Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 higher. Steers and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, instances 7.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.01/cwt on 383 head.

Average price

$114.01

383 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$5.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.34

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	546	114.68	626	335
Medium and Large 2-3	502	109.34	549	48

One grade step is worth $5.34/cwt here — about $77 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 sale383 hd

114.01

—

TN average8 barns · 2,565 hd

116.35

−2.34

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	1,679	71.58	1,202	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	49.91	615	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	49.68	720	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	33.21	328	54

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	739	92.72/cwt	81.00–95.50	685	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	127.23/cwt	123.00–128.00	668	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	115.15/cwt	115.00–115.50	772	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	118.67/cwt	111.00–121.00	703	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	620	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	99.80/cwt	95.00–102.50	768	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	903	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	858	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	144.92/cwt	136.00–147.00	559	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	134.16/cwt	129.00–136.00	704	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	132.93/cwt	120.00–138.50	760	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	142.81/cwt	134.00–147.00	680	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	129.09/cwt	128.50–130.50	851	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	124.87/cwt	119.00–132.00	958	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	148.12/cwt	143.00–149.00	467	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	126.94/cwt	120.00–131.00	796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,021	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	106.55/cwt	106.00–107.00	605	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	119.70/cwt	115.00–121.00	385	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	103.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	699	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	825	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	29.74/cwt	25.00–34.00	279	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	37.23/cwt	31.00–44.00	389	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	48.74/cwt	43.00–54.00	696	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	54.41/cwt	54.00–55.00	849	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	47.85/cwt	42.00–52.00	576	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	55.88/cwt	52.00–61.00	734	10
Bulls	—	—	1,772	73.58/cwt	65.00–79.00	1,304	11
Bulls	—	—	1,452	59.35/cwt	55.00–64.00	862	6
Bulls	—	—	1,763	84.41/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,488	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	625.68/cwt	375.00–785.00	6,338	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,745	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	454.65/cwt	450.00–460.00	4,887	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	133.30/cwt	120.00–139.00	436	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	551	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	798	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	112.94/cwt	110.00–116.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	115.80/cwt	114.25–125.00	686	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	114.12/cwt	110.00–121.00	528	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	114.21/cwt	110.00–114.50	612	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	118.92/cwt	114.00–120.50	459	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	112.28/cwt	105.00–118.00	756	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	774	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	388	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	117.26/cwt	113.00–119.00	625	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	109.40/cwt	103.00–111.00	664	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 Nov 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,037Last week 913Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 175Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 163Last week 197Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 higher. Steers and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, instances 7.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	739	81.00–95.50	92.72
3	—	900	80.00	80.00
2	—	440	113.00	113.00
14	—	533	113.00–119.00	117.26
10	—	607	103.00–111.00	109.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	525	123.00–128.00	127.23
43	—	670	115.00–115.50	115.15
43	—	592	111.00–121.00	118.67
30	—	459	135.00	135.00
17	—	770	95.00–102.50	99.80
14	—	445	125.00	125.00
8	—	645	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	116.00	116.00
1	—	715	121.00	121.00
12	—	327	120.00–139.00	133.30
7	—	436	122.00	122.00
7	—	384	143.50	143.50
2	—	798	115.00	115.00
2	—	605	111.00	111.00
2	—	578	110.00–116.00	112.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	679	133.00	133.00
5	—	858	133.50	133.50
5	—	623	135.00	135.00
4	—	710	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	386	136.00–147.00	144.92
41	—	525	129.00–136.00	134.16
36	—	572	120.00–138.50	132.93
28	—	476	134.00–147.00	142.81
27	—	659	128.50–130.50	129.09
16	—	767	119.00–132.00	124.87
15	—	315	143.00–149.00	148.12
10	—	627	120.00–131.00	126.94
7	—	712	124.50	124.50
6	—	817	125.00	125.00
6	—	260	152.00	152.00
2	—	918	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	568	106.00–107.00	106.55
12	—	460	110.00	110.00
9	—	322	115.00–121.00	119.70
4	—	619	100.00–104.00	103.02
1	—	710	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	699	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	592	114.25–125.00	115.80
77	—	463	110.00–121.00	114.12
63	—	536	110.00–114.50	114.21
32	—	386	114.00–120.50	118.92
31	—	673	105.00–118.00	112.28
10	—	748	103.50	103.50
8	—	955	110.00	110.00
8	—	323	120.00	120.00
4	—	415	105.00	105.00
3	—	255	130.00	130.00
1	—	830	101.00	101.00
1	—	795	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	939	25.00–34.00	29.74
25	—	1,045	31.00–44.00	37.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,428	43.00–54.00	48.74
5	—	1,560	54.00–55.00	54.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,204	42.00–52.00	47.85
10	—	1,313	52.00–61.00	55.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,772	65.00–79.00	73.58
6	—	1,452	55.00–64.00	59.35
4	—	1,763	81.00–91.00	84.41

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,013	375.00–785.00	625.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	450.00–460.00	454.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	610.00	610.00

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