Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2020-09-19

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 19
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
960 head
▼ 138 vs last sale 1,098▲ 230 vs year ago 730 · +31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 88▼ 10 vs year ago 104 · −9.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 59▼ 38 vs year ago 103 · −36.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers steady to 5.00 lower, instances 7.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 11.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.39/cwt on 373 head.
Average price
$122.39
373 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$1.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.56
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553122.48677349
Medium and Large 2-3501121.0460624
One grade step is worth $1.44/cwt here — about $71 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
122.39
—
TN average11 barns · 2,853 hd
121.83
+0.56
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—Average1,70785.341,45713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38263.6788013
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23058.6772251
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04245.9147814

Every lot

64 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 1-2225148.00/cwt148.00–148.003333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315138.88/cwt133.00–140.0043713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345115.00/cwt115.00–115.003972
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385125.69/cwt118.00–133.004842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388134.65/cwt131.00–136.0052229
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2442143.42/cwt142.00–144.006347
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478151.50/cwt151.50–151.507248
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522138.81/cwt132.00–141.0072527
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586130.10/cwt127.00–135.5076221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590140.00/cwt140.00–140.0082621
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618120.00/cwt120.00–120.007423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628138.00/cwt138.00–138.008678
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2647135.23/cwt130.50–136.5087519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673131.71/cwt128.00–133.0088623
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735125.21/cwt120.00–127.5092021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774124.15/cwt120.50–127.009617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2917123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,1323
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2253126.00/cwt126.00–126.003193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313122.05/cwt120.00–124.003828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373115.36/cwt110.00–120.504302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379127.80/cwt125.00–130.5048412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3437118.30/cwt115.00–120.005173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459123.58/cwt122.75–124.0056771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475125.55/cwt115.00–129.005968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526122.76/cwt117.00–125.00646113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560119.54/cwt119.00–120.0066911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587119.50/cwt119.50–119.5070136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626120.65/cwt115.00–123.5075526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657125.61/cwt117.00–129.2582553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727121.90/cwt117.00–122.508869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009068
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763114.50/cwt114.00–115.008744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2868100.00/cwt100.00–100.008686
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426123.93/cwt122.00–125.0052814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458138.46/cwt133.00–140.0063450
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478115.91/cwt110.00–122.005542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522118.00/cwt118.00–118.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530134.62/cwt132.00–136.0071343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583120.48/cwt116.00–123.5070260
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585111.97/cwt108.00–114.006553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618110.96/cwt107.00–116.006868
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2637110.50/cwt110.50–110.507049
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655104.50/cwt104.50–104.506842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665117.00/cwt117.00–117.0077836
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2739116.25/cwt112.00–119.0085928
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290496.00/cwt96.00–96.008684
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46975.48/cwt68.00–80.001,1094
Bulls——1,58597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,5371
Bulls——1,84188.82/cwt80.00–93.001,6358
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04046.89/cwt43.00–50.0048812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05340.00/cwt40.00–40.004212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19960.31/cwt56.00–65.0072325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23570.00/cwt70.00–70.008651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24953.37/cwt50.00–57.0066720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30069.53/cwt67.00–73.009046
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38164.27/cwt60.00–68.0088810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45857.48/cwt57.00–58.008382
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,1152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,185.00/cwt1,185.00–1,185.0014,8131

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.