Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2020-02-15

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 15
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
381 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 503▲ 381 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 94▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 137▲ 73 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 2.00 higher, with breakers 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Steers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 5.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Bulls 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.77/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$127.77
160 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.76
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543128.22696153
Medium and Large 2-3502118.005927thin
One grade step is worth $10.22/cwt here — about $105 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 sale160 hd
127.77
—
TN average9 barns · 1,099 hd
125.00
+2.76
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—Average1,69482.181,39210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58163.301,0017thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24258.1672230
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10541.724619thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2263169.06/cwt168.50–173.004458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2336161.15/cwt160.00–166.005416
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3363156.66/cwt152.50–161.005692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387152.00/cwt152.00–152.0058812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418150.00/cwt150.00–150.006275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481136.38/cwt135.50–142.006567
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532146.88/cwt140.00–150.0078110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558148.00/cwt148.00–148.008263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565134.67/cwt132.00–136.007613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635142.00/cwt142.00–142.009025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638132.62/cwt125.00–140.008466
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679140.75/cwt140.75–140.759565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730126.00/cwt126.00–126.009202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745129.00/cwt129.00–129.009611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750124.00/cwt124.00–124.009304
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,0169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835120.25/cwt120.00–121.001,0044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,050119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,110100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270139.00/cwt139.00–139.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323137.00/cwt136.00–138.004434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added324129.00/cwt129.00–129.004186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375141.20/cwt138.00–143.0052925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430146.50/cwt146.50–146.5063011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3448119.00/cwt119.00–119.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471137.73/cwt137.50–139.0064913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530127.91/cwt125.00–129.0067815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560119.50/cwt115.00–121.006694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580126.00/cwt126.00–126.0073116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2598120.50/cwt120.50–120.5072112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609121.65/cwt117.00–125.0074122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626128.00/cwt128.00–128.008017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695116.00/cwt116.00–116.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709116.50/cwt116.50–116.508268
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2853100.50/cwt100.50–100.508572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2934101.00/cwt101.00–101.009437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,09085.00/cwt85.00–85.009271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472139.13/cwt130.00–140.0065712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518134.00/cwt134.00–134.0069414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523121.23/cwt110.00–125.006344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2591127.00/cwt127.00–127.0075111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620116.00/cwt116.00–116.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673115.72/cwt115.00–116.0077914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2748109.00/cwt109.00–109.008153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380095.00/cwt95.00–95.007601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0941
Bulls——1,70391.24/cwt89.00–93.001,5543
Bulls——1,71879.35/cwt75.00–85.001,3636
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92832.32/cwt30.00–35.003002
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15644.40/cwt41.00–48.005137
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15847.64/cwt45.00–50.005523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20956.08/cwt51.00–63.0067820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37368.62/cwt64.00–71.009427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47659.23/cwt55.00–65.008744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68068.00/cwt68.00–68.001,1421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74069.10/cwt68.00–70.001,2022
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050575.00/cwt575.00–575.006,0381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175741.49/cwt675.00–800.008,7132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225864.80/cwt825.00–900.0010,5944

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.