Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers and bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower, instances 12.00 lower. Heifers mostly 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.41/cwt on 345 head.

Average price

$125.41

345 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$8.21/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	532	126.41	673	303
Medium and Large 2-3	464	118.19	549	42

One grade step is worth $8.21/cwt here — about $124 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 sale345 hd

125.41

—

TN average10 barns · 2,521 hd

126.42

−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	—	Average	1,779	81.72	1,453	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	60.51	842	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	55.45	688	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	40.33	398	34

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	289	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	141.04/cwt	134.00–142.00	447	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	141.45/cwt	139.00–143.00	547	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	119.17/cwt	118.00–120.00	742	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	122.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	720	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	111.44/cwt	108.00–115.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	133.48/cwt	133.00–135.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	140.90/cwt	140.25–143.00	824	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	138.87/cwt	135.00–144.00	719	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	127.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	866	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	148.89/cwt	146.00–152.00	691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	131.41/cwt	129.00–136.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	121.37/cwt	117.00–122.00	930	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	164.04/cwt	162.00–165.00	515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	244	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	405	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	132.68/cwt	126.00–136.00	807	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	153.38/cwt	145.00–155.00	601	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	8,195	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	6,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	125.12/cwt	121.00–126.50	743	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	112.79/cwt	110.00–113.50	868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	127.93/cwt	125.00–131.00	540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	772	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	139.88/cwt	138.50–142.00	813	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	149.43/cwt	142.00–151.25	768	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	914	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	778	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	118.67/cwt	118.00–119.00	821	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	139.80/cwt	130.00–142.00	748	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	146.81/cwt	138.00–149.00	675	25
Bulls	—	—	1,780	79.54/cwt	74.00–87.00	1,416	10
Bulls	—	—	1,832	87.61/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,605	7
Bulls	—	—	1,585	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,141	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	52.71/cwt	47.00–58.00	648	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	63.34/cwt	60.00–66.00	806	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	59.87/cwt	55.00–65.00	838	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	768	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	109.92/cwt	100.00–120.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	109.68/cwt	108.00–112.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	391	128.40/cwt	122.00–135.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	429	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	43.27/cwt	39.00–49.00	439	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	34.95/cwt	30.00–40.00	326	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	112.39/cwt	110.00–113.00	754	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	131.19/cwt	128.50–136.00	609	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	128.30/cwt	120.00–133.00	676	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	114.35/cwt	112.00–116.00	501	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	715	7

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 Feb 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 776Last week 654Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 103Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 107Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers and bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower, instances 12.00 lower. Heifers mostly 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	289	133.00	133.00
2	—	800	83.00	83.00
8	—	317	134.00–142.00	141.04
42	—	387	139.00–143.00	141.45
37	—	623	118.00–120.00	119.17
23	—	586	115.00–125.00	122.84
6	—	748	105.00	105.00
20	—	671	110.00–113.00	112.39
7	—	856	90.00	90.00
73	—	464	128.50–136.00	131.19
53	—	527	120.00–133.00	128.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	643	121.00	121.00
9	—	692	118.00–119.00	118.67
3	—	458	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	108.00–112.00	109.68
6	—	391	122.00–135.00	128.40
2	—	343	125.00	125.00
20	—	438	112.00–116.00	114.35
7	—	563	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	108.00–115.00	111.44
1	—	500	134.00	134.00
4	—	492	133.00–135.00	133.48
4	—	319	142.50	142.50
3	—	359	129.00–136.00	131.41
2	—	675	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	120.00–121.00	120.33
28	—	585	140.25–143.00	140.90
28	—	518	135.00–144.00	138.87
20	—	678	125.00–130.00	127.77
9	—	464	146.00–152.00	148.89
8	—	766	117.00–122.00	121.37
6	—	314	162.00–165.00	164.04
5	—	244	166.00	166.00
3	—	892	113.00	113.00
19	—	608	126.00–136.00	132.68
34	—	392	145.00–155.00	153.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	159.50	159.50
4	—	631	131.00	131.00
13	—	581	138.50–142.00	139.88
5	—	451	157.50	157.50
26	—	514	142.00–151.25	149.43
14	—	734	124.50	124.50
6	—	668	131.50	131.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	594	121.00–126.50	125.12
5	—	770	110.00–113.50	112.79
3	—	947	77.00	77.00
1	—	820	95.00	95.00
22	—	671	115.00	115.00
33	—	535	130.00–142.00	139.80
25	—	460	138.00–149.00	146.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	125.00–131.00	127.93
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
8	—	668	115.00	115.00
4	—	524	100.00–120.00	109.92
1	—	630	100.00	100.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	745.00	745.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	665.00	665.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	685.00	685.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,780	74.00–87.00	79.54
7	—	1,832	85.00–93.00	87.61
2	—	1,585	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,230	47.00–58.00	52.71
8	—	1,273	60.00–66.00	63.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,399	55.00–65.00	59.87
1	—	1,340	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,015	39.00–49.00	43.27
12	—	934	30.00–40.00	34.95

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