Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 higher. Steers and bulls were 6.00 to 9.00 higher, instances 16 higher. Heifers 9.00 to 12.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.70/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$124.70

221 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$12.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.91

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	520	125.63	653	205
Medium and Large 2-3	441	112.73	497	16thin

One grade step is worth $12.90/cwt here — about $156 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

124.70

—

TN average10 barns · 1,496 hd

119.79

+4.91

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	1,616	87.80	1,418	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	61.17	699	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	55.11	744	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	46.74	456	20

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	60.77/cwt	57.00–65.00	685	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	678	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	728	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	48.85/cwt	41.00–54.00	490	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	38.31/cwt	36.00–39.00	333	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	55.11/cwt	52.00–58.00	744	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	875	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	89.15/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,471	8
Bulls	—	—	1,491	74.58/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,112	4
Bulls	—	—	1,671	98.31/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,643	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	840.43/cwt	775.00–975.00	10,388	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	137.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	790	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	117.06/cwt	115.00–118.50	906	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	158.77/cwt	158.00–164.00	618	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	131.61/cwt	119.50–137.00	812	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	126.15/cwt	120.00–131.00	829	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	142.71/cwt	129.50–155.00	672	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	149.39/cwt	144.50–151.50	808	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	105.17/cwt	104.00–110.00	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	106.96/cwt	102.50–110.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	132.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	139.25/cwt	131.50–140.00	648	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	799	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	844	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	93.11/cwt	91.50–95.50	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.81/cwt	110.00–128.00	667	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	579	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	117.56/cwt	106.00–126.75	676	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	134.39/cwt	123.00–135.00	532	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	119.96/cwt	115.00–132.00	558	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	431	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	130.66/cwt	123.00–134.00	687	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	118.77/cwt	107.00–123.00	692	15

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 491Last week 489Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 61Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 higher. Steers and bulls were 6.00 to 9.00 higher, instances 16 higher. Heifers 9.00 to 12.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,127	57.00–65.00	60.77
1	—	1,325	66.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,003	41.00–54.00	48.85
4	—	868	36.00–39.00	38.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	52.00–58.00	55.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,650	84.00–95.00	89.15
4	—	1,491	71.00–76.00	74.58
4	—	1,671	95.00–102.00	98.31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	452	150.00	150.00
8	—	758	96.00	96.00
3	—	630	115.00	115.00
26	—	526	123.00–134.00	130.66
15	—	583	107.00–123.00	118.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	130.00–140.00	137.97
3	—	392	115.00	115.00
3	—	320	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	479	165.00	165.00
10	—	774	115.00–118.50	117.06
6	—	637	129.50	129.50
4	—	749	117.00	117.00
3	—	853	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	389	158.00–164.00	158.77
16	—	617	119.50–137.00	131.61
15	—	657	120.00–131.00	126.15
11	—	471	129.50–155.00	142.71
10	—	541	144.50–151.50	149.39
7	—	713	104.00–110.00	105.17
4	—	596	130.00	130.00
4	—	343	153.00	153.00
3	—	280	162.00	162.00
2	—	920	96.00	96.00
1	—	425	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	442	102.50–110.00	106.96
5	—	330	130.00–137.00	132.57
3	—	623	99.50	99.50
2	—	550	85.00	85.00
1	—	225	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	465	131.50–140.00	139.25
11	—	680	117.50	117.50
6	—	703	112.00	112.00
6	—	645	119.75	119.75
5	—	844	87.00	87.00
5	—	783	91.50–95.50	93.11
5	—	569	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	530	110.00–128.00	125.81
24	—	449	129.00	129.00
19	—	575	106.00–126.75	117.56
19	—	396	123.00–135.00	134.39
11	—	465	115.00–132.00	119.96
8	—	310	139.00	139.00
4	—	673	111.00	111.00
3	—	283	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00

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)	1	—	1,350	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,236	775.00–975.00	840.43

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle