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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 2

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Oct 26Nov 2Nov 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

570 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 561▼ 13 vs year ago 583 · −2.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 156▲ 38 vs year ago 112 · +33.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00 to 11.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder quality good with good demand. Slaughter quality pour to good with good demand.

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 $221.08/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −140.08 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.

Average price

$221.08

69 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$14.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.65

vs TN average

−39.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	226.46	1,240	44
Medium and Large 2-3	558	211.61	1,180	25

One grade step is worth $14.84/cwt here — about $60 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 sale69 hd

221.08

—

TN average14 barns · 922 hd

231.73

−10.65

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−39.38

This barn, trailing median32 sales

361.15

−140.08

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	1,798	151.53	2,725	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	121.59	1,725	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	119.67	1,469	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	102.15	1,148	34

Every lot

63 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	846	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	307	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,001	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	907	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,168	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	271.57/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,287	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,377	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	229.44/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,319	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	251.02/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,484	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,564	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,488	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	644	210.76/cwt	206.00–225.00	1,357	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	242.39/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,622	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	687	226.63/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,557	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	228.65/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,756	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	220.07/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,835	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	842	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,970	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	619	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	371	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	835	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	992	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	448	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,008	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,042	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	459	218.32/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,002	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,183	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	212.70/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,134	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	233.33/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,265	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	210.76/cwt	172.00–218.00	1,216	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	225.85/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,321	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	657	193.32/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,270	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	216.49/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,431	44
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,489	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,562	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,566	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	862	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,457	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	368	278.41/cwt	252.50–295.00	1,025	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,201	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,035	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,257	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	240.43/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,142	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,258	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,332	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	587	214.06/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,257	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,471	27
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	653	202.42/cwt	170.00–213.00	1,322	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	749	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,550	9
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,515	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,505	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,701	141.48/cwt	133.00–148.00	2,407	10
Bulls	—	—	1,843	154.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,841	11
Bulls	—	—	1,894	165.89/cwt	162.00–168.00	3,142	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	96.09/cwt	90.00–102.00	985	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	112.00/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,337	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	107.90/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,320	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	132.43/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,622	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	124.45/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,573	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	122.59/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,704	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,424	121.00/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,723	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	132.42/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,920	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	115.53/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,691	8

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 Nov 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 561Year ago 583

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 156Year ago 112

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,194	105.00–117.00	112.00
15	—	1,264	120.00–128.00	124.45
4	—	1,225	130.00–134.00	132.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,390	118.00–128.00	122.59
3	—	1,450	131.00–135.00	132.42
8	—	1,464	113.00–118.00	115.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,223	105.00–112.00	107.90
4	—	1,424	118.00–124.00	121.00
21	—	1,025	90.00–102.00	96.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,843	150.00–160.00	154.15
5	—	1,894	162.00–168.00	165.89
10	—	1,701	133.00–148.00	141.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	252.50	252.50
5	350–400	371	225.00	225.00
7	400–450	448	225.00	225.00
12	450–500	459	190.00–225.00	218.32
11	500–550	533	190.00–215.00	212.70
14	550–600	577	172.00–218.00	210.76
6	650–700	657	190.00–195.00	193.32
1	750–800	795	197.00	197.00
3	850–900	862	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	542	232.00–235.00	233.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	285.00	285.00
21	350–400	383	259.00	259.00
36	450–500	454	229.50	229.50
22	500–550	528	224.00	224.00
13	550–600	585	224.00–226.00	225.85
44	650–700	661	214.00–218.00	216.49
9	700–750	723	206.00	206.00
9	750–800	751	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	368	252.50–295.00	278.41
6	400–450	410	252.50	252.50
17	450–500	475	225.00–242.50	240.43
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
18	550–600	587	210.00–215.00	214.06
1	600–650	610	190.00	190.00
10	650–700	653	170.00–213.00	202.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	373	322.00	322.00
15	400–450	445	282.50	282.50
18	500–550	522	241.00	241.00
17	550–600	584	228.00	228.00
27	650–700	651	226.00	226.00
9	700–750	749	207.00	207.00
1	800–850	810	187.00	187.00
2	850–900	850	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	430	211.00	211.00
3	450–500	467	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	515	220.00	220.00
13	550–600	575	210.00–235.00	229.44
4	600–650	644	206.00–225.00	210.76
3	650–700	687	220.00–230.00	226.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	310.00	310.00
3	300–350	307	326.00	326.00
10	450–500	474	265.00–275.00	271.57
6	500–550	538	256.00	256.00
9	550–600	591	249.00–252.00	251.02
2	600–650	615	242.00	242.00
17	650–700	669	238.00–243.00	242.39
11	750–800	768	227.00–233.00	228.65
14	800–850	834	220.00–221.00	220.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	611	256.00	256.00
3	800–850	842	234.00	234.00

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.