Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.37/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$116.37

239 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$12.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.21

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	577	117.82	679	212
Medium and Large 2-3	499	105.01	523	27

One grade step is worth $12.82/cwt here — about $156 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 sale239 hd

116.37

—

TN average13 barns · 3,135 hd

118.59

−2.21

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	1,676	74.37	1,246	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	50.33	645	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	49.77	700	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	39.00	429	47

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	118.67/cwt	113.00–122.00	635	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	118.90/cwt	115.00–127.50	552	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	114.38/cwt	107.00–118.00	993	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	123.31/cwt	122.25–124.50	940	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	112.63/cwt	105.00–117.00	681	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	131.81/cwt	119.75–136.75	994	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	115.54/cwt	108.00–121.50	766	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,046	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	989	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	129.28/cwt	128.50–131.00	756	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	117.09/cwt	116.00–117.50	684	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	128.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	861	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.71/cwt	122.00–135.00	693	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	142.45/cwt	137.00–144.00	544	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	133.36/cwt	120.00–135.50	859	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	133.82/cwt	132.00–142.50	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	119.32/cwt	117.00–120.00	623	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	113.13/cwt	106.00–116.00	758	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	114.43/cwt	113.00–124.50	664	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	573	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	102.33/cwt	100.00–103.00	790	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	590	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	10,884	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,994	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	58.37/cwt	57.00–60.00	746	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	41.73/cwt	30.00–46.00	474	32
Bulls	—	—	1,784	80.46/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,435	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	51.55/cwt	50.00–54.00	773	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	33.19/cwt	25.00–40.00	339	15
Bulls	—	—	1,552	67.40/cwt	61.00–75.00	1,046	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	112.54/cwt	110.00–113.50	513	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	43.84/cwt	43.00–45.00	482	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	45.81/cwt	42.00–49.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	114.59/cwt	112.00–117.00	422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	100.80/cwt	95.00–109.50	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	50.73/cwt	47.00–57.00	644	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	646	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	100.34/cwt	100.00–102.00	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	122.57/cwt	119.00–124.50	472	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	108.16/cwt	100.00–116.00	552	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	120.40/cwt	117.00–122.00	385	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	131.89/cwt	129.50–133.50	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,024	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 Oct 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 838Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 132Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 151Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	135.00	135.00
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
6	—	573	116.00	116.00
6	—	440	120.00	120.00
2	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	132.00	132.00
21	—	754	119.75–136.75	131.81
9	—	585	128.50–131.00	129.28
4	—	940	103.00	103.00
24	—	669	125.00–130.00	128.74
15	—	530	122.00–135.00	130.71
4	—	323	141.00	141.00
18	—	382	137.00–144.00	142.45
14	—	644	120.00–135.50	133.36
6	—	468	132.00–142.50	133.82
2	—	235	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	110.00	110.00
5	—	989	110.50	110.50
2	—	558	135.00	135.00
4	—	691	133.50	133.50
5	—	731	129.50–133.50	131.89
4	—	774	132.25	132.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	535	113.00–122.00	118.67
43	—	464	115.00–127.50	118.90
9	—	868	107.00–118.00	114.38
14	—	762	122.25–124.50	123.31
14	—	605	105.00–117.00	112.63
24	—	663	108.00–121.50	115.54
6	—	973	107.50	107.50
2	—	838	99.00	99.00
24	—	580	113.00–124.50	114.43
14	—	385	119.00–124.50	122.57
9	—	320	117.00–122.00	120.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	100.00	100.00
2	—	335	123.00	123.00
11	—	456	110.00–113.50	112.54
2	—	368	112.00–117.00	114.59
4	—	646	80.00	80.00
6	—	568	100.00–102.00	100.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	598	125.50	125.50
6	—	722	127.75	127.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	102.50	102.50
5	—	603	95.00–109.50	100.80
1	—	880	88.00	88.00
1	—	455	116.00	116.00
7	—	705	107.50	107.50
9	—	510	100.00–116.00	108.16
3	—	572	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	584	116.00–117.50	117.09
39	—	522	117.00–120.00	119.32
28	—	670	106.00–116.00	113.13
20	—	448	128.00	128.00
9	—	772	100.00–103.00	102.33
7	—	461	128.00	128.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	985.00	985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	57.00–60.00	58.37
6	—	1,342	42.00–49.00	45.81
28	—	1,269	47.00–57.00	50.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,137	30.00–46.00	41.73
15	—	1,020	25.00–40.00	33.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,499	50.00–54.00	51.55
3	—	1,100	43.00–45.00	43.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,784	75.00–88.00	80.46
7	—	1,552	61.00–75.00	67.40

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle