Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to no sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.21/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −128.30 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$253.21

76 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$22.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.43

vs TN average

−30.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	264.66	1,413	38
Medium and Large 2-3	564	241.76	1,364	38

One grade step is worth $22.89/cwt here — about $48 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 sale76 hd

253.21

—

TN average15 barns · 803 hd

247.78

+5.43

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−30.11

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−128.30

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	1,707	146.41	2,499	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	121.00	1,744	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	119.86	1,460	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,106	104.81	1,159	53

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2Value Added	900–950	900	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,088	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	250.25/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,456	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	257.65/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	231.67/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,487	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	804	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,978	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	306.65/cwt	275.00–308.00	1,598	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,391	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	953	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	802	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	234	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,086	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	278.69/cwt	276.50–284.00	1,641	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,622	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,397	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	232.58/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	232.43/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,487	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	227	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	299	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	949	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	307.10/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,241	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	208.11/cwt	206.00–209.50	1,494	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,193	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,321	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	234.60/cwt	217.00–237.00	1,691	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,681	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	247.36/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,857	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	737	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,393	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	206.68/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,308	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	244.51/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,435	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	242.92/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,283	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	125.84/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,880	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	117.28/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,458	16
Bulls	—	—	1,938	154.57/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,996	6
Bulls	—	—	1,875	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,038	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	600–650	600	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	284.19/cwt	237.50–300.00	1,373	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	244.19/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,167	14
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	560	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,187	1
Steers	Small 1-2	650–700	695	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	503	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	234.17/cwt	220.00–247.50	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	241.23/cwt	212.50–246.50	1,402	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	279.42/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,461	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	258.67/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,720	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,018	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	262.39/cwt	247.50–266.00	1,561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	773	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	854	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,917	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,500	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1150–1200	1,158	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,531	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	95.62/cwt	84.00–101.00	1,008	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	118.71/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,655	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,612	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	110.37/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,299	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	105.97/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,208	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	126.84/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,509	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	119.82/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,376	12
Bulls	—	—	1,448	135.66/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,964	6

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 Dec 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 618Year ago 453

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 108Year ago 148

No trends could be established due to no sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	538	318.00	318.00
12	650–700	665	258.00–260.00	258.67
9	700–750	718	256.00–259.00	257.65
20	750–800	770	249.00	249.00
8	800–850	804	246.00	246.00
5	850–900	854	236.00	236.00
10	900–950	900	232.00	232.00
2	950–1000	953	229.00	229.00
2	1150–1200	1,158	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	234	367.50	367.50
4	250–300	298	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	313	317.50	317.50
8	450–500	466	319.00	319.00
24	500–550	521	275.00–308.00	306.65
22	550–600	589	276.50–284.00	278.69
3	600–650	634	246.00–250.00	247.36
5	700–750	725	232.00–235.00	232.58
11	750–800	755	246.00	246.00
4	800–850	808	225.00–235.00	232.43
1	1000–1050	1,020	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
7	450–500	483	237.50–300.00	284.19
5	550–600	595	247.50–266.00	262.39
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	305.00	305.00
6	250–300	299	317.50	317.50
2	300–350	320	284.00	284.00
11	350–400	388	280.00	280.00
33	450–500	459	260.00	260.00
25	500–550	521	267.00	267.00
8	550–600	582	250.00–251.00	250.25
12	600–650	642	226.00–237.00	231.67
18	700–750	718	206.00–209.50	208.11
1	750–800	795	205.00	205.00
2	900–950	903	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	520	276.00	276.00
5	600–650	615	249.00	249.00
3	800–850	802	213.00	213.00
2	1000–1050	1,018	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	310	252.50	252.50
2	350–400	393	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	413	220.00–247.50	234.17
14	450–500	478	237.50–257.50	244.19
12	500–550	528	238.00–244.00	242.92
26	550–600	581	212.50–246.50	241.23
7	700–750	737	189.00	189.00
3	750–800	755	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	600	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	380	347.50	347.50
7	400–450	404	300.00–312.50	307.10
24	450–500	458	305.00	305.00
25	500–550	523	265.00–280.00	279.42
22	550–600	577	260.00	260.00
19	650–700	662	245.00	245.00
12	700–750	721	217.00–237.00	234.60
12	750–800	764	220.00	220.00
4	800–850	846	196.00	196.00
4	850–900	898	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	440	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	503	250.00	250.00
8	550–600	587	225.00–249.00	244.51
3	600–650	633	200.00–210.00	206.68
3	750–800	773	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	560	212.00	212.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,494	124.00–130.00	125.84
12	—	1,394	115.00–122.00	118.71
1	—	1,535	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,243	113.00–123.00	117.28
3	—	1,177	109.00–111.00	110.37
10	—	1,190	124.00–131.00	126.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,054	84.00–101.00	95.62
19	—	1,140	98.00–111.00	105.97
12	—	1,148	115.00–125.00	119.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,938	150.00–156.00	154.57
1	—	1,875	162.00	162.00
6	—	1,448	129.00–143.00	135.66

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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