Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2020-07-18

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 18
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
547 head
▼ 356 vs last sale 903▲ 51 vs year ago 496 · +10.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 200▼ 11 vs year ago 76 · −14.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 105▼ 75 vs year ago 136 · −55.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Steers mostly steady. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.21/cwt on 220 head.
Average price
$121.21
220 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$677
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.40
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563121.98686196
Medium and Large 2-3528114.9660724
One grade step is worth $7.02/cwt here — about $80 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 sale220 hd
121.21
—
TN average10 barns · 2,152 hd
122.61
−1.40
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—Average1,62085.911,39216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53862.529617thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20459.1371222
CowsLean 85-90%Low91942.3038915

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2314158.00/cwt158.00–158.004967
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3318117.50/cwt117.50–117.503742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381146.50/cwt146.50–146.5055810
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3413132.00/cwt132.00–132.005459
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434152.54/cwt150.00–153.506627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474158.34/cwt154.50–161.007515
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483126.00/cwt126.00–126.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505111.00/cwt111.00–111.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522141.70/cwt130.00–149.0074013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585136.90/cwt127.00–145.0080129
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625118.60/cwt115.50–121.507414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637129.40/cwt122.00–134.5082418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655135.25/cwt135.25–135.2588612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658127.03/cwt126.00–130.008364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731124.03/cwt120.00–125.509077
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745115.00/cwt115.00–115.008571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790126.00/cwt126.00–126.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0182
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2339129.00/cwt129.00–129.004374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386126.00/cwt126.00–126.0048611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427118.09/cwt115.50–130.005049
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468122.00/cwt122.00–122.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475132.59/cwt122.00–134.7563037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535124.00/cwt124.00–124.0066316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537113.77/cwt110.00–116.006118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581120.18/cwt115.00–126.0069876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638126.00/cwt126.00–126.008046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638114.26/cwt111.00–118.0072913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661116.64/cwt115.00–117.0077123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690109.75/cwt100.00–113.007574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2742105.00/cwt105.00–105.007795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777103.36/cwt101.50–104.008034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3830103.00/cwt103.00–103.008551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433120.00/cwt120.00–120.005203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2451157.80/cwt146.50–159.5071223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3512118.00/cwt118.00–118.006045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518136.68/cwt122.00–139.7570820
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584133.56/cwt123.50–136.0078036
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3584107.70/cwt104.00–115.006296
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662124.39/cwt114.00–126.0082322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670116.00/cwt116.00–116.007773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703107.50/cwt107.50–107.507562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2769109.50/cwt109.50–109.508426
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-379593.00/cwt93.00–93.007391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-284899.00/cwt99.00–99.008406
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43473.43/cwt65.00–83.001,0535
Bulls——1,63987.43/cwt85.00–91.001,4338
Bulls——1,880102.66/cwt99.00–105.001,9303
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79237.32/cwt30.00–43.002968
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06447.99/cwt44.00–54.005117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15954.16/cwt52.00–55.006287
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21360.44/cwt55.00–66.0073313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30067.98/cwt67.00–69.008842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52963.27/cwt56.00–67.009676
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59058.00/cwt58.00–58.009221
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100818.18/cwt745.00–885.009,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200990.00/cwt990.00–990.0011,8802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235665.00/cwt665.00–665.008,2131

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.