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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 13

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

843 head

▲ 391 vs last sale 452▲ 297 vs year ago 546 · +54.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

252 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 161▲ 91 vs year ago 161 · +56.5%

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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 Independence Day Holiday July 4th.

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 $232.52/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −128.63 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$232.52

117 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$22.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.17

vs TN average

−36.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	232.91	1,298	115
Medium and Large 2-3	560	210.00	1,176	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.91/cwt here — about $122 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 sale117 hd

232.52

—

TN average10 barns · 929 hd

251.69

−19.17

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−36.34

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−128.63

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	1,800	160.67	2,892	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	147.57	1,892	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	147.41	2,098	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	126.67	1,330	17

Every lot

66 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	295.16/cwt	290.00–297.00	936	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	317	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	865	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	305.75/cwt	303.00–313.00	1,400	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	506	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,265	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	293.38/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,514	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	313.43/cwt	311.50–316.00	1,646	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	281.72/cwt	279.00–287.50	1,651	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,378	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	267.70/cwt	264.50–269.50	1,687	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	252.80/cwt	250.00–258.50	1,598	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,579	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,590	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	244.24/cwt	238.50–245.50	1,751	13
Steers	700–750	Small 1-2	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	769	249.05/cwt	244.50–255.00	1,915	60
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	803	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,927	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,887	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,903	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	665	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	880	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	328	264.32/cwt	250.00–266.00	867	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	930	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	369	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	886	4
Heifers	350–400	Small 1-2	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,108	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	251.99/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,157	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	459	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,033	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	235.53/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,241	49
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	230.97/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,340	66
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,405	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	215.64/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,423	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	233.70/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,556	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	195.96/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,333	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	206.39/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,496	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	203.89/cwt	200.00–204.50	1,580	15
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,341	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	320.54/cwt	294.00–324.00	1,250	26
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,248	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	438	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,139	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	285.02/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,297	20
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	240.16/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,160	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	276.58/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,452	28
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	260.16/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,538	29
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	3
Bulls	600–650	Small 1-2	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,438	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,519	17
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	662	211.95/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,403	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,679	16
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,475	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,669	147.04/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,454	6
Bulls	—	—	1,805	162.95/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,941	11
Bulls	—	—	1,945	172.00/cwt	170.00–174.00	3,345	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	114.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,134	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	133.14/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,443	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,612	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	161.67/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,076	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	146.91/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,914	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	143.99/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,037	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	159.46/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,261	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	131.89/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,910	5

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 Jul 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 843Last week 452Year ago 546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 161Year ago 161

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Independence Day Holiday July 4th.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	390	294.00–324.00	320.54
8	400–450	423	295.00	295.00
20	450–500	455	270.00–290.00	285.02
28	500–550	525	265.00–278.00	276.58
29	550–600	591	256.00–261.00	260.16
5	600–650	639	225.00	225.00
17	650–700	662	229.50	229.50
3	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
16	750–800	763	220.00	220.00
3	850–900	878	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	630	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	260.00	260.00
8	450–500	483	235.00–245.00	240.16
3	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
10	650–700	662	200.00–215.00	211.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	525	311.50–316.00	313.43
14	600–650	630	264.50–269.50	267.70
60	750–800	769	244.50–255.00	249.05
3	800–850	803	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	317	273.00	273.00
4	500–550	506	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	615	224.00	224.00
3	650–700	668	238.00	238.00
1	850–900	885	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
8	300–350	317	290.00–297.00	295.16
11	450–500	458	303.00–313.00	305.75
23	500–550	516	281.00–296.00	293.38
19	550–600	586	279.00–287.50	281.72
15	600–650	632	250.00–258.50	252.80
2	650–700	658	240.00	240.00
13	700–750	717	238.50–245.50	244.24
9	800–850	803	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	328	250.00–266.00	264.32
4	350–400	369	240.00	240.00
11	450–500	459	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	560	210.00	210.00
5	650–700	680	180.00–207.00	195.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	250	266.00	266.00
9	300–350	326	270.00	270.00
17	350–400	362	257.00	257.00
3	400–450	443	250.00	250.00
41	450–500	459	245.00–253.00	251.99
49	500–550	527	231.00–241.00	235.53
66	550–600	580	228.00–232.00	230.97
5	600–650	603	233.00	233.00
22	650–700	660	215.00–222.00	215.64
20	700–750	725	200.00–210.00	206.39
15	750–800	775	200.00–204.50	203.89
6	850–900	871	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	650–700	666	228.00–241.00	233.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,805	158.00–168.00	162.95
5	—	1,945	170.00–174.00	172.00
6	—	1,669	142.00–152.00	147.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	988	110.00–120.00	114.81
11	—	1,084	128.00–138.00	133.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,284	155.00–169.00	161.67
6	—	1,240	125.00–135.00	130.00
11	—	1,303	142.00–152.00	146.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,418	152.00–167.00	159.46
5	—	1,448	128.00–135.00	131.89
9	—	1,415	140.00–148.00	143.99

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.