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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 15

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Dec 18Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

838 head

▲ 430 vs last sale 408▼ 61 vs year ago 899 · −6.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 78▲ 32 vs year ago 107 · +29.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale having a light run last week due to inclement weather.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.43/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$132.43

352 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$6.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.68

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	132.94	693	326
Medium and Large 2-3	480	126.05	604	26

One grade step is worth $6.90/cwt here — about $89 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale352 hd

132.43

—

TN average8 barns · 1,696 hd

139.11

−6.68

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	1,939	87.81	1,703	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	65.34	930	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	63.36	743	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	52.38	562	16

Every lot

72 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	442	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	298	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	373	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	451	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	169.14/cwt	158.00–171.00	558	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	775	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	171.18/cwt	168.00–178.50	784	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	695	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	879	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	759	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	528	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	157.07/cwt	151.00–165.00	853	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	155.27/cwt	149.00–157.00	897	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	607	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	850	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	141.21/cwt	140.50–151.00	911	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,033	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	148.47/cwt	146.50–152.00	992	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	131.36/cwt	125.00–135.50	972	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	139.92/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,072	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	970	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	137.39/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,186	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	906	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,277	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,164	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	246	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	364	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	466	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	332	133.85/cwt	132.50–134.00	444	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	144.63/cwt	140.50–148.00	561	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	134.20/cwt	130.50–135.00	608	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	491	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	712	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	129.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	688	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	785	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	709	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	129.97/cwt	123.00–132.00	758	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	805	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	123.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	796	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	866	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	127.43/cwt	125.00–128.00	872	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	123.41/cwt	118.00–125.00	921	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	117.64/cwt	115.00–119.00	892	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	922	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	106.50/cwt	105.00–107.00	955	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	981	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	912	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	182.98/cwt	161.00–187.50	710	40
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	417	151.83/cwt	144.00–155.00	633	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	658	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	154.31/cwt	145.00–156.00	819	40
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	589	120.78/cwt	120.00–124.00	711	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	848	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	815	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	133.54/cwt	127.00–134.00	899	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	119.46/cwt	117.00–121.00	871	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	899	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	779	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,928	76.61/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,477	3
Bulls	—	—	1,932	97.34/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,881	3
Bulls	—	—	1,948	88.65/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,727	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	43.42/cwt	40.00–46.00	446	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	52.06/cwt	47.00–57.00	554	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	62.42/cwt	60.00–65.00	712	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	63.58/cwt	60.00–67.00	732	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	54.43/cwt	52.00–57.00	650	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	71.70/cwt	69.00–74.00	866	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	65.60/cwt	63.00–68.00	910	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	73.65/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,036	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	56.52/cwt	55.00–58.00	853	3

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 838Last week 408Year ago 899

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 78Year ago 107

No trends could be established this week due to this sale having a light run last week due to inclement weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	438	177.00	177.00
1	—	970	120.00	120.00
20	—	578	149.00–157.00	155.27
16	—	668	146.50–152.00	148.47
10	—	740	125.00–135.50	131.36
14	—	645	140.50–151.00	141.21
5	—	863	135.00–138.00	137.39
7	—	330	158.00–171.00	169.14
7	—	271	163.00	163.00
1	—	770	126.00	126.00
32	—	543	151.00–165.00	157.07
30	—	458	168.00–178.50	171.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	141.00	141.00
3	—	607	140.00	140.00
3	—	298	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	139.00	139.00
1	—	520	146.00	146.00
3	—	463	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	766	139.00–142.00	139.92
10	—	906	141.00	141.00
7	—	580	160.00	160.00
10	—	664	155.50	155.50
9	—	514	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	729	117.00–121.00	119.46
5	—	917	85.00	85.00
23	—	455	160.00	160.00
15	—	768	117.00	117.00
15	—	673	127.00–134.00	133.54
24	—	591	143.50	143.50
40	—	388	161.00–187.50	182.98
40	—	531	145.00–156.00	154.31
9	—	449	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	122.00	122.00
5	—	589	120.00–124.00	120.78
11	—	417	144.00–155.00	151.83
6	—	520	125.00–130.00	127.54
1	—	465	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	316	147.50	147.50
18	—	246	148.00	148.00
3	—	758	115.00–119.00	117.64
4	—	897	105.00–107.00	106.50
5	—	981	93.00	93.00
26	—	642	120.00–125.00	123.92
36	—	530	125.00–135.00	129.72
2	—	838	110.00	110.00
26	—	388	140.50–148.00	144.63
10	—	684	125.00–128.00	127.43
51	—	583	123.00–132.00	129.97
13	—	746	118.00–125.00	123.41
85	—	453	130.50–135.00	134.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	491	145.00	145.00
10	—	601	134.00	134.00
5	—	565	139.00	139.00
6	—	651	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	120.00–125.00	122.60
2	—	665	115.00	115.00
10	—	332	132.50–134.00	133.85
12	—	581	120.00–124.00	121.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,928	72.00–81.00	76.61
6	—	1,948	85.00–92.00	88.65
3	—	1,932	94.00–102.00	97.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,387	63.00–68.00	65.60
3	—	1,407	71.00–76.00	73.65
3	—	1,510	55.00–58.00	56.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,065	47.00–57.00	52.06
3	—	1,140	60.00–65.00	62.42
3	—	1,027	40.00–46.00	43.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,152	60.00–67.00	63.58
3	—	1,208	69.00–74.00	71.70
3	—	1,195	52.00–57.00	54.43

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.