Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady, Breakers were 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers and bulls 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.82/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$118.82

276 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$6.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.31

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	539	119.49	645	246
Medium and Large 2-3	544	113.32	616	30

One grade step is worth $6.18/cwt here — about $28 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 sale276 hd

118.82

—

TN average9 barns · 1,679 hd

120.13

−1.31

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	1,650	86.44	1,426	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,377	61.97	853	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	58.87	698	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	45.46	447	33

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	114.98/cwt	100.00–119.50	593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	127.99/cwt	122.00–129.00	553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	122.74/cwt	111.00–126.00	717	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	622	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	777	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	130.81/cwt	121.00–137.00	682	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	107.07/cwt	102.00–109.00	790	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	137.36/cwt	125.00–143.00	731	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	149.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	699	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	147.01/cwt	138.00–148.00	563	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	148.41/cwt	146.00–150.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	150.35/cwt	141.00–154.00	492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	563	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	125.41/cwt	123.50–127.00	668	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	121.15/cwt	115.00–124.50	642	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	53.01/cwt	52.00–54.00	760	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,033	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	56.43/cwt	54.00–63.00	659	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	68.65/cwt	66.00–72.00	874	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	52.98/cwt	52.00–54.00	595	5
Bulls	—	—	1,606	87.66/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,408	10
Bulls	—	—	1,579	74.40/cwt	65.00–80.00	1,175	6
Bulls	—	—	1,823	98.45/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,795	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,555	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	973.72/cwt	935.00–1,035.00	11,120	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	817.39/cwt	710.00–900.00	9,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	975.63/cwt	935.00–1,010.00	11,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	817	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	154.64/cwt	154.50–155.00	656	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	126.44/cwt	121.50–129.25	850	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	126.22/cwt	118.50–130.50	742	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	48.91/cwt	41.00–53.00	507	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	38.56/cwt	32.00–53.00	339	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	62.46/cwt	57.00–69.00	853	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	123.61/cwt	119.00–125.00	567	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	128.79/cwt	126.00–129.50	492	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	112.98/cwt	108.00–115.00	668	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	113.06/cwt	107.00–115.50	720	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	101.92/cwt	101.00–102.00	758	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	99.99/cwt	98.50–103.00	766	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	127.60/cwt	127.00–129.00	406	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,009	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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 596Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 92Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 158Last week 163Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady, Breakers were 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers and bulls 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	100.00–119.50	114.98
7	—	432	122.00–129.00	127.99
4	—	635	104.00–105.00	104.49
4	—	574	112.00	112.00
2	—	778	94.00	94.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	584	111.00–126.00	122.74
19	—	452	137.50	137.50
18	—	660	117.75	117.75
18	—	521	121.00–137.00	130.81
11	—	738	102.00–109.00	107.07
6	—	649	113.50	113.50
6	—	440	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	532	125.00–143.00	137.36
29	—	469	140.00–150.00	149.06
10	—	383	138.00–148.00	147.01
8	—	804	110.00	110.00
7	—	605	133.00	133.00
5	—	410	146.00–150.00	148.41
5	—	327	141.00–154.00	150.35
4	—	986	106.00	106.00
4	—	754	115.00	115.00
2	—	218	156.00	156.00
1	—	890	103.00	103.00
32	—	672	121.50–129.25	126.44
29	—	588	118.50–130.50	126.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	817	90.50	90.50
2	—	675	106.00–110.00	108.01
2	—	525	117.00–118.00	117.51
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	424	154.50–155.00	154.64
5	—	582	132.00	132.00
4	—	621	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	438	128.50	128.50
6	—	813	85.50	85.50
5	—	623	104.00	104.00
4	—	519	116.50	116.50
2	—	470	110.00	110.00
2	—	350	128.00	128.00
2	—	335	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	726	104.00	104.00
9	—	533	123.50–127.00	125.41
8	—	474	130.00	130.00
7	—	568	123.50	123.50
5	—	667	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	530	115.00–124.50	121.15
40	—	459	119.00–125.00	123.61
25	—	382	126.00–129.50	128.79
24	—	591	108.00–115.00	112.98
17	—	637	107.00–115.50	113.06
12	—	744	101.00–102.00	101.92
9	—	766	98.50–103.00	99.99
8	—	449	130.00	130.00
7	—	318	127.00–129.00	127.60
3	—	657	116.50	116.50
3	—	235	144.00	144.00
2	—	1,040	97.00	97.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	52.00–54.00	53.01
1	—	1,435	72.00	72.00
16	—	1,366	57.00–69.00	62.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,167	54.00–63.00	56.43
8	—	1,273	66.00–72.00	68.65
5	—	1,124	52.00–54.00	52.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,037	41.00–53.00	48.91
11	—	878	32.00–53.00	38.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,606	81.00–92.00	87.66
6	—	1,579	65.00–80.00	74.40
5	—	1,823	95.00–102.00	98.45

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	—	1,050	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,142	935.00–1,035.00	973.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	710.00–900.00	817.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	935.00–1,010.00	975.63

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