Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers steady to 6.00 lower, instances 8.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady. Heifers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher on light 600 weight heifers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.18/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$125.18

190 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$13.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.58

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	541	127.38	689	158
Medium and Large 2-3	503	114.27	574	32

One grade step is worth $13.11/cwt here — about $115 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 sale190 hd

125.18

—

TN average12 barns · 2,544 hd

124.59

+0.58

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	1,744	81.26	1,417	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	64.54	922	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	61.45	729	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	47.71	531	14

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2	—	720	127.02/cwt	126.00–128.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	125.48/cwt	123.50–126.00	634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	123.26/cwt	118.50–123.75	825	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	123.15/cwt	120.00–123.50	728	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	709	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	928	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	961	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	153.73/cwt	138.00–158.00	744	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	130.96/cwt	126.00–131.50	839	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	137.34/cwt	133.50–145.00	797	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	139.46/cwt	133.00–144.00	738	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	658	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	128.20/cwt	126.00–133.00	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	124.35/cwt	123.00–125.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	110.85/cwt	110.00–112.00	627	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	117.30/cwt	114.00–121.00	540	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	127.06/cwt	119.00–128.00	676	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	47.71/cwt	44.00–52.00	531	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	65.52/cwt	60.00–69.00	930	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	877	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	863	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	62.70/cwt	57.00–68.00	761	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	53.75/cwt	48.00–56.00	599	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	71.79/cwt	70.00–75.00	897	7
Bulls	—	—	1,813	85.96/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,558	6
Bulls	—	—	1,665	71.87/cwt	60.00–82.00	1,197	5
Bulls	—	—	1,720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,238.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,250.00	15,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	125.07/cwt	119.00–130.00	728	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	126.32/cwt	124.00–127.00	599	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	130.04/cwt	129.50–131.75	831	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	122.02/cwt	115.00–125.50	919	3

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 523Last week 790Year ago 516

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 124Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 85Year ago 116

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	126.00–128.00	127.02
49	—	532	119.00–128.00	127.06
35	—	582	119.00–130.00	125.07
30	—	474	124.00–127.00	126.32
16	—	639	129.50–131.75	130.04
10	—	399	135.00	135.00
6	—	654	122.50	122.50
4	—	334	141.00	141.00
3	—	753	115.00–125.50	122.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	566	110.00–112.00	110.85
13	—	460	114.00–121.00	117.30
3	—	437	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	591	120.00	120.00
5	—	505	123.50–126.00	125.48
2	—	770	109.00–111.00	109.99
2	—	425	133.00	133.00
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	669	118.50–123.75	123.26
20	—	591	120.00–123.50	123.15
17	—	512	138.50	138.50
11	—	460	152.00	152.00
4	—	810	104.00	104.00
3	—	443	153.00	153.00
2	—	895	102.50	102.50
2	—	780	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	131.00	131.00
4	—	521	124.00–126.00	125.02
2	—	715	118.00	118.00
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
1	—	425	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	670	138.50	138.50
10	—	705	136.25	136.25
8	—	559	148.50	148.50
2	—	838	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	484	138.00–158.00	153.73
18	—	641	126.00–131.50	130.96
18	—	580	133.50–145.00	137.34
17	—	529	133.00–144.00	139.46
16	—	386	170.50	170.50
8	—	672	126.00–133.00	128.20
3	—	765	123.00–125.00	124.35
2	—	868	115.00	115.00
2	—	300	172.50	172.50
2	—	248	163.00	163.00
1	—	740	122.00	122.00
1	—	405	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,113	44.00–52.00	47.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,419	60.00–69.00	65.52
2	—	1,595	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,250	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,213	57.00–68.00	62.70
12	—	1,114	48.00–56.00	53.75
7	—	1,250	70.00–75.00	71.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,813	82.00–92.00	85.96
5	—	1,665	60.00–82.00	71.87
1	—	1,720	100.00	100.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,238.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	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