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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 28

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

487 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 458▼ 47 vs year ago 534 · −8.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 116▲ 35 vs year ago 110 · +31.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady with lean cows being 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 $199.22/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$199.22

215 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$22.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.41

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	536	201.37	1,079	194
Medium and Large 2-3	533	179.33	956	21

One grade step is worth $22.04/cwt here — about $123 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 sale215 hd

199.22

—

TN average11 barns · 2,421 hd

207.63

−8.41

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	1,777	112.72	2,002	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	95.06	1,476	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	92.19	1,148	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	72.79	763	43

Every lot

63 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	239	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	532	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	764	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	723	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,167	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	241.04/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,135	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	212.57/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,005	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,097	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	530	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	959	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,134	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	222.30/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,267	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	221.62/cwt	214.00–224.50	1,443	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,530	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,548	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,581	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	778	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,735	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,642	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	832	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,872	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	247	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	213.64/cwt	201.00–217.00	682	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	181.75/cwt	176.00–187.00	591	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	213.04/cwt	200.00–215.00	822	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	899	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	200.30/cwt	190.00–210.00	921	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	173.20/cwt	170.00–180.00	821	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	202.27/cwt	201.00–202.50	1,062	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	208.80/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,228	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,286	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	591	180.22/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,065	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,251	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	183.48/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,165	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	198.78/cwt	194.00–201.00	1,318	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	176.64/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,309	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,361	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,465	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	909	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	209.14/cwt	180.00–215.00	916	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	233.58/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,042	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	215.36/cwt	205.00–219.50	978	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	206.70/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,069	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	203.36/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,184	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	181.57/cwt	175.00–193.00	1,148	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	655	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,055	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,223	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,097	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	177.85/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,302	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,163	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,177	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,071	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	106.15/cwt	94.00–111.00	1,850	5
Bulls	—	—	1,845	118.10/cwt	114.00–122.00	2,179	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	76.87/cwt	72.00–82.00	793	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	66.90/cwt	57.00–71.00	717	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	80.18/cwt	77.00–83.00	977	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	108.29/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,327	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,054	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	90.96/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,146	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	102.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,586	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	94.56/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,502	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 Oct 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 458Year ago 534

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 116Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	141.00	141.00
30	—	446	220.00–234.00	233.58
7	—	454	205.00–219.50	215.36
3	—	750	155.00	155.00
15	—	582	185.00–208.00	203.36
8	—	632	175.00–193.00	181.57
30	—	517	198.00–210.00	206.70
15	—	661	185.00	185.00
17	—	374	243.00	243.00
12	—	732	170.00–186.00	177.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	180.00–215.00	209.14
1	—	675	162.50	162.50
1	—	350	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	242.50	242.50
3	—	508	216.00	216.00
11	—	651	214.00–224.50	221.62
8	—	570	210.00–224.00	222.30
2	—	760	208.00	208.00
1	—	710	218.00	218.00
7	—	471	238.00–245.00	241.04
5	—	239	222.50	222.50
1	—	600	210.00	210.00
1	—	825	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	202.50	202.50
3	—	333	217.00	217.00
2	—	473	200.00–225.00	212.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	235.00	235.00
10	—	463	252.00	252.00
6	—	832	225.00	225.00
4	—	668	229.00	229.00
2	—	778	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	386	200.00–215.00	213.04
9	—	741	176.00–179.00	176.64
16	—	663	194.00–201.00	198.78
6	—	428	210.00	210.00
3	—	247	217.00	217.00
45	—	460	190.00–210.00	200.30
5	—	319	201.00–217.00	213.64
25	—	588	200.00–210.00	208.80
6	—	888	165.00	165.00
4	—	791	172.00	172.00
52	—	525	201.00–202.50	202.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	591	175.00–195.00	180.22
4	—	325	176.00–187.00	181.75
3	—	474	170.00–180.00	173.20
2	—	635	182.00–185.00	183.48
1	—	700	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	218.00	218.00
4	—	610	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	100.00–105.00	102.33
9	—	1,588	90.00–97.00	94.56
1	—	1,240	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	91.00	91.00
23	—	1,031	72.00–82.00	76.87
19	—	1,072	57.00–71.00	66.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	77.00–83.00	80.18
3	—	1,225	105.00–111.00	108.29
10	—	1,260	86.00–98.00	90.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,743	94.00–111.00	106.15
1	—	1,670	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,845	114.00–122.00	118.10

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.