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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 17

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

638 head

▼ 207 vs last sale 845▲ 230 vs year ago 408 · +56.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

234 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 147▲ 156 vs year ago 78 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 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 $140.93/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$140.93

214 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$37.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.48

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	521	142.53	743	175
Medium and Large 2-3	428	135.31	578	37
Small 1-2	580	105.09	610	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.44/cwt here — about $133 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 sale214 hd

140.93

—

TN average9 barns · 1,443 hd

147.41

−6.48

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	1,597	91.09	1,455	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	68.07	942	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	66.88	802	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	58.30	602	43

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	297	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	460	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	563	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	397	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	649	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	169.64/cwt	165.00–175.00	745	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	175.54/cwt	172.00–180.00	823	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	154.27/cwt	136.00–159.00	747	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	863	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	546	152.86/cwt	151.00–153.00	835	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	766	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	162.36/cwt	161.00–166.00	937	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,056	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	149.49/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,020	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	952	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	723	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	922	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	140.01/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,235	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,539	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	248	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	372	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	491	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	157.48/cwt	149.00–160.00	584	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	152.79/cwt	151.00–154.00	633	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	128.80/cwt	125.00–132.00	560	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	134.37/cwt	131.00–135.00	626	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	143.87/cwt	133.00–146.00	760	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	698	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	549	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	813	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	580	105.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	139.31/cwt	135.00–143.00	812	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	135.29/cwt	134.00–135.50	790	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	133.86/cwt	130.50–141.00	850	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	136.46/cwt	136.00–136.50	899	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	130.59/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,008	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	183.26/cwt	176.00–185.00	695	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	417	149.83/cwt	145.00–160.00	625	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	797	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	744	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	139.86/cwt	129.00–143.50	710	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	158.80/cwt	148.00–159.50	848	32
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	774	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	885	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	799	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	134.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	903	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	124.80/cwt	124.00–125.00	849	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	914	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	947	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	79.52/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,233	6
Bulls	—	—	1,607	93.63/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,505	16
Bulls	—	—	1,660	105.53/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,752	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	47.20/cwt	39.00–51.00	443	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	66.36/cwt	65.00–69.00	658	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	59.34/cwt	53.00–64.00	626	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	58.55/cwt	56.00–60.00	698	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	75.24/cwt	74.00–77.00	901	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	67.21/cwt	62.00–73.00	807	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	58.62/cwt	58.00–60.00	803	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	67.87/cwt	63.00–73.00	937	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	75.20/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,065	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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 845Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 147Year ago 78

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	379	176.00–185.00	183.26
32	—	534	148.00–159.50	158.80
19	—	458	174.00	174.00
17	—	737	124.00	124.00
6	—	861	110.00	110.00
31	—	586	151.00	151.00
2	—	603	132.50	132.50
18	—	669	130.00–136.00	134.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	133.50	133.50
4	—	508	129.00–143.50	139.86
16	—	417	145.00–160.00	149.83
5	—	680	124.00–125.00	124.80
1	—	620	132.00	132.00
9	—	483	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	161.00–166.00	162.36
8	—	317	177.50	177.50
5	—	882	136.00–141.00	140.01
4	—	1,115	138.00	138.00
7	—	439	165.00–175.00	169.64
11	—	682	147.00–155.00	149.49
17	—	469	172.00–180.00	175.54
4	—	235	170.00	170.00
1	—	260	170.00	170.00
3	—	520	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	546	151.00–153.00	152.86
5	—	397	163.50	163.50
2	—	695	137.00	137.00
2	—	723	125.00–130.00	127.51
4	—	576	133.00	133.00
5	—	484	136.00–159.00	154.27
3	—	297	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	664	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	659	136.00–136.50	136.46
3	—	635	130.50–141.00	133.86
32	—	466	131.00–135.00	134.37
38	—	583	135.00–143.00	139.31
12	—	307	160.00	160.00
24	—	528	133.00–146.00	143.87
8	—	772	121.00–132.00	130.59
13	—	414	151.00–154.00	152.79
17	—	371	149.00–160.00	157.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	100.00–110.00	105.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	130.00	130.00
2	—	370	140.00	140.00
7	—	584	134.00–135.50	135.29
8	—	248	150.00	150.00
17	—	435	125.00–132.00	128.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	549	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	939	39.00–51.00	47.20
4	—	991	65.00–69.00	66.36
33	—	1,055	53.00–64.00	59.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,416	74.00–77.00	75.20
3	—	1,370	58.00–60.00	58.62
37	—	1,380	63.00–73.00	67.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,192	56.00–60.00	58.55
3	—	1,198	74.00–77.00	75.24
51	—	1,200	62.00–73.00	67.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,550	70.00–83.00	79.52
2	—	1,660	105.00–106.00	105.53
16	—	1,607	87.00–100.00	93.63

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.