Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls mostly lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.21/cwt on 350 head.

Average price

$116.21

350 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$10.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.49

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	528	117.44	620	309
Medium and Large 2-3	477	106.93	510	41

One grade step is worth $10.51/cwt here — about $110 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 sale350 hd

116.21

—

TN average9 barns · 1,842 hd

117.70

−1.49

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	1,683	83.31	1,402	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	58.34	806	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	55.10	680	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	41.63	400	27

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	110.17/cwt	105.00–114.00	459	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	105.45/cwt	99.00–106.00	611	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	118.17/cwt	110.00–121.00	624	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	126.06/cwt	123.00–127.00	584	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	107.14/cwt	103.00–114.00	624	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	108.76/cwt	104.00–111.00	678	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	129.86/cwt	124.00–130.50	500	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	122.63/cwt	119.00–125.00	521	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	133.63/cwt	129.00–135.00	421	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	97.42/cwt	94.00–100.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	108.26/cwt	107.00–110.00	633	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	120.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	525	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	113.31/cwt	110.00–114.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	105.33/cwt	104.00–106.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	130.92/cwt	123.00–132.50	690	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	124.31/cwt	118.00–125.50	736	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	655	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	732	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	764	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	636	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	833	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	45.02/cwt	40.00–50.00	446	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	34.85/cwt	30.00–40.00	315	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	57.40/cwt	54.00–62.00	790	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	909	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	55.48/cwt	52.00–62.00	706	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	51.70/cwt	47.00–65.00	588	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	64.29/cwt	63.00–65.00	796	4
Bulls	—	—	1,817	85.60/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,555	9
Bulls	—	—	1,446	77.06/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,114	5
Bulls	—	—	1,660	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	904.34/cwt	785.00–1,050.00	10,011	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	895.63/cwt	850.00–985.00	10,595	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	306	128.06/cwt	122.00–131.00	392	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	141.08/cwt	135.50–155.00	817	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	140.43/cwt	139.00–141.00	760	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	127.16/cwt	122.50–128.00	813	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	887	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	931	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	111.51/cwt	108.50–113.00	847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	150.98/cwt	130.00–154.00	702	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	148.93/cwt	143.50–150.00	581	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	136.68/cwt	129.00–139.50	731	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	127.01/cwt	123.00–130.00	735	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	122.56/cwt	119.00–123.00	841	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	112.40/cwt	109.00–113.00	812	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	122.97/cwt	119.00–130.00	773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	658	2

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 May 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 698Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 120Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls mostly lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	104.00	104.00
1	—	240	132.50	132.50
54	—	465	130.00–154.00	150.98
35	—	390	143.50–150.00	148.93
29	—	535	129.00–139.50	136.68
21	—	579	123.00–130.00	127.01
18	—	686	119.00–123.00	122.56
10	—	722	109.00–113.00	112.40
8	—	629	119.00–130.00	122.97
8	—	330	152.00	152.00
3	—	755	110.00	110.00
2	—	433	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	306	122.00–131.00	128.06
3	—	548	118.00	118.00
1	—	475	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	815	110.00	110.00
21	—	579	135.50–155.00	141.08
21	—	541	139.00–141.00	140.43
13	—	639	122.50–128.00	127.16
9	—	887	105.00	105.00
9	—	760	108.50–113.00	111.51
6	—	688	127.50	127.50
4	—	465	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	417	105.00–114.00	110.17
12	—	579	99.00–106.00	105.45
5	—	537	95.00	95.00
2	—	378	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	750	102.00	102.00
8	—	525	125.00	125.00
6	—	588	113.00	113.00
3	—	690	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	528	110.00–121.00	118.17
64	—	463	123.00–127.00	126.06
44	—	582	103.00–114.00	107.14
39	—	623	104.00–111.00	108.76
20	—	385	124.00–130.50	129.86
13	—	425	119.00–125.00	122.63
13	—	315	129.00–135.00	133.63
7	—	722	94.00–100.00	97.42
5	—	247	151.00	151.00
4	—	908	76.00	76.00
2	—	755	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	585	107.00–110.00	108.26
11	—	434	120.00–125.00	120.94
10	—	490	118.00	118.00
6	—	513	110.00–114.00	113.31
3	—	689	104.00–106.00	105.33
2	—	390	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	527	123.00–132.50	130.92
25	—	592	118.00–125.50	124.31
24	—	447	146.50	146.50
13	—	648	113.00	113.00
8	—	796	96.00	96.00
8	—	453	140.50	140.50
6	—	653	113.00	113.00
1	—	925	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	991	40.00–50.00	45.02
9	—	903	30.00–40.00	34.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,376	54.00–62.00	57.40
1	—	1,420	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,273	52.00–62.00	55.48
15	—	1,138	47.00–65.00	51.70
4	—	1,238	63.00–65.00	64.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,817	82.00–90.00	85.60
5	—	1,446	72.00–80.00	77.06
1	—	1,660	94.00	94.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	785.00–1,050.00	904.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,183	850.00–985.00	895.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle