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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 10

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

471 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 364▼ 379 vs year ago 850 · −44.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 109▼ 72 vs year ago 216 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 12.00 to 15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500lbs 3.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls. 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 $241.35/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −119.80 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$241.35

47 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$37.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

vs TN average

−3.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	247.93	1,364	37
Medium and Large 2	568	221.67	1,259	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	210.00	1,155	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.93/cwt here — about $209 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 sale47 hd

241.35

—

TN average16 barns · 689 hd

240.36

+0.99

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−3.72

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−119.80

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	1,605	164.84	2,645	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	150.81	2,105	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	142.77	1,647	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	126.37	1,337	15

Every lot

74 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	303	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	909	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,118	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,333	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,176	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,399	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,326	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	254.69/cwt	254.00–258.50	1,480	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,264	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	230.13/cwt	225.50–240.00	1,425	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,660	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,554	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	245.64/cwt	241.00–255.50	1,661	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	247.42/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,794	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	226.46/cwt	226.00–226.50	1,741	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,614	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	256	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	736	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	856	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	210.27/cwt	200.00–220.00	789	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	968	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	971	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,194	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,026	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	464	210.75/cwt	210.00–211.00	978	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,334	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,166	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	243.25/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,374	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,305	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,408	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	217.46/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,405	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	195.16/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,321	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	217.49/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,485	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	206.27/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,512	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	198.22/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,503	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	853	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,459	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,118	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	217.52/cwt	210.00–220.00	929	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	287.14/cwt	277.00–289.00	1,281	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,024	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,230	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	216.19/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,092	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	233.69/cwt	227.50–243.00	1,213	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,256	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,253	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,476	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,370	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,497	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,367	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	183.69/cwt	170.00–198.00	1,240	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,683	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,677	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	854	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,759	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,655	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,406	151.89/cwt	144.00–159.00	2,136	5
Bulls	—	—	1,580	165.58/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,616	4
Bulls	—	—	1,741	172.57/cwt	170.00–176.00	3,004	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	122.30/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,205	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,002	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	131.13/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,425	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	144.47/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,631	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	135.52/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,567	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	155.63/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,922	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	136.03/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,786	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	145.55/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,019	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	157.36/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,230	18

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 Aug 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 364Year ago 850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 109Year ago 216

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	369	303.00	303.00
19	400–450	446	277.00–289.00	287.14
14	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
12	550–600	595	248.00	248.00
9	600–650	648	231.00	231.00
8	750–800	758	222.00	222.00
4	850–900	854	206.00	206.00
2	900–950	935	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	490	251.00	251.00
5	500–550	519	227.50–243.00	233.69
5	550–600	571	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	640	214.00	214.00
1	650–700	670	204.00	204.00
1	750–800	795	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	675	170.00–198.00	183.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	427	210.00–220.00	217.52
6	450–500	450	227.50	227.50
2	500–550	505	210.00–222.50	216.19
4	550–600	583	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	690	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	256	287.50	287.50
11	350–400	387	250.00	250.00
23	450–500	455	262.50	262.50
11	500–550	515	259.00	259.00
26	550–600	565	232.00–246.00	243.25
15	600–650	646	217.00–224.00	217.46
8	650–700	683	217.00–218.00	217.49
11	700–750	733	206.00–207.00	206.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	612	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	200.00–220.00	210.27
2	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
4	450–500	464	210.00–211.00	210.75
4	550–600	550	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	413	235.00	235.00
4	450–500	456	225.00	225.00
2	500–550	518	225.00	225.00
4	550–600	593	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	677	185.00–200.00	195.16
5	750–800	758	196.00–200.00	198.22
3	850–900	853	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	303	300.00	300.00
7	450–500	455	293.00	293.00
7	500–550	518	256.00	256.00
20	550–600	581	254.00–258.50	254.69
6	600–650	628	247.50	247.50
15	650–700	676	241.00–255.50	245.64
14	750–800	769	226.00–226.50	226.46
1	850–900	880	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	518	270.00	270.00
9	600–650	624	266.00	266.00
13	700–750	725	246.00–250.00	247.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	485	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	585	216.00	216.00
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	408	274.00	274.00
1	450–500	475	247.50	247.50
7	600–650	619	225.50–240.00	230.13
2	750–800	795	203.00	203.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,387	140.00–149.00	145.55
3	—	1,313	130.00–139.00	136.03
18	—	1,417	150.00–167.00	157.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	985	115.00–125.00	122.30
1	—	1,055	95.00	95.00
10	—	1,087	126.00–135.00	131.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,129	140.00–149.00	144.47
8	—	1,235	150.00–166.00	155.63
21	—	1,156	128.00–139.00	135.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,406	144.00–159.00	151.89
8	—	1,741	170.00–176.00	172.57
4	—	1,580	163.00–168.00	165.58

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.