Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were 4,00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.36/cwt on 340 head.

Average price

$124.36

340 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$6.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.08

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	583	125.21	730	296
Medium and Large 2-3	511	118.64	606	44

One grade step is worth $6.57/cwt here — about $124 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 sale340 hd

124.36

—

TN average9 barns · 1,981 hd

124.27

+0.08

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	1,641	95.04	1,559	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	70.48	1,015	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	67.61	821	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	53.21	515	25

Every lot, as filed

71 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 2-3	—	373	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	895	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	751	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	112.35/cwt	111.00–114.00	920	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	134.24/cwt	124.00–135.00	703	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	124.00/cwt	122.50–126.00	725	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	126.32/cwt	123.00–127.00	601	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	54.28/cwt	49.00–58.00	543	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	50.47/cwt	45.00–58.00	448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	114.57/cwt	107.00–120.00	761	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	113.01/cwt	111.00–114.00	831	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	109.50/cwt	103.00–113.50	887	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	112.40/cwt	110.00–113.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	596	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	134.65/cwt	128.00–138.00	702	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	869	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	797	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	133.87/cwt	111.00–136.00	787	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	146.91/cwt	146.00–148.00	674	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	810	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	70.08/cwt	63.00–75.00	1,028	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	76.69/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,084	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	61.46/cwt	61.00–62.00	779	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	68.22/cwt	58.00–76.00	834	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	60.15/cwt	57.00–63.00	703	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	77.09/cwt	74.00–80.00	951	7
Bulls	—	—	1,658	95.10/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,577	19
Bulls	—	—	1,635	84.10/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,375	3
Bulls	—	—	1,485	110.85/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,646	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	118.14/cwt	112.00–119.00	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	115.81/cwt	115.00–116.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,102	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	848	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	132.61/cwt	125.00–136.50	891	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	142.65/cwt	135.00–146.00	750	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	139.68/cwt	135.50–145.00	824	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	126.29/cwt	119.00–132.00	926	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	139.73/cwt	136.50–145.00	887	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	152.02/cwt	151.00–152.50	696	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	149.50/cwt	148.00–150.00	586	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	148.57/cwt	148.00–151.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	665	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	120.15/cwt	119.00–121.00	508	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	110.54/cwt	109.00–115.00	577	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 Aug 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 793Last week 522Year ago 643

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 80Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 55Year ago 48

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were 4,00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	131.00	131.00
3	—	780	97.50	97.50
1	—	660	106.00	106.00
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
11	—	573	116.00	116.00
10	—	475	127.00	127.00
10	—	423	119.00–121.00	120.15
4	—	522	109.00–115.00	110.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	740	121.00	121.00
13	—	552	136.00	136.00
9	—	819	111.00–114.00	112.35
8	—	650	126.00	126.00
5	—	543	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	524	124.00–135.00	134.24
53	—	585	122.50–126.00	124.00
45	—	476	123.00–127.00	126.32
42	—	664	107.00–120.00	114.57
12	—	735	111.00–114.00	113.01
9	—	384	136.50	136.50
8	—	810	103.00–113.50	109.50
6	—	318	139.50	139.50
5	—	757	110.00–113.00	112.40
2	—	610	121.00	121.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	123.00	123.00
4	—	596	112.00	112.00
2	—	413	123.00	123.00
1	—	780	101.00	101.00
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
1	—	515	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	521	128.00–138.00	134.65
17	—	759	114.50	114.50
17	—	653	122.00	122.00
16	—	588	111.00–136.00	133.87
13	—	459	146.00–148.00	146.91
4	—	881	89.50	89.50
2	—	743	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	669	112.00–119.00	118.14
5	—	582	115.00–116.00	115.81
3	—	515	129.00	129.00
3	—	420	136.50	136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	601	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,102	100.00	100.00
3	—	690	139.50	139.50
2	—	848	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	672	125.00–136.50	132.61
39	—	526	135.00–146.00	142.65
38	—	590	135.50–145.00	139.68
26	—	733	119.00–132.00	126.29
23	—	635	136.50–145.00	139.73
19	—	458	151.00–152.50	152.02
16	—	392	148.00–150.00	149.50
5	—	432	148.00–151.00	148.57
3	—	850	118.00	118.00
2	—	838	118.50	118.50
1	—	325	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,000	49.00–58.00	54.28
7	—	888	45.00–58.00	50.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,467	63.00–75.00	70.08
4	—	1,414	74.00–80.00	76.69
2	—	1,268	61.00–62.00	61.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,223	58.00–76.00	68.22
13	—	1,169	57.00–63.00	60.15
7	—	1,234	74.00–80.00	77.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,658	89.00–102.00	95.10
3	—	1,635	82.00–85.00	84.10
2	—	1,485	110.00–112.00	110.85

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	875.00	875.00

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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