Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.67/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$119.67

255 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$4.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.66

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	554	120.19	666	225
Medium and Large 2-3	495	115.75	573	30

One grade step is worth $4.44/cwt here — about $93 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 sale255 hd

119.67

—

TN average9 barns · 1,443 hd

118.01

+1.66

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	1,659	74.52	1,236	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	52.39	767	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	51.65	644	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	39.84	412	39

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	379	128.48/cwt	126.50–130.00	487	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	104.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	763	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	563	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	709	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	115.28/cwt	109.50–120.75	724	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	119.60/cwt	118.50–120.00	639	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	101.56/cwt	95.00–115.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	127.92/cwt	123.00–129.50	682	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	126.63/cwt	124.00–129.00	405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	129.16/cwt	127.50–130.25	869	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	117.59/cwt	113.50–118.50	771	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	947	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	139.88/cwt	133.00–144.00	659	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	119.91/cwt	117.00–123.00	700	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	955	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	137.81/cwt	135.50–138.50	790	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	111.46/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	670	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	135.36/cwt	129.00–137.00	724	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	157.11/cwt	148.00–159.00	617	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	134.66/cwt	134.50–135.00	790	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	836	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	689	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,070	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	893.79/cwt	875.00–925.00	10,502	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	103.44/cwt	101.00–104.00	788	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	127.83/cwt	117.00–130.50	748	10
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	703	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	640	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	31.58/cwt	25.00–35.00	312	8
Bulls	—	—	1,542	68.26/cwt	55.00–75.00	1,053	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	46.47/cwt	46.00–47.00	530	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,594	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	891	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	58.21/cwt	57.00–61.00	770	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	80.08/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,409	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	51.03/cwt	47.00–57.00	636	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	41.97/cwt	37.00–48.00	439	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	51.56/cwt	50.00–54.00	752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	120.68/cwt	119.00–124.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	748	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	115.36/cwt	109.00–116.00	664	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	108.12/cwt	105.00–110.00	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	111.40/cwt	105.00–118.00	492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	258	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	635	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	458	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	127.69/cwt	123.00–130.00	587	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	112.67/cwt	110.00–113.50	742	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	115.21/cwt	110.00–117.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	133.37/cwt	132.00–134.00	620	25

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 Nov 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 725Last week 444Year ago 913

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 67Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 133Last week 91Year ago 197

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	379	126.50–130.00	128.48
12	—	730	100.00–105.00	104.57
19	—	628	109.50–120.75	115.28
22	—	534	118.50–120.00	119.60
6	—	320	124.00–129.00	126.63
2	—	910	104.00	104.00
54	—	584	117.00–123.00	119.91
46	—	460	123.00–130.00	127.69
23	—	659	110.00–113.50	112.67
3	—	817	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	638	120.00	120.00
4	—	414	126.50	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	576	109.00–116.00	115.36
4	—	628	100.00	100.00
4	—	442	105.00–118.00	111.40
3	—	258	122.00	122.00
2	—	355	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	136.00	136.00
5	—	730	120.00	120.00
2	—	955	113.00	113.00
35	—	573	135.50–138.50	137.81
9	—	435	158.50	158.50
5	—	841	127.25	127.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	95.00–115.00	101.56
15	—	673	127.50–130.25	129.16
11	—	768	120.00–125.00	123.28
3	—	888	122.00	122.00
20	—	471	133.00–144.00	139.88
2	—	975	108.00–115.00	111.46
16	—	435	154.00	154.00
4	—	724	123.00	123.00
4	—	311	151.00	151.00
18	—	535	129.00–137.00	135.36
30	—	393	148.00–159.00	157.11
24	—	587	134.50–135.00	134.66
21	—	649	128.75	128.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	119.00–124.00	120.68
7	—	676	105.00–110.00	108.12
2	—	603	110.00	110.00
1	—	320	122.00	122.00
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	748	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	533	123.00–129.50	127.92
33	—	656	113.50–118.50	117.59
11	—	762	101.00–104.00	103.44
10	—	585	117.00–130.50	127.83
19	—	447	142.00	142.00
25	—	465	132.00–134.00	133.37
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	104.00	104.00
3	—	375	125.00	125.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
3	—	595	110.00	110.00
3	—	423	118.00	118.00
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
4	—	534	110.00–117.00	115.21

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,175	875.00–925.00	893.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	989	25.00–35.00	31.58
31	—	1,045	37.00–48.00	41.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	46.00–47.00	46.47
3	—	1,323	57.00–61.00	58.21
15	—	1,247	47.00–57.00	51.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	59.00	59.00
8	—	1,459	50.00–54.00	51.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,542	55.00–75.00	68.26
1	—	1,875	85.00	85.00
6	—	1,760	75.00–84.00	80.08

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