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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 14

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

638 head

▼ 392 vs last sale 1,030▼ 200 vs year ago 838 · −23.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

166 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 217▲ 27 vs year ago 139 · +19.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 600 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 1.00-3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 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 $151.06/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$151.06

265 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$27.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.04

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	566	152.03	860	241
Medium and Large 2-3	376	142.85	537	22
Small 1-2	628	125.00	785	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.03/cwt here — about $75 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 sale265 hd

151.06

—

TN average9 barns · 2,129 hd

160.11

−9.04

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	1,669	101.03	1,686	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,536	75.24	1,156	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	72.76	913	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	63.70	673	34

Every lot

68 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 2-3	285	155.25/cwt	151.00–170.00	442	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	156.39/cwt	140.00–162.50	500	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	824	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	697	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	193.43/cwt	171.00–195.50	913	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	174.73/cwt	165.00–193.00	895	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,062	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	178.25/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,037	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	165.19/cwt	162.00–167.50	1,044	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,133	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	162.06/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,099	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	149.97/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,110	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	762	164.53/cwt	163.00–165.50	1,254	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,211	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	813	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,280	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,318	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,358	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,404	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	134.71/cwt	131.00–139.00	370	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	488	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	159.88/cwt	150.00–163.50	590	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	148.76/cwt	140.00–149.50	646	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	149.96/cwt	148.00–151.00	688	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	464	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	770	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	163.98/cwt	158.00–168.00	866	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	149.41/cwt	145.00–151.00	807	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	149.26/cwt	141.00–152.50	866	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	598	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	942	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	942	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	157.99/cwt	151.00–161.50	1,057	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	134.77/cwt	133.00–135.00	910	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	144.50/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,048	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	758	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,160	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,040	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,089	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	200.20/cwt	184.00–205.00	749	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	416	156.71/cwt	148.00–160.00	652	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	851	21
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	945	18
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	540	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	788	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	551	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	727	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	166.36/cwt	156.50–170.50	960	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	158.89/cwt	151.00–160.50	1,011	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	970	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,119	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	798	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,045	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,043	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	86.62/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,187	3
Bulls	—	—	1,744	103.44/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,804	8
Bulls	—	—	1,818	113.02/cwt	111.00–115.00	2,055	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	53.02/cwt	39.00–58.00	480	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	64.60/cwt	60.00–70.00	689	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	72.41/cwt	71.00–76.00	858	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	73.59/cwt	67.00–78.00	904	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	81.73/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,051	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	64.07/cwt	61.00–66.00	864	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	80.55/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,228	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	74.33/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,143	29

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 Jan 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 1,030Year ago 838

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 217Year ago 139

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	141.00	141.00
12	—	434	140.00–149.50	148.76
1	—	535	139.00	139.00
8	—	275	131.00–139.00	134.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	156.00	156.00
7	—	323	151.00	151.00
27	—	540	145.00–151.00	149.41
22	—	369	150.00–163.50	159.88
17	—	675	133.00–135.00	134.77
7	—	831	131.00	131.00
36	—	459	148.00–151.00	149.96
14	—	725	135.00–147.00	144.50
2	—	788	132.00	132.00
25	—	580	141.00–152.50	149.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	166.00	166.00
32	—	669	151.00–161.50	157.99
1	—	600	157.00	157.00
12	—	598	157.50	157.50
9	—	758	153.00	153.00
22	—	528	158.00–168.00	163.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	171.00	171.00
4	—	285	151.00–170.00	155.25
1	—	720	140.00	140.00
5	—	320	140.00–162.50	156.39
2	—	463	150.00–151.00	150.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	472	171.00–195.50	193.43
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
1	—	985	142.50	142.50
13	—	632	162.00–167.50	165.19
15	—	678	158.00–164.00	162.06
21	—	582	173.00–180.00	178.25
5	—	378	218.00	218.00
6	—	764	158.50	158.50
3	—	930	146.00	146.00
4	—	740	149.00–153.00	149.97
12	—	512	165.00–193.00	174.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	190.00	190.00
14	—	762	163.00–165.50	164.53
3	—	850	155.00	155.00
3	—	813	157.50	157.50
4	—	651	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	374	184.00–205.00	200.20
24	—	577	156.50–170.50	166.36
2	—	653	148.50	148.50
5	—	736	152.00	152.00
21	—	459	185.50	185.50
12	—	636	151.00–160.50	158.89
18	—	531	178.00	178.00
3	—	923	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	146.00	146.00
1	—	465	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	131.00	131.00
4	—	551	132.00	132.00
6	—	416	148.00–160.00	156.71
1	—	515	143.00	143.00
1	—	360	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,349	61.00–66.00	64.07
4	—	1,286	79.00–85.00	81.73
30	—	1,229	67.00–78.00	73.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	905	39.00–58.00	53.02
5	—	1,185	71.00–76.00	72.41
23	—	1,067	60.00–70.00	64.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,525	80.00–82.00	80.55
29	—	1,538	70.00–79.00	74.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,744	95.00–107.00	103.44
3	—	1,370	84.00–89.00	86.62
2	—	1,818	111.00–115.00	113.02

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.