Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2020-06-27

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 27
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
711 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 725▲ 382 vs year ago 329 · +116.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 177▲ 89 vs year ago 72 · +123.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
194 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 163▲ 126 vs year ago 68 · +185.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers steady to 6.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.05/cwt on 252 head.
Average price
$115.05
252 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.81
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2569115.46657239
Medium and Large 2-3477107.6551413thin
One grade step is worth $7.81/cwt here — about $144 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 sale252 hd
115.05
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TN average9 barns · 1,756 hd
120.87
−5.81
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—Average1,69190.301,52723
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39467.9394713
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17563.0074089
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00548.2748524

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290149.00/cwt149.00–149.004322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387133.77/cwt116.00–136.0051818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420140.15/cwt135.00–142.005894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466138.00/cwt138.00–138.0064313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479142.00/cwt142.00–142.0068010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500141.50/cwt141.50–141.507087
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523145.55/cwt139.50–147.0076140
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535126.32/cwt126.00–127.006763
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570123.73/cwt119.00–126.007053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588137.86/cwt131.00–139.5081129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621131.00/cwt131.00–131.0081412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662127.82/cwt124.50–129.0084624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed708122.50/cwt122.50–122.508674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734116.67/cwt116.00–117.008566
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769119.50/cwt119.00–120.0091914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added873120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0482
Steers—Medium and Large 2-389392.00/cwt92.00–92.008222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2912106.18/cwt105.00–108.009685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,005105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240125.00/cwt125.00–125.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320116.00/cwt116.00–116.003715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3326118.77/cwt109.00–123.003877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423123.00/cwt123.00–123.0052021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465119.90/cwt115.00–124.0055826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482129.00/cwt129.00–129.0062210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500108.00/cwt108.00–108.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532120.58/cwt116.00–126.5064140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576119.00/cwt119.00–119.0068515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581113.99/cwt110.00–116.0066246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625106.00/cwt106.00–106.006631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653113.00/cwt113.00–113.0073810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660108.87/cwt100.00–111.5071944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735107.00/cwt107.00–107.007866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744105.00/cwt105.00–105.007815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added76582.00/cwt82.00–82.006273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767100.00/cwt100.00–100.007676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288090.00/cwt90.00–90.007924
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3422121.04/cwt118.00–123.005118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466133.68/cwt130.00–135.0062311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515137.99/cwt132.50–142.0071112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3576135.00/cwt135.00–135.007786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581136.08/cwt131.00–139.0079119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667125.47/cwt120.25–126.5083725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2744110.26/cwt109.00–111.0082027
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296593.00/cwt93.00–93.008971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51678.01/cwt70.00–86.001,1838
Bulls——1,74594.08/cwt89.00–100.001,64211
Bulls——1,891104.49/cwt102.00–108.001,9764
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96041.14/cwt35.00–45.003957
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02351.21/cwt45.00–63.0052417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,10055.00/cwt55.00–55.006051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10455.32/cwt52.00–59.0061122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19464.03/cwt57.00–72.0076558
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22675.17/cwt72.00–81.009229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37967.33/cwt64.00–70.009289
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53574.05/cwt73.00–75.001,1373
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188977.63/cwt925.00–1,025.0011,6142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,2001

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.