Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.36/cwt on 328 head.

Average price

$123.36

328 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.32

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	555	123.62	686	317
Medium and Large 2-3	457	115.63	528	11thin

One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $157 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 sale328 hd

123.36

—

TN average10 barns · 2,334 hd

126.67

−3.32

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	1,778	85.39	1,518	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	64.48	914	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	59.80	734	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	47.03	477	18

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	450	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	64.58/cwt	60.00–68.00	892	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,773	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,223	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	662	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	61.37/cwt	57.00–66.00	787	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	54.00/cwt	50.00–56.00	623	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	70.08/cwt	67.00–74.00	852	7
Bulls	—	—	1,787	88.42/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	112.53/cwt	110.50–115.00	835	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	128.86/cwt	114.00–132.00	530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	113.32/cwt	112.00–114.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	132.95/cwt	128.50–134.50	574	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	116.60/cwt	115.00–118.00	611	11
Bulls	—	—	1,663	77.97/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,297	6
Bulls	—	—	2,083	95.55/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,990	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	965.91/cwt	955.00–975.00	11,688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	12,313	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	974.09/cwt	785.00–1,025.00	12,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	125.55/cwt	121.00–130.00	429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	767	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	140.74/cwt	139.00–142.50	891	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	978	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	133.92/cwt	129.00–135.25	856	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	159.61/cwt	141.00–163.00	595	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	167.69/cwt	165.00–172.00	480	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	146.01/cwt	123.00–148.50	746	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	132.20/cwt	120.00–136.50	1,009	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	129.18/cwt	121.00–131.50	1,129	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	125.40/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,033	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	110.48/cwt	110.00–111.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	686	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	124.01/cwt	118.00–129.50	719	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	123.50/cwt	115.00–128.00	572	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	122.42/cwt	118.00–123.00	803	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	122.74/cwt	120.00–124.00	655	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	523	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	426	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	120.00/cwt	118.50–123.00	770	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	136.47/cwt	123.00–140.00	898	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	808	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	153.25/cwt	146.00–154.50	714	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	115.50/cwt	114.00–118.00	803	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	653	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	106.12/cwt	95.00–114.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	127.95/cwt	124.00–129.00	846	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	136.48/cwt	129.00–138.50	726	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	695	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	795	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	888	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	844	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	47.62/cwt	42.00–53.00	478	17

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 790Last week 898Year ago 668

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 94Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 143Year ago 119

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	37.00	37.00
17	—	1,003	42.00–53.00	47.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,382	60.00–68.00	64.58
2	—	1,773	69.00	69.00
1	—	1,225	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,282	57.00–66.00	61.37
20	—	1,154	50.00–56.00	54.00
7	—	1,216	67.00–74.00	70.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,787	82.00–93.00	88.42
6	—	1,663	70.00–80.00	77.97
2	—	2,083	95.00–96.00	95.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	742	110.50–115.00	112.53
6	—	411	114.00–132.00	128.86
4	—	903	92.00	92.00
3	—	778	112.00–114.00	113.32
1	—	845	114.00	114.00
71	—	580	118.00–129.50	124.01
62	—	463	115.00–128.00	123.50
55	—	656	118.00–123.00	122.42
49	—	534	120.00–124.00	122.74
16	—	398	131.50	131.50
13	—	311	137.00	137.00
12	—	642	118.50–123.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	110.00–111.00	110.48
3	—	447	117.00	117.00
2	—	343	132.00	132.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	508	135.00	135.00
4	—	760	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	432	128.50–134.50	132.95
11	—	524	115.00–118.00	116.60
8	—	695	114.00–118.00	115.50
8	—	578	113.00	113.00
3	—	618	95.00–114.00	106.12
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	661	124.00–129.00	127.95
33	—	532	129.00–138.50	136.48
32	—	459	151.50	151.50
17	—	593	134.00	134.00
8	—	746	119.00	119.00
5	—	844	100.00	100.00
1	—	600	126.50	126.50
1	—	445	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	342	121.00–130.00	125.55
3	—	767	118.00	118.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	633	139.00–142.50	140.74
7	—	719	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	639	129.00–135.25	133.92
24	—	373	141.00–163.00	159.61
22	—	286	165.00–172.00	167.69
21	—	511	123.00–148.50	146.01
20	—	763	120.00–136.50	132.20
17	—	874	121.00–131.50	129.18
7	—	824	122.00–130.00	125.40
2	—	438	150.00	150.00
20	—	658	123.00–140.00	136.47
20	—	594	136.00	136.00
20	—	466	146.00–154.50	153.25

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	955.00–975.00	965.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,238	785.00–1,025.00	974.09

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle