Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers steady to 6.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher, instances 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.95/cwt on 373 head.

Average price

$124.95

373 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$15.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.59

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	544	126.45	688	335
Medium and Large 2-3	543	112.09	608	26
Medium and Large 3	460	111.00	511	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.45/cwt here — about $177 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 sale373 hd

124.95

—

TN average9 barns · 1,790 hd

126.54

−1.59

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	1,616	86.77	1,402	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	59.49	881	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	56.43	691	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	45.82	487	23

Every lot, as filed

72 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 3	—	436	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	112.65/cwt	105.00–116.00	603	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	109.25/cwt	107.00–110.00	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	135.30/cwt	132.00–136.00	709	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	807	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	128.12/cwt	117.00–136.50	600	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	125.78/cwt	115.00–129.00	663	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	124.06/cwt	113.00–131.00	721	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.32/cwt	108.00–124.00	823	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	47.00/cwt	42.00–51.00	509	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	40.23/cwt	40.00–41.00	392	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	60.11/cwt	55.00–64.00	866	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	126.82/cwt	126.00–127.00	487	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	126.63/cwt	125.00–127.00	785	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	109.33/cwt	109.00–111.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	145.27/cwt	137.00–147.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	121.33/cwt	121.00–121.50	614	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	131.24/cwt	126.00–132.00	559	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	781	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	113.27/cwt	109.00–115.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	138.82/cwt	135.25–141.00	723	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	136.06/cwt	121.00–138.25	795	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	124.41/cwt	122.50–125.50	821	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	121.90/cwt	114.50–123.50	902	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	705	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	631	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	52.48/cwt	52.00–53.00	865	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,076	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	56.78/cwt	53.00–63.00	698	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	51.39/cwt	49.00–54.00	596	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	64.32/cwt	64.00–65.00	854	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	88.71/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,459	11
Bulls	—	—	1,332	72.88/cwt	65.00–80.00	971	3
Bulls	—	—	1,883	96.92/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	947.19/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,968	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	821	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	149.67/cwt	142.00–153.00	859	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	952	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	142.38/cwt	135.00–149.00	749	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	136.04/cwt	131.00–137.25	898	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	133.35/cwt	125.00–148.00	775	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	149.16/cwt	136.00–153.00	698	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	156.86/cwt	143.50–159.50	605	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	144.91/cwt	144.25–146.00	917	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	136.40/cwt	132.00–138.25	975	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	529	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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 898Last week 844Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 99Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 143Last week 66Year ago 120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	111.00	111.00
7	—	477	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	535	105.00–116.00	112.65
8	—	574	107.00–110.00	109.25
4	—	478	119.00	119.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	524	132.00–136.00	135.30
10	—	670	120.50	120.50
9	—	711	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	468	117.00–136.50	128.12
55	—	527	115.00–129.00	125.78
53	—	581	113.00–131.00	124.06
42	—	673	108.00–124.00	122.32
27	—	384	126.00–127.00	126.82
22	—	620	125.00–127.00	126.63
8	—	429	137.00	137.00
6	—	763	109.00–111.00	109.33
6	—	328	137.00–147.00	145.27
3	—	707	113.50	113.50
3	—	228	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	506	121.00–121.50	121.33
16	—	426	126.00–132.00	131.24
7	—	656	119.00	119.00
7	—	635	120.00	120.00
7	—	571	109.00–115.00	113.27
3	—	487	119.00	119.00
1	—	710	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	521	135.25–141.00	138.82
23	—	584	121.00–138.25	136.06
22	—	660	122.50–125.50	124.41
17	—	740	114.50–123.50	121.90
17	—	464	152.00	152.00
5	—	871	96.50	96.50
5	—	441	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	120.50	120.50
2	—	613	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	121.00	121.00
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	524	156.75	156.75
18	—	574	142.00–153.00	149.67
9	—	695	137.00	137.00
5	—	646	144.00	144.00
4	—	708	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	526	135.00–149.00	142.38
39	—	660	131.00–137.25	136.04
28	—	581	125.00–148.00	133.35
27	—	468	136.00–153.00	149.16
18	—	386	143.50–159.50	156.86
16	—	633	144.25–146.00	144.91
14	—	715	132.00–138.25	136.40
7	—	764	130.00	130.00
2	—	290	145.00	145.00
1	—	905	118.00	118.00
1	—	810	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,082	42.00–51.00	47.00
4	—	974	40.00–41.00	40.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,440	55.00–64.00	60.11
2	—	1,648	52.00–53.00	52.48
1	—	1,630	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,230	53.00–63.00	56.78
7	—	1,159	49.00–54.00	51.39
3	—	1,327	64.00–65.00	64.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,645	80.00–94.00	88.71
3	—	1,332	65.00–80.00	72.88
2	—	1,883	96.00–98.00	96.92

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)	3	—	1,158	900.00–1,000.00	947.19
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	685.00	685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	850.00	850.00

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