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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 17

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

517 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 471▲ 13 vs year ago 504 · +2.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 144▼ 16 vs year ago 182 · −8.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00 to 6.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 7.00 to 12.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 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 $241.39/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −119.76 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$241.39

78 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$24.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

vs TN average

−10.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	246.01	1,351	63
Medium and Large 2	570	222.00	1,265	15thin

One grade step is worth $24.01/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale78 hd

241.39

—

TN average13 barns · 655 hd

238.91

+2.48

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−10.55

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−119.76

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	—	High	1,746	170.49	2,976	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,403	149.64	2,099	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	143.92	1,752	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	124.46	1,331	27

Every lot

60 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	711	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	962	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	995	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	278.93/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,289	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,115	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	274.48/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,397	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	248.83/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,316	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,305	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	242.44/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,409	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,484	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	242.50/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,571	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	248.25/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,624	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,415	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	225.26/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,633	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	223.61/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,771	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	271	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	713	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	251.36/cwt	245.00–254.00	809	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,014	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	952	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,174	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	224.59/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,031	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,270	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,145	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	247.61/cwt	240.00–250.50	1,315	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	242.94/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,414	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	596	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,347	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,215	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	220.37/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,470	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	201.10/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,376	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	709	197.97/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,404	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	762	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,478	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,516	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,070	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,115	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	270.30/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,192	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	999	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 2	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	218.74/cwt	202.50–227.50	1,133	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	245.97/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,309	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,407	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	221.63/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,301	18
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,502	23
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	200.15/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,385	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	734	191.68/cwt	182.50–196.00	1,407	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,509	17
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,437	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,483	157.37/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,334	5
Bulls	—	—	1,760	169.74/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,987	4
Bulls	—	—	1,903	179.07/cwt	175.00–184.00	3,408	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	104.58/cwt	101.00–110.00	959	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	129.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,407	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	119.24/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,306	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	134.84/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,576	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	158.30/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,955	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	145.50/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,809	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	137.49/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,833	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	159.29/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,214	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	148.90/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,119	22

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 517Last week 471Year ago 504

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 144Year ago 182

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	387	262.00	262.00
20	450–500	455	258.00	258.00
39	500–550	531	240.00–250.50	247.61
23	550–600	582	239.00–246.00	242.94
42	650–700	667	218.00–223.00	220.37
5	850–900	871	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	263.00	263.00
11	300–350	322	245.00–254.00	251.36
2	350–400	390	244.00	244.00
15	450–500	459	214.00–230.00	224.59
6	500–550	530	216.00	216.00
9	550–600	596	226.00	226.00
1	600–650	615	197.50	197.50
9	650–700	684	192.00–210.00	201.10
5	700–750	709	190.00–200.00	197.97
3	750–800	762	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	302.50	302.50
14	450–500	462	275.00–280.00	278.93
9	500–550	509	274.00–278.00	274.48
10	550–600	582	255.00	255.00
12	600–650	648	235.00–245.00	242.50
16	650–700	654	248.00–249.00	248.25
4	700–750	725	225.00–226.00	225.26
5	750–800	792	220.00–226.00	223.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	570	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	302.50	302.50
5	300–350	342	291.00	291.00
5	500–550	529	230.00–265.00	248.83
7	550–600	581	240.00–247.00	242.44
4	650–700	658	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	390	286.00	286.00
15	400–450	441	270.00–272.50	270.30
12	500–550	532	240.00–248.00	245.97
14	550–600	584	241.00	241.00
23	650–700	656	229.00	229.00
17	700–750	736	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	518	202.50–227.50	218.74
18	550–600	587	217.00–229.00	221.63
7	650–700	692	199.00–201.00	200.15
3	700–750	734	182.50–196.00	191.68
3	850–900	850	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,333	130.00–141.00	137.49
8	—	1,390	155.00–166.00	159.29
22	—	1,423	143.00–153.00	148.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,169	130.00–139.00	134.84
6	—	1,235	154.00–162.00	158.30
20	—	1,243	140.00–152.00	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	101.00–110.00	104.58
18	—	1,086	125.00–135.00	129.52
6	—	1,095	115.00–124.00	119.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,903	175.00–184.00	179.07
4	—	1,760	168.00–173.00	169.74
5	—	1,483	153.00–162.00	157.37

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.