Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2019-06-22

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 22
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
475 head
▼ 218 vs last sale 693▲ 475 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 130▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 118▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.78/cwt on 188 head.
Average price
$116.78
188 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.87
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563117.45661176
Medium and Large 2-3528106.9256412thin
One grade step is worth $10.54/cwt here — about $97 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 sale188 hd
116.78
—
TN average9 barns · 2,008 hd
118.65
−1.87
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,65086.561,42812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40962.3087811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12958.2165742
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02346.5247627

Every lot

63 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3343138.00/cwt138.00–138.004732
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3434126.00/cwt126.00–126.005477
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435144.50/cwt144.50–144.506297
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2457141.00/cwt141.00–141.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516134.16/cwt127.00–138.0069217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535135.00/cwt135.00–135.007224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577132.36/cwt127.00–135.0076421
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578117.33/cwt111.00–121.006783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583134.23/cwt133.50–135.0078310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633124.97/cwt123.00–127.007916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008263
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640105.00/cwt105.00–105.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659131.07/cwt120.00–134.0086412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added697131.75/cwt131.75–131.7591819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770120.10/cwt116.00–123.0092512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845110.00/cwt110.00–110.009301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295131.00/cwt131.00–131.003861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345138.00/cwt138.00–138.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395115.00/cwt115.00–115.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2397139.29/cwt138.00–139.505537
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2449127.51/cwt127.00–128.0057337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3453108.00/cwt108.00–108.004892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528110.00/cwt110.00–110.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529118.00/cwt118.00–118.0062433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562119.53/cwt115.50–121.0067227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563114.00/cwt114.00–114.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571115.87/cwt115.00–116.0066215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625110.44/cwt110.00–112.0069032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366885.00/cwt85.00–85.005682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774105.19/cwt105.00–107.5081413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-284590.00/cwt90.00–90.007612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285092.00/cwt92.00–92.007821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296576.00/cwt76.00–76.007332
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313149.00/cwt149.00–149.004665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374144.50/cwt144.50–144.5054010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445138.50/cwt138.50–138.5061612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457131.42/cwt120.00–134.506015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470120.96/cwt119.00–123.005692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518126.59/cwt123.00–127.0065610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3559108.00/cwt108.00–108.006047
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584122.13/cwt120.00–123.0071317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608127.00/cwt127.00–127.007725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610106.00/cwt106.00–106.006471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666118.00/cwt118.00–118.007869
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-275596.00/cwt96.00–96.007254
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0181
Bulls——1,65995.16/cwt94.00–97.001,5794
Bulls——1,68983.16/cwt74.00–88.001,4057
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89140.31/cwt32.00–43.003597
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03453.97/cwt53.00–55.0055812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06948.70/cwt42.00–53.0052120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14464.99/cwt64.00–66.007434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17159.12/cwt55.00–65.0069226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34660.07/cwt57.00–64.008097
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52066.21/cwt64.00–70.001,0064
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900975.00/cwt975.00–975.008,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100848.64/cwt785.00–925.009,3352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100797.50/cwt745.00–850.008,7732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155885.00/cwt885.00–885.0010,2221

This sale against other markets

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.