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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 18

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

533 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 610▼ 60 vs year ago 593 · −10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 153▼ 94 vs year ago 218 · −43.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher with higher dressing Bulls being 5.00 higher.

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 $197.52/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$197.52

221 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$54

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

$20.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.22

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	415	202.50	840	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	529	199.74	1,056	192
Medium and Large 2-3	491	182.10	894	28

One grade step is worth $20.40/cwt here — about −$54 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 sale221 hd

197.52

—

TN average13 barns · 2,996 hd

200.74

−3.22

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	1,637	115.40	1,889	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	93.97	1,370	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	87.93	1,160	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,116	69.12	772	20

Every lot

70 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	602	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	304	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	722	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	691	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,121	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	230.59/cwt	219.00–237.00	1,107	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	217.03/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,137	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	241.15/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,394	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,026	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,393	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	205.20/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,379	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	688	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,355	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	696	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,545	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	192.42/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,372	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,513	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	784	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,592	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,569	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,620	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	306	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	615	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	332	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	621	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	673	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	216.53/cwt	200.00–227.00	825	13
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	415	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	210.19/cwt	207.00–216.00	912	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	912	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	486	188.31/cwt	175.00–191.00	915	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	195.81/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,028	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	216.04/cwt	207.00–219.00	1,158	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	193.84/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,132	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	586	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,026	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	206.17/cwt	205.50–208.50	1,216	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	176.81/cwt	171.00–177.50	1,071	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,245	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,061	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,043	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	169.13/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,130	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,274	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,231	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,212	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	214.57/cwt	210.00–217.50	783	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	906	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	191.54/cwt	187.50–200.00	820	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	928	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	216.78/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,004	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	200.70/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,058	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	178.69/cwt	171.00–181.00	942	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	185.26/cwt	180.00–186.50	1,071	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	171.75/cwt	170.00–172.00	996	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	186.33/cwt	172.00–189.50	1,174	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	959	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	14
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	740	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	999	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	153.07/cwt	150.50–154.50	1,183	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	101.65/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,479	5
Bulls	—	—	1,596	115.59/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,845	8
Bulls	—	—	1,884	128.83/cwt	127.00–130.00	2,427	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	58.21/cwt	50.00–65.00	590	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	81.93/cwt	81.00–83.00	930	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	79.10/cwt	77.00–81.00	932	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	73.74/cwt	70.00–80.00	869	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	86.99/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,148	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,412	101.65/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,435	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	91.76/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,311	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	102.07/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,597	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 Nov 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 610Year ago 593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 153Year ago 218

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	480	219.00–237.00	230.59
3	—	713	190.00–197.00	192.42
1	—	1,080	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	215.00	215.00
11	—	672	201.00–210.00	205.20
10	—	524	210.00–221.00	217.03
8	—	304	237.50	237.50
3	—	780	185.00	185.00
2	—	813	193.00	193.00
3	—	580	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	696	222.00	222.00
4	—	784	203.00	203.00
10	—	603	231.00	231.00
16	—	578	238.00–243.00	241.15
6	—	467	240.00	240.00
3	—	738	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	171.00	171.00
1	—	510	200.00	200.00
4	—	688	197.00	197.00
1	—	325	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	434	207.00–216.00	210.19
18	—	584	193.00–201.00	193.84
13	—	381	200.00–227.00	216.53
4	—	724	170.00	170.00
15	—	668	168.00–170.00	169.13
4	—	306	201.00	201.00
10	—	606	171.00–177.50	176.81
25	—	525	187.00–197.00	195.81
1	—	290	192.50	192.50
1	—	1,010	120.00	120.00
9	—	456	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	609	204.50	204.50
2	—	685	186.00	186.00
16	—	536	207.00–219.00	216.04
1	—	470	220.00	220.00
27	—	590	205.50–208.50	206.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	174.00	174.00
7	—	586	175.00	175.00
12	—	486	175.00–191.00	188.31
3	—	332	187.00	187.00
3	—	372	181.00	181.00
1	—	660	158.00	158.00
1	—	430	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	527	171.00–181.00	178.69
3	—	428	187.50–200.00	191.54
6	—	365	210.00–217.50	214.57
8	—	580	170.00–172.00	171.75
2	—	635	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	135.00	135.00
1	—	635	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	773	150.50–154.50	153.07
14	—	665	170.00	170.00
9	—	527	190.00–202.00	200.70
5	—	446	208.00	208.00
18	—	376	241.00	241.00
16	—	578	180.00–186.50	185.26
23	—	463	207.00–221.00	216.78
11	—	630	172.00–189.50	186.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	97.00–106.00	101.65
25	—	1,320	82.00–95.00	86.99
2	—	1,178	77.00–81.00	79.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	81.00–83.00	81.93
11	—	1,178	70.00–80.00	73.74
7	—	1,014	50.00–65.00	58.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	100.00–104.00	102.07
11	—	1,429	86.00–95.00	91.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,455	98.00–107.00	101.65
5	—	1,884	127.00–130.00	128.83
8	—	1,596	110.00–120.00	115.59

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.