Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.11/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$121.11

231 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$15.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.24

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	534	122.53	654	210
Medium and Large 2-3	489	106.85	523	21

One grade step is worth $15.69/cwt here — about $131 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 sale231 hd

121.11

—

TN average3 barns · 537 hd

117.87

+3.24

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	1,679	72.49	1,217	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	52.07	751	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	50.23	625	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	37.66	397	30

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2-3	—	323	115.88/cwt	110.00–121.00	374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	139.54/cwt	139.00–140.00	656	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	130.22/cwt	124.00–134.00	579	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	122.04/cwt	117.50–123.50	639	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	123.74/cwt	113.00–125.50	961	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	125.04/cwt	116.00–126.00	653	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	141.47/cwt	135.00–145.00	543	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	110.10/cwt	105.00–113.00	731	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	124.85/cwt	123.00–126.50	839	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	143.06/cwt	141.00–145.00	465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	122.90/cwt	119.00–127.50	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	131.23/cwt	128.00–136.00	694	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	575	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	675	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,040	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	107.87/cwt	104.00–109.00	815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	131.40/cwt	125.00–132.75	804	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	122.07/cwt	120.00–128.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	378	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	50.65/cwt	40.00–57.00	650	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	40.66/cwt	35.00–45.00	440	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	32.47/cwt	30.00–37.00	328	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	985	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	632	1
Bulls	—	—	2,040	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,795	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	68.12/cwt	55.00–73.00	1,146	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	52.10/cwt	47.00–56.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	515	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	46.48/cwt	45.00–47.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	750	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	117.78/cwt	116.00–118.00	587	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	609	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	75.74/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,222	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	122.64/cwt	120.00–124.00	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	117.94/cwt	115.50–119.50	682	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	865.00/cwt	865.00–865.00	10,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	231	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	106.01/cwt	103.00–112.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	116.92/cwt	115.00–117.50	682	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	130.66/cwt	124.00–133.00	764	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	126.97/cwt	120.00–134.50	532	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	566	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 Nov 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 548Last week 1,281Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 137Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 148Last week 149Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	110.00–121.00	115.88
1	—	380	111.00	111.00
1	—	860	105.00	105.00
3	—	455	112.00	112.00
4	—	231	120.00	120.00
3	—	575	114.00	114.00
3	—	513	103.00–112.00	106.01
4	—	708	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	106.50	106.50
58	—	524	117.50–123.50	122.04
7	—	777	113.00–125.50	123.74
22	—	664	105.00–113.00	110.10
1	—	960	110.00	110.00
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
15	—	471	122.00	122.00
4	—	709	120.00–128.00	122.07
2	—	300	126.00	126.00
26	—	387	133.00	133.00
24	—	578	115.50–119.50	117.94
4	—	635	105.00	105.00
16	—	419	120.00–134.50	126.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	523	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	944	113.00	113.00
17	—	470	139.00–140.00	139.54
23	—	384	135.00–145.00	141.47
19	—	672	123.00–126.50	124.85
6	—	325	141.00–145.00	143.06
6	—	728	119.00–127.50	122.90
20	—	529	128.00–136.00	131.23
12	—	612	125.00–132.75	131.40
19	—	585	124.00–133.00	130.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	130.00	130.00
5	—	816	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	506	120.00–124.00	122.64
2	—	323	133.00	133.00
2	—	233	136.00	136.00
2	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	93.00	93.00
9	—	498	116.00–118.00	117.78
3	—	687	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	445	124.00–134.00	130.22
21	—	522	116.00–126.00	125.04
9	—	756	104.00–109.00	107.87
7	—	664	113.00	113.00
17	—	583	115.00–117.50	116.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,284	40.00–57.00	50.65
4	—	1,121	45.00–47.00	46.48
1	—	1,050	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,081	35.00–45.00	40.66
11	—	1,009	30.00–37.00	32.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,405	45.00	45.00
4	—	1,395	47.00–56.00	52.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,040	88.00	88.00
8	—	1,683	55.00–73.00	68.12
6	—	1,613	73.00–82.00	75.74

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)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	865.00	865.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	825.00	825.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle