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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 22

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

512 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 546▼ 68 vs year ago 580 · −11.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

180 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 161▲ 78 vs year ago 102 · +76.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 4.00-9.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 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 $217.33/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$217.33

222 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$8.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

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	574	219.01	1,256	180
Medium and Large 2-3	522	210.12	1,096	42

One grade step is worth $8.89/cwt here — about $160 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 sale222 hd

217.33

—

TN average12 barns · 2,267 hd

219.25

−1.92

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	1,608	127.56	2,051	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	109.72	1,518	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	103.82	1,204	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	87.31	847	45

Every lot

62 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	213	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	547	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	276.99/cwt	265.00–279.00	853	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,083	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	237.42/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,128	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,157	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,343	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,458	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,422	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,504	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	228.81/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,512	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,567	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	229.42/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,707	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	223.42/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,700	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,682	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	306	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	682	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	799	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	765	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	446	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	981	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	230.43/cwt	225.50–233.75	1,062	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	464	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,039	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	224.33/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,171	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	536	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,099	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	562	208.07/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,169	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	222.19/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,304	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,312	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,410	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	211.28/cwt	209.75–212.00	1,390	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	683	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,339	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,485	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,359	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	161.63/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,240	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	818	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,391	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	258.97/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,013	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	226.23/cwt	202.50–232.50	952	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,048	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	233.87/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,127	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	234.56/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,234	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	216.24/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,217	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	196.89/cwt	181.00–201.00	1,207	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,363	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,440	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	687	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,429	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,158	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,300	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,343	116.63/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,566	8
Bulls	—	—	1,690	130.99/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,214	13
Bulls	—	—	1,871	138.29/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,587	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	884	78.58/cwt	71.00–83.00	695	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	88.86/cwt	84.00–95.00	877	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	97.57/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,040	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	93.23/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,034	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	110.29/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,276	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	103.70/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,211	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	107.70/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,475	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	113.08/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,591	9

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 Jul 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 546Year ago 580

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 161Year ago 102

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 4.00-9.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	744	229.00–230.00	229.42
5	—	433	250.00	250.00
2	—	1,168	144.00	144.00
7	—	308	265.00–279.00	276.99
5	—	761	221.00–225.00	223.42
16	—	661	226.00–229.00	228.81
10	—	530	245.00	245.00
2	—	475	235.00–240.00	237.42
6	—	213	257.00	257.00
11	—	590	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	230.00	230.00
1	—	735	200.00	200.00
2	—	503	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	235.00	235.00
6	—	537	250.00	250.00
8	—	632	238.00	238.00
7	—	588	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	562	204.00–211.00	208.07
2	—	378	202.50	202.50
2	—	683	196.00	196.00
2	—	610	180.00	180.00
6	—	446	220.00	220.00
8	—	464	224.00	224.00
7	—	536	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	155.00–165.00	161.63
40	—	461	225.50–233.75	230.43
51	—	587	220.00–223.00	222.19
5	—	306	223.00	223.00
3	—	363	220.00	220.00
16	—	522	215.00–228.00	224.33
25	—	658	209.75–212.00	211.28
7	—	616	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	170.00	170.00
15	—	689	215.50	215.50
8	—	631	223.50	223.50
4	—	755	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	580	235.00	235.00
7	—	646	211.00	211.00
11	—	391	251.00–262.00	258.97
2	—	743	175.00	175.00
20	—	526	221.00–239.00	234.56
13	—	482	230.00–235.00	233.87
9	—	656	219.50	219.50
18	—	446	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	687	208.00	208.00
5	—	613	181.00–201.00	196.89
1	—	715	162.00	162.00
5	—	421	202.50–232.50	226.23
2	—	465	200.00	200.00
3	—	563	210.00–229.00	216.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	884	71.00–83.00	78.58
5	—	1,066	96.00–99.00	97.57
29	—	987	84.00–95.00	88.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,370	102.00–110.00	107.70
9	—	1,407	111.00–116.00	113.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,109	91.00–96.00	93.23
7	—	1,157	109.00–113.00	110.29
25	—	1,168	99.00–108.00	103.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,343	109.00–124.00	116.63
4	—	1,871	137.00–140.00	138.29
13	—	1,690	126.00–136.00	130.99

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.