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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 21

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

633 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 635▼ 449 vs year ago 1,082 · −41.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 134▼ 14 vs year ago 153 · −9.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00 to 8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls mostly steady; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 16.00 to 22.00 lower. Quality fair. Demand average.

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 $210.68/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −150.48 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$210.68

80 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

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

$66.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.14

vs TN average

−26.33 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	216.60	1,207	58
Medium and Large 2	566	197.20	1,116	21
Small 1	520	150.00	780	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.60/cwt here — about $427 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 sale80 hd

210.68

—

TN average15 barns · 838 hd

225.82

−15.14

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−26.33

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−150.48

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	1,687	143.53	2,421	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	115.52	1,682	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	113.82	1,433	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	104.06	1,136	34

Every lot

72 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	252.56/cwt	242.50–257.50	727	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	314	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	840	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	250.75/cwt	250.75–250.75	1,158	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,243	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,336	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	255.12/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,342	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,460	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	238.74/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,380	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	243.65/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,503	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	217.40/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,396	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	230.07/cwt	230.00–230.50	1,528	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	222.66/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,483	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,591	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	215.51/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,567	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	206.71/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,505	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,690	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	787	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,786	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,624	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	822	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,808	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,647	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	929	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,858	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	965	207.25/cwt	207.25–207.25	2,000	10
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,060	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,590	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	243	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	547	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	224.04/cwt	220.00–225.00	699	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	215.19/cwt	210.00–225.00	798	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	878	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	228.93/cwt	225.50–234.00	1,044	48
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,134	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	201.22/cwt	200.00–202.50	952	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	198.23/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,021	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	222.93/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,153	25
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	196.79/cwt	180.00–203.00	1,153	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	211.81/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,245	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,269	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	200.87/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,334	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	686	187.51/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,286	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	734	163.95/cwt	153.00–175.00	1,203	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,330	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,403	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	923	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,061	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	222.29/cwt	217.00–225.00	918	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	248.21/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,109	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	966	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,082	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	235.25/cwt	235.25–235.25	1,219	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,222	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,238	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	190.44/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,091	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	227.25/cwt	227.25–227.25	1,323	25
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,422	18
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	200.89/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,348	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	191.73/cwt	170.00–199.00	1,425	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,607	9
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	876	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,498	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,392	136.06/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,894	7
Bulls	—	—	1,764	153.68/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,711	6
Bulls	—	—	1,864	142.58/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,658	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	114.50/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,206	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	88.94/cwt	85.00–95.00	977	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	106.97/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,177	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	106.34/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,298	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	115.18/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,444	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	124.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,679	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	114.64/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,599	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	122.69/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,824	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,627	106.78/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,737	3

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 633Last week 635Year ago 1,082

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 134Year ago 153

Compared to last week Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00 to 8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls mostly steady; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 16.00 to 22.00 lower. Quality fair. Demand average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	217.00–225.00	222.29
2	450–500	483	200.00	200.00
5	550–600	573	189.00–196.00	190.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	383	277.00	277.00
12	500–550	518	235.25	235.25
25	550–600	582	227.25	227.25
18	600–650	648	219.50	219.50
9	750–800	769	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	250.00	250.00
22	400–450	447	240.00–250.00	248.21
11	450–500	492	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	543	225.00	225.00
4	550–600	568	218.00	218.00
12	650–700	671	175.00–205.00	200.89
4	700–750	743	170.00–199.00	191.73
4	850–900	876	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	243	225.00	225.00
5	300–350	312	220.00–225.00	224.04
6	350–400	371	210.00–225.00	215.19
1	400–450	400	220.00	220.00
4	450–500	473	200.00–202.50	201.22
6	500–550	515	185.00–205.00	198.23
15	550–600	586	180.00–203.00	196.79
18	600–650	641	198.00	198.00
8	650–700	686	185.00–191.00	187.51
13	700–750	734	153.00–175.00	163.95
2	750–800	760	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	935	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	377	233.00	233.00
48	450–500	456	225.50–234.00	228.93
25	500–550	517	220.00–224.00	222.93
33	550–600	588	210.00–214.00	211.81
14	650–700	664	200.00–203.00	200.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	509	262.50	262.50
4	700–750	723	220.00	220.00
3	750–800	787	227.00	227.00
3	800–850	822	220.00	220.00
10	950–1000	965	207.25	207.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	314	267.50	267.50
9	450–500	478	260.00	260.00
30	500–550	526	251.00–257.00	255.12
4	550–600	566	258.00	258.00
6	600–650	617	243.00–245.00	243.65
22	650–700	664	230.00–230.50	230.07
6	700–750	727	215.00–216.00	215.51
10	750–800	779	217.00	217.00
4	900–950	929	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	242.50–257.50	252.56
1	300–350	315	225.00	225.00
7	450–500	462	250.75	250.75
5	550–600	578	231.00–244.00	238.74
4	600–650	642	200.00–223.00	217.40
9	650–700	666	222.00–225.00	222.66
5	700–750	728	200.00–211.00	206.71
2	800–850	800	203.00	203.00
1	850–900	890	185.00	185.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,221	97.00–110.00	106.34
8	—	1,348	120.00–130.00	124.55
25	—	1,254	111.00–120.00	115.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,395	111.00–118.00	114.64
5	—	1,487	120.00–126.00	122.69
3	—	1,627	101.00–110.00	106.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,100	100.00–111.00	106.97
6	—	1,053	112.00–118.00	114.50
8	—	1,099	85.00–95.00	88.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,764	150.00–156.00	153.68
9	—	1,864	139.00–148.00	142.58
7	—	1,392	131.00–138.00	136.06

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.