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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 14

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

343 head

▼ 257 vs last sale 600▲ 343 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 110▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 112▲ 136 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 and bulls 2.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs 5.00 to 11.00 lower, over 500 lbs 13.00 to 15.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 12.00 lower instances 20.00 lower. Bulls 9.00 to 20.00 lower.

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 $113.91/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$113.91

131 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$6.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.15

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	548	114.60	628	118
Medium and Large 2-3	482	107.68	519	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.92/cwt here — about $109 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 sale131 hd

113.91

—

TN average11 barns · 2,112 hd

118.06

−4.15

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	1,704	86.04	1,466	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	68.20	963	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	58.37	719	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	44.88	457	18

Every lot

58 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	146.60/cwt	146.00–147.50	457	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	139.21/cwt	132.00–152.00	512	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	153.93/cwt	140.00–158.50	700	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	133.35/cwt	124.50–136.50	692	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	113.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	776	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	688	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	654	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	704	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	634	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	839	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	748	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	845	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	790	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	818	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	914	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	331	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	412	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	104.28/cwt	100.00–112.50	396	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	116.34/cwt	107.50–120.00	444	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	570	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	449	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	514	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	117.36/cwt	115.00–118.00	543	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	558	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	122.08/cwt	118.00–122.75	652	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	112.20/cwt	107.00–115.50	636	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	105.05/cwt	103.00–108.00	660	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	100.34/cwt	98.00–105.00	693	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	731	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	727	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	734	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	877	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	789	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	149.38/cwt	141.00–158.00	635	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	605	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	720	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	120.04/cwt	102.50–125.00	630	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	126.14/cwt	126.00–126.50	665	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	112.64/cwt	106.00–116.50	658	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	630	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	698	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	723	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,174	1
Bulls	—	—	1,719	86.41/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,485	7
Bulls	—	—	1,755	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,641	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	34.12/cwt	26.00–41.00	323	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	47.96/cwt	43.00–53.00	499	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	54.35/cwt	52.00–56.00	605	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	818	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	60.08/cwt	56.00–67.00	777	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	966	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	67.60/cwt	67.00–68.00	962	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	7,149	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	810.24/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	8,969	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,194	901.35/cwt	875.00–985.00	10,762	7

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 Mar 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 600Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 112Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	567	107.00–115.50	112.20
5	—	463	115.00–118.00	117.36
3	—	717	102.00	102.00
2	—	335	123.00	123.00
1	—	250	132.50	132.50
27	—	534	118.00–122.75	122.08
21	—	447	127.50	127.50
16	—	382	107.50–120.00	116.34
10	—	628	103.00–108.00	105.05
8	—	691	98.00–105.00	100.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	106.00	106.00
4	—	449	114.50	114.50
3	—	380	100.00–112.50	104.28
1	—	700	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	727	101.00	101.00
6	—	877	90.00	90.00
2	—	615	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	102.50–125.00	120.04
3	—	432	140.00	140.00
2	—	615	102.50	102.50
1	—	450	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	527	126.00–126.50	126.14
15	—	466	154.50	154.50
10	—	425	141.00–158.00	149.38
8	—	584	106.00–116.50	112.64
6	—	646	108.00	108.00
5	—	738	98.00	98.00
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
1	—	675	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	704	90.00	90.00
2	—	688	95.00	95.00
1	—	580	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	748	113.00	113.00
3	—	790	103.50	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	368	132.00–152.00	139.21
14	—	739	113.50	113.50
7	—	519	124.50–136.50	133.35
5	—	312	146.00–147.50	146.60
4	—	455	140.00–158.50	153.93
3	—	685	110.00–115.00	113.33
3	—	443	161.00	161.00
1	—	896	102.00	102.00
1	—	595	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,040	43.00–53.00	47.96
4	—	946	26.00–41.00	34.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	67.00–68.00	67.60
1	—	1,380	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,293	56.00–67.00	60.08
10	—	1,114	52.00–56.00	54.35
1	—	1,240	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,719	84.00–92.00	86.41
1	—	1,755	93.50	93.50
1	—	1,545	76.00	76.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	665.00	665.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	700.00–1,000.00	810.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,194	875.00–985.00	901.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	770.00	770.00

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.