Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Steers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.75/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$120.75

339 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$5.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.17

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	532	121.53	646	294
Medium and Large 2-3	422	115.63	488	45

One grade step is worth $5.89/cwt here — about $158 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 sale339 hd

120.75

—

TN average9 barns · 1,774 hd

115.58

+5.17

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	—	High	1,643	72.75	1,195	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	51.70	633	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,304	49.99	652	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	35.60	365	7thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1-2	—	593	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	103.96/cwt	99.00–106.00	805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.35/cwt	124.00–129.00	671	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	745	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	114.45/cwt	113.00–115.00	753	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	133.41/cwt	130.00–136.50	771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	122.51/cwt	121.00–125.00	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	144.64/cwt	133.00–148.00	675	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	166.84/cwt	156.00–168.50	511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	139.82/cwt	130.00–142.00	728	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	146.05/cwt	143.00–146.50	570	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	126.90/cwt	120.50–135.00	843	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	256	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	129.17/cwt	129.00–130.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	496	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	111.73/cwt	108.00–112.50	623	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	127.54/cwt	119.00–130.00	570	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	120.59/cwt	116.00–122.00	704	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	123.37/cwt	113.00–126.00	561	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,153	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	132.90/cwt	131.00–134.50	900	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	884	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	599	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	749	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	2
Bulls	—	—	2,115	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,713	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	928	1
Bulls	—	—	1,546	74.67/cwt	67.00–79.00	1,154	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	110.11/cwt	104.00–112.00	636	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	60.70/cwt	58.00–63.00	803	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	44.66/cwt	44.00–45.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.96/cwt	126.00–141.50	639	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	560	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	109.15/cwt	109.00–110.00	549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	868	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	38.81/cwt	35.00–43.00	406	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	27.56/cwt	25.00–30.00	270	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	49.32/cwt	40.00–55.00	641	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	756	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	51.35/cwt	47.00–55.00	624	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	121.44/cwt	100.00–130.00	397	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	128.52/cwt	127.00–129.00	503	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	116.83/cwt	113.00–118.00	775	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	132.25/cwt	127.00–136.00	411	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	105.80/cwt	105.00–106.00	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.52/cwt	112.00–126.00	633	73

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 Dec 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 808Last week 1,471Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 178Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 194Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Steers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	593	114.00	114.00
7	—	774	99.00–106.00	103.96
7	—	848	89.00	89.00
16	—	523	124.00–129.00	128.35
19	—	601	124.00	124.00
22	—	658	113.00–115.00	114.45
33	—	470	126.00–141.50	135.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	92.00	92.00
2	—	400	128.00	128.00
17	—	578	104.00–112.00	110.11
2	—	388	117.00	117.00
16	—	491	114.00	114.00
7	—	503	109.00–110.00	109.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	130.00–136.50	133.41
8	—	762	121.00–125.00	122.51
18	—	467	133.00–148.00	144.64
1	—	965	108.00	108.00
2	—	850	125.50	125.50
4	—	719	120.00–122.00	120.99
8	—	306	156.00–168.50	166.84
29	—	521	130.00–142.00	139.82
31	—	390	143.00–146.50	146.05
23	—	664	120.50–135.00	126.90
6	—	263	161.50	161.50
6	—	603	129.00–130.00	129.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	310	142.00	142.00
1	—	550	113.00	113.00
2	—	400	111.00	111.00
1	—	510	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	862	133.75	133.75
13	—	677	131.00–134.50	132.90
6	—	702	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
18	—	447	119.00–130.00	127.54
27	—	584	116.00–122.00	120.59
60	—	455	113.00–126.00	123.37
1	—	895	97.00	97.00
29	—	391	127.00–129.00	128.52
28	—	663	113.00–118.00	116.83
12	—	311	127.00–136.00	132.25
10	—	745	105.00–106.00	105.80
3	—	638	117.00	117.00
73	—	525	112.00–126.00	120.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	256	119.00	119.00
16	—	439	113.00	113.00
12	—	558	108.00–112.50	111.73
13	—	327	100.00–130.00	121.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	800	110.50	110.50
9	—	599	125.00	125.00
7	—	668	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	122.00	122.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,115	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,750	53.00	53.00
6	—	1,546	67.00–79.00	74.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	58.00–63.00	60.70
3	—	1,183	44.00–45.00	44.66
17	—	1,215	47.00–55.00	51.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,045	35.00–43.00	38.81
2	—	978	25.00–30.00	27.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,299	40.00–55.00	49.32
1	—	1,350	56.00	56.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle