Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bull steady. Steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.69/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$138.69

214 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$9.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

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	570	139.15	794	204
Medium and Large 2-3	446	129.37	577	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.78/cwt here — about $217 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 sale214 hd

138.69

—

TN average12 barns · 2,483 hd

137.08

+1.62

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	—	Low	1,493	79.77	1,191	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	59.52	806	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	57.10	630	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	47.37	482	20

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	441	136.30/cwt	130.00–138.25	601	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	722	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	120.79/cwt	115.00–129.00	640	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	111.60/cwt	110.00–117.00	709	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	114.46/cwt	111.00–123.00	672	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	133.06/cwt	127.50–136.00	511	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	104.65/cwt	104.00–106.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	128.64/cwt	125.00–132.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	593	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	594	115.93/cwt	105.00–119.50	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	134.90/cwt	128.50–139.00	701	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	146.02/cwt	137.50–152.50	679	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	122.92/cwt	122.00–123.00	706	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	121.40/cwt	113.00–124.50	800	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	838	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	48.98/cwt	43.00–55.00	505	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	32.92/cwt	29.00–35.00	291	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	59.52/cwt	59.00–60.00	806	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	57.17/cwt	53.00–64.00	630	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	52.70/cwt	51.00–54.00	545	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	816	3
Bulls	—	—	1,291	71.45/cwt	64.00–76.00	922	7
Bulls	—	—	1,708	84.76/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,448	5
Bulls	—	—	1,660	96.41/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	978.28/cwt	875.00–1,015.00	11,025	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,505	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	142.47/cwt	139.00–155.00	453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	118.08/cwt	110.00–121.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	148.50/cwt	146.00–149.50	786	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	133.23/cwt	130.50–138.00	830	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	128.57/cwt	126.50–133.00	869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	159.74/cwt	159.50–160.00	668	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,023	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	769	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	150.96/cwt	130.00–153.00	719	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	132.34/cwt	120.00–134.50	884	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	133.88/cwt	120.00–139.50	767	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	156.00/cwt	149.00–158.00	596	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	129.93/cwt	127.00–133.00	820	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	113.48/cwt	110.00–117.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	124.36/cwt	117.50–125.50	654	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	531	4

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 900Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 130Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 163Last week 130Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bull steady. Steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	441	130.00–138.25	136.30
36	—	530	115.00–129.00	120.79
28	—	635	110.00–117.00	111.60
25	—	450	135.00	135.00
19	—	587	111.00–123.00	114.46
14	—	384	127.50–136.00	133.06
3	—	725	104.00–106.00	104.65
2	—	658	105.00	105.00
2	—	313	125.00–132.00	128.64
1	—	920	93.00	93.00
1	—	830	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	108.00	108.00
1	—	310	122.00	122.00
22	—	526	117.50–125.50	124.36
6	—	419	123.00	123.00
4	—	454	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	582	124.00	124.00
9	—	613	120.00	120.00
4	—	818	94.50	94.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	405	146.50	146.50
5	—	476	130.50	130.50
4	—	594	105.00–119.50	115.93
4	—	511	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	520	128.50–139.00	134.90
16	—	465	137.50–152.50	146.02
13	—	574	122.00–123.00	122.92
11	—	659	113.00–124.50	121.40
7	—	769	109.00	109.00
1	—	840	95.00	95.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	139.00–155.00	142.47
4	—	561	110.00–121.00	118.08
1	—	625	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	529	146.00–149.50	148.50
11	—	623	130.50–138.00	133.23
8	—	676	126.50–133.00	128.57
8	—	418	159.50–160.00	159.74
5	—	567	131.50	131.50
4	—	1,023	107.50	107.50
4	—	820	112.00	112.00
4	—	759	116.00	116.00
3	—	853	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	536	143.50	143.50
24	—	476	130.00–153.00	150.96
20	—	668	120.00–134.50	132.34
20	—	573	120.00–139.50	133.88
18	—	382	149.00–158.00	156.00
9	—	631	127.00–133.00	129.93
3	—	830	110.50	110.50
2	—	773	110.50	110.50
2	—	735	110.00–117.00	113.48
2	—	448	141.00	141.00
2	—	285	155.00	155.00
1	—	330	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,031	43.00–55.00	48.98
2	—	885	29.00–35.00	32.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	59.00–60.00	59.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,102	53.00–64.00	57.17
6	—	1,035	51.00–54.00	52.70
3	—	1,255	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,291	64.00–76.00	71.45
5	—	1,708	80.00–88.00	84.76
2	—	1,660	95.00–98.00	96.41

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,127	875.00–1,015.00	978.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle