Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/ Bulls 10.00 to 12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 14.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls Steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.52/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −131.99 against this barn's trailing median of $381.51.

Average price

$249.52

98 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$17.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.15

vs TN average

−30.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	254.06	1,421	72
Medium and Large 2-3	556	236.95	1,318	26

One grade step is worth $17.12/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale98 hd

249.52

—

TN average11 barns · 488 hd

248.37

+1.15

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−30.78

This barn, trailing median29 sales

381.51

−131.99

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	1,831	146.04	2,673	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	119.16	1,784	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	117.51	1,437	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	100.00	1,099	27

Every lot, as filed

70 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%	—	1,279	126.33/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,616	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	118.14/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,779	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	84.90/cwt	80.00–91.00	824	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	101.82/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,134	13
Bulls	—	—	1,907	151.05/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,881	3
Bulls	—	—	1,940	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	420	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	998	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	650–700	665	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	287.29/cwt	286.50–289.00	1,758	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	291.86/cwt	260.00–307.50	1,299	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	454	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,235	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	308.84/cwt	302.50–311.00	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	235.41/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,243	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,172	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	250.17/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,448	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,228	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	544	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	232.29/cwt	232.00–233.00	1,566	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,535	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	272.12/cwt	272.00–272.50	1,578	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	944	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,358	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,453	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	258.49/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,517	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	257.40/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,712	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,336	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	212.79/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	304	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,067	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	845	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	294.52/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	216.73/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	237.32/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	261.57/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,198	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,562	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	106.67/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,584	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	127.28/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,894	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	117.55/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,433	9
Bulls	—	—	1,763	140.24/cwt	133.00–145.00	2,472	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	106.84/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,241	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	116.20/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	293	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	237.63/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,352	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	252.00/cwt	250.00–252.50	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	273.14/cwt	265.00–275.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	242.75/cwt	222.50–249.50	1,063	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	308.64/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,593	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,598	27

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 655Year ago 883

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 164Year ago 105

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/ Bulls 10.00 to 12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 14.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls Steady to 3.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,279	124.00–130.00	126.33
9	—	1,219	113.00–121.00	117.55
5	—	1,162	98.00–111.00	106.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,506	113.00–122.00	118.14
3	—	1,485	105.00–109.00	106.67
6	—	1,488	124.00–135.00	127.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	971	80.00–91.00	84.90
13	—	1,114	96.00–107.00	101.82
6	—	1,237	112.00–122.00	116.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,907	148.00–154.00	151.05
1	—	1,940	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,763	133.00–145.00	140.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	312.50	312.50
6	400–450	445	260.00–307.50	291.86
6	450–500	454	272.00	272.00
5	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	645	217.50	217.50
2	650–700	663	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	665	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	389	349.00	349.00
27	400–450	447	325.00	325.00
33	500–550	516	300.00–313.00	308.64
33	550–600	580	272.00–272.50	272.12
27	650–700	666	240.00	240.00
10	750–800	755	210.00–214.00	212.79
4	900–950	944	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	265.00–275.00	273.14
5	350–400	368	250.00–252.50	252.00
19	400–450	438	222.50–249.50	242.75
2	450–500	473	242.50	242.50
8	500–550	528	228.00–239.00	235.41
18	550–600	569	220.00–244.00	237.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	312.50	312.50
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	303	320.00	320.00
9	350–400	378	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	415	277.50	277.50
31	450–500	458	260.00–262.00	261.57
27	500–550	528	253.00	253.00
22	550–600	579	250.00–251.00	250.17
8	600–650	624	246.00	246.00
25	650–700	674	232.00–233.00	232.29
2	700–750	708	220.00–225.00	222.53
7	750–800	763	211.00–221.00	216.73
3	950–1000	960	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	544	261.00	261.00
18	550–600	587	256.00–261.00	258.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	514	335.00	335.00
16	600–650	612	286.50–289.00	287.29
5	700–750	725	252.00	252.00
1	800–850	845	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	301.00	301.00
2	300–350	335	307.50	307.50
1	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	428	302.50–311.00	308.84
2	550–600	580	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	377.50	377.50
3	250–300	263	355.00	355.00
7	300–350	304	351.00	351.00
1	350–400	365	366.00	366.00
4	400–450	443	342.50	342.50
5	450–500	456	342.50	342.50
2	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
12	550–600	579	282.00–302.00	294.52
3	600–650	618	272.50	272.50
11	650–700	665	250.00–263.00	257.40
9	750–800	775	232.00–245.00	237.32

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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