Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers and bulls steady to 4.00 lower, instances 7.00 lower. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher, instances 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.88/cwt on 230 head.

Average price

$109.88

230 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$7.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.80

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	569	110.53	629	209
Medium and Large 2-3	438	103.43	453	21

One grade step is worth $7.10/cwt here — about $176 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

109.88

—

TN average9 barns · 2,389 hd

113.68

−3.80

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	—	Low	1,631	77.74	1,268	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,327	55.89	742	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	52.75	630	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	39.44	393	21

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	502	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	451	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	103.24/cwt	103.00–104.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	698	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	113.20/cwt	110.50–114.00	600	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	117.25/cwt	116.50–117.50	535	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	109.52/cwt	108.00–110.25	645	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	107.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	715	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	425	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	97.01/cwt	94.00–98.00	799	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	106.79/cwt	105.00–108.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	444	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	127.53/cwt	125.00–128.00	579	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	118.46/cwt	117.00–119.00	685	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	118.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	786	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	104.93/cwt	102.00–106.00	804	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	743	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	125.74/cwt	125.00–126.00	348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	109.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	591	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	143.49/cwt	121.00–146.00	535	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	122.40/cwt	120.50–123.00	725	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	125.83/cwt	123.00–128.00	664	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	121.11/cwt	118.00–122.50	801	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	124.86/cwt	122.50–127.50	785	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	117.68/cwt	114.00–120.00	919	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	113.47/cwt	112.00–116.00	415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	112.28/cwt	112.00–112.50	597	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	817.41/cwt	755.00–900.00	9,196	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	915.27/cwt	880.00–945.00	10,754	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	7,574	1
Bulls	—	—	1,392	71.91/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,001	3
Bulls	—	—	1,733	80.24/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,391	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	737	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	47.57/cwt	45.00–50.00	548	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	53.37/cwt	49.00–60.00	643	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	55.89/cwt	51.00–60.00	742	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	33.48/cwt	30.00–39.00	311	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	43.11/cwt	36.00–50.00	447	13

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 Sep 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 639Last week 905Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 117Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 82Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	122.00	122.00
1	—	800	117.00	117.00
4	—	277	125.00–126.00	125.74
4	—	763	117.00–119.00	118.01
5	—	317	129.00	129.00
5	—	436	128.00	128.00
5	—	922	105.00–110.00	109.00
13	—	451	131.00	131.00
21	—	373	121.00–146.00	143.49
21	—	592	120.50–123.00	122.40
31	—	528	123.00–128.00	125.83
45	—	661	118.00–122.50	121.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	629	122.50–127.50	124.86
18	—	781	114.00–120.00	117.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	111.00	111.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	680	105.00	105.00
2	—	758	110.00	110.00
5	—	366	112.00–116.00	113.47
7	—	532	112.00–112.50	112.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	502	105.00	105.00
6	—	451	106.00	106.00
4	—	429	103.00–104.00	103.24
3	—	337	96.00	96.00
1	—	255	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	623	112.00	112.00
7	—	755	101.00	101.00
5	—	729	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	530	110.50–114.00	113.20
40	—	456	116.50–117.50	117.25
37	—	589	108.00–110.25	109.52
19	—	665	105.00–108.00	107.51
14	—	373	114.00	114.00
10	—	824	94.00–98.00	97.01
10	—	761	95.00	95.00
2	—	285	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	105.00–108.00	106.79
5	—	444	107.00	107.00
3	—	617	95.00	95.00
2	—	720	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	454	125.00–128.00	127.53
30	—	578	117.00–119.00	118.46
28	—	517	115.00–120.00	118.73
13	—	669	117.50	117.50
11	—	766	102.00–106.00	104.93
11	—	646	115.00	115.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,125	755.00–900.00	817.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	880.00–945.00	915.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	990	765.00	765.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	67.00–74.00	71.91
7	—	1,733	75.00–85.00	80.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	63.00	63.00
4	—	1,151	45.00–50.00	47.57
17	—	1,205	49.00–60.00	53.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,327	51.00–60.00	55.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	929	30.00–39.00	33.48
13	—	1,036	36.00–50.00	43.11

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle