Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2020-01-25

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 25
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
654 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 742▲ 654 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 115▲ 103 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 98▲ 107 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 higher, with breakers 5.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 higher. Steers and bulls 2.00 to 7.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.06/cwt on 252 head.
Average price
$129.06
252 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$674
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.98
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524129.86681237
Medium and Large 2-3483116.3356115thin
One grade step is worth $13.53/cwt here — about $120 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
129.06
—
TN average10 barns · 1,940 hd
128.08
+0.98
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—Average1,74174.871,30313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53160.399256thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20851.8762762
CowsLean 85-90%Average97737.4836628

Every lot

64 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 2-3275144.00/cwt144.00–144.003963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2309149.40/cwt140.00–152.004625
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3343137.50/cwt137.50–137.504723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382158.94/cwt149.00–165.0060711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445163.50/cwt163.50–163.507287
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465156.88/cwt149.00–162.0072915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added489165.00/cwt165.00–165.008079
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522151.40/cwt140.00–158.5079020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583144.44/cwt138.00–155.0084216
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625118.60/cwt110.00–123.007413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2643138.37/cwt136.00–139.0089014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665132.87/cwt131.00–134.008848
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719119.01/cwt118.00–124.008566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771128.56/cwt124.00–131.5099115
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3875115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added876126.25/cwt126.25–126.251,10612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,063115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3258134.00/cwt134.00–134.003462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326138.00/cwt138.00–138.004508
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3337126.00/cwt126.00–126.004253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374136.88/cwt128.00–140.5051223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2444135.00/cwt135.00–135.0059920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3447115.00/cwt115.00–115.005143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466136.51/cwt126.00–140.5063676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533134.00/cwt128.00–138.0071433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540127.00/cwt127.00–127.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568108.52/cwt105.00–112.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2592122.43/cwt120.00–124.0072529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657117.22/cwt112.00–121.0077022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3674102.48/cwt100.00–105.006914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725113.90/cwt110.00–115.0082620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2817108.00/cwt108.00–108.008823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287899.00/cwt99.00–99.008693
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330127.50/cwt127.50–127.504212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360154.00/cwt154.00–154.005548
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3362133.78/cwt123.00–136.5048410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3412146.00/cwt146.00–146.006027
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427158.26/cwt152.25–166.5067657
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2451147.50/cwt147.50–147.506655
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529130.55/cwt111.00–137.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2536148.18/cwt133.00–149.5079424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570139.00/cwt139.00–139.007929
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610127.00/cwt127.00–127.007758
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625109.00/cwt109.00–109.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3661116.00/cwt116.00–116.007674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674118.59/cwt112.00–121.0079911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705108.00/cwt108.00–108.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767113.00/cwt113.00–113.008673
Bulls—Medium and Large 377095.00/cwt95.00–95.007321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3901
Bulls——1,64466.25/cwt63.00–70.001,0894
Bulls——1,80277.91/cwt68.00–84.001,4048
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87131.02/cwt25.00–46.002708
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01940.06/cwt36.00–45.0040820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15845.29/cwt43.00–48.0052416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18551.94/cwt45.00–57.0061534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34160.47/cwt57.00–66.0081112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43364.26/cwt62.00–66.009212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58058.46/cwt57.00–61.009244
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165751.29/cwt725.00–775.008,7532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250650.00/cwt650.00–650.008,1251

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.