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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 lower. Steers and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.32/cwt on 364 head.

Average price

$124.32

364 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$5.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.73

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	545	125.19	682	302
Medium and Large 2-3	539	120.07	647	62

One grade step is worth $5.12/cwt here — about $35 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 sale364 hd

124.32

—

TN average13 barns · 4,284 hd

127.05

−2.73

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	1,630	91.77	1,496	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	63.09	763	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	62.97	891	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	47.85	472	21

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 2-3	—	320	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	132.38/cwt	131.00–133.50	691	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	741	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	111.26/cwt	106.00–113.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	124.10/cwt	119.00–129.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	859	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	130.51/cwt	127.00–131.00	694	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	117.28/cwt	114.50–123.00	740	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	128.87/cwt	125.00–130.00	598	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	120.86/cwt	115.00–130.00	700	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	136.40/cwt	130.00–137.75	522	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	115.30/cwt	110.00–119.50	782	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	111.26/cwt	109.00–114.00	826	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	244	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	118.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	755	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	137.93/cwt	132.00–140.00	588	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	116.93/cwt	115.50–121.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	136.37/cwt	129.00–137.50	791	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.83/cwt	135.50–140.50	722	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	145.51/cwt	140.00–146.00	671	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	815	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	878	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	940	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	50.95/cwt	45.00–55.00	529	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	37.93/cwt	30.00–43.00	312	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	62.97/cwt	58.00–67.00	891	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	64.20/cwt	57.00–69.00	800	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	994	56.46/cwt	55.00–58.00	561	4
Bulls	—	—	1,617	90.56/cwt	82.00–97.00	1,464	13
Bulls	—	—	1,908	107.53/cwt	100.00–115.00	2,052	5
Bulls	—	—	1,387	79.15/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,098	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,019	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,005.00/cwt	1,005.00–1,005.00	11,055	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	344	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,075	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	135.22/cwt	128.00–138.00	899	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	141.50/cwt	134.25–150.50	828	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	142.43/cwt	139.00–143.00	762	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	153.84/cwt	143.00–155.00	706	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	601	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	129.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	940	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	129.68/cwt	114.00–135.00	983	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	153.02/cwt	150.00–162.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	119.44/cwt	112.00–123.00	665	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	125.80/cwt	120.00–127.00	657	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	112.83/cwt	110.00–115.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	120.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	559	7

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 844Last week 793Year ago 666

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 151Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 67Year ago 111

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 lower. Steers and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	126.00	126.00
4	—	665	106.00–113.00	111.26
3	—	427	117.00	117.00
2	—	373	119.00–129.00	124.10
1	—	740	105.50	105.50
19	—	557	112.00–123.00	119.44
18	—	522	120.00–127.00	125.80
7	—	635	110.00–115.00	112.83
7	—	463	120.00–125.00	120.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	131.00	131.00
9	—	716	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	532	127.00–131.00	130.51
48	—	631	114.50–123.00	117.28
48	—	464	125.00–130.00	128.87
47	—	579	115.00–130.00	120.86
36	—	383	130.00–137.75	136.40
17	—	678	110.00–119.50	115.30
12	—	742	109.00–114.00	111.26
6	—	244	139.00	139.00
4	—	874	98.00	98.00
3	—	308	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	522	131.00–133.50	132.38
12	—	588	126.00	126.00
22	—	640	115.00–120.00	118.01
9	—	426	132.00–140.00	137.93
4	—	664	115.50–121.00	116.93
1	—	710	116.00	116.00
1	—	465	132.00	132.00
1	—	395	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	580	129.00–137.50	136.37
38	—	520	135.50–140.50	138.83
36	—	461	140.00–146.00	145.51
18	—	642	127.00	127.00
14	—	735	119.50	119.50
3	—	763	114.00	114.00
2	—	665	121.00	121.00
2	—	410	148.00	148.00
1	—	870	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	344	141.00	141.00
3	—	528	134.50	134.50
2	—	633	125.00	125.00
2	—	370	139.50	139.50
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	782	137.50	137.50
3	—	675	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	665	128.00–138.00	135.22
33	—	585	134.25–150.50	141.50
31	—	535	139.00–143.00	142.43
22	—	459	143.00–155.00	153.84
12	—	385	156.00	156.00
10	—	726	125.00–130.00	129.50
8	—	758	114.00–135.00	129.68
4	—	648	131.00	131.00
4	—	333	150.00–162.00	153.02
4	—	261	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,038	45.00–55.00	50.95
5	—	823	30.00–43.00	37.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,415	58.00–67.00	62.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,246	57.00–69.00	64.20
4	—	994	55.00–58.00	56.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,617	82.00–97.00	90.56
5	—	1,908	100.00–115.00	107.53
5	—	1,387	76.00–81.00	79.15

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)	2	—	1,145	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,005.00	1,005.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	875.00	875.00

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