Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2019-09-07

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 7
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
905 head
▲ 389 vs last sale 516▲ 905 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 88▲ 117 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 116▲ 82 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 to 2.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower, instances 12.00 lower. Bulls were unevely steady. Heifers 8.00 to 12.00 lower, instances 15.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $128.03/cwt on 316 head.
Average price
$128.03
316 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.32
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578129.32748286
Medium and Large 2-3520115.7260230
One grade step is worth $13.60/cwt here — about $146 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 sale316 hd
128.03
—
TN average10 barns · 1,335 hd
133.35
−5.32
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—High1,62680.401,30723
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45057.518348thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20955.3966927
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01642.1342819

Every lot

68 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270131.00/cwt131.00–131.003541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315135.50/cwt135.50–135.5042711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3334131.00/cwt131.00–131.004385
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382128.80/cwt127.00–129.0049229
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471137.99/cwt135.00–146.0065028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473148.00/cwt148.00–148.0070011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477113.74/cwt101.00–127.505434
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3524117.59/cwt110.00–125.006166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528128.94/cwt123.50–135.0068136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557128.00/cwt128.00–128.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3562116.36/cwt111.00–119.006543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584125.93/cwt123.50–128.5073528
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3608105.00/cwt105.00–105.006388
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624133.00/cwt133.00–133.0083034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630121.78/cwt115.00–126.007675
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3658119.00/cwt119.00–119.007833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664123.66/cwt121.00–130.0082142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670133.00/cwt133.00–133.0089111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709118.71/cwt118.00–119.008427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721130.50/cwt130.50–130.509414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761120.94/cwt116.00–123.5092023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,00112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310100.00/cwt100.00–100.003101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322119.01/cwt115.00–120.003835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363109.95/cwt105.00–115.0039913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382117.29/cwt101.00–119.7544827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459114.14/cwt109.00–115.2552459
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3459104.18/cwt100.00–106.0047813
Heifers—Medium and Large 348090.50/cwt90.00–91.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523104.00/cwt103.00–105.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534114.21/cwt110.00–116.0061071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-356795.00/cwt95.00–95.005393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2597109.00/cwt109.00–109.006513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2601110.56/cwt105.00–115.0066444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672103.87/cwt100.00–105.0069832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705108.00/cwt108.00–108.007612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740100.00/cwt100.00–100.0074011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375593.00/cwt93.00–93.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282089.74/cwt85.00–93.0073610
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418117.41/cwt110.00–119.0049118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2444128.00/cwt128.00–128.005689
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459131.50/cwt131.50–131.5060449
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3496121.00/cwt121.00–121.006006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522122.44/cwt116.00–124.5063933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563107.00/cwt107.00–107.006022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583119.11/cwt115.50–120.5069425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664117.56/cwt114.00–118.0078127
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3668103.70/cwt100.00–111.006933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2743109.67/cwt108.00–110.0081518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-382891.00/cwt91.00–91.007532
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36471.38/cwt65.00–76.009745
Bulls——1,67781.93/cwt75.00–88.001,37416
Bulls——1,87390.76/cwt87.00–95.001,7002
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94136.07/cwt30.00–40.003399
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08447.59/cwt45.00–50.0051610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20455.37/cwt52.00–61.0066722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22249.78/cwt48.00–51.006083
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23864.00/cwt64.00–64.007922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41956.73/cwt54.00–60.008057
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66563.00/cwt63.00–63.001,0491
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090862.54/cwt775.00–900.009,4023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,137828.35/cwt675.00–985.009,4186
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,0851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255770.00/cwt770.00–770.009,6641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,0001

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.