Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2020-02-29

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 29
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
523 head
▼ 502 vs last sale 1,025▲ 523 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 163▲ 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
166 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 253▲ 166 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 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and Bulls mostly 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers 9.00 to 13.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.86/cwt on 198 head.
Average price
$121.86
198 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.25
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513122.80629182
Medium and Large 2-3411111.2545716thin
One grade step is worth $11.54/cwt here — about $173 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 sale198 hd
121.86
—
TN average10 barns · 1,807 hd
128.11
−6.25
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—Average1,77687.991,56212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44164.1192415
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19560.6272459
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01745.2946119

Every lot

65 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 2-3248144.00/cwt144.00–144.003574
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319159.00/cwt159.00–159.005079
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335126.79/cwt120.00–134.004252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387149.48/cwt144.00–150.0057823
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390134.00/cwt134.00–134.005231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415132.69/cwt120.00–146.005512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2444147.53/cwt144.00–148.006558
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461158.00/cwt158.00–158.007287
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529150.00/cwt150.00–150.007945
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532147.68/cwt138.00–154.5078617
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545111.00/cwt111.00–111.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588140.47/cwt134.00–142.5082614
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3603110.00/cwt110.00–110.006632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629141.50/cwt141.50–141.508905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644138.08/cwt137.50–138.5088912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719127.50/cwt127.50–127.5091727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720124.00/cwt124.00–124.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779121.00/cwt121.00–121.009437
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3267126.00/cwt126.00–126.003363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318134.00/cwt134.00–134.004266
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3341115.00/cwt115.00–115.003924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370129.90/cwt125.00–137.0048128
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3419107.34/cwt100.00–111.004506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441127.00/cwt127.00–127.0056015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458120.43/cwt118.00–121.0055226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495105.00/cwt105.00–105.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526126.51/cwt124.00–129.0066521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528120.00/cwt120.00–120.0063419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575124.50/cwt124.50–124.5071619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577121.15/cwt118.50–125.0069924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610113.36/cwt110.00–120.006913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365093.00/cwt93.00–93.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658110.21/cwt109.00–112.0072510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735114.55/cwt104.00–116.008428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276395.00/cwt95.00–95.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835113.00/cwt113.00–113.009441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440118.00/cwt118.00–118.005191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2442150.56/cwt135.00–154.0066511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2456146.50/cwt146.50–146.5066816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513103.97/cwt100.00–112.005333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523136.40/cwt123.00–140.0071314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576138.19/cwt132.00–142.007968
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675121.39/cwt121.00–125.0081910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2798100.00/cwt100.00–100.007982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388072.00/cwt72.00–72.006343
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64277.82/cwt76.00–80.001,2783
Bulls——1,76690.55/cwt88.00–95.001,5998
Bulls——2,25598.00/cwt98.00–98.002,2101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95437.81/cwt35.00–43.003617
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05449.66/cwt45.00–53.0052312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16653.26/cwt42.00–56.0062116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18860.79/cwt54.00–66.0072230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24769.30/cwt65.00–73.0086413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44164.11/cwt57.00–68.0092415
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890975.00/cwt975.00–975.008,6781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900975.00/cwt975.00–975.008,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100785.00/cwt785.00–785.008,6351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0012,1201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250815.00/cwt750.00–875.0010,1882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250600.00/cwt600.00–600.007,5001

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.