Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2020-06-13

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 13
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
523 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 583▼ 170 vs year ago 693 · −24.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 70▼ 42 vs year ago 130 · −32.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 52▼ 37 vs year ago 118 · −31.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers under 550 lbs 9.00 to 12.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.34/cwt on 186 head.
Average price
$123.34
186 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.39
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561124.24698170
Medium and Large 2-3454113.7451616thin
One grade step is worth $10.50/cwt here — about $181 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 sale186 hd
123.34
—
TN average9 barns · 1,825 hd
122.95
+0.39
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—Average1,68292.341,55314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40064.989109thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15063.7273339
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08252.3056620

Every lot

60 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335151.00/cwt151.00–151.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3377125.00/cwt125.00–125.004713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2392144.68/cwt138.00–146.0056712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420125.00/cwt125.00–125.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471141.87/cwt135.00–145.0066813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3488124.51/cwt123.00–125.006084
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3508120.00/cwt120.00–120.006103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521141.59/cwt128.00–144.5073813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570137.00/cwt137.00–137.007814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582134.91/cwt130.00–136.0078512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675125.65/cwt124.00–126.5084823
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707126.12/cwt120.00–127.008929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790120.00/cwt120.00–120.009481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805120.00/cwt120.00–120.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added848119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855116.01/cwt115.00–117.009922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2945113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0682
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295133.00/cwt125.00–141.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333129.00/cwt129.00–129.004304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385132.45/cwt127.00–139.0051013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390118.00/cwt118.00–118.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430115.00/cwt115.00–115.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466137.52/cwt133.00–138.2564135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520106.21/cwt100.00–122.005529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537129.66/cwt128.00–132.7569637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582122.19/cwt121.00–125.0071138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2646110.00/cwt110.00–110.0071112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669117.25/cwt116.00–126.007848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738102.73/cwt102.00–105.007584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2759101.81/cwt95.00–106.0077316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860101.00/cwt101.00–101.008691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3419122.21/cwt119.00–125.005129
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2441140.54/cwt138.00–141.0062040
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520135.83/cwt126.00–138.5070634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578117.69/cwt110.00–123.006805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590131.53/cwt128.00–132.5077628
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630121.00/cwt121.00–121.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650107.00/cwt107.00–107.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668126.99/cwt120.50–128.0084822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733108.00/cwt108.00–108.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767111.00/cwt111.00–111.0085113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286990.00/cwt90.00–90.007829
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44579.22/cwt75.00–85.001,1453
Bulls——1,73294.41/cwt85.00–103.001,63510
Bulls——1,895111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,1031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05553.44/cwt45.00–60.0056417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11963.08/cwt58.00–70.0070627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18155.16/cwt52.00–57.006515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23545.84/cwt35.00–56.005663
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24972.28/cwt70.00–74.009037
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40064.98/cwt61.00–70.009109
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,7631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,1881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,7252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,1151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,5001

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.