Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2020-08-29

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 29
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
523 head
▼ 267 vs last sale 790▲ 7 vs year ago 516 · +1.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 124▼ 8 vs year ago 88 · −9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 85▲ 3 vs year ago 116 · +2.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers steady to 6.00 lower, instances 8.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady. Heifers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher on light 600 weight heifers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.18/cwt on 190 head.
Average price
$125.18
190 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.58
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541127.38689158
Medium and Large 2-3503114.2757432
One grade step is worth $13.11/cwt here — about $115 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 sale190 hd
125.18
—
TN average12 barns · 2,544 hd
124.59
+0.58
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—Average1,74481.261,41712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42964.5492218
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18661.4572935
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11347.7153114

Every lot

67 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2248163.00/cwt163.00–163.004042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300172.50/cwt172.50–172.505182
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380131.00/cwt131.00–131.004981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386170.50/cwt170.50–170.5065816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405150.00/cwt150.00–150.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425129.00/cwt129.00–129.005481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484153.73/cwt138.00–158.0074421
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3521125.02/cwt124.00–126.006514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529139.46/cwt133.00–144.0073817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559148.50/cwt148.50–148.508308
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580137.34/cwt133.50–145.0079718
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2641130.96/cwt126.00–131.5083918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670138.50/cwt138.50–138.5092811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672128.20/cwt126.00–133.008628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705136.25/cwt136.25–136.2596110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715118.00/cwt118.00–118.008442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740122.00/cwt122.00–122.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765124.35/cwt123.00–125.009513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868115.00/cwt115.00–115.009982
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334141.00/cwt141.00–141.004714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345125.00/cwt125.00–125.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2399135.00/cwt135.00–135.0053910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3437115.00/cwt115.00–115.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460117.30/cwt114.00–121.0054013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474126.32/cwt124.00–127.0059930
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532127.06/cwt119.00–128.0067649
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562128.00/cwt128.00–128.007193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3566110.85/cwt110.00–112.0062714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582125.07/cwt119.00–130.0072835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2639130.04/cwt129.50–131.7583116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2654122.50/cwt122.50–122.508016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720127.02/cwt126.00–128.009152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2753122.02/cwt115.00–125.509193
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425133.00/cwt133.00–133.005652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2443153.00/cwt153.00–153.006783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460152.00/cwt152.00–152.0069911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505125.48/cwt123.50–126.006345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512138.50/cwt138.50–138.5070917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2591123.15/cwt120.00–123.5072820
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3591120.00/cwt120.00–120.007098
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669123.26/cwt118.50–123.7582521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685112.00/cwt112.00–112.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770109.99/cwt109.00–111.008472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780114.00/cwt114.00–114.008892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810104.00/cwt104.00–104.008424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895102.50/cwt102.50–102.509172
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66571.87/cwt60.00–82.001,1975
Bulls——1,720100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7201
Bulls——1,81385.96/cwt82.00–92.001,5586
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11347.71/cwt44.00–52.0053114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11453.75/cwt48.00–56.0059912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21362.70/cwt57.00–68.0076116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25071.79/cwt70.00–75.008977
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25069.00/cwt69.00–69.008631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41965.52/cwt60.00–69.0093015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59555.00/cwt55.00–55.008772
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,9101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,9381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,238.00/cwt1,225.00–1,250.0015,4752

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.