Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.30/cwt on 317 head.

Average price

$110.30

317 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$6.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.34

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	536	110.94	594	287
Medium and Large 2-3	467	104.16	486	30

One grade step is worth $6.78/cwt here — about $108 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 sale317 hd

110.30

—

TN average8 barns · 1,784 hd

117.64

−7.34

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	—	High	1,710	72.58	1,241	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,411	50.25	709	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	47.98	618	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	37.85	401	65

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	459	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	129.95/cwt	129.00–130.00	512	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	111.91/cwt	110.00–119.00	520	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	109.73/cwt	107.00–110.00	653	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	950	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	97.81/cwt	92.00–100.00	715	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	121.75/cwt	116.50–122.50	638	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,063	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	128.67/cwt	125.00–131.50	822	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	111.84/cwt	109.00–117.00	589	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	127.28/cwt	120.00–128.50	592	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	124.51/cwt	120.00–126.00	730	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	126.20/cwt	115.00–129.00	941	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	117.79/cwt	113.00–118.00	445	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	626	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	774	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	126.05/cwt	122.00–133.50	655	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	1,000.84/cwt	955.00–1,025.00	11,870	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	941.52/cwt	885.00–1,020.00	11,242	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	817	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	667	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	922.21/cwt	850.00–985.00	9,914	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	45.00/cwt	44.00–46.00	621	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	44.90/cwt	43.00–46.00	546	16
Bulls	—	—	2,000	82.50/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,650	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	915	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	73.30/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,234	17
Bulls	—	—	1,570	63.75/cwt	50.00–70.00	1,001	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	41.87/cwt	37.00–46.00	479	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	49.39/cwt	43.00–55.00	652	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	945	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	34.18/cwt	25.00–40.00	336	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	107.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	413	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	99.47/cwt	95.00–100.00	563	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	118.63/cwt	112.00–119.50	607	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	51.36/cwt	47.00–58.00	724	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	115.42/cwt	110.00–117.00	387	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	105.79/cwt	105.00–107.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	124.39/cwt	116.50–125.00	741	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	125.67/cwt	120.00–128.25	819	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	109.33/cwt	103.00–112.00	723	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	91.99/cwt	89.00–95.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	107.10/cwt	100.00–109.00	622	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	112.79/cwt	111.00–115.00	687	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	478	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	905	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	765	38

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 860Last week 635Year ago 863

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 115Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 110Year ago 134

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	91.00	91.00
41	—	524	116.50–122.50	121.75
35	—	465	120.00–128.50	127.28
20	—	763	101.50	101.50
7	—	918	89.00	89.00
3	—	648	103.00	103.00
41	—	596	116.50–125.00	124.39
38	—	657	116.50	116.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
6	—	675	100.00	100.00
9	—	512	112.00–119.50	118.63
2	—	738	89.00–95.00	91.99
17	—	581	100.00–109.00	107.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	437	105.00	105.00
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
2	—	250	122.50	122.50
6	—	384	105.00–108.00	107.50
10	—	566	95.00–100.00	99.47
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	465	110.00–119.00	111.91
44	—	595	107.00–110.00	109.73
21	—	731	92.00–100.00	97.81
65	—	527	109.00–117.00	111.84
23	—	378	113.00–118.00	117.79
10	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	805	92.00	92.00
2	—	863	105.00	105.00
29	—	661	103.00–112.00	109.33
11	—	609	111.00–115.00	112.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	394	129.00–130.00	129.95
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
28	—	639	125.00–131.50	128.67
36	—	586	120.00–126.00	124.51
5	—	746	115.00–129.00	126.20
12	—	464	135.00	135.00
4	—	269	133.00	133.00
44	—	520	122.00–133.50	126.05
32	—	652	120.00–128.25	125.67
3	—	322	134.00	134.00
2	—	883	117.00	117.00
20	—	753	120.25	120.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	118.00	118.00
11	—	813	130.75	130.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	123.00	123.00
1	—	945	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
9	—	335	110.00–117.00	115.42
5	—	586	105.00–107.00	105.79
1	—	380	114.00	114.00
19	—	414	115.50	115.50
2	—	628	105.00	105.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,186	955.00–1,025.00	1,000.84
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,194	885.00–1,020.00	941.52
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	850.00–985.00	922.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,379	44.00–46.00	45.00
1	—	1,550	59.00	59.00
11	—	1,410	47.00–58.00	51.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,216	43.00–46.00	44.90
35	—	1,321	43.00–55.00	49.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,145	37.00–46.00	41.87
34	—	983	25.00–40.00	34.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,000	80.00–86.00	82.50
17	—	1,683	70.00–78.00	73.30
7	—	1,570	50.00–70.00	63.75

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle