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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 23

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

737 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 698▲ 290 vs year ago 447 · +64.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

233 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 135▲ 129 vs year ago 104 · +124.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 lower with 600-650 lbs. Steers being steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs. 2.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 6.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.93/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −111.23 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$249.93

74 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$25.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.65

vs TN average

−27.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	251.66	1,400	69
Medium and Large 2-3	547	226.00	1,236	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.66/cwt here — about $163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale74 hd

249.93

—

TN average13 barns · 1,080 hd

263.58

−13.65

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−27.29

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−111.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.39, low $305.42, median $361.15 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,762	148.72	2,621	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	129.62	1,833	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	123.56	1,464	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	105.94	1,085	63

Every lot

60 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	880	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	307	372.25/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,143	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,079	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,147	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	412	350.33/cwt	346.00–352.00	1,443	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,215	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	328.78/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,417	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	321.68/cwt	291.00–328.00	1,477	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	273.79/cwt	255.00–283.00	1,415	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	300.20/cwt	295.00–301.00	1,582	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	547	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,750	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,590	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,743	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	256.30/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,507	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	272.40/cwt	269.00–273.00	1,651	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,753	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	258.01/cwt	250.50–267.00	1,744	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,837	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	232	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	708	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	296.52/cwt	282.50–300.00	943	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	373	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,179	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	294.03/cwt	275.00–301.00	1,120	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,308	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	291.96/cwt	291.00–293.00	1,293	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	269.56/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,221	54
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	461	252.82/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,166	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,331	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	253.79/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,353	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	547	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,236	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	255.89/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,464	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	234.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,365	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,479	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	227.26/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,443	33
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	203.65/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,509	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	810	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,669	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	861	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,576	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	332.06/cwt	312.50–337.00	1,242	24
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	323.77/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,486	42
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	464	272.27/cwt	240.00–278.00	1,263	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	289.59/cwt	287.50–294.50	1,509	30
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	263.31/cwt	259.00–267.50	1,532	26
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	594	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,461	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,597	21
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,587	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,731	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,885	2
Bulls	—	—	1,679	145.46/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,442	8
Bulls	—	—	1,891	155.08/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,933	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	93.18/cwt	88.00–98.00	918	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	106.01/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,086	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	118.42/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,262	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	112.15/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,296	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	122.26/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,437	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	135.06/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,664	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,583	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	125.93/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,750	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	135.07/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,954	14

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 737Last week 698Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 135Year ago 104

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	334.00	334.00
2	350–400	385	298.00	298.00
1	400–450	430	282.50	282.50
3	500–550	517	255.00–283.00	273.79
2	550–600	588	252.50–260.00	256.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	245	359.00	359.00
11	300–350	307	345.00–375.00	372.25
16	400–450	431	322.00–335.00	328.78
23	450–500	459	291.00–328.00	321.68
14	500–550	527	295.00–301.00	300.20
5	550–600	564	282.00	282.00
7	600–650	606	269.00–273.00	272.40
11	650–700	676	250.50–267.00	258.01
3	750–800	775	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	412	346.00–352.00	350.33
12	500–550	547	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	566	308.00	308.00
11	600–650	612	286.50	286.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	373	316.00	316.00
7	400–450	436	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	512	260.00	260.00
28	550–600	572	253.00–257.00	255.89
12	600–650	624	237.00	237.00
1	800–850	810	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	461	240.00–255.00	252.82
5	500–550	547	226.00	226.00
2	600–650	610	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	305.00	305.00
17	300–350	318	282.50–300.00	296.52
19	350–400	381	275.00–301.00	294.03
21	400–450	443	291.00–293.00	291.96
54	450–500	453	264.00–271.00	269.56
25	500–550	533	245.00–256.00	253.79
12	550–600	582	230.00–235.00	234.57
33	600–650	635	225.00–233.00	227.26
8	700–750	741	196.00–205.00	203.65
6	850–900	861	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	464	240.00–278.00	272.27
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
7	550–600	594	246.00	246.00
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	765	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	374	312.50–337.00	332.06
42	450–500	459	307.50–325.00	323.77
30	500–550	521	287.50–294.50	289.59
26	550–600	582	259.00–267.50	263.31
21	650–700	660	242.00	242.00
6	750–800	787	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,679	139.00–149.00	145.46
10	—	1,891	150.00–159.00	155.08
2	—	1,450	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,066	114.00–126.00	118.42
10	—	985	88.00–98.00	93.18
43	—	1,024	100.00–112.00	106.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,232	130.00–141.00	135.06
10	—	1,156	107.00–115.00	112.15
45	—	1,175	116.00–129.00	122.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,390	119.00–130.00	125.93
14	—	1,447	132.00–143.00	135.07
1	—	1,365	116.00	116.00

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.