Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers 8.00 to 15.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 to 15.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.63/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$105.63

267 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$7.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

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	556	106.78	593	224
Medium and Large 2-3	580	99.65	578	43

One grade step is worth $7.13/cwt here — about $15 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 sale267 hd

105.63

—

TN average11 barns · 2,624 hd

111.67

−6.03

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	—	Low	1,644	76.85	1,263	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	51.91	767	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	50.69	622	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	37.31	384	35

Every lot, as filed

71 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 2-3	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	112.32/cwt	110.00–116.00	762	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	101.62/cwt	100.00–103.00	669	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	561	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	964	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	125.29/cwt	122.00–130.00	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	105.16/cwt	101.00–108.00	613	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	106.28/cwt	104.00–106.75	560	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	101.83/cwt	100.00–106.00	673	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	121.81/cwt	115.00–124.00	454	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	638	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	134.77/cwt	132.00–136.50	509	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	109.46/cwt	106.00–113.00	501	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	330	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	94.18/cwt	90.00–96.00	735	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	385	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	124.42/cwt	123.25–130.00	668	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	113.89/cwt	112.00–119.50	724	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	115.87/cwt	115.25–117.00	674	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	136.82/cwt	135.00–137.00	442	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	724	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	116.77/cwt	115.00–117.50	619	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Non-Legible BANGS	—	1,150	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,488	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	918.18/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,009.29/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	11,778	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	40.58/cwt	36.00–44.00	428	20
Bulls	—	—	1,383	70.85/cwt	70.00–75.00	980	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	44.52/cwt	43.00–45.00	501	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	32.94/cwt	25.00–45.00	329	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	45.60/cwt	45.00–46.00	700	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	452	3
Bulls	—	—	1,980	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,703	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	738	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	52.26/cwt	47.00–56.00	764	16
Bulls	—	—	1,751	79.17/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,386	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	51.13/cwt	46.00–58.00	633	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	99.57/cwt	95.00–104.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	107.16/cwt	98.00–111.50	462	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	710	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	829	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	817	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	105.26/cwt	101.00–106.50	646	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	108.17/cwt	106.00–108.50	635	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	124.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	456	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	115.60/cwt	105.00–117.00	598	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	106.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	347	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	103.20/cwt	95.00–107.00	667	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	644	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	612	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 705Last week 860Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 163Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 135Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers 8.00 to 15.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 to 15.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	90.00	90.00
3	—	503	113.00	113.00
3	—	377	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
3	—	415	100.00	100.00
6	—	905	75.00	75.00
4	—	644	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	658	100.00–103.00	101.62
11	—	458	122.50	122.50
30	—	446	143.00	143.00
4	—	794	90.00	90.00
21	—	530	115.00–117.50	116.77
23	—	587	106.00–108.50	108.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	678	110.00–116.00	112.32
8	—	483	122.00–130.00	125.29
13	—	378	132.00–136.50	134.77
4	—	250	132.00	132.00
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
6	—	750	110.00	110.00
14	—	537	123.25–130.00	124.42
2	—	848	105.50	105.50
22	—	636	112.00–119.50	113.89
17	—	582	115.25–117.00	115.87
11	—	323	135.00–137.00	136.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	774	115.00	115.00
7	—	831	116.00	116.00
4	—	515	129.00	129.00
3	—	652	120.00	120.00
10	—	606	119.50	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	829	98.50	98.50
9	—	614	101.00–106.50	105.26
5	—	367	120.00–127.00	124.29
9	—	517	105.00–117.00	115.60
5	—	575	100.00–110.00	106.18
3	—	347	110.00	110.00
1	—	755	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	662	106.00	106.00
6	—	740	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	583	101.00–108.00	105.16
35	—	527	104.00–106.75	106.28
23	—	661	100.00–106.00	101.83
21	—	373	115.00–124.00	121.81
46	—	458	106.00–113.00	109.46
15	—	780	90.00–96.00	94.18
5	—	318	121.00	121.00
18	—	646	95.00–107.00	103.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	95.00–104.00	99.57
3	—	950	87.00	87.00
15	—	431	98.00–111.50	107.16
11	—	763	93.00	93.00
1	—	355	111.00	111.00
1	—	475	95.00	95.00
6	—	552	102.50	102.50
3	—	600	97.00	97.00
1	—	275	82.50	82.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	850.00–950.00	918.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,167	975.00–1,025.00	1,009.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,055	36.00–44.00	40.58
15	—	998	25.00–45.00	32.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,126	43.00–45.00	44.52
1	—	1,250	59.00	59.00
37	—	1,238	46.00–58.00	51.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	45.00–46.00	45.60
1	—	1,595	59.00	59.00
16	—	1,462	47.00–56.00	52.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,383	70.00–75.00	70.85
1	—	1,980	86.00	86.00
9	—	1,751	75.00–82.00	79.17

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