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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 27

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

708 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 767▲ 148 vs year ago 560 · +26.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 147▼ 1 vs year ago 126 · −0.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers mostly steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; 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 $149.51/cwt on 291 head.

Average price

$149.51

291 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$12.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.38

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	538	150.40	809	270
Medium and Large 2-3	473	138.10	653	21

One grade step is worth $12.30/cwt here — about $156 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 sale291 hd

149.51

—

TN average11 barns · 2,747 hd

155.89

−6.38

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	1,778	109.12	1,940	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	88.68	1,082	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	81.27	1,154	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	68.50	707	24

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	575	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	443	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	899	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	947	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	773	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	173.17/cwt	171.00–180.00	843	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	796	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	176.64/cwt	175.00–183.00	934	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	168.60/cwt	161.00–174.50	998	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	609	147.28/cwt	142.00–150.00	897	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	169.12/cwt	168.50–170.00	1,055	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	165.49/cwt	162.00–168.50	1,099	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	161.25/cwt	158.50–163.50	1,153	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,129	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,175	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	157.13/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,301	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	262	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	406	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	153.32/cwt	151.00–158.00	471	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	134.12/cwt	130.00–136.00	499	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	158.94/cwt	151.00–161.00	601	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	156.01/cwt	153.00–157.00	699	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	154.81/cwt	154.50–155.00	717	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	464	140.30/cwt	140.00–142.00	651	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	829	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	139.46/cwt	137.00–142.00	722	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	150.76/cwt	147.00–153.50	796	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	882	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	146.95/cwt	140.00–151.50	854	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	769	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	144.67/cwt	144.50–145.00	929	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	149.05/cwt	138.00–151.00	988	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	137.45/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,001	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,071	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,031	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,228	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,400	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	202.42/cwt	196.00–205.50	765	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	166.67/cwt	151.00–172.00	702	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	185.24/cwt	181.00–186.50	850	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	156.27/cwt	155.50–157.00	750	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	166.66/cwt	166.00–167.00	888	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	155.81/cwt	150.00–161.00	893	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	145.40/cwt	144.50–146.00	835	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,022	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	135.16/cwt	131.00–136.00	910	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,718	103.86/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,784	5
Bulls	—	—	1,828	113.50/cwt	110.00–118.00	2,075	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	56.18/cwt	52.00–60.00	536	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	67.30/cwt	62.00–72.00	708	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	79.35/cwt	75.00–84.00	838	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	101.42/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,190	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	89.24/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,099	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	77.27/cwt	75.00–80.00	952	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	73.95/cwt	72.00–76.00	989	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	87.98/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,255	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	81.50/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,180	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 Aug 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 708Last week 767Year ago 560

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 147Year ago 126

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	151.00–158.00	153.32
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
22	—	378	151.00–161.00	158.94
12	—	642	144.50–145.00	144.67
7	—	824	130.00	130.00
3	—	262	155.00	155.00
73	—	581	140.00–151.50	146.95
6	—	728	135.00–142.00	137.45
8	—	448	153.00–157.00	156.01
7	—	663	138.00–151.00	149.05
67	—	463	154.50–155.00	154.81
4	—	859	120.00	120.00
34	—	528	147.00–153.50	150.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	137.00–142.00	139.46
3	—	584	130.00–135.00	131.64
3	—	372	130.00–136.00	134.12
13	—	464	140.00–142.00	140.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	518	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,228	114.00	114.00
8	—	551	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	203.00	203.00
13	—	715	158.50–163.50	161.25
13	—	828	155.00–159.00	157.13
23	—	471	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	156.00	156.00
3	—	609	142.00–150.00	147.28
2	—	483	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	145.00	145.00
19	—	624	168.50–170.00	169.12
5	—	321	179.00	179.00
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
40	—	529	175.00–183.00	176.64
43	—	664	162.00–168.50	165.49
5	—	760	148.50	148.50
26	—	592	161.00–174.50	168.60
4	—	487	171.00–180.00	173.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	755	135.00	135.00
26	—	459	181.00–186.50	185.24
4	—	805	118.00	118.00
20	—	533	166.00–167.00	166.66
13	—	657	155.50	155.50
1	—	725	132.00	132.00
12	—	378	196.00–205.50	202.42
17	—	573	150.00–161.00	155.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
8	—	421	151.00–172.00	166.67
8	—	480	155.50–157.00	156.27
2	—	520	141.00	141.00
5	—	574	144.50–146.00	145.40
9	—	673	131.00–136.00	135.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,052	62.00–72.00	67.30
7	—	1,056	75.00–84.00	79.35
5	—	954	52.00–60.00	56.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	72.00–76.00	73.95
3	—	1,427	87.00–89.00	87.98
8	—	1,448	78.00–85.00	81.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,173	100.00–103.00	101.42
5	—	1,232	75.00–80.00	77.27
11	—	1,231	85.00–94.00	89.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,718	100.00–108.00	103.86
6	—	1,828	110.00–118.00	113.50

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.