Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bulls 4.00 lower. Steers under 600 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Bulls 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifers 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.89/cwt on 292 head.

Average price

$114.89

292 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$8.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

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	571	115.93	662	258
Medium and Large 2-3	476	106.99	509	34

One grade step is worth $8.94/cwt here — about $153 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 sale292 hd

114.89

—

TN average11 barns · 2,495 hd

116.04

−1.15

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	1,653	74.46	1,231	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	53.01	771	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	52.86	660	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	41.90	464	36

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	108.44/cwt	105.00–112.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	264	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	119.76/cwt	117.00–120.50	701	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	115.33/cwt	114.50–116.00	731	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	119.68/cwt	117.00–120.50	541	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	119.27/cwt	116.50–122.00	630	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	112.19/cwt	110.00–113.00	757	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	116.27/cwt	114.00–117.00	691	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	119.66/cwt	115.50–121.00	459	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	115.44/cwt	113.00–116.50	712	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	104.82/cwt	100.00–111.50	753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	106.08/cwt	105.00–107.00	552	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	94.83/cwt	94.00–100.00	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.16/cwt	128.50–131.00	690	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	138.36/cwt	131.00–140.50	638	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	116.76/cwt	115.50–117.00	788	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	124.28/cwt	110.00–125.25	730	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	786	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	764	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	761	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	44.12/cwt	37.00–51.00	489	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	37.47/cwt	31.00–47.00	414	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	53.64/cwt	48.00–58.00	792	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	591	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	52.57/cwt	47.00–60.00	658	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	782	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	48.18/cwt	45.00–50.00	557	3
Bulls	—	—	1,722	75.95/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,308	9
Bulls	—	—	1,493	70.67/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,055	5
Bulls	—	—	1,830	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,464	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	855.82/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	117.51/cwt	116.00–118.00	429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	129.16/cwt	123.00–130.50	812	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	127.20/cwt	127.00–127.50	857	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	137.79/cwt	137.50–138.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	146.82/cwt	144.00–148.00	552	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	132.16/cwt	128.50–133.00	767	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	119.82/cwt	118.00–122.00	926	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	142.10/cwt	135.00–144.50	672	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	122.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	134.27/cwt	129.00–135.00	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	995	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	137.03/cwt	133.00–139.00	445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	254	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	544	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	113.80/cwt	113.00–114.00	374	5

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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 730Last week 639Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 95Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	472	105.00–112.00	108.44
4	—	425	105.00	105.00
4	—	264	110.00	110.00
3	—	738	100.00	100.00
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
7	—	544	109.00	109.00
6	—	582	102.00	102.00
5	—	329	113.00–114.00	113.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	585	117.00–120.50	119.76
16	—	634	114.50–116.00	115.33
5	—	826	113.50	113.50
5	—	669	113.50	113.50
4	—	738	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	452	117.00–120.50	119.68
39	—	528	116.50–122.00	119.27
30	—	675	110.00–113.00	112.19
29	—	594	114.00–117.00	116.27
28	—	384	115.50–121.00	119.66
13	—	617	113.00–116.50	115.44
7	—	718	100.00–111.50	104.82
6	—	325	124.00	124.00
5	—	760	101.50	101.50
4	—	1,220	71.00	71.00
3	—	820	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	105.00–107.00	106.08
7	—	623	94.00–100.00	94.83
6	—	454	110.00–111.00	110.50
5	—	588	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	530	128.50–131.00	130.16
31	—	461	131.00–140.50	138.36
30	—	675	115.50–117.00	116.76
30	—	587	110.00–125.25	124.28
19	—	749	105.00	105.00
7	—	796	96.00	96.00
4	—	885	86.00	86.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	116.00–118.00	117.51
3	—	342	114.00	114.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	629	123.00–130.50	129.16
10	—	674	127.00–127.50	127.20
7	—	565	137.50–138.00	137.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	376	144.00–148.00	146.82
28	—	580	128.50–133.00	132.16
22	—	773	118.00–122.00	119.82
16	—	473	135.00–144.50	142.10
12	—	669	120.00–124.00	122.67
10	—	447	138.00	138.00
8	—	528	129.00–135.00	134.27
6	—	822	121.00	121.00
6	—	325	133.00–139.00	137.03
4	—	254	144.00	144.00
2	—	623	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,108	37.00–51.00	44.12
12	—	1,104	31.00–47.00	37.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,476	48.00–58.00	53.64
2	—	1,258	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,252	47.00–60.00	52.57
3	—	1,303	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,157	45.00–50.00	48.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,722	72.00–79.00	75.95
5	—	1,493	65.00–74.00	70.67
1	—	1,830	80.00	80.00

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)	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,100	800.00–900.00	855.82

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