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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 11

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Jan 4Jan 11Jan 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,028 head

▲ 588 vs last sale 440▲ 1,028 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 86 vs last sale 64▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

182 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 47▲ 182 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 cow 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 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 $122.30/cwt on 406 head.

Average price

$122.30

406 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$13.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.24

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	542	122.92	666	387
Medium and Large 2-3	469	109.64	514	19thin

One grade step is worth $13.28/cwt here — about $152 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 sale406 hd

122.30

—

TN average12 barns · 4,179 hd

122.06

+0.24

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	1,690	68.90	1,164	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	50.44	707	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	48.11	586	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	35.24	349	44

Every lot

69 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	254	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	386	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	164.18/cwt	155.00–166.50	512	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	124.12/cwt	110.00–135.00	469	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	159.65/cwt	146.00–165.00	608	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	396	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	695	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	417	129.84/cwt	125.00–140.00	541	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	661	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	155.39/cwt	145.00–161.00	729	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	807	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	139.96/cwt	135.00–143.50	738	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	135.68/cwt	126.00–142.00	763	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	141.50/cwt	135.00–145.00	825	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	129.85/cwt	127.00–140.00	804	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	138.97/cwt	137.50–140.00	871	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	131.15/cwt	125.00–132.50	862	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	138.99/cwt	138.00–141.00	933	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	126.50/cwt	122.00–127.00	896	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	133.43/cwt	130.00–136.00	974	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	913	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	910	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	885	134.57/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,191	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,216	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	248	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	300	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	306	133.07/cwt	125.00–134.00	407	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	454	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	133.70/cwt	125.00–138.00	513	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	394	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	542	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	419	114.36/cwt	113.00–115.00	479	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	125.51/cwt	122.50–130.00	590	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	126.42/cwt	121.50–130.50	606	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	125.98/cwt	117.50–127.50	666	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	689	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	127.76/cwt	125.50–131.50	738	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	118.75/cwt	112.00–124.00	694	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	117.57/cwt	115.00–119.50	728	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	113.43/cwt	110.00–120.00	759	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	111.34/cwt	107.50–114.00	807	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	109.70/cwt	100.00–111.00	835	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	944	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	864	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	782	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	983	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	737	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	706	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	107.98/cwt	106.00–110.00	569	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	139.27/cwt	129.00–141.00	737	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	124.57/cwt	116.00–127.00	739	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	116.46/cwt	111.50–118.00	766	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	114.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	852	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	587	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	311	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,059	1
Bulls	—	—	1,669	72.03/cwt	66.00–77.00	1,202	6
Bulls	—	—	1,809	61.68/cwt	57.00–65.00	1,116	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	31.40/cwt	27.00–35.00	296	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	38.74/cwt	35.00–43.00	401	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	41.78/cwt	30.00–44.00	478	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	49.02/cwt	40.00–55.00	603	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	57.70/cwt	54.00–61.00	755	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	762	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	50.02/cwt	45.00–58.00	702	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,131	550.55/cwt	425.00–650.00	6,227	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,838	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 Jan 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,028Last week 440Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 182Last week 47Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cow 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	118.00	118.00
43	—	584	112.00–124.00	118.75
30	—	619	115.00–119.50	117.57
30	—	384	125.00–138.00	133.70
20	—	725	107.50–114.00	111.34
33	—	669	110.00–120.00	113.43
12	—	761	100.00–111.00	109.70
10	—	306	125.00–134.00	133.07
5	—	864	90.50	90.50
90	—	470	122.50–130.00	125.51
59	—	529	117.50–127.50	125.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	410	135.00	135.00
3	—	538	128.00	128.00
23	—	578	125.50–131.50	127.76
13	—	479	121.50–130.50	126.42
8	—	394	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	113.00–115.00	114.36
4	—	983	75.00	75.00
2	—	363	125.00	125.00
7	—	248	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	312	155.00–166.50	164.18
4	—	254	152.00	152.00
3	—	780	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,013	120.00	120.00
29	—	708	122.00–127.00	126.50
29	—	562	126.00–142.00	135.68
13	—	469	145.00–161.00	155.39
7	—	619	127.00–140.00	129.85
44	—	657	125.00–132.50	131.15
39	—	527	135.00–143.50	139.96
37	—	381	146.00–165.00	159.65
2	—	438	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	417	125.00–140.00	129.84
10	—	378	110.00–135.00	124.12
1	—	805	113.00	113.00
1	—	305	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	730	130.00–136.00	133.43
17	—	583	135.00–145.00	141.50
9	—	501	161.00	161.00
7	—	396	175.50	175.50
26	—	671	138.00–141.00	138.99
20	—	627	137.50–140.00	138.97
18	—	885	131.00–135.00	134.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	587	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	658	111.50–118.00	116.46
9	—	744	110.00–115.00	114.46
5	—	440	145.00	145.00
36	—	593	116.00–127.00	124.57
28	—	529	129.00–141.00	139.27
25	—	463	152.50	152.50
1	—	900	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	106.00–110.00	107.98
2	—	595	110.00	110.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	585.00	585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,131	425.00–650.00	550.55
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,669	66.00–77.00	72.03
4	—	1,809	57.00–65.00	61.68
1	—	1,340	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	943	27.00–35.00	31.40
23	—	1,034	35.00–43.00	38.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,404	45.00–58.00	50.02
1	—	1,385	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,230	40.00–55.00	49.02
15	—	1,144	30.00–44.00	41.78
5	—	1,308	54.00–61.00	57.70

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.