Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly 1.00 higher, with breaker cows 4.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 higher. Steers mostly steady. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.33/cwt on 230 head.

Average price

$124.33

230 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$6.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

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	563	125.00	704	206
Medium and Large 2-3	481	118.59	570	24

One grade step is worth $6.41/cwt here — about $134 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 sale230 hd

124.33

—

TN average9 barns · 1,382 hd

122.86

+1.48

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	1,625	87.32	1,419	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	62.92	878	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	61.53	725	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	48.01	465	14

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	117.92/cwt	115.00–123.00	512	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	120.83/cwt	116.00–122.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	820	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	612	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	912	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,049	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	839	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	126.68/cwt	125.50–131.00	592	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	125.08/cwt	122.50–125.50	662	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	726	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	116.42/cwt	115.00–117.00	768	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	374	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	116.67/cwt	116.50–117.00	755	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	116.13/cwt	115.00–117.00	598	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	135.94/cwt	130.50–136.50	711	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	767	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	636	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.16/cwt	117.00–126.00	839	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	839	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	50.62/cwt	47.00–54.00	500	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	38.46/cwt	35.00–44.00	343	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	62.24/cwt	58.00–65.00	864	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,007	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	60.83/cwt	56.00–65.00	706	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	67.72/cwt	66.00–72.00	837	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	54.90/cwt	53.00–56.00	650	4
Bulls	—	—	1,657	88.13/cwt	77.00–93.00	1,460	14
Bulls	—	—	1,445	76.35/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,103	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,514	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,719	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	123.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	698	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	154.75/cwt	152.75–156.25	879	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	132.68/cwt	132.00–134.00	959	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	138.76/cwt	138.00–139.00	953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	149.10/cwt	143.00–150.00	549	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	134.51/cwt	132.00–136.00	860	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	147.67/cwt	144.00–148.00	792	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	142.72/cwt	142.00–145.00	841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	139.86/cwt	127.00–146.00	648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	134.10/cwt	125.00–136.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	111.45/cwt	100.00–123.50	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	1

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 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 496Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 136Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly 1.00 higher, with breaker cows 4.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 higher. Steers mostly steady. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	127.00	127.00
1	—	415	146.00	146.00
16	—	368	143.00–150.00	149.10
14	—	639	132.00–136.00	134.51
12	—	536	144.00–148.00	147.67
8	—	589	142.00–145.00	142.72
7	—	463	127.00–146.00	139.86
6	—	671	125.00–136.00	134.10
4	—	758	125.00	125.00
4	—	293	151.00	151.00
2	—	873	100.00–123.50	111.45
1	—	935	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	120.00–125.00	123.35
2	—	698	114.50	114.50
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
1	—	580	112.00	112.00
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	568	152.75–156.25	154.75
10	—	496	151.50	151.50
9	—	723	132.00–134.00	132.68
8	—	687	138.00–139.00	138.76
2	—	515	153.50	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	434	115.00–123.00	117.92
10	—	525	116.00–122.00	120.83
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	626	131.00	131.00
14	—	469	130.50	130.50
12	—	543	130.00	130.00
9	—	912	115.00	115.00
7	—	559	131.50	131.50
4	—	839	118.50	118.50
4	—	743	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	467	125.50–131.00	126.68
28	—	529	122.50–125.50	125.08
26	—	590	123.00	123.00
17	—	660	115.00–117.00	116.42
7	—	271	138.00	138.00
6	—	426	123.00–125.00	123.97
4	—	729	105.00	105.00
3	—	627	125.00	125.00
1	—	765	101.00	101.00
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	647	116.50–117.00	116.67
7	—	515	115.00–117.00	116.13
3	—	573	122.00	122.00
2	—	413	131.00	131.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	523	130.50–136.50	135.94
17	—	588	130.50	130.50
14	—	454	140.00	140.00
11	—	670	117.00–126.00	125.16
10	—	756	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	988	47.00–54.00	50.62
3	—	893	35.00–44.00	38.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,388	58.00–65.00	62.24
1	—	1,460	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,161	56.00–65.00	60.83
7	—	1,236	66.00–72.00	67.72
4	—	1,184	53.00–56.00	54.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,657	77.00–93.00	88.13
2	—	1,445	73.00–80.00	76.35
1	—	1,545	98.00	98.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	825.00	825.00

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