Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2020-08-22

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 22
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
790 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 898▲ 122 vs year ago 668 · +18.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 94▲ 58 vs year ago 66 · +87.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 143▼ 34 vs year ago 119 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $123.36/cwt on 328 head.
Average price
$123.36
328 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.32
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555123.62686317
Medium and Large 2-3457115.6352811thin
One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $157 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 sale328 hd
123.36
—
TN average10 barns · 2,334 hd
126.67
−3.32
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—Average1,77885.391,51816
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41764.4891418
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22759.8073455
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01547.0347718

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2286167.69/cwt165.00–172.0048022
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3342125.55/cwt121.00–130.004294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373159.61/cwt141.00–163.0059524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438150.00/cwt150.00–150.006572
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465129.00/cwt129.00–129.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466153.25/cwt146.00–154.5071420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511146.01/cwt123.00–148.5074621
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594136.00/cwt136.00–136.0080820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633140.74/cwt139.00–142.5089112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639133.92/cwt129.00–135.2585625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658136.47/cwt123.00–140.0089820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719136.00/cwt136.00–136.009787
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763132.20/cwt120.00–136.501,00920
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3767118.00/cwt118.00–118.009053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2824125.40/cwt122.00–130.001,0337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2874129.18/cwt121.00–131.501,12917
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2311137.00/cwt137.00–137.0042613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3343132.00/cwt132.00–132.004532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2398131.50/cwt131.50–131.5052316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411128.86/cwt114.00–132.005306
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3447117.00/cwt117.00–117.005233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463123.50/cwt115.00–128.0057262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476110.48/cwt110.00–111.005264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508135.00/cwt135.00–135.0068610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534122.74/cwt120.00–124.0065549
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545105.00/cwt105.00–105.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580124.01/cwt118.00–129.5071971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2642120.00/cwt118.50–123.0077012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656122.42/cwt118.00–123.0080355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2742112.53/cwt110.50–115.0083511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760118.00/cwt118.00–118.008974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778113.32/cwt112.00–114.008823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845114.00/cwt114.00–114.009631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290392.00/cwt92.00–92.008314
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3432132.95/cwt128.50–134.5057412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445143.00/cwt143.00–143.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459151.50/cwt151.50–151.5069532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524116.60/cwt115.00–118.0061111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532136.48/cwt129.00–138.5072633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578113.00/cwt113.00–113.006538
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2593134.00/cwt134.00–134.0079517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600126.50/cwt126.50–126.507591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618106.12/cwt95.00–114.006563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661127.95/cwt124.00–129.0084638
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695115.50/cwt114.00–118.008038
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715117.00/cwt117.00–117.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2746119.00/cwt119.00–119.008888
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2844100.00/cwt100.00–100.008445
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66377.97/cwt70.00–80.001,2976
Bulls——1,78788.42/cwt82.00–93.001,5808
Bulls——2,08395.55/cwt95.00–96.001,9902
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00347.62/cwt42.00–53.0047817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15454.00/cwt50.00–56.0062320
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21537.00/cwt37.00–37.004501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21670.08/cwt67.00–74.008527
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22554.00/cwt54.00–54.006621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28261.37/cwt57.00–66.0078728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38264.58/cwt60.00–68.0089215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77369.00/cwt69.00–69.001,2232
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210965.91/cwt955.00–975.0011,6882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238974.09/cwt785.00–1,025.0012,0594
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250985.00/cwt985.00–985.0012,3131

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.