Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends were not given because there was no sale last week,

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.71/cwt on 328 head.

Average price

$120.71

328 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$6.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.26

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	121.54	664	285
Medium and Large 2-3	468	115.15	539	43

One grade step is worth $6.39/cwt here — about $125 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 sale328 hd

120.71

—

TN average10 barns · 2,294 hd

120.44

+0.26

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	—	Average	1,652	88.26	1,458	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	63.69	888	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	59.82	693	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	47.94	466	16

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2	—	523	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	698	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	719	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	807	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	770	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	49.13/cwt	45.00–53.00	475	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	39.59/cwt	39.00–40.00	397	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	62.92/cwt	56.00–66.00	865	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	66.21/cwt	63.00–68.00	963	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	58.62/cwt	55.00–65.00	662	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	66.61/cwt	65.00–70.00	835	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	50.30/cwt	48.00–52.00	616	2
Bulls	—	—	1,609	88.03/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,416	8
Bulls	—	—	1,967	96.07/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,890	3
Bulls	—	—	1,453	81.06/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	875	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	145.42/cwt	142.00–147.00	550	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	668	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	410	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.00	576	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	136.07/cwt	120.00–138.00	623	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	122.95/cwt	117.50–124.00	807	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	125.32/cwt	122.00–127.00	581	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	121.40/cwt	118.00–123.50	640	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	122.30/cwt	120.00–123.50	717	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	116.86/cwt	115.50–117.00	779	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	131.40/cwt	121.00–132.00	512	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	118.45/cwt	117.00–120.00	739	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	402	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	101.82/cwt	100.00–105.00	798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	118.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	115.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	525	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	351	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	827	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	751	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	789.52/cwt	725.00–850.00	8,566	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,625	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	885	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	611	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	561	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	138.11/cwt	129.00–140.00	436	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	115.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	138.52/cwt	129.50–144.75	796	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	141.38/cwt	139.50–143.00	730	21

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 Jul 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 811Last week 329Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 210Last week 68Year ago 0

Trends were not given because there was no sale last week,

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	523	133.50	133.50
10	—	582	123.50	123.50
9	—	758	106.50	106.50
3	—	723	106.50	106.50
29	—	458	120.00–138.00	136.07
25	—	656	117.50–124.00	122.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	110.00–112.00	111.21
5	—	616	115.00	115.00
4	—	665	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	673	130.00	130.00
16	—	378	142.00–147.00	145.42
13	—	448	149.00	149.00
8	—	261	157.00	157.00
5	—	470	143.00	143.00
4	—	648	125.00	125.00
3	—	819	115.00–120.00	118.37
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
52	—	575	129.50–144.75	138.52
21	—	516	139.50–143.00	141.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	430	130.50	130.50
6	—	316	129.00–140.00	138.11
5	—	558	120.00	120.00
2	—	623	110.00–120.00	115.18
2	—	483	121.00	121.00
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	653	139.00	139.00
6	—	617	144.00	144.00
3	—	820	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	464	122.00–127.00	125.32
55	—	527	118.00–123.50	121.40
54	—	586	120.00–123.50	122.30
22	—	667	115.50–117.00	116.86
17	—	390	121.00–132.00	131.40
12	—	624	117.00–120.00	118.45
10	—	332	121.00	121.00
8	—	784	100.00–105.00	101.82
4	—	271	121.00	121.00
2	—	723	105.00	105.00
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	454	115.00–120.00	115.53
7	—	351	115.00	115.00
6	—	559	116.00	116.00
6	—	529	116.00	116.00
2	—	600	112.00	112.00
2	—	440	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	707	117.00	117.00
5	—	601	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	885	69.00	69.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	967	45.00–53.00	49.13
2	—	1,003	39.00–40.00	39.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,375	56.00–66.00	62.92
4	—	1,454	63.00–68.00	66.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,130	55.00–65.00	58.62
9	—	1,254	65.00–70.00	66.61
2	—	1,225	48.00–52.00	50.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,609	84.00–92.00	88.03
3	—	1,967	94.00–98.00	96.07
3	—	1,453	80.00–82.00	81.06

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	975	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,085	725.00–850.00	789.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	750.00	750.00

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.

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Carthage Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle