Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends were reported. Market was not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.26/cwt on 338 head.

Average price

$127.26

338 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$7.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.28

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	537	128.11	689	297
Medium and Large 2-3	471	121.10	570	41

One grade step is worth $7.01/cwt here — about $119 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 sale338 hd

127.26

—

TN average7 barns · 994 hd

125.98

+1.28

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	1,706	86.47	1,475	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	66.21	926	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	62.87	781	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	45.73	454	24

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	863	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	47.21/cwt	40.00–53.00	481	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	35.38/cwt	32.00–38.00	287	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	66.21/cwt	63.00–68.00	926	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	60.94/cwt	55.00–67.00	759	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	74.94/cwt	70.00–80.00	970	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	53.28/cwt	52.00–55.00	626	6
Bulls	—	—	1,646	80.00/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,317	8
Bulls	—	—	1,746	87.56/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,529	7
Bulls	—	—	1,805	108.53/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	129.44/cwt	123.50–133.50	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	146.77/cwt	139.50–149.50	841	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	131.88/cwt	122.00–135.50	876	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	154.67/cwt	140.50–158.50	558	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	145.75/cwt	138.50–151.50	767	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	137.68/cwt	128.00–139.50	887	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	156.88/cwt	148.00–157.50	698	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	123.29/cwt	115.50–125.25	909	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	158.35/cwt	158.00–158.50	727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	125.36/cwt	125.00–128.00	733	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	125.39/cwt	123.50–126.00	656	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	123.81/cwt	122.00–129.00	782	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	109.25/cwt	102.00–113.00	828	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	142.65/cwt	135.00–143.00	459	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	120.79/cwt	117.00–129.50	796	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	128.79/cwt	119.00–132.00	524	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	121.75/cwt	120.00–122.00	682	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	118.60/cwt	113.00–122.00	598	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	112.71/cwt	105.00–114.00	736	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	126.73/cwt	126.00–127.50	812	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	144.60/cwt	132.50–145.50	665	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	144.01/cwt	132.50–146.75	747	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	131.90/cwt	130.50–132.50	776	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	151.83/cwt	136.00–154.00	481	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	590	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	109.15/cwt	106.00–113.00	573	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	780	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	835	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	131.21/cwt	126.50–132.50	609	72
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	13,515	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	11,426	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,015.00/cwt	1,015.00–1,015.00	11,165	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,358	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	12,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,844	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	886.90/cwt	875.00–900.00	9,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	116.32/cwt	110.00–123.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	124.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	986	10

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 759Last week 719Year ago 813

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 120Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 167Last week 158Year ago 92

No trends were reported. Market was not reported last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	760	105.00	105.00
5	—	745	114.50	114.50
1	—	970	89.00	89.00
39	—	641	126.00–127.50	126.73
30	—	460	132.50–145.50	144.60
27	—	519	132.50–146.75	144.01
26	—	588	130.50–132.50	131.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	407	119.00–132.00	128.79
8	—	560	120.00–122.00	121.75
8	—	504	113.00–122.00	118.60
7	—	653	105.00–114.00	112.71
2	—	630	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	764	123.50–133.50	129.44
2	—	588	143.00	143.00
10	—	737	133.75	133.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	573	139.50–149.50	146.77
19	—	664	122.00–135.50	131.88
19	—	361	140.50–158.50	154.67
18	—	526	138.50–151.50	145.75
15	—	644	128.00–139.50	137.68
14	—	445	148.00–157.50	156.88
10	—	737	115.50–125.25	123.29
10	—	459	158.00–158.50	158.35
9	—	317	136.00–154.00	151.83
4	—	783	125.50	125.50
1	—	870	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	110.00–123.00	116.32
2	—	538	126.50	126.50
2	—	483	122.00	122.00
2	—	358	122.00–126.00	124.01
2	—	318	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	585	125.00–128.00	125.36
34	—	523	123.50–126.00	125.39
32	—	632	122.00–129.00	123.81
28	—	758	102.00–113.00	109.25
24	—	322	135.00–143.00	142.65
22	—	395	141.00	141.00
10	—	659	117.00–129.50	120.79
3	—	247	139.00	139.00
72	—	464	126.50–132.50	131.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	455	129.75	129.75
13	—	525	106.00–113.00	109.15
3	—	333	117.00	117.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	591	132.00	132.00
10	—	646	129.25	129.25
4	—	689	124.50	124.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,019	40.00–53.00	47.21
3	—	812	32.00–38.00	35.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,399	63.00–68.00	66.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,246	55.00–67.00	60.94
7	—	1,294	70.00–80.00	74.94
6	—	1,174	52.00–55.00	53.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,646	73.00–84.00	80.00
7	—	1,746	84.00–93.00	87.56
2	—	1,805	107.00–110.00	108.53

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	—	1,325	1,020.00	1,020.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	985.00	985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,015.00	1,015.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,020.00	1,020.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	875.00–900.00	886.90

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