Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly 1.00 higher, breaker cows 3.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 higher. Steers steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.52/cwt on 318 head.

Average price

$125.52

318 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$8.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.02

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	533	127.04	677	260
Medium and Large 2-3	470	118.71	558	58

One grade step is worth $8.32/cwt here — about $119 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 sale318 hd

125.52

—

TN average10 barns · 1,833 hd

124.50

+1.02

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	1,664	70.31	1,170	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	54.42	762	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	49.13	592	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	36.94	375	32

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.39/cwt	128.00–136.50	636	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	612	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	109.43/cwt	108.00–115.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	269	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	339	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	121.05/cwt	118.00–124.00	708	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	423	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	114.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	760	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	855	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	154.59/cwt	147.00–156.50	751	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	139.80/cwt	137.00–141.00	830	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	141.29/cwt	137.00–145.50	763	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	131.55/cwt	129.00–138.00	564	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	126.46/cwt	120.00–140.00	469	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	257	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	159.86/cwt	150.50–161.50	615	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	125.78/cwt	124.00–128.00	839	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,064	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	6,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,038	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,894	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	153.76/cwt	143.00–158.00	510	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	141.36/cwt	120.00–149.00	748	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	749	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	820	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	136.83/cwt	134.00–139.00	910	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	401	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,039	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	121.75/cwt	118.00–123.00	783	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	149.40/cwt	142.00–150.50	677	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	113.50/cwt	105.00–115.00	696	7
Bulls	—	—	2,030	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,746	1
Bulls	—	—	1,724	74.72/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,288	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	39.88/cwt	35.00–45.00	420	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	32.04/cwt	25.00–35.00	303	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	53.73/cwt	50.00–58.00	751	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	59.40/cwt	56.00–63.00	835	3
Bulls	—	—	1,483	59.24/cwt	56.00–63.00	879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	123.18/cwt	115.00–126.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	137.11/cwt	133.00–138.00	535	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	109.99/cwt	108.00–114.00	805	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	635	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	50.11/cwt	47.00–55.00	606	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	43.69/cwt	42.00–46.00	504	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	60.49/cwt	56.00–65.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	129.84/cwt	121.50–131.25	569	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	126.82/cwt	124.00–128.50	672	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	132.56/cwt	120.00–136.00	415	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	670	2

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 Jan 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 742Last week 1,028Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 150Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 182Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly 1.00 higher, breaker cows 3.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 higher. Steers steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	473	128.00–136.50	134.39
49	—	585	118.00–124.00	121.05
17	—	661	110.00–120.00	114.98
9	—	763	112.00	112.00
27	—	390	133.00–138.00	137.11
3	—	732	108.00–114.00	109.99
8	—	614	113.00	113.00
30	—	530	124.00–128.50	126.82
9	—	313	120.00–136.00	132.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	115.00–120.00	117.45
5	—	581	108.00–115.00	109.43
5	—	269	126.00	126.00
6	—	359	110.00	110.00
6	—	336	126.00	126.00
2	—	943	65.00	65.00
20	—	438	121.50–131.25	129.84
1	—	965	81.00	81.00
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
2	—	638	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	643	118.00–123.00	121.75
16	—	445	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
25	—	429	129.00–138.00	131.55
7	—	371	120.00–140.00	126.46
3	—	257	151.00	151.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	486	147.00–156.50	154.59
19	—	594	137.00–141.00	139.80
14	—	540	137.00–145.50	141.29
6	—	602	137.50	137.50
33	—	385	150.50–161.50	159.86
13	—	667	124.00–128.00	125.78
2	—	745	125.00	125.00
1	—	865	123.00	123.00
7	—	332	143.00–158.00	153.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	144.00	144.00
37	—	665	134.00–139.00	136.83
7	—	401	160.00	160.00
6	—	722	129.00	129.00
5	—	616	138.00	138.00
11	—	790	131.50	131.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	529	120.00–149.00	141.36
12	—	592	126.50	126.50
6	—	715	114.00–115.00	114.67
6	—	672	117.00	117.00
4	—	911	88.00	88.00
4	—	603	118.00	118.00
32	—	453	142.00–150.50	149.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	140.00	140.00
3	—	572	108.00	108.00
7	—	613	105.00–115.00	113.50
4	—	512	115.00–126.00	123.18

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	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	655.00	655.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,030	86.00	86.00
9	—	1,724	69.00–79.00	74.72
5	—	1,483	56.00–63.00	59.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,054	35.00–45.00	39.88
12	—	947	25.00–35.00	32.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,398	50.00–58.00	53.73
3	—	1,405	56.00–63.00	59.40
1	—	1,410	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,209	47.00–55.00	50.11
13	—	1,153	42.00–46.00	43.69
4	—	1,353	56.00–65.00	60.49

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