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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 8

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

323 head

▼ 459 vs last sale 782▼ 352 vs year ago 675 · −52.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 126▼ 70 vs year ago 135 · −51.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week are on a light test due to light offering because of the Easter Holiday weekend. Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 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 $179.83/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$179.83

125 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$15.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.61

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	576	183.09	1,054	99
Medium and Large 2-3	485	167.45	812	26

One grade step is worth $15.63/cwt here — about $242 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 sale125 hd

179.83

—

TN average12 barns · 2,409 hd

190.45

−10.61

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	1,842	116.97	2,154	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	99.44	1,234	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	96.18	1,391	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	83.88	875	15

Every lot

57 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	242	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	611	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	253.08/cwt	246.00–257.50	797	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	940	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,078	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	243.59/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,172	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	219.80/cwt	217.00–222.50	1,165	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	198.44/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,145	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	688	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,204	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,273	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	905	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,615	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,483	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	192.54/cwt	192.54–192.54	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	656	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	190.67/cwt	177.50–197.50	772	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	683	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	190.55/cwt	181.00–194.00	873	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	656	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	203.45/cwt	202.00–204.00	964	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	191.14/cwt	188.00–192.00	998	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	166.39/cwt	150.00–176.00	885	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	187.74/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,066	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	177.90/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,030	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	170.07/cwt	169.50–170.50	1,134	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,177	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	792	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,271	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	803	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.50	1,306	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	946	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	857	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	853	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,019	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,014	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,114	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,022	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,114	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,117	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,245	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	169.17/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,201	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,263	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,233	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,690	105.36/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,781	4
Bulls	—	—	1,874	116.50/cwt	112.00–122.00	2,183	8
Bulls	—	—	1,928	129.52/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,497	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	71.19/cwt	69.00–74.00	707	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	83.46/cwt	80.00–87.00	852	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	94.23/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,058	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	98.11/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,189	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	109.47/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,363	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	85.39/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,164	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	104.19/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,492	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	96.33/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,388	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	87.79/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,295	3

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 Apr 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 782Year ago 675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 126Year ago 135

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	532	150.00–176.00	166.39
3	—	427	160.00	160.00
2	—	333	192.54	192.54
2	—	460	142.50	142.50
2	—	350	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	522	188.00–192.00	191.14
2	—	315	202.50	202.50
1	—	260	202.50	202.50
9	—	579	176.00–181.00	177.90
7	—	667	169.50–170.50	170.07
15	—	458	181.00–194.00	190.55
6	—	405	177.50–197.50	190.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	803	160.00–165.50	162.59
3	—	792	160.50	160.50
3	—	707	166.50	166.50
11	—	568	184.00–190.00	187.74
11	—	474	202.00–204.00	203.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	921	161.00	161.00
4	—	577	191.00–201.00	198.44
15	—	481	234.00–249.00	243.59
2	—	413	227.50	227.50
1	—	890	143.00	143.00
4	—	530	217.00–222.50	219.80
3	—	242	252.50	252.50
5	—	315	246.00–257.50	253.08
1	—	815	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	253.00	253.00
13	—	905	178.50	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	195.00	195.00
2	—	688	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	386	245.00	245.00
6	—	684	182.00	182.00
1	—	775	163.00	163.00
3	—	710	167.50–170.00	169.17
3	—	458	222.50	222.50
2	—	638	175.00	175.00
2	—	443	192.50	192.50
11	—	523	213.00	213.00
1	—	920	134.00	134.00
8	—	583	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	197.50	197.50
1	—	545	187.50	187.50
3	—	483	210.00	210.00
1	—	550	180.00	180.00
5	—	408	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	101.00–107.00	104.19
8	—	1,441	93.00–99.00	96.33
3	—	1,475	85.00–90.00	87.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	82.00–89.00	85.39
9	—	1,212	94.00–102.00	98.11
4	—	1,245	106.00–113.00	109.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,021	80.00–87.00	83.46
3	—	993	69.00–74.00	71.19
4	—	1,123	90.00–99.00	94.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,690	102.00–109.00	105.36
4	—	1,928	126.00–133.00	129.52
8	—	1,874	112.00–122.00	116.50

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.