Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, with breakers 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Steers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 5.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Bulls 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.77/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$127.77

160 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$10.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.76

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	543	128.22	696	153
Medium and Large 2-3	502	118.00	592	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.22/cwt here — about $105 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 sale160 hd

127.77

—

TN average9 barns · 1,099 hd

125.00

+2.76

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	1,694	82.18	1,392	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,581	63.30	1,001	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	58.16	722	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	41.72	461	9thin

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	—	934	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	943	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	141.20/cwt	138.00–143.00	529	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	136.38/cwt	135.50–142.00	656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	132.62/cwt	125.00–140.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	161.15/cwt	160.00–166.00	541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	588	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	156.66/cwt	152.50–161.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	134.67/cwt	132.00–136.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	146.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	781	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	169.06/cwt	168.50–173.00	445	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,004	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,050	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	—	1,225	864.80/cwt	825.00–900.00	10,594	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	741.49/cwt	675.00–800.00	8,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	115.72/cwt	115.00–116.00	779	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	694	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	139.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	657	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	751	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,016	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	826	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	324	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	418	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	121.23/cwt	110.00–125.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	79.35/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,363	6
Bulls	—	—	1,703	91.24/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,554	3
Bulls	—	—	1,520	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,094	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,142	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	56.08/cwt	51.00–63.00	678	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	68.62/cwt	64.00–71.00	942	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	47.64/cwt	45.00–50.00	552	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	44.40/cwt	41.00–48.00	513	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	32.32/cwt	30.00–35.00	300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	721	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	806	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	59.23/cwt	55.00–65.00	874	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	69.10/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	121.65/cwt	117.00–125.00	741	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	127.91/cwt	125.00–129.00	678	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	137.73/cwt	137.50–139.00	649	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	119.50/cwt	115.00–121.00	669	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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 503Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 137Year 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
7	—	934	101.00	101.00
4	—	323	136.00–138.00	137.00
2	—	853	100.50	100.50
2	—	740	115.00	115.00
25	—	375	138.00–143.00	141.20
12	—	598	120.50	120.50
11	—	430	146.50	146.50
1	—	1,090	85.00	85.00
1	—	695	116.00	116.00
22	—	609	117.00–125.00	121.65
15	—	530	125.00–129.00	127.91
13	—	471	137.50–139.00	137.73
1	—	270	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	626	128.00	128.00
16	—	580	126.00	126.00
8	—	709	116.50	116.50
6	—	324	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	119.00	119.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
4	—	560	115.00–121.00	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	135.50–142.00	136.38
6	—	638	125.00–140.00	132.62
6	—	336	160.00–166.00	161.15
5	—	418	150.00	150.00
12	—	387	152.00	152.00
3	—	680	125.00	125.00
3	—	565	132.00–136.00	134.67
1	—	1,110	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,050	119.00	119.00
10	—	532	140.00–150.00	146.88
4	—	750	124.00	124.00
1	—	745	129.00	129.00
8	—	263	168.50–173.00	169.06
4	—	835	120.00–121.00	120.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	152.50–161.00	156.66
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	679	140.75	140.75
9	—	791	128.50	128.50
5	—	635	142.00	142.00
3	—	558	148.00	148.00
2	—	730	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
4	—	523	110.00–125.00	121.23
1	—	800	95.00	95.00
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	673	115.00–116.00	115.72
14	—	518	134.00	134.00
12	—	472	130.00–140.00	139.13
11	—	591	127.00	127.00
3	—	748	109.00	109.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	575.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,225	825.00–900.00	864.80
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	675.00–800.00	741.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,718	75.00–85.00	79.35
3	—	1,703	89.00–93.00	91.24
1	—	1,520	72.00	72.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	68.00	68.00
4	—	1,476	55.00–65.00	59.23
2	—	1,740	68.00–70.00	69.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,209	51.00–63.00	56.08
7	—	1,373	64.00–71.00	68.62
3	—	1,158	45.00–50.00	47.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,156	41.00–48.00	44.40
2	—	928	30.00–35.00	32.32

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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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