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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 11

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

728 head

▲ 369 vs last sale 359▲ 596 vs year ago 132 · +451.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

173 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 113▲ 111 vs year ago 62 · +179.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-9.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; 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 $185.36/cwt on 318 head.

Average price

$185.36

318 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

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

$35.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.90

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	530	185.57	984	314
Medium and Large 2-3	450	175.67	791	3thin
Small 1-2	390	150.00	585	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.57/cwt here — about $399 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 sale318 hd

185.36

—

TN average10 barns · 2,433 hd

189.26

−3.90

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	1,632	111.64	1,822	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	94.42	1,349	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	89.59	1,093	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	73.56	742	32

Every lot

73 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	266	235.87/cwt	227.50–247.50	627	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	349	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	663	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	442	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,109	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,087	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,180	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	999	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	212.71/cwt	206.00–219.00	1,108	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	240.59/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,287	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,243	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,283	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	211.67/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,308	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,190	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	192.49/cwt	191.00–195.50	1,282	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,077	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	199.81/cwt	197.75–201.00	1,355	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	192.03/cwt	189.00–196.25	1,375	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,328	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	752	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,429	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,396	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,374	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,470	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	889	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,520	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	243	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	431	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	197.19/cwt	190.00–200.00	609	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	199.26/cwt	187.50–205.00	759	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	14
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	197.06/cwt	187.00–208.50	906	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	195.11/cwt	188.00–199.00	1,007	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	178.69/cwt	175.00–183.00	952	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	182.70/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,034	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	174.17/cwt	170.50–175.00	1,017	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	985	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,111	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	167.68/cwt	166.50–174.00	1,068	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,168	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,170	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,127	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	758	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,220	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	157.14/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,212	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,327	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,263	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	235.27/cwt	207.00–244.00	901	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	954	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	211.44/cwt	197.00–214.00	971	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	198.09/cwt	166.00–200.00	967	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	207.08/cwt	189.00–215.00	1,064	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	178.31/cwt	175.00–195.00	968	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	195.96/cwt	188.00–203.00	1,135	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	989	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	189.92/cwt	179.00–191.00	1,252	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,248	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,074	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,161	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,331	98.70/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,314	5
Bulls	—	—	1,740	113.24/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,970	9
Bulls	—	—	1,764	124.23/cwt	120.00–128.00	2,191	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	57.50/cwt	55.00–60.00	568	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	73.55/cwt	68.00–79.00	737	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	84.28/cwt	80.00–92.00	884	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	73.87/cwt	69.00–79.00	852	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	86.70/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,010	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	98.35/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,297	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	90.34/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,274	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	97.96/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,416	15

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 Mar 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 728Last week 359Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 113Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	516	188.00–199.00	195.11
20	—	660	177.00	177.00
1	—	700	161.00	161.00
49	—	566	180.00–187.00	182.70
7	—	624	178.00	178.00
14	—	385	220.00	220.00
10	—	758	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	243	177.50	177.50
2	—	680	172.00	172.00
3	—	928	143.00	143.00
22	—	584	170.50–175.00	174.17
5	—	771	150.00–159.00	157.14
64	—	460	187.00–208.50	197.06
4	—	1,118	113.00	113.00
44	—	533	175.00–183.00	178.69
27	—	381	187.50–205.00	199.26
11	—	309	190.00–200.00	197.19
6	—	637	166.50–174.00	167.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	180.00	180.00
1	—	590	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	167.00	167.00
5	—	784	178.00	178.00
16	—	453	240.00	240.00
11	—	570	218.00	218.00
11	—	521	206.00–219.00	212.71
1	—	335	230.00	230.00
9	—	666	191.00–195.50	192.49
3	—	838	164.00	164.00
2	—	728	180.00–185.00	182.46
1	—	620	192.00	192.00
9	—	266	227.50–247.50	235.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	180.00	180.00
6	—	349	190.00	190.00
1	—	620	170.00	170.00
1	—	545	200.00	200.00
4	—	470	212.50	212.50
2	—	673	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	618	204.00–215.00	211.67
3	—	470	251.00	251.00
3	—	442	251.00	251.00
24	—	535	237.00–243.00	240.59
19	—	716	189.00–196.25	192.03
6	—	889	171.00	171.00
14	—	678	197.75–201.00	199.81
7	—	752	190.00	190.00
10	—	583	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	459	197.00–214.00	211.44
30	—	383	207.00–244.00	235.27
2	—	873	133.00	133.00
1	—	820	131.00	131.00
27	—	579	188.00–203.00	195.96
6	—	406	235.00	235.00
4	—	780	160.00	160.00
11	—	659	179.00–191.00	189.92
26	—	514	189.00–215.00	207.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	488	166.00–200.00	198.09
2	—	638	155.00	155.00
2	—	400	200.00	200.00
6	—	543	175.00–195.00	178.31
1	—	390	173.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,165	81.00–93.00	86.70
6	—	1,153	69.00–79.00	73.87
21	—	1,319	94.00–105.00	98.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	988	55.00–60.00	57.50
6	—	1,049	80.00–92.00	84.28
22	—	1,002	68.00–79.00	73.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,410	85.00–94.00	90.34
15	—	1,445	95.00–105.00	97.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,740	107.00–118.00	113.24
5	—	1,331	94.00–102.00	98.70
4	—	1,764	120.00–128.00	124.23

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.