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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 27

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

456 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 489▼ 192 vs year ago 648 · −29.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 141▼ 20 vs year ago 165 · −12.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle are 3.00 to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows are 2.00 to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls are 2.00 to 4.00 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 $258.02/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −103.13 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$258.02

60 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$22.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.58

vs TN average

−12.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	258.78	1,425	58
Medium and Large 2-3	558	236.00	1,317	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.78/cwt here — about $108 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 sale60 hd

258.02

—

TN average10 barns · 339 hd

253.44

+4.58

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−12.17

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−103.13

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	1,608	143.90	2,314	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	132.14	1,887	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	127.56	1,447	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	108.80	1,083	24

Every lot

57 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	252	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	794	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	334.41/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,083	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,289	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,465	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,143	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,540	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	264.36/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,533	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	290.59/cwt	289.00–293.00	1,703	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,506	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	263.87/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,771	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,850	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	231.55/cwt	225.00–232.25	1,929	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	893	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,795	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,077	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,982	3
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,017	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	598	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	902	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	901	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	291.11/cwt	276.00–292.00	1,115	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	281.00/cwt	273.00–284.00	1,293	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	461	250.08/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,153	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	264.23/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,387	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	558	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,317	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	252.08/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,467	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,440	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	219.57/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,460	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,449	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	192.19/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,472	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,392	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,488	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	334.76/cwt	302.50–338.00	1,302	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	305.86/cwt	282.50–308.00	1,425	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,346	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	281.98/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,483	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	240.93/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,393	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	1,604	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	617	240.46/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,484	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,651	16
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,698	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,448	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,506	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,424	132.16/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,882	9
Bulls	—	—	1,612	145.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,352	10
Bulls	—	—	1,878	158.22/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,971	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,072	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	98.27/cwt	90.00–104.00	950	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	114.79/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,234	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	119.05/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,313	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	126.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,430	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	133.88/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,545	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	132.59/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,870	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	123.63/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,840	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	139.93/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,152	2

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 489Year ago 648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 141Year ago 165

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle are 3.00 to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows are 2.00 to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls are 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	312	289.00	289.00
17	350–400	383	276.00–292.00	291.11
43	450–500	460	273.00–284.00	281.00
32	500–550	525	259.00–266.00	264.23
26	550–600	582	244.00–256.00	252.08
1	600–650	610	236.00	236.00
20	650–700	665	215.00–226.00	219.57
2	700–750	743	195.00	195.00
12	750–800	766	186.00–196.00	192.19
2	850–900	870	160.00	160.00
6	900–950	930	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	257.50	257.50
13	450–500	461	250.00–251.00	250.08
2	550–600	558	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	252	315.00	315.00
4	300–350	324	325.00–337.50	334.41
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	440	293.00	293.00
6	450–500	468	313.00	313.00
7	500–550	515	299.00	299.00
20	550–600	586	289.00–293.00	290.59
5	650–700	671	260.00–270.00	263.87
1	700–750	720	257.00	257.00
10	800–850	833	225.00–232.25	231.55
2	850–900	893	201.00	201.00
3	1050–1100	1,077	184.00	184.00
3	1100–1150	1,108	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	495	231.00	231.00
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	580	259.00–270.00	264.36
1	600–650	630	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	255.00	255.00
3	450–500	485	277.50	277.50
4	550–600	578	238.00–250.00	240.93
6	600–650	617	237.00–244.00	240.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	389	302.50–338.00	334.76
23	450–500	466	282.50–308.00	305.86
18	500–550	526	271.00–290.00	281.98
16	550–600	580	276.50	276.50
16	600–650	641	257.50	257.50
7	750–800	772	220.00	220.00
3	800–850	818	177.00	177.00
5	850–900	863	174.50	174.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,612	140.00–150.00	145.88
6	—	1,878	154.00–167.00	158.22
9	—	1,424	126.00–138.00	132.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	953	110.00–115.00	112.51
6	—	1,103	117.00–121.00	119.05
9	—	967	90.00–104.00	98.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	123.00–124.00	123.63
2	—	1,538	139.00–141.00	139.93
22	—	1,410	127.00–137.00	132.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	114.00–116.00	114.79
14	—	1,154	131.00–139.00	133.88
28	—	1,133	120.00–130.00	126.23

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.