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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 5

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

701 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 895▲ 701 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 91▲ 96 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

146 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 221▲ 146 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 and bulls 2.00 lower. Steers and bulls 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 7.00 lower.

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 $111.09/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$111.09

252 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$7.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

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	543	111.76	607	229
Medium and Large 2-3	491	104.43	513	23

One grade step is worth $7.33/cwt here — about $94 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 sale252 hd

111.09

—

TN average12 barns · 2,858 hd

113.38

−2.29

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	1,677	71.52	1,199	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	52.98	764	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	48.11	571	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	38.20	416	39

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	126.55/cwt	115.50–140.00	391	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	314	127.78/cwt	123.00–129.00	401	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	523	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	384	117.03/cwt	111.00–130.00	449	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	131.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	614	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	124.14/cwt	124.00–125.00	650	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	746	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	124.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	727	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	760	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	678	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	648	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	849	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	126.09/cwt	120.00–130.50	837	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	118.29/cwt	110.00–131.25	867	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	879	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	938	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	815	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,045	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,031	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	327	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	376	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	113.44/cwt	110.00–114.00	430	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	441	108.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	477	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	113.89/cwt	111.00–115.00	534	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	111.99/cwt	108.00–113.00	592	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	635	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	556	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	584	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	111.57/cwt	109.00–113.00	656	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	111.96/cwt	108.00–113.50	712	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	106.41/cwt	105.00–107.00	709	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	824	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	770	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	801	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	97.34/cwt	96.00–100.00	898	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	122.63/cwt	117.00–125.00	519	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	109.20/cwt	104.00–112.00	575	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	120.81/cwt	115.00–122.50	640	40
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	595	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	113.83/cwt	108.00–116.50	659	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	99.07/cwt	95.00–103.00	604	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	718	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	684	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	99.28/cwt	93.00–101.00	731	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,504	66.28/cwt	64.00–72.00	997	4
Bulls	—	—	1,754	73.85/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,295	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	31.30/cwt	25.00–37.00	303	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	41.26/cwt	37.00–48.00	472	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	48.07/cwt	44.00–53.00	566	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	42.54/cwt	41.00–45.00	520	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	57.04/cwt	55.00–59.00	730	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	52.74/cwt	47.00–58.00	748	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,850	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	1,055	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,663	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	831.06/cwt	800.00–845.00	9,831	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,220	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 Oct 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 701Last week 895Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 91Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 221Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower. Steers and bulls 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	108.00	108.00
2	—	855	110.00	110.00
2	—	613	124.00	124.00
52	—	467	125.00–135.00	131.55
24	—	379	138.00	138.00
21	—	584	120.00–125.00	124.52
14	—	664	120.00–130.50	126.09
9	—	309	115.50–140.00	126.55
7	—	524	124.00–125.00	124.14
4	—	739	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	314	123.00–129.00	127.78
3	—	628	108.00	108.00
3	—	535	120.00	120.00
3	—	384	111.00–130.00	117.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	733	110.00–131.25	118.29
9	—	815	128.25	128.25
6	—	648	131.00	131.00
6	—	557	134.00	134.00
4	—	530	135.00	135.00
4	—	463	140.00	140.00
2	—	880	115.00	115.00
2	—	763	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	441	100.00–110.00	108.18
4	—	556	105.00	105.00
2	—	620	95.00	95.00
2	—	508	100.00	100.00
2	—	355	106.00	106.00
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
1	—	460	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	636	108.00–113.50	111.96
6	—	763	108.00	108.00
4	—	543	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	588	109.00–113.00	111.57
50	—	469	111.00–115.00	113.89
39	—	529	108.00–113.00	111.99
21	—	379	110.00–114.00	113.44
20	—	666	105.00–107.00	106.41
10	—	315	120.00	120.00
5	—	766	100.50	100.50
3	—	923	96.00–100.00	97.34
2	—	843	95.00	95.00
2	—	275	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	527	104.00–112.00	109.20
10	—	423	117.00–125.00	122.63
3	—	567	105.00	105.00
2	—	610	95.00–103.00	99.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	530	115.00–122.50	120.81
23	—	644	111.50	111.50
22	—	579	108.00–116.50	113.83
14	—	736	93.00–101.00	99.28
6	—	651	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,143	37.00–48.00	41.26
12	—	969	25.00–37.00	31.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,419	47.00–58.00	52.74
1	—	1,850	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,178	44.00–53.00	48.07
3	—	1,223	41.00–45.00	42.54
2	—	1,280	55.00–59.00	57.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,754	70.00–79.00	73.85
4	—	1,504	64.00–72.00	66.28

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,183	800.00–845.00	831.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	685.00	685.00

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.