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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 10

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

845 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 887▲ 175 vs year ago 670 · +26.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 197▲ 68 vs year ago 79 · +86.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 600 lbs. 2.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 3.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; 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 $137.98/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$137.98

324 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$18.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.28

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	567	138.98	788	300
Medium and Large 2-3	502	126.00	632	22
Small 1-2	423	120.00	508	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.98/cwt here — about $281 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 sale324 hd

137.98

—

TN average12 barns · 2,924 hd

146.25

−8.28

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	—	Average	1,791	93.07	1,667	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,417	70.27	995	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	68.31	826	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	58.67	619	21

Every lot

69 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	169.45/cwt	152.50–181.00	535	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	317	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	420	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	177.67/cwt	175.00–178.25	817	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	708	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	505	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	669	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	542	143.59/cwt	140.00–148.00	778	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	169.79/cwt	162.00–171.00	925	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	155.12/cwt	154.00–156.00	883	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	132.58/cwt	110.00–140.00	764	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	823	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	160.83/cwt	158.50–163.50	994	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	131.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	834	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	671	126.73/cwt	125.00–131.00	850	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	143.74/cwt	143.00–145.00	970	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	704	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,063	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	783	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,175	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	144.88/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,134	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,141	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,188	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	136.67/cwt	126.00–139.00	387	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	406	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	146.98/cwt	143.00–148.50	553	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	407	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	509	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	423	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	140.21/cwt	140.00–141.00	604	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	148.39/cwt	146.00–150.00	708	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	128.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	627	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	137.61/cwt	130.00–143.00	722	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	772	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	137.95/cwt	135.00–138.00	790	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	859	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	132.94/cwt	128.00–137.50	879	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	140.03/cwt	139.50–141.25	955	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	688	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	846	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,013	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	126.29/cwt	119.00–129.50	983	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	108.75/cwt	108.75–108.75	971	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	146.87/cwt	125.00–150.00	549	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	186.85/cwt	171.50–191.00	712	28
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	669	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	764	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	133.76/cwt	115.00–140.00	647	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	152.75/cwt	143.00–156.50	803	11
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	144.95/cwt	136.00–146.00	839	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	676	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	130.64/cwt	125.00–133.00	875	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	123.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	957	9
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	980	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,606	80.69/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,296	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	93.08/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,666	11
Bulls	—	—	1,979	105.42/cwt	102.00–108.00	2,086	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	52.23/cwt	40.00–58.00	494	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	58.95/cwt	54.00–64.00	637	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	67.55/cwt	66.00–69.00	778	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	67.53/cwt	62.00–73.00	797	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	58.52/cwt	56.00–61.00	696	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	76.04/cwt	74.00–78.00	983	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	60.99/cwt	60.00–62.00	822	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	69.05/cwt	64.00–74.00	963	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	78.52/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,182	5

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 Dec 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 845Last week 887Year ago 670

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 197Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
8	—	487	120.00–130.00	128.74
6	—	407	125.00	125.00
5	—	688	123.00	123.00
1	—	385	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	661	128.00–137.50	132.94
22	—	525	130.00–143.00	137.61
5	—	431	140.00–141.00	140.21
2	—	310	131.00	131.00
69	—	477	146.00–150.00	148.39
10	—	283	126.00–139.00	136.67
18	—	376	143.00–148.50	146.98
66	—	573	135.00–138.00	137.95
19	—	778	119.00–129.50	126.29
12	—	893	108.75	108.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	550	145.00	145.00
22	—	682	139.50–141.25	140.03
5	—	536	144.00	144.00
11	—	601	143.00	143.00
7	—	753	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	145.00	145.00
4	—	576	110.00–140.00	132.58
3	—	633	125.00–135.00	131.68
8	—	542	140.00–148.00	143.59
7	—	671	125.00–131.00	126.73
3	—	317	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	545	162.00–171.00	169.79
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
1	—	605	136.00	136.00
14	—	783	135.00–148.00	144.88
3	—	710	135.00	135.00
5	—	316	152.50–181.00	169.45
25	—	569	154.00–156.00	155.12
19	—	675	143.00–145.00	143.74
1	—	880	135.00	135.00
6	—	827	138.00	138.00
75	—	460	175.00–178.25	177.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	783	150.00	150.00
27	—	618	158.50–163.50	160.83
14	—	704	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	579	136.00–146.00	144.95
4	—	446	150.00	150.00
13	—	463	165.00	165.00
11	—	526	143.00–156.50	152.75
9	—	772	120.00–125.00	123.91
28	—	381	171.50–191.00	186.85
27	—	670	125.00–133.00	130.64
1	—	875	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	374	125.00–150.00	146.87
8	—	484	115.00–140.00	133.76
4	—	588	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,081	54.00–64.00	58.95
6	—	945	40.00–58.00	52.23
4	—	1,151	66.00–69.00	67.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	60.00–62.00	60.99
5	—	1,505	76.00–81.00	78.52
11	—	1,395	64.00–74.00	69.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,180	62.00–73.00	67.53
3	—	1,190	56.00–61.00	58.52
5	—	1,293	74.00–78.00	76.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,790	88.00–98.00	93.08
4	—	1,606	75.00–85.00	80.69
4	—	1,979	102.00–108.00	105.42

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.