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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 6

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

942 head

▲ 463 vs last sale 479▲ 619 vs year ago 323 · +191.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

180 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 184▲ 115 vs year ago 65 · +176.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 10.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 8.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 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 $238.48/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −122.67 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$238.48

129 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$28.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.65

vs TN average

−32.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	244.06	1,321	104
Medium and Large 2-3	560	215.29	1,206	25

One grade step is worth $28.77/cwt here — about $115 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale129 hd

238.48

—

TN average14 barns · 816 hd

247.13

−8.65

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−32.11

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−122.67

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	—	Low	1,736	146.82	2,549	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	132.30	1,895	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	130.99	1,578	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	104.72	1,056	24

Every lot

76 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	276	260.83/cwt	235.00–282.50	720	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	277	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	942	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	307	336.10/cwt	305.00–342.00	1,032	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	301.37/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,284	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	322.73/cwt	320.00–323.50	1,391	17
Steers	400–450	Small 1-2	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	290.25/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,370	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	258.33/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,232	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	285.37/cwt	283.00–287.00	1,498	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	243.56/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,315	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	269.88/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,471	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	288.41/cwt	288.00–288.50	1,621	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,476	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	254.87/cwt	253.50–257.00	1,516	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,624	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,509	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	244.58/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,644	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	258.84/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,750	36
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	688	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,569	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,742	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,877	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	173.80/cwt	165.00–182.50	1,399	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,933	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,041	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,021	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,011	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	244	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	695	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	304	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	857	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	322	214.50/cwt	175.00–235.00	691	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	280.04/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,036	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	431	218.77/cwt	177.50–224.00	943	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,232	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	262.07/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,185	54
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	280.93/cwt	274.00–287.00	1,320	54
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	259.99/cwt	250.00–261.50	1,318	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	240.98/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,270	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	184.10/cwt	152.50–216.00	990	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	253.57/cwt	245.50–256.00	1,405	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	562	218.00/cwt	182.50–225.00	1,225	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,301	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	222.57/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,396	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,454	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	203.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,339	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,441	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,365	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,475	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,375	3
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,581	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	317.68/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,185	30
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	382	255.81/cwt	215.00–285.00	977	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	285.17/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,298	41
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	249.57/cwt	237.00–262.00	1,200	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	502	216.74/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,088	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	264.61/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,368	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	253.19/cwt	243.00–256.00	1,463	32
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,345	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	196.36/cwt	182.50–210.00	1,208	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	236.34/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,496	17
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	228.00/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,532	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,435	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,610	7
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,393	131.22/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,828	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	143.04/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,460	11
Bulls	—	—	1,909	159.44/cwt	155.00–165.00	3,044	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	90.51/cwt	85.00–95.00	864	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	105.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,077	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	118.66/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,245	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	118.98/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,358	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	127.74/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,516	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	139.65/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,747	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	130.50/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,807	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	141.91/cwt	137.00–151.00	2,034	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	120.16/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,842	6

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 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 942Last week 479Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 184Year ago 65

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 10.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 8.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	128.00–135.00	131.22
11	—	1,720	137.00–146.00	143.04
7	—	1,909	155.00–165.00	159.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,251	134.00–150.00	139.65
9	—	1,141	112.00–121.00	118.98
28	—	1,187	123.00–133.00	127.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,049	116.00–123.00	118.66
6	—	955	85.00–95.00	90.51
13	—	1,017	100.00–110.00	105.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,533	116.00–124.00	120.16
13	—	1,385	126.00–136.00	130.50
10	—	1,433	137.00–151.00	141.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	382	215.00–285.00	255.81
4	450–500	481	237.00–262.00	249.57
4	500–550	502	214.00–225.00	216.74
2	550–600	595	226.00	226.00
2	600–650	615	182.50–210.00	196.36
2	650–700	680	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	350–400	373	310.00–320.00	317.68
41	450–500	455	280.00–288.00	285.17
22	500–550	517	257.00–270.00	264.61
32	550–600	578	243.00–256.00	253.19
17	600–650	633	224.00–245.00	236.34
9	650–700	672	224.00–230.00	228.00
7	700–750	742	217.00	217.00
4	850–900	850	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	175.00–235.00	214.50
10	400–450	431	177.50–224.00	218.77
1	450–500	465	225.00	225.00
2	500–550	538	152.50–216.00	184.10
23	550–600	562	182.50–225.00	218.00
1	600–650	615	185.00	185.00
2	700–750	740	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	244	285.00	285.00
16	300–350	304	282.00	282.00
33	350–400	370	270.00–297.00	280.04
2	400–450	448	275.00	275.00
54	450–500	452	250.00–267.00	262.07
35	500–550	527	235.00–243.00	240.98
25	550–600	573	227.00	227.00
9	600–650	627	214.00–225.00	222.57
20	650–700	658	200.00–205.00	203.49
6	700–750	738	185.00	185.00
6	750–800	772	191.00	191.00
3	850–900	865	159.00	159.00
9	1050–1100	1,083	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	450–500	470	274.00–287.00	280.93
18	500–550	507	250.00–261.50	259.99
26	550–600	554	245.50–256.00	253.57
9	600–650	632	230.00	230.00
5	650–700	667	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	431	320.00–323.50	322.73
36	500–550	525	283.00–287.00	285.37
22	550–600	562	288.00–288.50	288.41
36	650–700	676	257.50–260.00	258.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	340.00	340.00
13	300–350	307	305.00–342.00	336.10
14	400–450	426	300.00–310.00	301.37
15	450–500	472	280.00–291.00	290.25
14	500–550	545	266.00–275.00	269.88
15	550–600	595	253.50–257.00	254.87
3	600–650	642	253.00	253.00
18	650–700	672	240.00–247.00	244.58
3	700–750	738	236.00	236.00
7	750–800	757	248.00	248.00
3	800–850	833	232.00	232.00
1	900–950	945	216.00	216.00
7	1000–1050	1,021	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	276	235.00–282.50	260.83
3	450–500	477	257.50–260.00	258.33
3	500–550	540	240.00–251.00	243.56
2	550–600	588	251.00	251.00
1	600–650	645	234.00	234.00
2	650–700	688	228.00	228.00
4	800–850	805	165.00–182.50	173.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	200.00	200.00

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.