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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 19

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

651 head

▲ 519 vs last sale 132▲ 82 vs year ago 569 · +14.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 62▲ 66 vs year ago 84 · +78.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week on Feeder Calves due to light offerings last week, however Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher.

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 $145.42/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$145.42

261 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$7.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

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	531	145.90	775	245
Medium and Large 2-3	470	138.13	650	16thin

One grade step is worth $7.77/cwt here — about $125 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 sale261 hd

145.42

—

TN average9 barns · 1,855 hd

144.78

+0.64

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	—	High	1,899	112.53	2,137	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	87.45	1,240	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	86.13	1,093	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	69.11	736	19

Every lot

61 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	254	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	422	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	175.84/cwt	165.00–178.00	566	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	778	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	910	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	183.42/cwt	169.00–191.00	877	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	777	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	168.81/cwt	166.00–174.00	888	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	169.22/cwt	169.00–170.00	968	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	150.86/cwt	150.00–151.00	880	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	609	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	743	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	152.64/cwt	140.00–154.50	936	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	976	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	147.95/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,012	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	134.75/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,003	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,143	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	160.88/cwt	158.00–162.00	515	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	497	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	158.06/cwt	154.00–160.50	601	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	666	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	441	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	635	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	153.38/cwt	151.00–155.50	679	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	150.24/cwt	148.00–150.75	688	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	150.83/cwt	140.00–152.00	790	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	862	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	130.30/cwt	126.00–132.00	752	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	142.49/cwt	137.00–146.50	825	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	634	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	888	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	132.59/cwt	125.50–135.00	892	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	122.61/cwt	122.00–123.00	896	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	108.77/cwt	105.00–110.00	841	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	100.62/cwt	98.00–106.00	820	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	149.64/cwt	141.00–156.00	551	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	171.21/cwt	161.50–175.00	642	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	404	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	630	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	171.80/cwt	159.00–177.50	715	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	774	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	492	141.49/cwt	140.00–146.00	696	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	169.95/cwt	163.00–171.50	892	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	745	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	141.75/cwt	139.50–143.00	824	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	135.99/cwt	134.00–138.50	862	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	667	118.65/cwt	110.00–123.00	791	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	130.84/cwt	120.00–132.00	951	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,800	98.68/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,776	5
Bulls	—	—	1,928	115.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,221	8
Bulls	—	—	1,965	124.52/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,447	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	56.34/cwt	53.00–60.00	566	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	70.14/cwt	65.00–75.00	751	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	79.07/cwt	77.00–81.00	877	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	85.22/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,053	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	93.47/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,214	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	76.48/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,062	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	96.58/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,341	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	76.69/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,084	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	85.97/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,235	9

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 Mar 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 651Last week 132Year ago 569

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 62Year ago 84

No trends could be established this week on Feeder Calves due to light offerings last week, however Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	320	158.00–162.00	160.88
27	—	579	137.00–146.50	142.49
24	—	380	154.00–160.50	158.06
4	—	773	105.00–110.00	108.77
2	—	235	150.00	150.00
3	—	815	98.00–106.00	100.62
13	—	731	122.00–123.00	122.61
17	—	443	151.00–155.50	153.38
38	—	458	148.00–150.75	150.24
27	—	524	140.00–152.00	150.83
37	—	673	125.50–135.00	132.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	157.00	157.00
11	—	634	140.00	140.00
20	—	551	156.50	156.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	147.00	147.00
7	—	577	126.00–132.00	130.30
4	—	441	144.00	144.00
1	—	370	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	322	165.00–178.00	175.84
9	—	744	130.00–139.00	134.75
1	—	430	181.00	181.00
7	—	583	150.00–151.00	150.86
4	—	254	166.00	166.00
17	—	478	169.00–191.00	183.42
7	—	526	166.00–174.00	168.81
2	—	853	134.00	134.00
39	—	684	142.00–150.00	147.95
8	—	613	140.00–154.50	152.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	122.00	122.00
1	—	580	152.00	152.00
1	—	660	139.00	139.00
8	—	487	159.50	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	192.00	192.00
12	—	614	159.00	159.00
16	—	572	169.00–170.00	169.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	634	134.00–138.50	135.99
14	—	581	139.50–143.00	141.75
10	—	727	120.00–132.00	130.84
10	—	416	159.00–177.50	171.80
26	—	375	161.50–175.00	171.21
20	—	466	166.00	166.00
33	—	525	163.00–171.50	169.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	141.00–156.00	149.64
4	—	492	140.00–146.00	141.49
1	—	535	143.00	143.00
2	—	573	130.00	130.00
4	—	404	156.00	156.00
3	—	667	110.00–123.00	118.65
1	—	710	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,005	53.00–60.00	56.34
11	—	1,071	65.00–75.00	70.14
4	—	1,109	77.00–81.00	79.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	75.00–78.00	76.69
9	—	1,436	82.00–90.00	85.97
5	—	1,389	93.00–100.00	96.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,236	80.00–90.00	85.22
2	—	1,388	75.00–78.00	76.48
4	—	1,299	92.00–95.00	93.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,965	122.00–127.00	124.52
8	—	1,928	110.00–120.00	115.19
5	—	1,800	95.00–103.00	98.68

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.