Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2020-04-18

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 18
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
548 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 491▲ 548 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 82▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 92▲ 35 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 steady. Steers under 500 lbs 3.00 14.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Bulls steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.99/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$123.99
245 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.87
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542125.27679218
Medium and Large 2-3459113.6752227
One grade step is worth $11.60/cwt here — about $157 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 sale245 hd
123.99
—
TN average9 barns · 1,198 hd
120.12
+3.87
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—Average1,61585.461,38018
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38662.738697thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20059.5871582
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00544.0544324

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283158.00/cwt158.00–158.004472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300161.00/cwt161.00–161.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3353131.00/cwt131.00–131.004623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382161.80/cwt152.00–164.0061822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2442159.00/cwt159.00–159.007035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463154.90/cwt127.00–161.0071712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3519125.00/cwt125.00–125.006494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535143.39/cwt135.00–147.0076744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572129.06/cwt115.00–144.5073815
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585113.00/cwt113.00–113.006611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-362595.00/cwt95.00–95.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634119.04/cwt113.00–125.0075510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655123.92/cwt123.00–125.0081213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682117.00/cwt117.00–117.007983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700118.00/cwt118.00–118.008262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728111.50/cwt111.50–111.508123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755108.01/cwt107.00–110.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850101.00/cwt101.00–101.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added882104.00/cwt104.00–104.009173
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270134.00/cwt134.00–134.003622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325135.00/cwt135.00–135.004397
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3329119.39/cwt117.50–120.003934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385137.00/cwt137.00–137.0052711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2404130.50/cwt130.50–130.505274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440117.93/cwt113.00–119.0051911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461134.24/cwt128.00–136.5061938
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470112.00/cwt112.00–112.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474137.00/cwt137.00–137.006496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522129.33/cwt123.00–131.0067552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537106.47/cwt100.00–116.005729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582119.90/cwt115.00–125.0069849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606128.00/cwt128.00–128.007769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657115.59/cwt114.00–120.0075929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277396.40/cwt95.00–98.007458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added87590.00/cwt90.00–90.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,05088.00/cwt88.00–88.009241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445154.35/cwt146.00–156.0068724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468127.50/cwt127.50–127.505973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2494149.00/cwt149.00–149.007368
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526136.72/cwt126.00–144.0071915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527116.21/cwt110.00–122.506124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585122.65/cwt116.50–124.5071817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620102.98/cwt100.00–106.006384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680110.79/cwt109.00–112.0075319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2748100.00/cwt100.00–100.007485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-279393.00/cwt93.00–93.007375
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55478.01/cwt74.00–81.001,2127
Bulls——1,59488.80/cwt82.00–95.001,4158
Bulls——1,81593.94/cwt93.00–95.001,7053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89435.90/cwt25.00–42.003218
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06148.13/cwt43.00–54.0051116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15153.74/cwt50.00–56.0061923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21661.03/cwt57.00–65.0074253
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24369.18/cwt66.00–74.008606
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38662.73/cwt61.00–66.008697
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,9381

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.