Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower Steers and bulls 6.00 to 7.00 lower, instances 550-600 llbs 17.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady under 600 lbs, over 600 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.92/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$125.92

221 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$7.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.79

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	551	127.35	702	177
Medium and Large 2-3	588	120.20	707	44

One grade step is worth $7.14/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale221 hd

125.92

—

TN average11 barns · 2,450 hd

124.13

+1.79

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	1,690	83.09	1,405	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	58.80	824	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	53.27	655	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	38.81	396	27

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 1-2	—	765	109.30/cwt	100.00–114.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	124.98/cwt	119.00–126.50	729	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	512	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	141.79/cwt	140.00–143.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	123.02/cwt	118.00–128.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	131.30/cwt	125.00–133.00	800	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	121.65/cwt	115.00–123.00	921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	696	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	790	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	348	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	564	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,360	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	776.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	9,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	141.34/cwt	135.00–144.50	656	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	131.00/cwt	125.00–132.00	677	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	768	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	113.74/cwt	110.00–116.50	771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	844	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,055	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	920	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	124.26/cwt	120.00–125.50	961	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	133.61/cwt	133.00–134.00	895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	831	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	128.83/cwt	127.50–130.00	854	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	700	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	54.18/cwt	50.00–60.00	696	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	48.13/cwt	42.00–50.00	518	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	63.48/cwt	62.00–65.00	836	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	92.08/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,642	2
Bulls	—	—	1,644	78.60/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,292	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	117.37/cwt	95.00–119.00	788	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	120.02/cwt	115.00–124.00	621	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	42.51/cwt	35.00–50.00	451	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	25.86/cwt	25.00–30.00	228	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	55.15/cwt	53.00–57.00	747	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	67.91/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	124.55/cwt	123.00–125.00	573	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	124.50/cwt	114.00–127.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	122.58/cwt	120.00–123.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	116.28/cwt	115.00–118.00	794	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	116.84/cwt	114.00–118.00	963	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	342	4

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 503Last week 776Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 123Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 137Last week 96Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	100.00–114.00	109.30
27	—	583	119.00–126.50	124.98
20	—	379	135.00	135.00
31	—	460	123.00–125.00	124.55
7	—	524	120.00–123.00	122.58
7	—	730	116.00	116.00
7	—	683	115.00–118.00	116.28
10	—	330	145.00	145.00
7	—	824	114.00–118.00	116.84
4	—	253	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	620	134.00	134.00
13	—	663	127.50–130.00	128.83
10	—	480	131.00	131.00
7	—	855	116.00	116.00
4	—	551	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	671	95.00–119.00	117.37
7	—	517	115.00–124.00	120.02
5	—	427	114.00–127.00	124.50
4	—	330	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	140.00–143.00	141.79
10	—	535	138.00	138.00
3	—	953	120.00	120.00
3	—	702	125.00	125.00
2	—	663	120.00	120.00
1	—	270	152.00	152.00
5	—	304	163.00	163.00
4	—	596	118.00–128.00	123.02
17	—	609	125.00–133.00	131.30
6	—	757	115.00–123.00	121.65
13	—	385	147.00	147.00
5	—	426	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	134.00	134.00
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
9	—	696	113.50	113.50
6	—	348	133.00	133.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	635	135.00	135.00
13	—	844	125.00	125.00
2	—	558	138.00	138.00
1	—	920	123.50	123.50
9	—	773	120.00–125.50	124.26
8	—	670	133.00–134.00	133.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	464	135.00–144.50	141.34
14	—	517	125.00–132.00	131.00
8	—	826	93.00	93.00
7	—	678	110.00–116.50	113.74
4	—	598	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	550	124.00	124.00
1	—	895	80.00	80.00

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)	2	—	1,100	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	750.00–800.00	776.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,284	50.00–60.00	54.18
10	—	1,076	42.00–50.00	48.13
3	—	1,317	62.00–65.00	63.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,060	35.00–50.00	42.51
6	—	883	25.00–30.00	25.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,355	53.00–57.00	55.15
2	—	1,518	67.00–69.00	67.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	87.00–97.00	92.08
4	—	1,644	75.00–82.00	78.60

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