
1	750–800	765	245.00	245.00
5	800–850	828	235.50–242.00	239.41
6	850–900	889	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	300.00–315.00	308.20
1	350–400	355	331.00	331.00
10	450–500	468	300.00–305.00	302.03
7	500–550	544	268.00	268.00
11	550–600	584	260.00–267.00	262.99
3	600–650	608	240.00	240.00
12	650–700	666	244.00–250.00	244.51
12	700–750	734	232.00–240.00	237.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	312	240.00–255.00	250.12
19	350–400	374	200.00–256.00	243.72
9	400–450	444	225.00–230.00	226.67
27	450–500	459	217.50–231.00	229.30
7	500–550	512	226.00	226.00
3	550–600	563	224.00	224.00
2	600–650	620	210.00–220.00	214.92
4	650–700	669	200.00–216.00	212.08
3	900–950	908	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	537	245.00–246.50	245.92
29	550–600	583	245.50–248.00	246.66
35	600–650	620	236.00–243.00	240.82
3	650–700	660	236.00	236.00
14	700–750	726	224.50–231.00	227.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	292.50	292.50
3	400–450	427	241.00	241.00
44	500–550	528	237.00–242.00	241.11
15	550–600	570	239.00–241.00	240.34
8	600–650	646	231.00–232.00	231.25
6	650–700	683	229.00	229.00
2	750–800	775	219.00	219.00
2	850–900	873	188.50	188.50
1	900–950	930	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	222.50–232.50	225.83
8	450–500	466	220.00–265.00	250.72
6	500–550	522	210.00–240.00	225.87
1	550–600	560	210.00	210.00
3	600–650	603	155.00–205.00	171.85
3	650–700	675	211.00	211.00
1	700–750	715	185.00	185.00
4	750–800	765	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	222.50	222.50
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	381	302.50–330.00	328.37
8	400–450	405	326.00	326.00
15	450–500	464	291.00	291.00
11	500–550	524	263.00	263.00
12	550–600	570	244.50	244.50
13	650–700	657	235.00	235.00
10	750–800	773	210.50	210.50
3	900–950	922	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,406	129.00–139.00	132.75
3	—	1,873	160.00–165.00	162.86
4	—	1,739	150.00–158.00	154.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	75.00–84.00	78.48
5	—	1,167	90.00–100.00	95.43
4	—	1,089	106.00–111.00	108.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,217	109.00–119.00	113.98
6	—	1,276	120.00–126.00	122.21
7	—	1,216	96.00–108.00	102.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,412	100.00–110.00	107.54
18	—	1,393	112.00–120.00	116.63
7	—	1,371	121.00–130.00	123.66

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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