Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No report last week, trends were not established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.03/cwt on 325 head.

Average price

$111.03

325 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$6.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

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	531	111.70	593	293
Medium and Large 2-3	477	104.87	500	32

One grade step is worth $6.83/cwt here — about $93 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 sale325 hd

111.03

—

TN average10 barns · 2,685 hd

113.97

−2.95

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	1,788	68.36	1,222	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,299	53.54	695	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	49.36	578	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	36.44	369	4thin

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	—	460	133.76/cwt	133.00–137.00	615	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	134.23/cwt	132.00–135.00	430	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	116.55/cwt	115.00–119.00	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,163	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	105.70/cwt	101.50–110.00	880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	95.84/cwt	90.00–98.00	567	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	109.26/cwt	105.00–111.00	561	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	488	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	697	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	125.28/cwt	120.00–126.50	575	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.12/cwt	116.00–127.50	657	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	110.14/cwt	105.00–112.00	734	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	705	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	101.52/cwt	99.00–102.50	772	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	702	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	36.44/cwt	34.00–39.00	369	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	55.99/cwt	55.00–57.00	735	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	51.09/cwt	49.00–53.00	657	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	49.36/cwt	42.00–53.00	578	6
Bulls	—	—	1,980	70.01/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,386	3
Bulls	—	—	1,428	62.55/cwt	62.00–63.00	893	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	108.26/cwt	105.00–110.00	500	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	96.21/cwt	95.00–100.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	105.56/cwt	101.00–110.00	385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	109.82/cwt	106.50–110.75	648	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	110.91/cwt	108.50–113.00	582	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	113.88/cwt	107.00–115.00	525	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	117.48/cwt	110.00–118.00	441	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	108.51/cwt	100.00–111.25	729	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	370	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	700.53/cwt	675.00–725.00	8,231	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	129.66/cwt	128.50–130.50	812	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	702	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	130.89/cwt	125.00–133.00	690	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	136.91/cwt	128.00–137.50	526	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	126.14/cwt	120.00–133.00	730	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	127.01/cwt	118.00–133.50	899	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	121.54/cwt	117.00–122.00	799	11

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 Oct 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 863Last week 701Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 134Last week 146Year ago 0

No report last week, trends were not established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	460	133.00–137.00	133.76
8	—	320	132.00–135.00	134.23
6	—	408	132.00	132.00
5	—	826	115.00–119.00	116.55
4	—	878	132.50	132.50
3	—	245	140.00	140.00
30	—	527	125.00–133.00	130.89
30	—	384	128.00–137.50	136.91
16	—	579	120.00–133.00	126.14
11	—	708	118.00–133.50	127.01
11	—	657	117.00–122.00	121.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	626	128.50–130.50	129.66
10	—	700	127.00	127.00
9	—	534	131.50	131.50
7	—	551	135.00	135.00
5	—	797	131.50	131.50
4	—	469	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	833	101.50–110.00	105.70
5	—	732	95.00	95.00
4	—	438	116.00	116.00
3	—	248	111.00	111.00
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
62	—	590	106.50–110.75	109.82
62	—	525	108.50–113.00	110.91
57	—	461	107.00–115.00	113.88
30	—	375	110.00–118.00	117.48
29	—	672	100.00–111.25	108.51
10	—	311	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	462	105.00–110.00	108.26
5	—	550	100.00	100.00
4	—	532	95.00–100.00	96.21
4	—	365	101.00–110.00	105.56
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	540	115.00	115.00
9	—	653	107.00	107.00
3	—	632	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	592	90.00–98.00	95.84
14	—	513	105.00–111.00	109.26
9	—	424	115.00	115.00
3	—	697	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	459	120.00–126.50	125.28
44	—	525	116.00–127.50	125.12
37	—	666	105.00–112.00	110.14
32	—	583	121.00	121.00
29	—	760	99.00–102.50	101.52
5	—	924	76.00	76.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,013	34.00–39.00	36.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	55.00–57.00	55.99
2	—	1,285	49.00–53.00	51.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,171	42.00–53.00	49.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,980	67.00–74.00	70.01
2	—	1,428	62.00–63.00	62.55
1	—	1,930	75.00	75.00

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)	4	—	1,175	675.00–725.00	700.53

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