Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2020-08-15

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 15
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
898 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 844▲ 512 vs year ago 386 · +132.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 99▲ 31 vs year ago 63 · +49.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 66▲ 23 vs year ago 120 · +19.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers steady to 6.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher, instances 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.95/cwt on 373 head.
Average price
$124.95
373 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$676
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$15.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.59
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544126.45688335
Medium and Large 2-3543112.0960826
Medium and Large 3460111.0051112thin
One grade step is worth $15.45/cwt here — about $177 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 sale373 hd
124.95
—
TN average9 barns · 1,790 hd
126.54
−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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,61686.771,40216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48059.4988115
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22556.4369143
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06345.8248723

Every lot

72 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 1-2290145.00/cwt145.00–145.004212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386156.86/cwt143.50–159.5060518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468149.16/cwt136.00–153.0069827
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485121.00/cwt121.00–121.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524156.75/cwt156.75–156.7582125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526142.38/cwt135.00–149.0074941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574149.67/cwt142.00–153.0085918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581133.35/cwt125.00–148.0077528
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3613120.00/cwt120.00–120.007362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633144.91/cwt144.25–146.0091716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added646144.00/cwt144.00–144.009305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660136.04/cwt131.00–137.2589839
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660120.50/cwt120.50–120.507953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695137.00/cwt137.00–137.009529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715136.40/cwt132.00–138.2597514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764130.00/cwt130.00–130.009937
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228140.00/cwt140.00–140.003193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328145.27/cwt137.00–147.004766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384126.82/cwt126.00–127.0048727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429137.00/cwt137.00–137.005888
Heifers—Medium and Large 3436111.00/cwt111.00–111.004845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468128.12/cwt117.00–136.5060061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477111.00/cwt111.00–111.005297
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478119.00/cwt119.00–119.005694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524135.30/cwt132.00–136.0070930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527125.78/cwt115.00–129.0066355
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535112.65/cwt105.00–116.0060313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574109.25/cwt107.00–110.006278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581124.06/cwt113.00–131.0072153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620126.63/cwt125.00–127.0078522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670120.50/cwt120.50–120.5080710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673122.32/cwt108.00–124.0082342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707113.50/cwt113.50–113.508023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711117.50/cwt117.50–117.508359
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763109.33/cwt109.00–111.008346
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426131.24/cwt126.00–132.0055916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2441143.00/cwt143.00–143.006315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464152.00/cwt152.00–152.0070517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3487119.00/cwt119.00–119.005803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3506121.33/cwt121.00–121.5061418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521138.82/cwt135.25–141.0072334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571113.27/cwt109.00–115.006477
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584136.06/cwt121.00–138.2579523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007627
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3656119.00/cwt119.00–119.007817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660124.41/cwt122.50–125.5082122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710109.00/cwt109.00–109.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740121.90/cwt114.50–123.5090217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287196.50/cwt96.50–96.508415
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33272.88/cwt65.00–80.009713
Bulls——1,64588.71/cwt80.00–94.001,45911
Bulls——1,88396.92/cwt96.00–98.001,8252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97440.23/cwt40.00–41.003924
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08247.00/cwt42.00–51.0050919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15951.39/cwt49.00–54.005967
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23056.78/cwt53.00–63.0069833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32764.32/cwt64.00–65.008543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44060.11/cwt55.00–64.0086612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63066.00/cwt66.00–66.001,0761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64852.48/cwt52.00–53.008652
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000685.00/cwt685.00–685.006,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,7252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158947.19/cwt900.00–1,000.0010,9683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300850.00/cwt850.00–850.0011,0501

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.