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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 3

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

382 head

▼ 326 vs last sale 708▲ 37 vs year ago 345 · +10.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 125▼ 56 vs year ago 95 · −58.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Light offerings this week lead to a light test on the weekly trend. Compared to last week Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $160.39/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −30.77 against this barn's trailing median of $191.16.

Average price

$160.39

127 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$43.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.42

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	565	163.35	923	110
Medium and Large 2-3	557	144.01	802	15thin
Small 1-2	685	120.00	822	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.35/cwt here — about $101 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 sale127 hd

160.39

—

TN average9 barns · 882 hd

158.97

+1.42

This barn, trailing median17 sales

191.16

−30.77

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

17 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.07, low $175.06, median $191.16 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,810	111.86	2,025	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,284	94.97	1,219	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	87.40	986	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	893	67.39	601	13

Every lot

57 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	491	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	554	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	541	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	188.41/cwt	188.00–190.00	876	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	171.42/cwt	169.00–173.00	917	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	170.72/cwt	168.00–171.00	973	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	903	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	167.51/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,060	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,161	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	761	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,233	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	156.02/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,236	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,175	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,428	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	132.48/cwt	120.00–142.50	507	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	706	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	153.74/cwt	150.00–161.00	710	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	506	128.78/cwt	125.00–140.00	652	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	161.64/cwt	161.50–162.00	839	18
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	525	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	152.57/cwt	147.00–155.50	880	23
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	144.37/cwt	135.00–146.50	964	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	687	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,017	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,058	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,043	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	595	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	184.34/cwt	175.00–189.00	675	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	802	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	169.14/cwt	169.00–170.00	776	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	160.19/cwt	158.00–162.50	750	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	167.75/cwt	166.00–168.00	869	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	150.74/cwt	147.00–152.50	787	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	137.08/cwt	132.00–147.00	787	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	159.61/cwt	144.00–167.00	935	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,042	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	968	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	908	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,022	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,044	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,632	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,128	1
Bulls	—	—	1,887	112.76/cwt	110.00–114.00	2,128	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	55.84/cwt	52.00–61.00	405	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	78.50/cwt	77.00–80.00	726	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	70.81/cwt	65.00–75.00	693	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	87.94/cwt	81.00–91.00	940	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	93.06/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,114	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,245	96.62/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,203	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,260	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,520	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	988	1

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 Sep 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 708Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 125Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	792	154.00–157.00	156.02
13	—	535	169.00–173.00	171.42
5	—	465	188.00–190.00	188.41
3	—	308	180.00	180.00
16	—	633	160.00–168.00	167.51
11	—	570	168.00–171.00	170.72
1	—	965	148.00	148.00
3	—	260	189.00	189.00
3	—	735	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	159.00	159.00
1	—	805	146.00	146.00
1	—	295	142.50	142.50
2	—	623	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	761	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	577	147.00–155.50	152.57
2	—	433	163.00	163.00
2	—	328	175.00	175.00
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
1	—	820	129.00	129.00
5	—	750	137.00	137.00
18	—	668	135.00–146.50	144.37
3	—	880	118.50	118.50
30	—	462	150.00–161.00	153.74
18	—	519	161.50–162.00	161.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	120.00–142.50	132.48
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
4	—	506	125.00–140.00	128.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	687	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	142.50	142.50
1	—	635	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	169.00–170.00	169.14
6	—	777	131.50	131.50
23	—	518	166.00–168.00	167.75
3	—	682	142.00	142.00
24	—	647	161.00	161.00
6	—	366	175.00–189.00	184.34
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
18	—	448	179.00	179.00
19	—	586	144.00–167.00	159.61
3	—	877	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	132.00–147.00	137.08
3	—	685	132.50	132.50
3	—	522	147.00–152.50	150.74
2	—	468	158.00–162.50	160.19
1	—	355	167.50	167.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	52.00–61.00	55.84
7	—	979	65.00–75.00	70.81
2	—	925	77.00–80.00	78.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	94.00–101.00	96.62
1	—	1,400	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,069	81.00–91.00	87.94
1	—	1,520	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,197	92.00–94.00	93.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,887	110.00–114.00	112.76
1	—	1,540	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,850	115.00	115.00

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.