Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends were established, market not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.21/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$121.21

203 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$5.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

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	545	121.49	662	193
Medium and Large 2-3	412	115.80	478	10thin

One grade step is worth $5.69/cwt here — about $185 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 sale203 hd

121.21

—

TN average8 barns · 926 hd

122.37

−1.15

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	1,599	85.72	1,371	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	67.30	901	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	61.98	689	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	49.42	479	47

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	760	92.56/cwt	90.00–93.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	135.64/cwt	131.00–137.00	578	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	132.28/cwt	114.00–135.75	767	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	133.51/cwt	121.00–138.00	701	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	698	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	144.58/cwt	140.00–152.00	622	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	766	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	92.25/cwt	92.00–92.50	718	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	51.65/cwt	42.00–62.00	520	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	40.55/cwt	35.00–56.00	349	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	631	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	66.66/cwt	57.00–71.00	886	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,240	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	61.81/cwt	56.00–68.00	689	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	54.98/cwt	52.00–57.00	577	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	72.60/cwt	68.00–76.00	848	12
Bulls	—	—	1,682	89.58/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,507	20
Bulls	—	—	1,324	72.87/cwt	61.00–81.00	965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	135.89/cwt	131.00–146.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	449	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	769	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	720	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	890	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	128.09/cwt	117.00–141.00	592	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	117.66/cwt	106.00–122.00	688	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	135.95/cwt	133.00–136.50	514	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	110.31/cwt	104.00–118.00	732	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	116.51/cwt	111.00–117.00	607	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	691.92/cwt	675.00–700.00	7,493	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	9,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	820	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	854	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	860	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	151.64/cwt	138.00–154.00	732	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	630	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	359	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	127.01/cwt	125.00–132.00	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	134.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	779	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 Mar 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 343Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 136Year ago 0

No trends were established, market not reported last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	760	90.00–93.00	92.56
4	—	309	140.00	140.00
4	—	261	132.00	132.00
3	—	820	90.00	90.00
49	—	462	117.00–141.00	128.09
35	—	585	106.00–122.00	117.66
19	—	378	133.00–136.50	135.95
12	—	664	104.00–118.00	110.31
12	—	521	111.00–117.00	116.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	449	111.00	111.00
3	—	327	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	641	120.00	120.00
14	—	576	125.00	125.00
3	—	890	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	131.00–137.00	135.64
3	—	552	118.00	118.00
2	—	533	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	580	114.00–135.75	132.28
15	—	525	121.00–138.00	133.51
15	—	454	153.75	153.75
10	—	430	140.00–152.00	144.58
9	—	678	113.00	113.00
8	—	778	92.00–92.50	92.25
7	—	921	86.50	86.50
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	131.00–146.00	135.89
2	—	895	111.00	111.00
2	—	288	150.00	150.00
1	—	795	113.00	113.00
1	—	610	129.00	129.00
17	—	483	138.00–154.00	151.64
12	—	395	159.50	159.50
8	—	308	163.00	163.00
8	—	233	154.00	154.00
7	—	680	125.00–132.00	127.01
7	—	579	130.00–140.00	134.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	143.00	143.00
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	531	154.50	154.50
13	—	575	148.50	148.50
12	—	717	120.00	120.00
4	—	689	136.00	136.00
2	—	843	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,006	42.00–62.00	51.65
11	—	860	35.00–56.00	40.55
1	—	915	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,329	57.00–71.00	66.66
1	—	1,550	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,115	56.00–68.00	61.81
16	—	1,050	52.00–57.00	54.98
12	—	1,168	68.00–76.00	72.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,682	85.00–97.00	89.58
6	—	1,324	61.00–81.00	72.87

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	675.00–700.00	691.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	755.00	755.00

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