Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs 5.00 to 11.00 lower, over 500 lbs 13.00 to 15.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 12.00 lower instances 20.00 lower. Bulls 9.00 to 20.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.91/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$113.91

131 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$6.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.15

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	548	114.60	628	118
Medium and Large 2-3	482	107.68	519	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.92/cwt here — about $109 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 sale131 hd

113.91

—

TN average11 barns · 2,112 hd

118.06

−4.15

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	1,704	86.04	1,466	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	68.20	963	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	58.37	719	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	44.88	457	18

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	567	112.20/cwt	107.00–115.50	636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	117.36/cwt	115.00–118.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	120.04/cwt	102.50–125.00	630	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	126.14/cwt	126.00–126.50	665	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	720	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	149.38/cwt	141.00–158.00	635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	112.64/cwt	106.00–116.50	658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	47.96/cwt	43.00–53.00	499	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	34.12/cwt	26.00–41.00	323	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	67.60/cwt	67.00–68.00	962	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	966	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	60.08/cwt	56.00–67.00	777	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	54.35/cwt	52.00–56.00	605	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	818	1
Bulls	—	—	1,719	86.41/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,485	7
Bulls	—	—	1,755	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,641	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,174	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	7,149	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	810.24/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	8,969	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	901.35/cwt	875.00–985.00	10,762	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	704	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	139.21/cwt	132.00–152.00	512	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	839	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	133.35/cwt	124.50–136.50	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	146.60/cwt	146.00–147.50	457	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	153.93/cwt	140.00–158.50	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	113.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	449	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	104.28/cwt	100.00–112.50	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	734	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	877	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	122.08/cwt	118.00–122.75	652	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	570	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	116.34/cwt	107.50–120.00	444	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	105.05/cwt	103.00–108.00	660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	100.34/cwt	98.00–105.00	693	8

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 Mar 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 600Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 112Year 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
8	—	567	107.00–115.50	112.20
5	—	463	115.00–118.00	117.36
3	—	717	102.00	102.00
2	—	335	123.00	123.00
1	—	250	132.50	132.50
27	—	534	118.00–122.75	122.08
21	—	447	127.50	127.50
16	—	382	107.50–120.00	116.34
10	—	628	103.00–108.00	105.05
8	—	691	98.00–105.00	100.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	106.00	106.00
4	—	449	114.50	114.50
3	—	380	100.00–112.50	104.28
1	—	700	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	727	101.00	101.00
6	—	877	90.00	90.00
2	—	615	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	102.50–125.00	120.04
3	—	432	140.00	140.00
2	—	615	102.50	102.50
1	—	450	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	527	126.00–126.50	126.14
15	—	466	154.50	154.50
10	—	425	141.00–158.00	149.38
8	—	584	106.00–116.50	112.64
6	—	646	108.00	108.00
5	—	738	98.00	98.00
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
1	—	675	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	704	90.00	90.00
2	—	688	95.00	95.00
1	—	580	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	748	113.00	113.00
3	—	790	103.50	103.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	368	132.00–152.00	139.21
14	—	739	113.50	113.50
7	—	519	124.50–136.50	133.35
5	—	312	146.00–147.50	146.60
4	—	455	140.00–158.50	153.93
3	—	685	110.00–115.00	113.33
3	—	443	161.00	161.00
1	—	896	102.00	102.00
1	—	595	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,040	43.00–53.00	47.96
4	—	946	26.00–41.00	34.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	67.00–68.00	67.60
1	—	1,380	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,293	56.00–67.00	60.08
10	—	1,114	52.00–56.00	54.35
1	—	1,240	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,719	84.00–92.00	86.41
1	—	1,755	93.50	93.50
1	—	1,545	76.00	76.00

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	—	1,075	665.00	665.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	700.00–1,000.00	810.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,194	875.00–985.00	901.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	770.00	770.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle