Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2019-08-17

Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 17

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

386 head

▼ 280 vs last sale 666▲ 386 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 115▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 111▲ 120 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 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers mostly steady to instances 2.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady instances on 500 to 600 lbs were 3.00 higher. Bulls steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.47/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$121.47

122 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$17.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.47

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	122.87	664	112
Medium and Large 2-3	538	105.79	569	10thin

One grade step is worth $17.08/cwt here — about $95 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 sale122 hd

121.47

—

TN average9 barns · 1,275 hd

117.00

+4.47

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	—	Average	1,603	82.33	1,319	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	58.02	830	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	57.04	683	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	43.03	457	18

Every lot

54 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	343	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	138.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	434	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	521	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	541	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	143.25/cwt	140.00–144.00	682	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	690	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	596	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	138.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	754	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	658	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	134.71/cwt	133.50–135.00	779	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	134.28/cwt	132.00–135.00	850	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	745	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	998	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	110.47/cwt	100.00–121.00	920	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,083	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,175	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	342	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	411	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	133.78/cwt	125.00–137.00	530	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	111.29/cwt	110.00–114.00	484	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	123.89/cwt	122.00–124.25	597	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	128.13/cwt	115.00–134.00	683	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	122.65/cwt	115.00–127.50	720	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	707	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	115.79/cwt	115.50–116.50	751	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	115.70/cwt	110.00–117.50	769	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	103.01/cwt	100.00–112.00	781	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	873	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	403	123.08/cwt	110.00–136.00	496	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	585	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	132.85/cwt	126.00–135.00	703	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	120.73/cwt	111.00–122.00	701	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	116.47/cwt	116.00–117.00	766	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	111.32/cwt	108.00–113.00	858	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	785	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,328	76.23/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,012	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	84.16/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,418	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	36.87/cwt	30.00–50.00	374	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	45.40/cwt	40.00–51.00	490	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	52.28/cwt	51.00–54.00	586	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	65.30/cwt	64.00–67.00	771	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	57.92/cwt	53.00–63.00	713	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	58.91/cwt	56.00–64.00	837	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	763	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	956.93/cwt	855.00–985.00	11,387	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,080	2

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Sat Aug 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 666Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 111Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	80.00	80.00
2	—	620	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	450	105.00	105.00
1	—	375	126.00	126.00
3	—	435	110.00–114.00	111.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	482	122.00–124.25	123.89
19	—	533	115.00–134.00	128.13
15	—	396	125.00–137.00	133.78
13	—	587	115.00–127.50	122.65
10	—	665	110.00–117.50	115.70
8	—	758	100.00–112.00	103.01
7	—	649	115.50–116.50	115.79
3	—	882	99.00	99.00
3	—	435	125.00	125.00
3	—	300	137.00	137.00
1	—	255	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	110.00–117.00	113.53
2	—	403	110.00–136.00	123.08
1	—	655	113.00	113.00
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	581	111.00–122.00	120.73
13	—	658	116.00–117.00	116.47
9	—	771	108.00–113.00	111.32
6	—	470	140.00	140.00
4	—	529	126.00–135.00	132.85
3	—	882	89.00	89.00
1	—	405	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	114.00	114.00
3	—	567	116.00	116.00
2	—	440	121.00–125.00	122.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,083	108.50	108.50
4	—	479	144.00	144.00
3	—	745	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	544	130.00–140.00	138.62
18	—	476	140.00–144.00	143.25
16	—	633	132.00–135.00	134.28
15	—	578	133.50–135.00	134.71
5	—	364	143.00	143.00
3	—	313	135.00–145.00	138.51
2	—	833	100.00–121.00	110.47
2	—	240	143.00	143.00
1	—	720	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,079	40.00–51.00	45.40
5	—	1,015	30.00–50.00	36.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,421	56.00–64.00	58.91
1	—	1,525	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,231	53.00–63.00	57.92
13	—	1,120	51.00–54.00	52.28
4	—	1,180	64.00–67.00	65.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,685	79.00–90.00	84.16
3	—	1,328	70.00–80.00	76.23

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	—	1,280	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,190	855.00–985.00	956.93

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.