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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 31

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

516 head

▼ 152 vs last sale 668▲ 516 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 66▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

116 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 119▲ 116 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 1.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers steady to 5.00 lower, instances 7 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher,

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 $123.09/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$123.09

183 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$8.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.51

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	563	123.70	697	170
Medium and Large 2-3	509	115.15	586	13thin

One grade step is worth $8.55/cwt here — about $111 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 sale183 hd

123.09

—

TN average9 barns · 1,198 hd

119.59

+3.51

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	1,741	83.31	1,450	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	58.80	834	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	55.28	664	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	43.32	454	8thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	364	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	138.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	452	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	141.26/cwt	135.00–144.00	538	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	453	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	598	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	647	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	136.59/cwt	135.00–138.00	703	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	121.48/cwt	117.00–126.00	660	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	130.19/cwt	130.00–131.00	759	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	136.56/cwt	129.00–139.50	844	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	888	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	114.13/cwt	108.00–126.00	753	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	899	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	136.65/cwt	135.50–137.00	985	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	918	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	963	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	121.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,022	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	344	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	127.74/cwt	125.50–128.50	406	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	135.46/cwt	134.00–136.00	523	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	574	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	113.64/cwt	111.00–115.00	523	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	129.74/cwt	123.00–133.00	602	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	573	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.00	663	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	649	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	121.82/cwt	121.50–123.00	719	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	724	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	848	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	111.40/cwt	108.00–120.00	741	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	740	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	870	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	107.99/cwt	105.00–117.00	801	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	883	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	831	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	530	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	133.39/cwt	130.00–134.50	587	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	489	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	577	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	124.65/cwt	121.00–126.50	653	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	115.44/cwt	113.00–116.00	664	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	651	108.75/cwt	108.00–111.00	708	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	115.54/cwt	105.50–117.00	783	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	814	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,165	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	84.10/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,501	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	37.22/cwt	35.00–40.00	342	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	45.35/cwt	42.00–47.00	495	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	56.30/cwt	53.00–60.00	664	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	807	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	50.43/cwt	50.00–52.00	637	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	58.80/cwt	54.00–65.00	834	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	788.36/cwt	685.00–1,000.00	8,412	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,313	1

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 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 668Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 119Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows 1.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers steady to 5.00 lower, instances 7 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher,

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	111.00–115.00	113.64
2	—	503	114.00	114.00
1	—	435	124.00	124.00
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
6	—	569	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	659	128.75	128.75
2	—	740	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	590	121.50–123.00	121.82
29	—	525	125.00–127.00	126.25
1	—	755	117.00	117.00
2	—	273	126.00	126.00
2	—	848	98.00	98.00
4	—	318	125.50–128.50	127.74
4	—	433	132.50	132.50
8	—	742	105.00–117.00	107.99
10	—	608	119.00	119.00
16	—	464	123.00–133.00	129.74
18	—	386	134.00–136.00	135.46
20	—	665	108.00–120.00	111.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	104.00	104.00
2	—	820	90.00	90.00
4	—	761	107.00	107.00
12	—	524	121.00–126.50	124.65
16	—	575	113.00–116.00	115.44
24	—	440	130.00–134.50	133.39
24	—	678	105.50–117.00	115.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
4	—	408	130.00	130.00
4	—	651	108.00–111.00	108.75
10	—	489	116.00–120.00	118.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	515	135.00–138.00	136.59
12	—	666	135.00	135.00
13	—	381	135.00–144.00	141.26
15	—	583	130.00–131.00	130.19
7	—	618	129.00–139.50	136.56
7	—	462	140.00	140.00
7	—	326	135.00–140.00	138.51
3	—	838	120.00–126.00	121.95
3	—	783	123.00	123.00
3	—	740	124.00	124.00
1	—	285	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	632	140.50	140.50
26	—	721	135.50–137.00	136.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	115.00–116.00	115.48
2	—	453	132.00	132.00
2	—	543	117.00–126.00	121.48
3	—	660	108.00–126.00	114.13

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)	4	—	1,100	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,067	685.00–1,000.00	788.36
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	73.00	73.00
13	—	1,785	78.00–90.00	84.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	67.00	67.00
6	—	1,263	50.00–52.00	50.43
17	—	1,179	53.00–60.00	56.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,419	54.00–65.00	58.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	35.00–40.00	37.22
6	—	1,092	42.00–47.00	45.35

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.