Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.01/cwt on 334 head.

Average price

$114.01

334 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$11.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

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	535	115.09	616	302
Medium and Large 2-3	462	103.78	480	32

One grade step is worth $11.31/cwt here — about $136 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 sale334 hd

114.01

—

TN average9 barns · 2,352 hd

115.44

−1.43

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	1,819	76.30	1,388	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	53.40	749	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	49.67	610	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	41.08	383	44

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	255	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	104.35/cwt	100.00–105.00	384	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	102.81/cwt	100.00–103.50	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	113.30/cwt	104.00–120.00	658	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	114.02/cwt	112.00–120.00	605	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	120.46/cwt	115.00–121.00	561	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	107.43/cwt	107.00–111.00	718	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	116.12/cwt	114.00–116.50	514	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	127.54/cwt	120.00–128.50	483	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	127.48/cwt	124.00–129.00	399	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	107.10/cwt	105.00–108.00	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	99.16/cwt	95.00–100.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	118.14/cwt	112.00–127.00	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	140.43/cwt	132.00–143.25	643	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	132.07/cwt	127.00–133.00	678	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	116.18/cwt	110.50–118.50	764	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	753	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	812	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	690	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	43.84/cwt	36.00–46.00	410	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	34.50/cwt	25.00–42.00	318	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	53.40/cwt	47.00–57.00	749	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	50.35/cwt	46.00–56.00	609	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	44.88/cwt	44.00–46.00	580	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	798	1
Bulls	—	—	1,787	76.06/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,359	9
Bulls	—	—	1,982	82.47/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,635	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	972	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	738.22/cwt	725.00–750.00	8,622	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	796.90/cwt	700.00–885.00	8,367	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,420	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	807.07/cwt	750.00–835.00	9,419	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,618	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	499	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	757	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	143.78/cwt	143.00–145.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	125.81/cwt	122.00–130.00	828	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	131.67/cwt	127.50–133.00	761	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	710	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	159.09/cwt	144.50–161.50	609	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	138.63/cwt	138.00–139.00	620	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	135.09/cwt	129.00–136.35	848	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	126.14/cwt	122.00–133.50	930	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	141.83/cwt	138.00–143.50	444	10

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 895Last week 730Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 221Last week 103Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 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	—	255	137.00	137.00
41	—	658	122.00–130.00	125.81
41	—	578	127.50–133.00	131.67
33	—	520	130.00–137.00	136.55
29	—	383	144.50–161.50	159.09
19	—	447	138.00–139.00	138.63
18	—	628	129.00–136.35	135.09
11	—	737	122.00–133.50	126.14
10	—	313	138.00–143.50	141.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	499	105.00–110.00	108.34
4	—	366	118.50	118.50
2	—	610	105.00	105.00
2	—	345	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	537	141.00	141.00
5	—	478	143.00–145.00	143.78
4	—	801	135.50	135.50
2	—	600	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	455	105.00	105.00
8	—	368	100.00–105.00	104.35
5	—	576	102.00	102.00
5	—	529	100.00–103.50	102.81
2	—	435	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	577	114.00	114.00
7	—	692	110.00	110.00
7	—	493	120.00	120.00
5	—	614	112.00	112.00
5	—	510	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	581	104.00–120.00	113.30
57	—	531	112.00–120.00	114.02
47	—	466	115.00–121.00	120.46
28	—	668	107.00–111.00	107.43
20	—	443	114.00–116.50	116.12
17	—	379	120.00–128.50	127.54
13	—	313	124.00–129.00	127.48
10	—	643	105.00–108.00	107.10
6	—	772	95.00–100.00	99.16
3	—	857	85.00	85.00
3	—	267	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	95.00	95.00
5	—	490	107.00	107.00
5	—	425	112.00–127.00	118.14
3	—	517	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	458	132.00–143.25	140.43
33	—	513	127.00–133.00	132.07
24	—	658	110.50–118.50	116.18
20	—	588	128.00	128.00
16	—	770	105.50	105.50
11	—	611	113.00	113.00
5	—	801	97.00	97.00
1	—	875	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	935	36.00–46.00	43.84
13	—	923	25.00–42.00	34.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,403	47.00–57.00	53.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,210	46.00–56.00	50.35
6	—	1,293	44.00–46.00	44.88
1	—	1,375	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,787	73.00–78.00	76.06
3	—	1,982	80.00–85.00	82.47
1	—	1,620	60.00	60.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	725.00–750.00	738.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	700.00–885.00	796.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,167	750.00–835.00	807.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	535.00	535.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	700.00	700.00

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