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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 29

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

534 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 614▼ 43 vs year ago 577 · −7.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 185▲ 27 vs year ago 83 · +32.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 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 $133.83/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$133.83

218 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

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

$35.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.89

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	553	135.30	749	196
Medium and Large 2-3	464	121.75	565	21
Small 1-2	410	100.00	410	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.30/cwt here — about $339 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 sale218 hd

133.83

—

TN average9 barns · 1,880 hd

141.72

−7.89

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	1,675	89.51	1,499	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	66.12	966	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	62.93	790	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	53.42	569	21

Every lot

67 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	490	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	283	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	354	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	465	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	557	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	157.54/cwt	154.00–161.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	124.51/cwt	111.00–130.00	650	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	157.12/cwt	150.00–162.00	836	22
Steers	—	Small 1-2	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	726	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	155.46/cwt	150.00–162.00	913	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	990	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	962	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	133.91/cwt	128.00–140.00	884	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,142	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	146.99/cwt	146.50–147.50	1,213	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,397	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	227	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	345	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	469	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	458	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	329	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	428	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	546	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	137.34/cwt	135.00–138.00	643	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	585	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	516	117.09/cwt	115.00–125.00	604	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	136.33/cwt	130.00–142.00	717	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	116.11/cwt	110.00–122.00	656	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	135.43/cwt	125.00–137.00	798	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	136.10/cwt	135.50–137.00	849	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	864	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	852	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	120.45/cwt	114.00–125.00	896	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	958	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,174	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	168.94/cwt	159.00–172.00	650	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	574	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	155.13/cwt	148.00–156.00	717	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	140.28/cwt	135.00–141.00	742	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	131.83/cwt	126.00–133.00	773	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	592	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	716	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	741	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	856	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	792	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	825	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	947	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	931	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,633	80.33/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,312	4
Bulls	—	—	1,665	106.83/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,779	2
Bulls	—	—	1,701	89.81/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,528	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	46.27/cwt	40.00–50.00	437	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	667	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	56.31/cwt	52.00–63.00	639	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	73.59/cwt	70.00–79.00	877	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	62.20/cwt	57.00–69.00	787	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	54.99/cwt	53.00–56.00	706	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	57.69/cwt	57.00–58.00	759	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	75.07/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,074	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	65.15/cwt	60.00–70.00	971	20

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 534Last week 614Year ago 577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 185Year ago 83

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	57.00–58.00	57.69
20	—	1,490	60.00–70.00	65.15
5	—	1,430	73.00–78.00	75.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,265	57.00–69.00	62.20
7	—	1,192	70.00–79.00	73.59
7	—	1,284	53.00–56.00	54.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,135	52.00–63.00	56.31
1	—	1,010	66.00	66.00
7	—	945	40.00–50.00	46.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,633	79.00–83.00	80.33
7	—	1,701	85.00–95.00	89.81
2	—	1,665	102.00–112.00	106.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	798	120.00	120.00
3	—	227	152.00	152.00
3	—	653	130.50	130.50
1	—	300	152.50	152.50
17	—	744	114.00–125.00	120.45
7	—	387	141.00	141.00
2	—	978	120.00	120.00
46	—	526	130.00–142.00	136.33
36	—	589	125.00–137.00	135.43
12	—	624	135.50–137.00	136.10
6	—	298	157.50	157.50
46	—	468	135.00–138.00	137.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	115.00–125.00	117.09
1	—	680	119.00	119.00
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
7	—	329	130.00	130.00
4	—	468	125.00	125.00
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
2	—	565	110.00–122.00	116.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	626	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	125.00	125.00
6	—	522	111.00–130.00	124.51
2	—	305	152.50	152.50
3	—	563	129.00	129.00
2	—	660	128.00–140.00	133.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	825	146.50–147.50	146.99
9	—	754	151.50	151.50
5	—	641	150.00	150.00
22	—	532	150.00–162.00	157.12
2	—	440	154.00–161.00	157.54
7	—	324	172.00	172.00
6	—	272	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,035	135.00	135.00
24	—	587	150.00–162.00	155.46
5	—	455	162.00	162.00
1	—	660	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	615	160.00–162.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	711	116.00	116.00
20	—	773	122.50	122.50
11	—	666	128.50	128.50
2	—	623	119.00	119.00
12	—	385	159.00–172.00	168.94
28	—	462	148.00–156.00	155.13
3	—	862	108.00	108.00
17	—	529	135.00–141.00	140.28
18	—	586	126.00–133.00	131.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	121.00	121.00
3	—	677	117.00	117.00
2	—	413	139.00	139.00
3	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	740	104.00	104.00

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.