Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, with breakers 5.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 higher. Steers and bulls 2.00 to 7.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.06/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$129.06

252 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$13.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.98

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	524	129.86	681	237
Medium and Large 2-3	483	116.33	561	15thin

One grade step is worth $13.53/cwt here — about $120 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 sale252 hd

129.06

—

TN average10 barns · 1,940 hd

128.08

+0.98

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	1,741	74.87	1,303	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	60.39	925	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	51.87	627	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	37.48	366	28

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	122.43/cwt	120.00–124.00	725	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	136.88/cwt	128.00–140.50	512	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	117.22/cwt	112.00–121.00	770	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	113.90/cwt	110.00–115.00	826	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	132.87/cwt	131.00–134.00	884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	118.60/cwt	110.00–123.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	144.44/cwt	138.00–155.00	842	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	128.56/cwt	124.00–131.50	991	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	151.40/cwt	140.00–158.50	790	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	158.94/cwt	149.00–165.00	607	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	751.29/cwt	725.00–775.00	8,753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	156.88/cwt	149.00–162.00	729	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	138.37/cwt	136.00–139.00	890	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	119.01/cwt	118.00–124.00	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	149.40/cwt	140.00–152.00	462	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	118.59/cwt	112.00–121.00	799	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	554	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	876	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,106	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	807	9
Bulls	—	—	1,802	77.91/cwt	68.00–84.00	1,404	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	602	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	158.26/cwt	152.25–166.50	676	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	148.18/cwt	133.00–149.50	794	24
Bulls	—	—	1,644	66.25/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	133.78/cwt	123.00–136.50	484	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	130.55/cwt	111.00–137.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	421	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,390	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	58.46/cwt	57.00–61.00	924	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	64.26/cwt	62.00–66.00	921	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	51.94/cwt	45.00–57.00	615	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	45.29/cwt	43.00–48.00	524	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	60.47/cwt	57.00–66.00	811	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	258	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	136.51/cwt	126.00–140.50	636	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	134.00/cwt	128.00–138.00	714	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	40.06/cwt	36.00–45.00	408	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	31.02/cwt	25.00–46.00	270	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	599	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	108.52/cwt	105.00–112.00	616	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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 654Last week 742Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 98Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	100.00–105.00	102.48
3	—	447	115.00	115.00
2	—	258	134.00	134.00
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
3	—	337	126.00	126.00
2	—	568	105.00–112.00	108.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	592	120.00–124.00	122.43
23	—	374	128.00–140.50	136.88
22	—	657	112.00–121.00	117.22
20	—	725	110.00–115.00	113.90
76	—	466	126.00–140.50	136.51
33	—	533	128.00–138.00	134.00
3	—	878	99.00	99.00
3	—	817	108.00	108.00
20	—	444	135.00	135.00
8	—	326	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	665	131.00–134.00	132.87
2	—	1,063	115.00	115.00
16	—	583	138.00–155.00	144.44
15	—	771	124.00–131.50	128.56
20	—	522	140.00–158.50	151.40
11	—	382	149.00–165.00	158.94
15	—	465	149.00–162.00	156.88
14	—	643	136.00–139.00	138.37
7	—	445	163.50	163.50
6	—	719	118.00–124.00	119.01
5	—	309	140.00–152.00	149.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
3	—	343	137.50	137.50
3	—	275	144.00	144.00
3	—	625	110.00–123.00	118.60
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	876	126.25	126.25
9	—	489	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
1	—	625	109.00	109.00
7	—	412	146.00	146.00
4	—	661	116.00	116.00
10	—	362	123.00–136.50	133.78
4	—	529	111.00–137.00	130.55
2	—	330	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	674	112.00–121.00	118.59
9	—	570	139.00	139.00
8	—	610	127.00	127.00
8	—	360	154.00	154.00
57	—	427	152.25–166.50	158.26
24	—	536	133.00–149.50	148.18
5	—	451	147.50	147.50
3	—	767	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	95.00	95.00

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)	2	—	1,165	725.00–775.00	751.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,802	68.00–84.00	77.91
4	—	1,644	63.00–70.00	66.25
1	—	1,635	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	57.00–61.00	58.46
2	—	1,433	62.00–66.00	64.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,185	45.00–57.00	51.94
16	—	1,158	43.00–48.00	45.29
12	—	1,341	57.00–66.00	60.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,019	36.00–45.00	40.06
8	—	871	25.00–46.00	31.02

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