Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2019-11-09

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 9
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
913 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 1,001▲ 913 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 175▲ 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
197 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 129▲ 197 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 steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Steers 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher, instances 7.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.37/cwt on 362 head.
Average price
$115.37
362 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$300
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.59
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557116.70650322
Medium and Large 2-3463105.1648636
Medium and Large 3350100.003504thin
One grade step is worth $16.70/cwt here — about $300 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 sale362 hd
115.37
—
TN average11 barns · 3,150 hd
115.96
−0.59
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—Low1,62764.491,0499thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46445.4666517
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17743.3151052
CowsLean 85-90%Average96033.0531776

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3319131.00/cwt131.00–131.004184
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383158.67/cwt154.00–159.7560827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445147.00/cwt147.00–147.0065421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483136.54/cwt125.00–142.0065923
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3508110.00/cwt110.00–110.005593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528127.58/cwt120.00–134.0067413
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584127.50/cwt116.00–136.0074534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608138.00/cwt138.00–138.008395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633123.01/cwt117.00–131.507797
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3658110.00/cwt110.00–110.007243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671124.51/cwt120.00–126.0083530
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714135.00/cwt135.00–135.009644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2741119.38/cwt115.00–120.008858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761124.28/cwt123.00–125.0094614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added792128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2864110.77/cwt103.00–126.009573
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3252110.00/cwt110.00–110.002773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308119.34/cwt115.00–120.003688
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350100.00/cwt100.00–100.003504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380105.00/cwt105.00–105.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391124.95/cwt115.00–127.0048928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3441108.00/cwt108.00–108.0047620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473120.13/cwt110.00–126.5056884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528113.73/cwt111.00–114.0060044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-355899.23/cwt97.00–100.0055412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587115.29/cwt113.00–122.0067750
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added594122.50/cwt122.50–122.5072811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2602108.00/cwt108.00–108.006506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604120.00/cwt120.00–120.007257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672115.03/cwt109.75–121.0077355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728109.10/cwt105.00–114.5079418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773101.39/cwt99.00–102.007845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835106.00/cwt106.00–106.008851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2917105.00/cwt105.00–105.009635
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270150.85/cwt145.00–153.004078
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313155.00/cwt155.00–155.004854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3406134.00/cwt134.00–134.005447
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2446145.00/cwt145.00–145.0064730
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450131.00/cwt131.00–131.005903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526123.50/cwt123.50–123.5065031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528112.00/cwt112.00–112.0059113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2593113.96/cwt110.00–115.0067634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-362595.00/cwt95.00–95.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638103.00/cwt103.00–103.006573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-367095.00/cwt95.00–95.006372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681111.00/cwt111.00–111.0075627
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277198.79/cwt95.00–101.0076211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287380.00/cwt80.00–80.006982
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40360.77/cwt58.00–63.008535
Bulls——1,90869.13/cwt67.00–73.001,3194
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85027.52/cwt20.00–34.0023432
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04037.08/cwt32.00–42.0038644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16750.72/cwt50.00–52.005923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16943.58/cwt35.00–49.0050940
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21439.64/cwt38.00–40.004819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24037.00/cwt37.00–37.004591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45554.00/cwt54.00–54.007861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47945.45/cwt42.00–50.0067215
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100400.00/cwt400.00–400.004,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175673.30/cwt535.00–785.007,9112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200675.00/cwt675.00–675.008,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275600.00/cwt600.00–600.007,6501

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.