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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 15

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

405 head

▼ 333 vs last sale 738▼ 350 vs year ago 755 · −46.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 180▼ 94 vs year ago 245 · −38.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder Bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher, Feeder Steers 5.00 to 8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 3.00 to 6.00 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 $252.50/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −108.65 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$252.50

42 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$43.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.81

vs TN average

−12.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	253.54	1,388	41
Medium and Large 2-3	565	210.00	1,187	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.54/cwt here — about $202 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 sale42 hd

252.50

—

TN average11 barns · 479 hd

263.31

−10.81

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−12.87

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−108.65

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	1,508	155.01	2,338	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	150.21	1,953	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,097	146.38	1,605	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	123.13	1,268	20

Every lot

58 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,150	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,049	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	388	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,271	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	408	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	918	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	293.45/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,441	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	498	302.79/cwt	302.00–303.00	1,508	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	287.15/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,479	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,601	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	563	257.47/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,450	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	280.54/cwt	278.00–283.00	1,636	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	270.62/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,783	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	257.62/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,834	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	250.34/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,898	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	853	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,970	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,907	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	248	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	682	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	802	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	363	244.90/cwt	225.00–250.00	889	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,048	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,193	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	265.29/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,218	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	464	240.95/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,118	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	259.23/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,361	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	244.65/cwt	241.00–245.50	1,426	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,510	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	232.05/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,543	34
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	204.66/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,510	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	205.41/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,575	12
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	903	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,445	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,161	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,124	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	283.92/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,295	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	278.95/cwt	276.00–287.50	1,456	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	242.34/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,277	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	264.67/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,511	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,564	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	258.77/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,690	20
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	238.43/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,757	9
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,614	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,247	155.26/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,936	3
Bulls	—	—	1,433	144.85/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,076	5
Bulls	—	—	1,895	171.68/cwt	171.00–172.00	3,253	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	108.67/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,045	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	123.44/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,281	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	129.78/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,360	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,082	145.88/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,578	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	134.65/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,492	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	156.56/cwt	151.00–167.00	1,739	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,210	139.24/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,685	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	155.78/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,041	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	148.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,950	12

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 738Year ago 755

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 180Year ago 245

Compared to last week Feeder Heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder Bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher, Feeder Steers 5.00 to 8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	275.00	275.00
5	250–300	297	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	305	270.00	270.00
6	350–400	388	270.00	270.00
9	400–450	447	267.00	267.00
22	450–500	459	256.00–270.00	265.29
25	500–550	525	253.00–260.00	259.23
16	550–600	583	241.00–245.50	244.65
34	650–700	665	225.00–235.00	232.05
9	700–750	738	202.00–210.00	204.66
12	750–800	767	205.00–210.00	205.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	225.00–250.00	244.90
7	450–500	464	235.00–245.00	240.95
1	550–600	565	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	903	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	604	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	365	315.00	315.00
7	450–500	491	281.00–296.00	293.45
5	500–550	515	276.00–290.00	287.15
8	550–600	583	278.00–283.00	280.54
1	600–650	635	265.00	265.00
13	650–700	659	270.00–272.00	270.62
6	700–750	712	253.00–260.00	257.62
3	750–800	758	250.00–251.00	250.34
2	850–900	853	231.00	231.00
2	1000–1050	1,025	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	327.50	327.50
14	450–500	498	302.00–303.00	302.79
3	550–600	550	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	365	287.50	287.50
2	400–450	408	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	563	250.00–265.00	257.47
1	850–900	875	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	267.50	267.50
4	500–550	527	235.00–250.00	242.34
1	600–650	645	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	372	312.00	312.00
19	450–500	456	270.00–286.00	283.92
17	500–550	522	276.00–287.50	278.95
9	550–600	571	258.00–268.00	264.67
20	650–700	653	252.00–260.00	258.77
9	700–750	737	233.00–240.00	238.43
4	800–850	830	194.50	194.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,082	141.00–151.00	145.88
16	—	1,108	125.00–138.00	134.65
20	—	1,111	151.00–167.00	156.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,315	145.00–150.00	148.32
3	—	1,210	135.00–143.00	139.24
10	—	1,310	152.00–161.00	155.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,038	115.00–125.00	123.44
6	—	1,048	126.00–135.00	129.78
3	—	962	100.00–114.00	108.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,433	140.00–149.00	144.85
3	—	1,247	150.00–160.00	155.26
3	—	1,895	171.00–172.00	171.68

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.