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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 5

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

403 head

▼ 270 vs last sale 673▼ 117 vs year ago 520 · −22.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 136▼ 24 vs year ago 110 · −21.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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 $141.75/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$141.75

171 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$22.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.59

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	549	142.67	783	159
Medium and Large 2-3	447	130.46	583	11thin
Small 1-2	385	120.00	462	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.67/cwt here — about $321 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 sale171 hd

141.75

—

TN average10 barns · 2,777 hd

138.16

+3.59

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	1,727	92.43	1,597	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	74.82	1,101	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	67.95	838	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	55.22	571	23

Every lot

59 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	186.70/cwt	160.00–196.00	624	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	759	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	782	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	821	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	162.28/cwt	161.00–165.00	789	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	159.77/cwt	156.00–161.00	836	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	799	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	919	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	137.62/cwt	135.00–143.00	846	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	138.67/cwt	138.00–142.00	926	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	687	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,072	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,034	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	811	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,162	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	368	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	396	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	467	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	383	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	555	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	550	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	614	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	140.58/cwt	137.50–142.50	655	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	497	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	798	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	128.03/cwt	127.00–130.00	676	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	139.52/cwt	135.00–146.00	738	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	133.89/cwt	130.00–138.00	779	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	853	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	127.67/cwt	124.00–135.00	771	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	639	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	875	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	900	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	133.29/cwt	120.00–134.00	889	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	935	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	977	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	142.25/cwt	133.00–149.00	607	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	750	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	496	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	719	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	811	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	130.56/cwt	121.00–133.00	693	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	864	15
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	131.78/cwt	125.00–133.00	847	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	915	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	927	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	920	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,693	95.08/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,610	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,866	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	80.36/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,430	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	57.52/cwt	55.00–62.00	590	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	49.05/cwt	40.00–52.00	505	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	57.98/cwt	57.00–60.00	625	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	717	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	67.29/cwt	63.00–73.00	822	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	75.15/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,017	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	78.88/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,114	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	72.29/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,090	8

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 Feb 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 673Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 136Year ago 110

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	129.00	129.00
3	—	528	127.00–130.00	128.03
1	—	365	128.00	128.00
5	—	462	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	779	120.00	120.00
31	—	582	130.00–138.00	133.89
3	—	604	124.00–135.00	127.67
20	—	667	120.00–134.00	133.29
2	—	300	132.00	132.00
7	—	529	135.00–146.00	139.52
21	—	466	137.50–142.50	140.58
5	—	393	140.00	140.00
1	—	265	139.00	139.00
2	—	835	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	145.00	145.00
5	—	659	136.50	136.50
7	—	590	144.50	144.50
44	—	497	160.50	160.50
4	—	639	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	137.00	137.00
8	—	523	156.00–161.00	159.77
9	—	486	161.00–165.00	162.28
6	—	668	138.00–142.00	138.67
4	—	334	160.00–196.00	186.70
2	—	700	135.00	135.00
2	—	563	142.00	142.00
5	—	442	177.00	177.00
6	—	391	194.00	194.00
3	—	615	135.00–143.00	137.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	687	156.00	156.00
4	—	469	175.00	175.00
13	—	811	143.25	143.25
7	—	571	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
1	—	645	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	736	126.00	126.00
15	—	460	163.00	163.00
15	—	523	155.00	155.00
13	—	643	125.00–133.00	131.78
1	—	1,000	92.00	92.00
2	—	678	135.00	135.00
15	—	596	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	496	145.00	145.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
13	—	427	133.00–149.00	142.25
5	—	531	121.00–133.00	130.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,029	40.00–52.00	49.05
2	—	1,103	65.00	65.00
13	—	1,025	55.00–62.00	57.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,508	67.00–76.00	72.29
5	—	1,412	77.00–81.00	78.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	57.00–60.00	57.98
6	—	1,353	74.00–79.00	75.15
20	—	1,221	63.00–73.00	67.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,693	90.00–103.00	95.08
1	—	1,760	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,780	76.00–85.00	80.36

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.