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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 1

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

509 head

▼ 158 vs last sale 667▼ 429 vs year ago 938 · −45.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 131▼ 53 vs year ago 160 · −33.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday.

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 $258.05/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −103.11 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$258.05

44 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,429

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$28.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

vs TN average

−9.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	258.70	1,434	43
Medium and Large 2-3	525	230.00	1,208	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.70/cwt here — about $226 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 sale44 hd

258.05

—

TN average8 barns · 351 hd

257.39

+0.65

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−9.57

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−103.11

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	1,748	153.14	2,677	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	146.16	1,785	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	144.77	2,185	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	123.54	1,287	19

Every lot

71 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	248	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	868	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	343.21/cwt	327.50–355.00	944	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	968	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	298.02/cwt	275.00–322.50	969	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,389	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	250.25/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,201	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	240.81/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,235	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	301.02/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,556	4
Steers	500–550	Small 1-2	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	313.93/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,642	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	294.15/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,700	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	301.49/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,755	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,706	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	270.36/cwt	265.00–274.50	1,711	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,784	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	702	280.46/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,969	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,874	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,050	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,930	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	922	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	888	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	279.21/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,061	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	263.30/cwt	259.00–267.50	1,093	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	449	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,140	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	264.64/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,204	45
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	277.50/cwt	276.00–279.00	1,326	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	258.04/cwt	255.50–259.00	1,375	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	263.96/cwt	261.00–265.50	1,412	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	257.71/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,479	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	256.27/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,550	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,486	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	244.25/cwt	233.00–247.50	1,610	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,659	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	221.72/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,590	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,478	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,467	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	952	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,866	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	408	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,132	3
Bulls	400–450	Small 1-2	430	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,129	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	275.18/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,293	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	245.48/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,272	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	278.37/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,456	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	262.74/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,519	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	597	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,463	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,429	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,624	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	204.68/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,412	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	233.18/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,679	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,515	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,562	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	137.88/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,593	2
Bulls	—	—	1,893	154.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,926	4
Bulls	—	—	2,050	165.56/cwt	165.00–166.00	3,394	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	107.54/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,012	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	134.36/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,372	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	125.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,362	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	144.47/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,748	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	153.19/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,887	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,250	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,600	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	128.77/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,655	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	153.71/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,253	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	143.02/cwt	135.00–148.00	2,201	16

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 Jun 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 667Year ago 938

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 131Year ago 160

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	518	232.50–250.00	245.48
3	550–600	597	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	635	225.00	225.00
7	650–700	690	203.00–215.00	204.68
1	700–750	730	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
13	450–500	470	260.00–285.00	275.18
15	500–550	523	255.00–280.00	278.37
15	550–600	578	250.00–266.00	262.74
11	600–650	642	253.00	253.00
9	700–750	720	231.00–235.00	233.18
2	850–900	863	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	478	276.00–279.00	277.50
6	500–550	535	261.00–265.50	263.96
4	600–650	605	251.00–258.00	256.27
10	650–700	661	251.00	251.00
3	700–750	717	220.00–225.00	221.72
15	950–1000	952	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	449	254.00	254.00
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	312.50	312.50
3	300–350	320	277.50	277.50
8	350–400	380	271.00–282.00	279.21
2	400–450	415	259.00–267.50	263.30
45	450–500	455	254.00–269.00	264.64
15	500–550	533	255.50–259.00	258.04
22	550–600	574	253.00–263.00	257.71
4	600–650	623	238.50	238.50
18	650–700	659	233.00–247.50	244.25
6	700–750	739	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
6	850–900	863	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	275.00–322.50	298.02
6	450–500	480	230.00–260.00	250.25
3	500–550	513	232.50–250.00	240.81
6	550–600	570	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	523	312.00–315.00	313.93
8	550–600	582	298.00–305.00	301.49
7	600–650	607	281.00	281.00
3	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
11	700–750	702	280.00–281.00	280.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	350.00	350.00
5	250–300	275	327.50–355.00	343.21
1	300–350	300	322.50	322.50
3	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
6	450–500	463	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	517	295.00–307.00	301.02
12	550–600	578	285.00–296.00	294.15
18	600–650	633	265.00–274.50	270.36
14	650–700	650	274.50	274.50
1	700–750	710	264.00	264.00
2	850–900	865	237.00	237.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,893	150.00–159.00	154.56
2	—	1,155	135.00–141.00	137.88
2	—	2,050	165.00–166.00	165.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,232	149.00–160.00	153.19
2	—	1,285	125.00–133.00	128.77
21	—	1,210	137.00–148.00	144.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,539	135.00–148.00	143.02
1	—	1,250	128.00	128.00
5	—	1,466	150.00–161.00	153.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	941	100.00–116.00	107.54
11	—	1,086	120.00–130.00	125.42
4	—	1,021	132.00–139.00	134.36

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.