Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers and bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.16/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$121.16

266 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$21.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.82

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	552	123.22	680	241
Medium and Large 2-3	669	101.32	678	25

One grade step is worth $21.90/cwt here — about $2 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 sale266 hd

121.16

—

TN average13 barns · 3,575 hd

123.98

−2.82

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	1,614	82.11	1,325	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	63.80	862	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	60.73	748	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	46.31	476	14

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	653	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	110.50/cwt	109.00–112.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	706	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	589	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	122.47/cwt	117.00–126.50	709	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	125.30/cwt	122.50–126.00	585	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	117.98/cwt	117.00–119.50	793	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	121.01/cwt	115.50–123.00	747	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	123.49/cwt	120.00–124.00	657	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	126.36/cwt	124.00–127.00	492	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	128.43/cwt	125.00–129.00	421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	126.69/cwt	123.00–128.00	670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.86/cwt	122.00–129.00	742	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	132.33/cwt	129.00–133.00	705	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	815	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	861	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	780	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	46.64/cwt	41.00–53.00	480	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	416	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	63.02/cwt	60.00–64.00	822	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	66.94/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,028	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	59.86/cwt	55.00–65.00	736	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	67.12/cwt	66.00–70.00	918	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	54.16/cwt	53.00–55.00	552	5
Bulls	—	—	1,684	86.94/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,464	7
Bulls	—	—	1,450	70.83/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,027	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	954.78/cwt	660.00–1,225.00	10,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	137.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	921	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	137.96/cwt	132.00–139.00	876	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	145.23/cwt	141.00–147.00	566	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	144.92/cwt	136.00–150.00	762	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	149.96/cwt	147.00–153.00	870	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	147.43/cwt	146.00–149.00	690	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	124.93/cwt	122.00–128.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	119.19/cwt	119.00–121.00	633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,002	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	681	8

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 Aug 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 530Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 71Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers and bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	115.00	115.00
2	—	450	109.00–112.00	110.50
2	—	420	112.00	112.00
1	—	355	122.00	122.00
10	—	531	119.00–121.00	119.19
8	—	1,002	68.00	68.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	555	127.25	127.25
9	—	453	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	579	117.00–126.50	122.47
44	—	467	122.50–126.00	125.30
31	—	672	117.00–119.50	117.98
28	—	617	115.50–123.00	121.01
23	—	532	120.00–124.00	123.49
14	—	389	124.00–127.00	126.36
7	—	328	125.00–129.00	128.43
5	—	735	119.50	119.50
4	—	755	114.50	114.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	123.00–128.00	126.69
3	—	580	122.00	122.00
2	—	418	126.00	126.00
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	580	122.00–129.00	127.86
30	—	533	129.00–133.00	132.33
28	—	652	125.00	125.00
27	—	460	140.00	140.00
14	—	772	111.50	111.50
6	—	644	117.50	117.50
6	—	447	135.50	135.50
3	—	848	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	122.00	122.00
1	—	320	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	553	156.50	156.50
3	—	825	124.50	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	671	130.00–140.00	137.22
22	—	635	132.00–139.00	137.96
20	—	390	141.00–147.00	145.23
16	—	526	136.00–150.00	144.92
12	—	580	147.00–153.00	149.96
12	—	468	146.00–149.00	147.43
5	—	319	153.00	153.00
4	—	770	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	728	122.00–128.00	124.93
1	—	440	142.00	142.00
1	—	290	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,030	41.00–53.00	46.64
1	—	990	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,305	60.00–64.00	63.02
2	—	1,535	66.00–68.00	66.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,230	55.00–65.00	59.86
8	—	1,368	66.00–70.00	67.12
5	—	1,020	53.00–55.00	54.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,684	84.00–90.00	86.94
3	—	1,450	67.00–75.00	70.83

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)	1	—	1,350	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	660.00–1,225.00	954.78

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