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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 14

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

635 head

▼ 441 vs last sale 1,076▼ 443 vs year ago 1,078 · −41.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 161▼ 81 vs year ago 215 · −37.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 2.00 to 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500lbs 8.00 lower, over 500lbs, 6.00 to 7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality good, Demand good.

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 $217.47/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −143.69 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$217.47

105 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$19.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.23

vs TN average

−21.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	222.33	1,224	79
Medium and Large 2	557	202.69	1,128	26

One grade step is worth $19.65/cwt here — about $96 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 sale105 hd

217.47

—

TN average13 barns · 1,150 hd

227.69

−10.23

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−21.14

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−143.69

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	1,688	164.34	2,774	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,337	137.34	1,836	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	134.55	1,632	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	123.93	1,306	30

Every lot

67 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	218	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	643	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	778	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	840	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	227.56/cwt	225.00–235.00	712	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,197	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	285.38/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,316	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	3
Steers	450–500	Small 1	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	249.98/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,325	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	244.44/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,401	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	217.34/cwt	204.00–230.00	1,250	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,457	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,454	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	230.82/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,558	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,311	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	199.48/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,512	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,417	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,045	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,672	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	243	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	559	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	301	236.07/cwt	232.50–237.50	711	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	885	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	865	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,005	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	939	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,088	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	223.92/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,171	47
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	207.22/cwt	206.50–209.00	1,102	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	198.15/cwt	180.00–201.00	1,151	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,300	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	214.17/cwt	210.50–218.00	1,326	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	659	193.59/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,276	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,360	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	193.74/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,403	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,410	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	873	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,414	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,026	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	968	5
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	226.60/cwt	225.00–227.00	956	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,127	39
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	231.88/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,197	25
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	204.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,062	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	205.16/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,151	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.50	1,308	35
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,272	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	23
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,395	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	756	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,474	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,540	14
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,496	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	149.81/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,052	4
Bulls	—	—	1,742	165.75/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,887	11
Bulls	—	—	1,859	174.97/cwt	173.00–177.00	3,253	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	119.72/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,213	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	105.08/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,098	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	130.84/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,433	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	136.94/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,625	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	146.11/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,803	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	129.07/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,593	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	139.07/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,794	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,344	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,782	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	149.20/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,332	2

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 Sep 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 1,076Year ago 1,078

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 161Year ago 215

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,187	133.00–140.00	136.94
4	—	1,234	143.00–150.00	146.11
15	—	1,234	121.00–132.00	129.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	147.00–151.00	149.20
11	—	1,290	136.00–143.00	139.07
9	—	1,344	130.00–135.00	132.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	100.00–111.00	105.08
14	—	1,095	128.00–135.00	130.84
14	—	1,013	115.00–125.00	119.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,742	160.00–170.00	165.75
4	—	1,859	173.00–177.00	174.97
4	—	1,370	144.00–156.00	149.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	258.00	258.00
5	400–450	422	225.00–227.00	226.60
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	518	200.00–210.00	204.93
7	550–600	561	200.00–206.00	205.16
2	600–650	633	201.00	201.00
6	700–750	738	189.00	189.00
4	750–800	756	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	860	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	490	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	369	278.00	278.00
39	400–450	442	255.00	255.00
25	500–550	516	226.00–233.00	231.88
35	550–600	575	225.00–230.50	227.53
23	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
14	750–800	766	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	275	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	388	223.00	223.00
4	400–450	441	228.00	228.00
4	450–500	456	206.00	206.00
13	500–550	532	206.50–209.00	207.22
13	550–600	581	180.00–201.00	198.15
6	650–700	659	187.00–195.00	193.59
2	850–900	873	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	301	232.50–237.50	236.07
12	350–400	375	236.00	236.00
7	400–450	435	235.00	235.00
42	450–500	473	230.00	230.00
47	500–550	523	220.00–228.00	223.92
32	550–600	591	220.00	220.00
4	600–650	619	210.50–218.00	214.17
26	650–700	662	205.50	205.50
14	700–750	724	191.00–198.00	193.74
5	750–800	754	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	225.00–235.00	227.56
3	450–500	465	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	575	204.00–230.00	217.34
1	700–750	705	186.00	186.00
2	750–800	758	197.00–202.00	199.48
1	900–950	920	154.00	154.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	218	295.00	295.00
2	250–300	288	270.00	270.00
6	300–350	311	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	423	283.00	283.00
7	450–500	461	282.00–288.00	285.38
16	500–550	530	248.00–251.00	249.98
20	550–600	573	239.00–248.00	244.44
21	600–650	632	230.00	230.00
21	650–700	675	220.00–232.50	230.82
11	750–800	765	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	576	253.00	253.00

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.