Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Steers mostly steady. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.21/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$121.21

220 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$7.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

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	563	121.98	686	196
Medium and Large 2-3	528	114.96	607	24

One grade step is worth $7.02/cwt here — about $80 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 sale220 hd

121.21

—

TN average10 barns · 2,152 hd

122.61

−1.40

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	1,620	85.91	1,392	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	62.52	961	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	59.13	712	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	919	42.30	389	15

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	870	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	118.09/cwt	115.50–130.00	504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	113.77/cwt	110.00–116.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	109.75/cwt	100.00–113.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	120.18/cwt	115.00–126.00	698	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.59/cwt	122.00–134.75	630	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	116.64/cwt	115.00–117.00	771	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	114.26/cwt	111.00–118.00	729	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	486	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	103.36/cwt	101.50–104.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	107.70/cwt	104.00–115.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	133.56/cwt	123.50–136.00	780	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	157.80/cwt	146.50–159.50	712	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	124.39/cwt	114.00–126.00	823	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.68/cwt	122.00–139.75	708	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	840	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	842	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	756	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	792	37.32/cwt	30.00–43.00	296	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	47.99/cwt	44.00–54.00	511	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	63.27/cwt	56.00–67.00	967	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	922	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	60.44/cwt	55.00–66.00	733	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	54.16/cwt	52.00–55.00	628	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	67.98/cwt	67.00–69.00	884	2
Bulls	—	—	1,639	87.43/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,433	8
Bulls	—	—	1,434	73.43/cwt	65.00–83.00	1,053	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	102.66/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,930	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,880	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	818.18/cwt	745.00–885.00	9,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	8,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	545	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	118.60/cwt	115.50–121.50	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	886	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	136.90/cwt	127.00–145.00	801	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	129.40/cwt	122.00–134.50	824	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	141.70/cwt	130.00–149.00	740	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	558	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	124.03/cwt	120.00–125.50	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	152.54/cwt	150.00–153.50	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	496	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	158.34/cwt	154.50–161.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	127.03/cwt	126.00–130.00	836	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 Jul 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 547Last week 903Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 200Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 105Year ago 136

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Steers mostly steady. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	117.00	117.00
1	—	790	126.00	126.00
29	—	585	127.00–145.00	136.90
18	—	637	122.00–134.50	129.40
13	—	522	130.00–149.00	141.70
10	—	381	146.50	146.50
7	—	731	120.00–125.50	124.03
7	—	434	150.00–153.50	152.54
7	—	314	158.00	158.00
5	—	474	154.50–161.00	158.34
4	—	658	126.00–130.00	127.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	413	132.00	132.00
4	—	625	115.50–121.50	118.60
3	—	483	126.00	126.00
2	—	318	117.50	117.50
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	505	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	655	135.25	135.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	115.50–130.00	118.09
8	—	537	110.00–116.00	113.77
4	—	690	100.00–113.00	109.75
2	—	468	122.00	122.00
1	—	830	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	638	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	581	115.00–126.00	120.18
37	—	475	122.00–134.75	132.59
23	—	661	115.00–117.00	116.64
16	—	535	124.00	124.00
13	—	638	111.00–118.00	114.26
11	—	386	126.00	126.00
5	—	742	105.00	105.00
4	—	777	101.50–104.00	103.36
4	—	339	129.00	129.00
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	584	104.00–115.00	107.70
5	—	512	118.00	118.00
3	—	670	116.00	116.00
3	—	433	120.00	120.00
1	—	795	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	584	123.50–136.00	133.56
23	—	451	146.50–159.50	157.80
22	—	662	114.00–126.00	124.39
20	—	518	122.00–139.75	136.68
6	—	848	99.00	99.00
6	—	769	109.50	109.50
2	—	703	107.50	107.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	792	30.00–43.00	37.32
7	—	1,064	44.00–54.00	47.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,529	56.00–67.00	63.27
1	—	1,590	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,213	55.00–66.00	60.44
7	—	1,159	52.00–55.00	54.16
2	—	1,300	67.00–69.00	67.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,639	85.00–91.00	87.43
5	—	1,434	65.00–83.00	73.43
3	—	1,880	99.00–105.00	102.66

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	745.00–885.00	818.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	665.00	665.00

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