Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were no trends this week, reporter was absent last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.02/cwt on 330 head.

Average price

$121.02

330 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$2.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.84

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	121.47	635	267
Medium and Large 2-3	499	119.11	594	63

One grade step is worth $2.36/cwt here — about $41 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale330 hd

121.02

—

TN average7 barns · 940 hd

122.86

−1.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,652	83.09	1,372	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	62.93	758	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	62.83	888	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	46.92	467	52

Every lot, as filed

70 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	119.09/cwt	119.00–120.00	603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	104.70/cwt	100.00–106.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	139.70/cwt	137.00–141.00	461	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	128.34/cwt	120.00–129.00	498	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	118.84/cwt	118.50–119.00	752	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	117.27/cwt	108.00–119.50	769	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	119.75/cwt	119.00–120.00	701	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	639	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	122.29/cwt	118.00–124.00	571	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	104.46/cwt	103.00–108.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	517	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	451	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	579	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	651	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	156.24/cwt	148.00–160.00	417	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,009	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	123.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	901	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	133.14/cwt	131.00–135.00	692	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	123.03/cwt	110.00–124.00	813	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	150.55/cwt	142.00–152.00	572	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	141.23/cwt	138.00–143.50	685	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	134.59/cwt	125.00–143.50	782	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	129.32/cwt	123.00–133.00	806	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	739	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	134.51/cwt	128.00–141.00	792	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	146.47/cwt	144.00–150.00	706	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	135.00/cwt	120.00–142.50	398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	119.95/cwt	118.00–126.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	788	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	111.13/cwt	103.00–119.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	641	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	48.63/cwt	41.00–59.00	486	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	37.51/cwt	35.00–40.00	363	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	63.41/cwt	61.00–66.00	925	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	925	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,095	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	591	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	62.09/cwt	58.00–65.00	757	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	131.39/cwt	129.00–132.00	694	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	137.22/cwt	133.00–138.00	633	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	818	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,074.74/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	13,037	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	848.36/cwt	825.00–900.00	8,628	3
Bulls	—	—	1,762	72.75/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,282	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	89.68/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,542	6
Bulls	—	—	1,569	82.14/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,289	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	55.71/cwt	55.00–57.00	577	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	67.51/cwt	66.00–71.00	833	13

How this sale compares

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 Jun 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 813Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 0Year ago 0

There were no trends this week, reporter was absent last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	112.00	112.00
3	—	490	111.00	111.00
5	—	430	130.00	130.00
11	—	506	119.00–120.00	119.09
1	—	730	97.00	97.00
2	—	583	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	580	124.00	124.00
13	—	740	106.50	106.50
2	—	630	103.00–119.00	111.13
1	—	850	95.00	95.00
35	—	528	129.00–132.00	131.39
34	—	461	133.00–138.00	137.22
32	—	654	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	100.00	100.00
2	—	858	95.00	95.00
6	—	258	150.00	150.00
6	—	771	100.00–106.00	104.70
9	—	330	137.00–141.00	139.70
9	—	447	125.00	125.00
14	—	388	120.00–129.00	128.34
16	—	633	118.50–119.00	118.84
21	—	656	108.00–119.50	117.27
40	—	585	119.00–120.00	119.75
52	—	537	118.00–120.00	118.97
85	—	467	118.00–124.00	122.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	592	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
6	—	553	116.00	116.00
7	—	665	103.00–108.00	104.46
9	—	438	118.00	118.00
11	—	355	127.00	127.00
11	—	469	123.50	123.50
18	—	540	120.50	120.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	306	156.00	156.00
7	—	267	148.00–160.00	156.24
7	—	834	121.00	121.00
9	—	731	120.00–125.00	123.30
15	—	520	131.00–135.00	133.14
15	—	661	110.00–124.00	123.03
21	—	380	142.00–152.00	150.55
22	—	485	138.00–143.50	141.23
25	—	581	125.00–143.50	134.59
25	—	623	123.00–133.00	129.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	134.00	134.00
4	—	681	122.75	122.75
8	—	524	141.00	141.00
10	—	589	128.00–141.00	134.51
12	—	482	144.00–150.00	146.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	710	108.00	108.00
2	—	365	140.00	140.00
3	—	295	120.00–142.50	135.00
3	—	665	124.00	124.00
4	—	570	118.00–126.00	119.95
6	—	495	125.00	125.00
15	—	430	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,000	41.00–59.00	48.63
8	—	968	35.00–40.00	37.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,458	61.00–66.00	63.41
1	—	1,380	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,095	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,220	58.00–65.00	62.09
5	—	1,036	55.00–57.00	55.71
13	—	1,234	66.00–71.00	67.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,762	65.00–76.00	72.75
6	—	1,720	89.00–91.00	89.68
9	—	1,569	77.00–87.00	82.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,074.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,017	825.00–900.00	848.36

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle