Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same last week Breaker cows were 4.00 lower, other cows were mostly steady. Bulls 4.00 lower. Steers steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers and bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.53/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$118.53

189 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$13.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

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	120.05	656	167
Medium and Large 2-3	543	106.99	581	22

One grade step is worth $13.06/cwt here — about $75 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 sale189 hd

118.53

—

TN average9 barns · 1,873 hd

120.56

−2.03

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	1,615	85.74	1,385	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	60.01	721	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	59.77	872	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	42.61	454	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	111.60/cwt	110.00–112.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	121.28/cwt	118.00–122.00	803	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	120.12/cwt	118.00–121.00	643	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	120.87/cwt	116.00–124.50	694	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	127.13/cwt	126.00–128.00	497	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	767	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	123.34/cwt	123.00–125.00	561	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	114.57/cwt	113.50–118.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	608	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	623	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	124.41/cwt	119.00–126.00	728	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	129.07/cwt	126.00–130.00	676	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	773	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	584	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	120.24/cwt	110.00–122.00	797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	768	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	39.98/cwt	37.00–45.00	408	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	606	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	58.71/cwt	58.00–63.00	855	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	68.25/cwt	68.00–68.50	1,009	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	59.82/cwt	57.00–66.00	717	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	891	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	84.17/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,309	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,707	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	902.13/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,961	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	6,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	8,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	349	127.68/cwt	121.00–131.00	446	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	147.35/cwt	143.00–148.50	791	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	136.76/cwt	135.50–138.50	904	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	143.82/cwt	139.50–145.00	824	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	146.90/cwt	141.00–147.50	649	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	160.51/cwt	158.50–161.00	520	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	108.89/cwt	105.00–110.00	566	9

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 496Last week 811Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 210Year ago 0

Compared to same last week Breaker cows were 4.00 lower, other cows were mostly steady. Bulls 4.00 lower. Steers steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers and bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	110.00–112.00	111.60
4	—	668	100.00–105.00	102.45
2	—	413	105.00	105.00
1	—	805	86.00	86.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
9	—	520	105.00–110.00	108.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	662	118.00–122.00	121.28
5	—	520	125.00	125.00
4	—	455	125.00	125.00
2	—	843	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	535	118.00–121.00	120.12
25	—	574	116.00–124.50	120.87
23	—	391	126.00–128.00	127.13
18	—	664	115.50	115.50
18	—	455	123.00–125.00	123.34
9	—	445	121.00	121.00
7	—	751	108.00	108.00
7	—	732	105.00	105.00
4	—	637	113.50–118.00	114.57
4	—	339	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	116.00	116.00
2	—	600	112.00	112.00
1	—	685	82.50	82.50
1	—	485	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	458	136.00	136.00
13	—	585	119.00–126.00	124.41
13	—	524	126.00–130.00	129.07
12	—	747	103.50	103.50
8	—	449	130.00	130.00
7	—	663	110.00–122.00	120.24
4	—	640	119.00	119.00
2	—	873	88.00	88.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	349	121.00–131.00	127.68
4	—	453	136.00	136.00
3	—	735	115.00	115.00
2	—	568	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
1	—	515	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	150.00	150.00
4	—	638	143.00	143.00
4	—	580	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	537	143.00–148.50	147.35
12	—	661	135.50–138.50	136.76
11	—	573	139.50–145.00	143.82
10	—	442	141.00–147.50	146.90
10	—	324	158.50–161.00	160.51
4	—	389	144.00	144.00
3	—	627	132.50	132.50
2	—	730	126.00	126.00
2	—	460	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	37.00–45.00	39.98
1	—	1,200	50.50	50.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,457	58.00–63.00	58.71
2	—	1,478	68.00–68.50	68.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,199	57.00–66.00	59.82
1	—	1,300	68.50	68.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,555	77.00–88.00	84.17
1	—	1,855	92.00	92.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,215	850.00–975.00	902.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	655.00	655.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	745.00	745.00

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