Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs 6.00 to 12.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.74/cwt on 720 head.

Average price

$123.74

720 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$5.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.96

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	546	124.03	677	681
Medium and Large 2-3	476	118.78	565	39

One grade step is worth $5.25/cwt here — about $112 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 sale720 hd

123.74

—

TN average11 barns · 3,236 hd

120.78

+2.96

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	—	High	1,651	83.42	1,377	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,384	60.80	841	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	58.57	697	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	45.56	473	43

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	—	2,088	91.71/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,915	3
Bulls	—	—	1,471	72.35/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,064	5
Bulls	—	—	1,627	85.21/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,386	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	102.50/cwt	101.00–104.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	138.42/cwt	135.25–139.75	702	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	781.32/cwt	650.00–1,000.00	8,868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	144.48/cwt	143.00–145.00	454	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	129.58/cwt	120.00–134.50	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	135.41/cwt	118.00–139.50	777	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	142.32/cwt	140.00–144.00	544	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	133.52/cwt	130.50–134.00	852	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	125.35/cwt	125.00–127.50	839	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	130.73/cwt	126.00–132.00	418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	121.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	117.28/cwt	116.00–120.00	617	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	126.28/cwt	126.00–131.00	564	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	100.76/cwt	100.00–102.00	728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	109.60/cwt	105.00–113.00	718	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	132.32/cwt	128.00–134.50	503	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	129.14/cwt	125.00–130.00	415	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	116.61/cwt	112.00–120.00	673	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	129.83/cwt	128.00–132.00	605	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	66.83/cwt	65.00–70.00	928	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	52.92/cwt	50.00–55.00	617	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	59.40/cwt	54.00–64.00	699	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	114.24/cwt	114.00–116.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	122.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	526	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	110.51/cwt	110.00–112.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	119.09/cwt	116.00–122.00	624	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	64.73/cwt	63.00–66.00	893	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	60.24/cwt	55.00–64.00	834	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	36.87/cwt	31.00–42.00	369	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	47.55/cwt	42.00–54.00	498	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	804	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	115.97/cwt	112.00–120.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	133.92/cwt	128.00–135.00	770	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	133.36/cwt	129.00–135.50	700	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	132.56/cwt	130.00–133.50	612	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	393	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	702	510
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	858	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	893	4

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 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 813Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 133Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 145Last week 92Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,088	90.00–93.00	91.71
5	—	1,471	68.00–78.00	72.35
17	—	1,627	78.00–89.00	85.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,389	65.00–70.00	66.83
15	—	1,166	50.00–55.00	52.92
52	—	1,177	54.00–64.00	59.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	63.00–66.00	64.73
14	—	1,384	55.00–64.00	60.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,000	31.00–42.00	36.87
35	—	1,047	42.00–54.00	47.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	95.00	95.00
4	—	727	101.00–104.00	102.50
12	—	440	140.00	140.00
9	—	659	122.00	122.00
13	—	575	128.00–135.00	133.92
21	—	525	129.00–135.50	133.36
37	—	462	130.00–133.50	132.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	110.00–112.00	110.51
6	—	524	116.00–122.00	119.09
2	—	625	112.00–120.00	115.97
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	507	135.25–139.75	138.42
11	—	314	143.00–145.00	144.48
13	—	574	118.00–139.50	135.41
19	—	382	140.00–144.00	142.32
21	—	638	130.50–134.00	133.52
7	—	669	125.00–127.50	125.35
3	—	235	145.00	145.00
1	—	795	105.00	105.00
6	—	465	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	121.00	121.00
3	—	565	120.00–134.50	129.58
5	—	320	126.00–132.00	130.73
6	—	486	120.00–124.00	121.35
2	—	660	119.00	119.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	141.50	141.50
6	—	468	146.50	146.50
6	—	532	144.00	144.00
2	—	858	108.00	108.00
4	—	700	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	526	116.00–120.00	117.28
50	—	447	126.00–131.00	126.28
8	—	723	100.00–102.00	100.76
10	—	655	105.00–113.00	109.60
12	—	380	128.00–134.50	132.32
12	—	321	125.00–130.00	129.14
12	—	577	112.00–120.00	116.61
17	—	466	128.00–132.00	129.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	96.00	96.00
4	—	460	120.00	120.00
4	—	576	111.00	111.00
8	—	526	114.00–116.00	114.24
22	—	429	120.00–125.00	122.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	393	140.00	140.00
510	—	564	124.50	124.50
4	—	796	108.00	108.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,135	650.00–1,000.00	781.32

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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

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