Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2020-01-18

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 18
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
742 head
▼ 286 vs last sale 1,028▲ 742 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 150▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 182▲ 98 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 mostly 1.00 higher, breaker cows 3.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 higher. Steers steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.52/cwt on 318 head.
Average price
$125.52
318 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.02
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533127.04677260
Medium and Large 2-3470118.7155858
One grade step is worth $8.32/cwt here — about $119 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 sale318 hd
125.52
—
TN average10 barns · 1,833 hd
124.50
+1.02
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—High1,66470.311,17015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40154.4276212
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20549.1359243
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01436.9437532

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3257151.00/cwt151.00–151.003883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332153.76/cwt143.00–158.005107
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3371126.46/cwt120.00–140.004697
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385159.86/cwt150.50–161.5061533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added401160.00/cwt160.00–160.006427
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3429131.55/cwt129.00–138.0056425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486154.59/cwt147.00–156.5075130
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540141.29/cwt137.00–145.5076314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580144.00/cwt144.00–144.008354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594139.80/cwt137.00–141.0083019
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2602137.50/cwt137.50–137.508286
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616138.00/cwt138.00–138.008505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665136.83/cwt134.00–139.0091037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667125.78/cwt124.00–128.0083913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722129.00/cwt129.00–129.009316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745125.00/cwt125.00–125.009312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,03911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3269126.00/cwt126.00–126.003395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313132.56/cwt120.00–136.004159
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3336126.00/cwt126.00–126.004236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3359110.00/cwt110.00–110.003956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390137.11/cwt133.00–138.0053527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438129.84/cwt121.50–131.2556920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445137.00/cwt137.00–137.0061016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473134.39/cwt128.00–136.5063664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521117.45/cwt115.00–120.0061210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530126.82/cwt124.00–128.5067230
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581109.43/cwt108.00–115.006365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585121.05/cwt118.00–124.0070849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614113.00/cwt113.00–113.006948
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3638105.00/cwt105.00–105.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643121.75/cwt118.00–123.0078328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661114.98/cwt110.00–120.0076017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732109.99/cwt108.00–114.008053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763112.00/cwt112.00–112.008559
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-394365.00/cwt65.00–65.006132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-396581.00/cwt81.00–81.007821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453149.40/cwt142.00–150.5067732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3512123.18/cwt115.00–126.006314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529141.36/cwt120.00–149.0074829
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572108.00/cwt108.00–108.006183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2592126.50/cwt126.50–126.5074912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2603118.00/cwt118.00–118.007124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3613113.50/cwt105.00–115.006967
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672117.00/cwt117.00–117.007866
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715114.67/cwt114.00–115.008206
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291188.00/cwt88.00–88.008024
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48359.24/cwt56.00–63.008795
Bulls——1,72474.72/cwt69.00–79.001,2889
Bulls——2,03086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,7461
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94732.04/cwt25.00–35.0030312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05439.88/cwt35.00–45.0042020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15343.69/cwt42.00–46.0050413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20950.11/cwt47.00–55.0060626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35360.49/cwt56.00–65.008184
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39853.73/cwt50.00–58.007518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40559.40/cwt56.00–63.008353
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41045.00/cwt45.00–45.006351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000655.00/cwt655.00–655.006,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050575.00/cwt575.00–575.006,0381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,7631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155770.00/cwt770.00–770.008,8941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,1061

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.