Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs 3.00 14.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Bulls steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.99/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$123.99

245 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$11.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.87

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	542	125.27	679	218
Medium and Large 2-3	459	113.67	522	27

One grade step is worth $11.60/cwt here — about $157 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 sale245 hd

123.99

—

TN average9 barns · 1,198 hd

120.12

+3.87

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	1,615	85.46	1,380	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	62.73	869	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	59.58	715	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	44.05	443	24

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	—	657	115.59/cwt	114.00–120.00	759	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	527	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	96.40/cwt	95.00–98.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	102.98/cwt	100.00–106.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	116.21/cwt	110.00–122.50	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	154.35/cwt	146.00–156.00	687	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	110.79/cwt	109.00–112.00	753	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	122.65/cwt	116.50–124.50	718	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	136.72/cwt	126.00–144.00	719	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	736	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	882	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	143.39/cwt	135.00–147.00	767	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	161.80/cwt	152.00–164.00	618	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	129.06/cwt	115.00–144.50	738	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	123.92/cwt	123.00–125.00	812	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	154.90/cwt	127.00–161.00	717	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	119.04/cwt	113.00–125.00	755	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	108.01/cwt	107.00–110.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	117.93/cwt	113.00–119.00	519	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	106.47/cwt	100.00–116.00	572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	119.39/cwt	117.50–120.00	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	129.33/cwt	123.00–131.00	675	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	48.13/cwt	43.00–54.00	511	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	35.90/cwt	25.00–42.00	321	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	62.73/cwt	61.00–66.00	869	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	61.03/cwt	57.00–65.00	742	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	53.74/cwt	50.00–56.00	619	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	69.18/cwt	66.00–74.00	860	6
Bulls	—	—	1,594	88.80/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,415	8
Bulls	—	—	1,554	78.01/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,212	7
Bulls	—	—	1,815	93.94/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,705	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	119.90/cwt	115.00–125.00	698	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	134.24/cwt	128.00–136.50	619	38

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 548Last week 491Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 92Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs 3.00 14.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Bulls steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	657	114.00–120.00	115.59
11	—	385	137.00	137.00
8	—	773	95.00–98.00	96.40
7	—	325	135.00	135.00
4	—	404	130.50	130.50
2	—	270	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,050	88.00	88.00
52	—	522	123.00–131.00	129.33
49	—	582	115.00–125.00	119.90
38	—	461	128.00–136.50	134.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	440	113.00–119.00	117.93
9	—	537	100.00–116.00	106.47
4	—	329	117.50–120.00	119.39
3	—	470	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	606	128.00	128.00
6	—	474	137.00	137.00
2	—	875	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	100.00–106.00	102.98
4	—	527	110.00–122.50	116.21
3	—	595	110.00	110.00
3	—	468	127.50	127.50
2	—	670	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	445	146.00–156.00	154.35
19	—	680	109.00–112.00	110.79
17	—	585	116.50–124.50	122.65
15	—	526	126.00–144.00	136.72
8	—	494	149.00	149.00
5	—	793	93.00	93.00
5	—	748	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	113.00	113.00
4	—	519	125.00	125.00
3	—	353	131.00	131.00
1	—	625	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	882	104.00	104.00
3	—	682	117.00	117.00
2	—	700	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	535	135.00–147.00	143.39
22	—	382	152.00–164.00	161.80
15	—	572	115.00–144.50	129.06
13	—	655	123.00–125.00	123.92
12	—	463	127.00–161.00	154.90
10	—	634	113.00–125.00	119.04
5	—	442	159.00	159.00
3	—	755	107.00–110.00	108.01
3	—	728	111.50	111.50
2	—	283	158.00	158.00
1	—	850	101.00	101.00
1	—	300	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,061	43.00–54.00	48.13
8	—	894	25.00–42.00	35.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,386	61.00–66.00	62.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,216	57.00–65.00	61.03
23	—	1,151	50.00–56.00	53.74
6	—	1,243	66.00–74.00	69.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,594	82.00–95.00	88.80
7	—	1,554	74.00–81.00	78.01
3	—	1,815	93.00–95.00	93.94

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	875.00	875.00

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