Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows 8.00 to 10.00 lower on light receipts. Slaughter bulls 7.00 lower. Steers steady to 4.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 to 10.00 lower, instances 15.00 lower. Heifers 7.00 to 13.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.76/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$136.76

192 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$17.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

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	525	137.49	721	184
Medium and Large 2-3	370	119.81	443	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.69/cwt here — about $278 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 sale192 hd

136.76

—

TN average10 barns · 1,328 hd

134.06

+2.70

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	1,570	81.28	1,276	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	56.06	789	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,099	53.11	584	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	39.04	369	9thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2Value Added	—	535	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	630	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	580	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	122.58/cwt	115.00–127.50	465	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	100.15/cwt	92.00–105.00	637	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	119.04/cwt	119.00–120.00	545	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	114.22/cwt	114.00–115.00	616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	126.41/cwt	125.00–129.00	402	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	104.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	494	104.75/cwt	104.00–105.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	129.69/cwt	123.00–130.00	689	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	144.52/cwt	130.00–148.50	659	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	117.76/cwt	105.00–122.00	685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	117.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	444	162.07/cwt	150.00–164.00	720	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	843	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	153.30/cwt	152.00–160.00	722	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	120.14/cwt	116.00–124.00	747	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	313	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	270	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	134.13/cwt	121.00–139.50	775	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	140.97/cwt	134.50–144.50	527	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	137.85/cwt	136.00–138.00	447	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	117.25/cwt	117.00–117.50	796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	132.83/cwt	126.00–135.50	715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	107.62/cwt	106.00–110.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	414	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	43.57/cwt	39.00–47.00	419	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	29.98/cwt	26.00–34.00	274	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	56.06/cwt	54.00–58.00	789	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	53.11/cwt	49.00–57.00	584	8
Bulls	—	—	1,603	82.97/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,330	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,534	1
Bulls	—	—	1,225	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	894	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	636.38/cwt	600.00–655.00	6,733	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	737.11/cwt	700.00–775.00	8,941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	358	1

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 Apr 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 489Last week 537Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 291Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 61Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	535	117.75	117.75
22	—	462	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	379	115.00–127.50	122.58
24	—	636	92.00–105.00	100.15
23	—	458	119.00–120.00	119.04
9	—	539	114.00–115.00	114.22
9	—	318	125.00–129.00	126.41
8	—	583	100.00–110.00	104.94
3	—	748	95.00	95.00
2	—	763	94.00	94.00
2	—	680	102.00	102.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	433	110.00	110.00
6	—	533	100.00	100.00
2	—	370	112.00	112.00
1	—	305	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	494	104.00–105.00	104.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	531	123.00–130.00	129.69
19	—	456	130.00–148.50	144.52
8	—	582	105.00–122.00	117.76
6	—	662	109.50	109.50
3	—	765	90.50	90.50
2	—	633	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	355	110.00–120.00	117.89
2	—	425	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	444	150.00–164.00	162.07
16	—	727	116.00	116.00
13	—	471	152.00–160.00	153.30
12	—	622	116.00–124.00	120.14
6	—	656	126.00	126.00
3	—	365	150.50	150.50
2	—	313	156.00	156.00
1	—	270	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	578	121.00–139.50	134.13
17	—	374	134.50–144.50	140.97
14	—	324	136.00–138.00	137.85
10	—	679	117.00–117.50	117.25
7	—	538	126.00–135.50	132.83
7	—	446	156.00	156.00
5	—	770	106.00–110.00	107.62
2	—	250	137.50	137.50
1	—	855	103.00	103.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	961	39.00–47.00	43.57
3	—	913	26.00–34.00	29.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	54.00–58.00	56.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,099	49.00–57.00	53.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	82.00–84.00	82.97
1	—	1,815	84.50	84.50
1	—	1,225	73.00	73.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,058	600.00–655.00	636.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	685.00	685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	700.00–775.00	737.11

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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Steers · 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

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