Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2019-09-21

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 21
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
730 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 639▲ 730 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 63▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 95▲ 103 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 4.00 lower. Steers under 600 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Bulls 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifers 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.89/cwt on 292 head.
Average price
$114.89
292 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.15
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2571115.93662258
Medium and Large 2-3476106.9950934
One grade step is worth $8.94/cwt here — about $153 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 sale292 hd
114.89
—
TN average11 barns · 2,495 hd
116.04
−1.15
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—Average1,65374.461,23115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45553.0177121
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24852.8666031
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10741.9046436

Every lot

65 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 1-2254144.00/cwt144.00–144.003664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325137.03/cwt133.00–139.004456
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3342114.00/cwt114.00–114.003903
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365117.51/cwt116.00–118.004294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376146.82/cwt144.00–148.0055233
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445137.00/cwt137.00–137.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2447138.00/cwt138.00–138.0061710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473142.10/cwt135.00–144.5067216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528134.27/cwt129.00–135.007098
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565137.79/cwt137.50–138.007797
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580132.16/cwt128.50–133.0076728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623120.00/cwt120.00–120.007482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629129.16/cwt123.00–130.5081211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669122.67/cwt120.00–124.0082112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674127.20/cwt127.00–127.5085710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773119.82/cwt118.00–122.0092622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822121.00/cwt121.00–121.009956
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3264110.00/cwt110.00–110.002904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325124.00/cwt124.00–124.004036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3329113.80/cwt113.00–114.003745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370100.00/cwt100.00–100.003701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384119.66/cwt115.50–121.0045928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425105.00/cwt105.00–105.004464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2452119.68/cwt117.00–120.5054143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472108.44/cwt105.00–112.005124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528119.27/cwt116.50–122.0063039
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3544109.00/cwt109.00–109.005937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582102.00/cwt102.00–102.005946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585119.76/cwt117.00–120.5070121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2594116.27/cwt114.00–117.0069129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617115.44/cwt113.00–116.5071213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634115.33/cwt114.50–116.0073116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669113.50/cwt113.50–113.507595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675112.19/cwt110.00–113.0075730
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718104.82/cwt100.00–111.507537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738114.00/cwt114.00–114.008414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3738100.00/cwt100.00–100.007383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760101.50/cwt101.50–101.507715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820101.00/cwt101.00–101.008283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added826113.50/cwt113.50–113.509385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,22071.00/cwt71.00–71.008664
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3454110.50/cwt110.00–111.005026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461138.36/cwt131.00–140.5063831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520106.08/cwt105.00–107.0055211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530130.16/cwt128.50–131.0069033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587124.28/cwt110.00–125.2573030
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3588100.00/cwt100.00–100.005885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-362394.83/cwt94.00–100.005917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675116.76/cwt115.50–117.0078830
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2749105.00/cwt105.00–105.0078619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-279696.00/cwt96.00–96.007647
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288586.00/cwt86.00–86.007614
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49370.67/cwt65.00–74.001,0555
Bulls——1,72275.95/cwt72.00–79.001,3089
Bulls——1,83080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,4641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10437.47/cwt31.00–47.0041412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10844.12/cwt37.00–51.0048924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15748.18/cwt45.00–50.005573
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25252.57/cwt47.00–60.0065825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25847.00/cwt47.00–47.005912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30360.00/cwt60.00–60.007823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47653.64/cwt48.00–58.0079219
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100855.82/cwt800.00–900.009,4145

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.