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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-15

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

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

646 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 496▲ 29 vs year ago 617 · +4.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 168▼ 35 vs year ago 159 · −22.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 lower.

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 $129.70/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$129.70

259 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$41.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.56

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	131.92	709	215
Medium and Large 2-3	474	120.94	574	41
Small 1-2	577	90.00	519	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.92/cwt here — about $190 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 sale259 hd

129.70

—

TN average8 barns · 1,906 hd

138.26

−8.56

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	1,731	95.54	1,654	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	70.96	993	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	69.64	863	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	54.38	574	25

Every lot

66 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	525	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	149.80/cwt	140.00–152.00	697	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	498	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	637	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	144.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	761	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	147.66/cwt	147.00–148.00	856	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	819	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	140.41/cwt	133.00–144.00	925	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	981	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,036	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	148.39/cwt	145.50–149.50	1,150	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,057	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,127	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	131.85/cwt	131.00–139.00	406	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	332	124.26/cwt	124.00–125.00	413	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	135.33/cwt	129.00–136.00	513	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	594	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	124.74/cwt	110.00–129.00	568	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	133.80/cwt	128.00–136.00	617	44
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	131.08/cwt	126.00–132.00	689	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	117.04/cwt	111.00–120.50	630	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	143.68/cwt	142.00–145.00	779	16
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	126.05/cwt	124.00–128.00	735	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	748	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	136.81/cwt	136.50–137.00	921	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	899	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	907	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	992	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	129.22/cwt	125.00–137.00	472	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	160.56/cwt	140.00–166.00	605	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	431	132.53/cwt	125.00–139.00	571	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	145.76/cwt	145.00–150.00	647	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	630	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	137.16/cwt	137.00–137.50	723	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	131.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	781	24
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	617	113.63/cwt	111.00–124.00	701	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	125.82/cwt	122.00–126.50	838	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	667	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	774	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	860	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	898	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	846	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	84.56/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,355	5
Bulls	—	—	1,776	98.87/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,756	9
Bulls	—	—	1,850	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,998	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	49.63/cwt	40.00–55.00	508	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	60.42/cwt	57.00–65.00	662	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	76.17/cwt	75.00–79.00	856	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	61.20/cwt	60.00–62.00	767	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	69.18/cwt	64.00–74.00	878	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,303	62.53/cwt	62.00–63.00	815	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	69.90/cwt	64.00–74.00	965	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	78.36/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,190	6

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 Oct 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 646Last week 496Year ago 617

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 168Year ago 159

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	121.00	121.00
16	—	538	111.00–120.50	117.04
15	—	455	110.00–129.00	124.74
7	—	332	124.00–125.00	124.26
2	—	668	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	753	120.50	120.50
6	—	882	112.50	112.50
1	—	255	132.50	132.50
37	—	583	124.00–128.00	126.05
28	—	526	126.00–132.00	131.08
15	—	676	133.00	133.00
44	—	461	128.00–136.00	133.80
13	—	308	131.00–139.00	131.85
10	—	630	134.00	134.00
1	—	710	112.00	112.00
20	—	379	129.00–136.00	135.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	542	142.00–145.00	143.68
13	—	673	136.50–137.00	136.81
3	—	418	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
1	—	560	90.00	90.00
1	—	515	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
2	—	498	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	465	140.00–152.00	149.80
2	—	780	135.50	135.50
19	—	659	133.00–144.00	140.41
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
14	—	526	140.00–145.00	144.65
9	—	318	165.00	165.00
1	—	860	131.00	131.00
7	—	581	141.00	141.00
6	—	743	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	775	145.50–149.50	148.39
3	—	580	147.00–148.00	147.66
14	—	672	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	594	129.00–132.00	131.51
23	—	377	140.00–166.00	160.56
9	—	930	91.00	91.00
25	—	444	145.00–150.00	145.76
7	—	761	118.00	118.00
4	—	741	116.00	116.00
34	—	527	137.00–137.50	137.16
26	—	666	122.00–126.50	125.82
4	—	450	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
6	—	431	125.00–139.00	132.53
3	—	365	125.00–137.00	129.22
4	—	521	120.00–122.00	121.01
8	—	590	120.00	120.00
5	—	617	111.00–124.00	113.63
13	—	667	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,024	40.00–55.00	49.63
11	—	1,095	57.00–65.00	60.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	62.00–63.00	62.53
6	—	1,519	75.00–81.00	78.36
26	—	1,380	64.00–74.00	69.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,124	75.00–79.00	76.17
26	—	1,269	64.00–74.00	69.18
4	—	1,254	60.00–62.00	61.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,603	75.00–89.00	84.56
2	—	1,850	108.00	108.00
9	—	1,776	92.00–105.00	98.87

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.