Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2019-07-13

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 13
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
811 head
▲ 482 vs last sale 329▲ 811 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 72▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 142 vs last sale 68▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends were not given because there was no sale last week,

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.71/cwt on 328 head.
Average price
$120.71
328 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.26
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546121.54664285
Medium and Large 2-3468115.1553943
One grade step is worth $6.39/cwt here — about $125 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 sale328 hd
120.71
—
TN average10 barns · 2,294 hd
120.44
+0.26
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—Average1,65288.261,45814
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39463.6988817
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15859.8269346
CowsLean 85-90%Average97247.9446616

Every lot

61 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2261157.00/cwt157.00–157.004108
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3316138.11/cwt129.00–140.004366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378145.42/cwt142.00–147.0055016
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390135.00/cwt135.00–135.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430130.50/cwt130.50–130.5056111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2448149.00/cwt149.00–149.0066813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470143.00/cwt143.00–143.006725
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483121.00/cwt121.00–121.005842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516141.38/cwt139.50–143.0073021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3558120.00/cwt120.00–120.006705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575138.52/cwt129.50–144.7579652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617144.00/cwt144.00–144.008886
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623115.18/cwt110.00–120.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2648125.00/cwt125.00–125.008104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653139.00/cwt139.00–139.009086
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673130.00/cwt130.00–130.0087516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819118.37/cwt115.00–120.009693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009843
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271121.00/cwt121.00–121.003284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332121.00/cwt121.00–121.0040210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3351115.00/cwt115.00–115.004047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390131.40/cwt121.00–132.0051217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3454115.53/cwt115.00–120.0052520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464125.32/cwt122.00–127.0058169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527121.40/cwt118.00–123.5064055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529116.00/cwt116.00–116.006146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3559116.00/cwt116.00–116.006486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586122.30/cwt120.00–123.5071754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600112.00/cwt112.00–112.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601125.00/cwt125.00–125.007515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624118.45/cwt117.00–120.0073912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667116.86/cwt115.50–117.0077922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707117.00/cwt117.00–117.0082726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723105.00/cwt105.00–105.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2784101.82/cwt100.00–105.007988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458136.07/cwt120.00–138.0062329
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518111.21/cwt110.00–112.0057610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523133.50/cwt133.50–133.5069825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582123.50/cwt123.50–123.5071910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3616115.00/cwt115.00–115.007085
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656122.95/cwt117.50–124.0080725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665109.00/cwt109.00–109.007254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723106.50/cwt106.50–106.507703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2758106.50/cwt106.50–106.508079
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3-488569.00/cwt69.00–69.0061110
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45381.06/cwt80.00–82.001,1783
Bulls——1,60988.03/cwt84.00–92.001,4168
Bulls——1,96796.07/cwt94.00–98.001,8903
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96749.13/cwt45.00–53.0047514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00339.59/cwt39.00–40.003972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13058.62/cwt55.00–65.0066235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22550.30/cwt48.00–52.006162
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25466.61/cwt65.00–70.008359
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37562.92/cwt56.00–66.0086513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45466.21/cwt63.00–68.009634
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085789.52/cwt725.00–850.008,5662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,6251

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.