Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers steady to 5.00 lower, instances 7.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 11.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.39/cwt on 373 head.

Average price

$122.39

373 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$1.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

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	553	122.48	677	349
Medium and Large 2-3	501	121.04	606	24

One grade step is worth $1.44/cwt here — about $71 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

122.39

—

TN average11 barns · 2,853 hd

121.83

+0.56

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	1,707	85.34	1,457	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	63.67	880	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	58.67	722	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	45.91	478	14

Every lot, as filed

64 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%	—	1,040	46.89/cwt	43.00–50.00	488	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	421	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	64.27/cwt	60.00–68.00	888	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	57.48/cwt	57.00–58.00	838	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	865	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	60.31/cwt	56.00–65.00	723	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	53.37/cwt	50.00–57.00	667	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	69.53/cwt	67.00–73.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	138.81/cwt	132.00–141.00	725	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	131.71/cwt	128.00–133.00	886	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	125.21/cwt	120.00–127.50	920	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	130.10/cwt	127.00–135.50	762	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	135.23/cwt	130.50–136.50	875	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	138.88/cwt	133.00–140.00	437	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	124.15/cwt	120.50–127.00	961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	143.42/cwt	142.00–144.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	119.54/cwt	119.00–120.00	669	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	125.55/cwt	115.00–129.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	118.30/cwt	115.00–120.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	115.36/cwt	110.00–120.50	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	122.76/cwt	117.00–125.00	646	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	123.58/cwt	122.75–124.00	567	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	125.61/cwt	117.00–129.25	825	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	701	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	120.65/cwt	115.00–123.50	755	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	127.80/cwt	125.00–130.50	484	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	121.90/cwt	117.00–122.50	886	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	382	8
Bulls	—	—	1,841	88.82/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,635	8
Bulls	—	—	1,469	75.48/cwt	68.00–80.00	1,109	4
Bulls	—	—	1,585	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,537	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	14,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,115	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	125.69/cwt	118.00–133.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	134.65/cwt	131.00–136.00	522	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	123.93/cwt	122.00–125.00	528	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	110.96/cwt	107.00–116.00	686	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	111.97/cwt	108.00–114.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	115.91/cwt	110.00–122.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	120.48/cwt	116.00–123.50	702	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	138.46/cwt	133.00–140.00	634	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	134.62/cwt	132.00–136.00	713	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	116.25/cwt	112.00–119.00	859	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	704	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	868	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 Sep 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 960Last week 1,098Year ago 730

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 88Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 59Year ago 103

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers steady to 5.00 lower, instances 7.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 11.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,040	43.00–50.00	46.89
2	—	1,053	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,381	60.00–68.00	64.27
2	—	1,458	57.00–58.00	57.48
1	—	1,235	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,199	56.00–65.00	60.31
20	—	1,249	50.00–57.00	53.37
6	—	1,300	67.00–73.00	69.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,841	80.00–93.00	88.82
4	—	1,469	68.00–80.00	75.48
1	—	1,585	97.00	97.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	522	132.00–141.00	138.81
23	—	673	128.00–133.00	131.71
21	—	735	120.00–127.50	125.21
21	—	586	127.00–135.50	130.10
19	—	647	130.50–136.50	135.23
13	—	315	133.00–140.00	138.88
8	—	478	151.50	151.50
7	—	774	120.50–127.00	124.15
7	—	442	142.00–144.00	143.42
3	—	917	123.50	123.50
3	—	225	148.00	148.00
29	—	388	131.00–136.00	134.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	120.00	120.00
2	—	385	118.00–133.00	125.69
2	—	345	115.00	115.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	590	140.00	140.00
8	—	628	138.00	138.00
1	—	835	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	560	119.00–120.00	119.54
8	—	475	115.00–129.00	125.55
3	—	437	115.00–120.00	118.30
2	—	373	110.00–120.50	115.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	755	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	526	117.00–125.00	122.76
71	—	459	122.75–124.00	123.58
53	—	657	117.00–129.25	125.61
36	—	587	119.50	119.50
26	—	626	115.00–123.50	120.65
12	—	379	125.00–130.50	127.80
9	—	727	117.00–122.50	121.90
8	—	313	120.00–124.00	122.05
6	—	868	100.00	100.00
4	—	763	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	253	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	426	122.00–125.00	123.93
8	—	618	107.00–116.00	110.96
3	—	585	108.00–114.00	111.97
3	—	522	118.00	118.00
2	—	655	104.50	104.50
2	—	478	110.00–122.00	115.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	583	116.00–123.50	120.48
50	—	458	133.00–140.00	138.46
43	—	530	132.00–136.00	134.62
36	—	665	117.00	117.00
28	—	739	112.00–119.00	116.25
9	—	637	110.50	110.50
4	—	904	96.00	96.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,185.00	1,185.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	800.00	800.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle