Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.48/cwt on 269 head.

Average price

$119.48

269 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$1.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.47

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	559	119.71	669	235
Medium and Large 2-3	508	117.88	599	34

One grade step is worth $1.83/cwt here — about $70 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 sale269 hd

119.48

—

TN average9 barns · 2,109 hd

122.95

−3.47

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	1,666	82.77	1,379	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	60.78	856	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	59.16	689	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	46.49	471	35

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	118.22/cwt	115.00–119.00	618	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	119.77/cwt	116.00–122.00	526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	116.34/cwt	116.00–117.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	119.42/cwt	114.50–120.75	693	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	122.86/cwt	121.00–123.00	573	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	114.53/cwt	111.00–114.75	773	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	120.08/cwt	120.00–122.00	633	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	125.91/cwt	121.00–127.00	492	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	109.86/cwt	108.00–112.00	788	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	819	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	371	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	118.66/cwt	117.50–119.00	695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	124.27/cwt	118.00–125.00	734	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	130.97/cwt	127.00–132.50	606	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	110.54/cwt	109.00–111.00	853	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	798	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	123.75/cwt	123.00–124.50	660	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	48.29/cwt	42.00–53.00	488	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	37.80/cwt	32.00–43.00	387	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	60.34/cwt	56.00–64.00	849	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	64.97/cwt	64.00–66.00	918	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	59.60/cwt	55.00–64.50	691	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	53.58/cwt	50.00–55.00	619	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	67.25/cwt	65.00–71.00	817	4
Bulls	—	—	1,652	84.29/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,392	13
Bulls	—	—	1,641	71.87/cwt	60.00–90.00	1,179	5
Bulls	—	—	1,767	94.32/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,667	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,844	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	929.72/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	11,082	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	123.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	865	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	135.31/cwt	129.00–136.50	893	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	134.76/cwt	132.00–138.00	794	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	138.29/cwt	132.00–141.50	732	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	141.00/cwt	137.50–144.50	656	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	137.09/cwt	135.00–138.00	521	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	149.51/cwt	149.00–150.00	437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,053	2

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 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 666Last week 643Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 48Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 8.00 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	—	365	115.00	115.00
15	—	523	115.00–119.00	118.22
8	—	439	116.00–122.00	119.77
5	—	695	111.50	111.50
3	—	460	116.00–117.00	116.34
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	743	112.00	112.00
3	—	603	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	580	114.50–120.75	119.42
45	—	466	121.00–123.00	122.86
35	—	675	111.00–114.75	114.53
24	—	527	120.00–122.00	120.08
16	—	391	121.00–127.00	125.91
11	—	717	108.00–112.00	109.86
10	—	762	107.50	107.50
7	—	267	139.00	139.00
5	—	402	137.00	137.00
2	—	630	118.00	118.00
2	—	340	130.50	130.50
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	586	117.50–119.00	118.66
5	—	490	122.00	122.00
4	—	665	117.50	117.50
4	—	420	123.00	123.00
1	—	515	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	591	118.00–125.00	124.27
18	—	463	127.00–132.50	130.97
17	—	772	109.00–111.00	110.54
17	—	657	121.50	121.50
14	—	533	123.00–124.50	123.75
5	—	640	115.50	115.50
2	—	905	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	120.00–125.00	123.77
3	—	630	120.00	120.00
2	—	658	120.00	120.00
2	—	415	121.00	121.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	603	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	660	129.00–136.50	135.31
31	—	589	132.00–138.00	134.76
26	—	529	132.00–141.50	138.29
19	—	465	137.50–144.50	141.00
13	—	380	135.00–138.00	137.09
6	—	292	149.00–150.00	149.51
4	—	806	120.00	120.00
4	—	781	121.00	121.00
2	—	908	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,010	42.00–53.00	48.29
6	—	1,023	32.00–43.00	37.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,407	56.00–64.00	60.34
2	—	1,413	64.00–66.00	64.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,159	55.00–64.50	59.60
8	—	1,156	50.00–55.00	53.58
4	—	1,215	65.00–71.00	67.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,652	77.00–90.00	84.29
5	—	1,641	60.00–90.00	71.87
3	—	1,767	91.00–100.00	94.32

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	850.00–1,050.00	929.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	850.00	850.00

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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