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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 25

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

522 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 547▼ 8 vs year ago 530 · −1.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 65▼ 3 vs year ago 83 · −3.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 61▼ 16 vs year ago 71 · −22.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were 2.00 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

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 $122.85/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$122.85

225 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$9.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.59

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	568	123.80	703	202
Medium and Large 2-3	504	114.57	577	23

One grade step is worth $9.22/cwt here — about $126 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 sale225 hd

122.85

—

TN average9 barns · 1,540 hd

124.45

−1.59

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	1,676	89.56	1,501	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	66.27	972	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	63.38	767	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	48.74	490	9thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	142.67/cwt	130.00–149.00	461	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	495	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	148.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	580	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	147.35/cwt	147.00–149.00	675	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	584	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	704	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	139.20/cwt	135.00–140.00	717	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	810	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	142.91/cwt	134.00–146.00	827	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	119.67/cwt	119.50–120.00	696	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	132.47/cwt	126.00–135.25	844	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	134.05/cwt	131.00–142.00	918	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	125.95/cwt	120.00–136.00	928	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,037	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	411	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	362	112.70/cwt	111.00–116.00	408	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	128.46/cwt	121.00–131.00	475	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	444	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	131.65/cwt	122.00–134.00	603	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	120.31/cwt	120.00–122.00	581	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	125.28/cwt	120.00–128.00	670	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	133.12/cwt	132.00–134.25	745	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	106.45/cwt	100.00–108.00	603	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	126.91/cwt	124.00–134.00	737	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	119.89/cwt	113.00–126.00	757	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	113.91/cwt	112.00–120.50	763	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	104.67/cwt	102.00–108.00	770	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	738	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	738	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	107.73/cwt	105.00–108.50	821	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	629	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	563	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	133.96/cwt	125.00–136.00	693	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	624	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	135.07/cwt	126.25–137.75	783	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	105.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	126.58/cwt	119.00–128.00	837	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	791	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	939	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	831	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,503	72.52/cwt	64.00–81.00	1,090	3
Bulls	—	—	1,659	89.70/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,488	8
Bulls	—	—	1,838	102.07/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,876	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	41.23/cwt	39.00–43.00	338	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	993	57.54/cwt	56.00–58.00	571	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	50.89/cwt	43.00–56.00	538	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	63.39/cwt	58.00–69.00	780	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	71.00/cwt	70.00–72.00	918	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	65.43/cwt	62.00–69.00	947	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,179	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	780.22/cwt	775.00–785.00	8,973	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,913	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1

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 Jul 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 547Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 65Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 61Year ago 71

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were 2.00 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	125.00	125.00
3	—	362	111.00–116.00	112.70
2	—	738	100.00	100.00
6	—	483	120.00–122.00	120.31
5	—	566	100.00–108.00	106.45
4	—	444	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	560	132.00–134.25	133.12
3	—	718	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	535	120.00–128.00	125.28
37	—	458	122.00–134.00	131.65
26	—	631	113.00–126.00	119.89
23	—	581	124.00–134.00	126.91
15	—	736	102.00–108.00	104.67
13	—	670	112.00–120.50	113.91
9	—	762	105.00–108.50	107.73
8	—	370	121.00–131.00	128.46
4	—	329	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	116.00	116.00
2	—	580	100.00–110.00	105.13
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	661	119.00–128.00	126.58
22	—	517	125.00–136.00	133.96
22	—	432	145.50	145.50
17	—	580	126.25–137.75	135.07
6	—	939	88.50	88.50
6	—	746	106.00	106.00
4	—	755	110.00	110.00
2	—	453	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	121.00	121.00
3	—	582	119.50–120.00	119.67
2	—	483	121.00	121.00
2	—	378	131.00	131.00
1	—	515	128.00	128.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	146.00	146.00
2	—	503	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	579	134.00–146.00	142.91
19	—	515	135.00–140.00	139.20
18	—	391	140.00–150.00	148.36
16	—	637	126.00–135.25	132.47
7	—	737	120.00–136.00	125.95
7	—	685	131.00–142.00	134.05
6	—	458	147.00–149.00	147.35
6	—	323	130.00–149.00	142.67
3	—	833	124.50	124.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,058	43.00–56.00	50.89
2	—	820	39.00–43.00	41.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,448	62.00–69.00	65.43
1	—	1,615	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,230	58.00–69.00	63.39
4	—	993	56.00–58.00	57.54
3	—	1,293	70.00–72.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,659	85.00–95.00	89.70
4	—	1,838	100.00–105.00	102.07
3	—	1,503	64.00–81.00	72.52

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	775.00–785.00	780.22

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.