Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2020-09-12

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 12
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,098 head
▲ 575 vs last sale 523▲ 459 vs year ago 639 · +71.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 80▲ 25 vs year ago 63 · +39.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 119▼ 36 vs year ago 95 · −37.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale 2 weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Market was not reported last week because of labor day holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.60/cwt on 482 head.
Average price
$119.60
482 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.91
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3661121.008005thin
Medium and Large 1-2526120.79635417
Medium and Large 2-3489111.2154460
One grade step is worth $9.79/cwt here — about $256 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 sale482 hd
119.60
—
TN average8 barns · 1,500 hd
122.51
−2.91
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—Low1,58486.911,37611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33062.9683710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20759.1571435
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07248.5852128

Every lot

71 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265146.00/cwt146.00–146.003875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2307145.00/cwt145.00–145.0044512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3327125.00/cwt125.00–125.004093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added343151.00/cwt151.00–151.0051818
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375120.66/cwt120.00–121.004523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381159.49/cwt145.00–160.5060830
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added386165.00/cwt165.00–165.0063717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2457151.04/cwt135.00–155.0069032
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475127.50/cwt127.50–127.5060616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added501151.00/cwt151.00–151.007576
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528143.63/cwt136.00–146.5075833
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530121.00/cwt121.00–121.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584137.48/cwt126.00–144.0080347
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625132.48/cwt128.00–137.5082813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007943
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3658121.17/cwt120.00–124.007977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666130.92/cwt130.00–132.0087251
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700118.00/cwt118.00–118.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2749128.00/cwt128.00–128.009599
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757119.50/cwt116.50–123.0090513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0061
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3860112.00/cwt112.00–112.009632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2898110.00/cwt110.00–110.009882
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2243124.00/cwt124.00–124.003019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290110.00/cwt110.00–110.003191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325123.59/cwt120.00–128.5040224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345117.21/cwt110.00–119.0040413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382128.00/cwt128.00–128.0048927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2406129.50/cwt129.50–129.5052614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3419116.61/cwt113.00–120.0048913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3454106.67/cwt105.00–110.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462124.49/cwt120.00–127.00575101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524121.01/cwt117.00–125.0063475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535109.33/cwt108.00–110.0058518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3562105.00/cwt105.00–105.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589119.36/cwt114.00–124.5070381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3629105.00/cwt105.00–105.006604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655114.95/cwt110.00–120.0075361
Heifers—Medium and Large 3661121.00/cwt121.00–121.008005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2739114.29/cwt110.00–117.0084514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3784100.00/cwt100.00–100.007845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-284699.00/cwt99.00–99.0083811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3356127.00/cwt127.00–127.004526
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.0050411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459149.93/cwt130.00–156.5068863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3489121.94/cwt115.00–125.0059614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3504122.00/cwt122.00–122.006154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520138.83/cwt131.50–140.0072244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3569120.84/cwt114.00–125.006888
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584124.58/cwt122.00–125.0072835
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3624119.09/cwt117.00–119.507436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2646123.50/cwt123.50–123.5079820
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658120.00/cwt120.00–120.0079014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680122.04/cwt118.00–123.008305
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740114.00/cwt114.00–114.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2751117.00/cwt117.00–117.008797
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-387293.00/cwt93.00–93.008113
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34973.98/cwt65.00–82.009984
Bulls——1,66590.35/cwt85.00–92.001,5044
Bulls——1,78899.58/cwt98.00–101.001,7803
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02640.54/cwt37.00–43.004165
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08250.33/cwt45.00–55.0054523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09568.00/cwt68.00–68.007451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20960.37/cwt56.00–66.0073027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21653.19/cwt50.00–55.006477
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23561.82/cwt57.00–67.007638
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71067.51/cwt67.00–68.001,1542
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,3702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0012,6251

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.