Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2020-11-07

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 7
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
725 head
▲ 281 vs last sale 444▼ 188 vs year ago 913 · −20.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 67▼ 90 vs year ago 175 · −51.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 91▼ 64 vs year ago 197 · −32.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.67/cwt on 255 head.
Average price
$119.67
255 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.66
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554120.19666225
Medium and Large 2-3495115.7557330
One grade step is worth $4.44/cwt here — about $93 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 sale255 hd
119.67
—
TN average9 barns · 1,443 hd
118.01
+1.66
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—Low1,65974.521,23614
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46552.397679thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24851.6564420
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03439.8441239

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3205160.00/cwt160.00–160.003281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2311151.00/cwt151.00–151.004704
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320122.00/cwt122.00–122.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2393157.11/cwt148.00–159.0061730
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435158.50/cwt158.50–158.506899
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435154.00/cwt154.00–154.0067016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471139.88/cwt133.00–144.0065920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535135.36/cwt129.00–137.0072418
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3542120.68/cwt119.00–124.006543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573137.81/cwt135.50–138.5079035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587134.66/cwt134.50–135.0079024
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3603110.00/cwt110.00–110.006632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611136.00/cwt136.00–136.008315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2649128.75/cwt128.75–128.7583621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673129.16/cwt127.50–130.2586915
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3676108.12/cwt105.00–110.007317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724123.00/cwt123.00–123.008914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008765
Steers—Medium and Large 3748106.00/cwt106.00–106.007934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768123.28/cwt120.00–125.0094711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833101.56/cwt95.00–115.008463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added841127.25/cwt127.25–127.251,0705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2888122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added955113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975111.46/cwt108.00–115.001,0872
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3258122.00/cwt122.00–122.003153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320126.63/cwt124.00–129.004056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355118.00/cwt118.00–118.004192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379128.48/cwt126.50–130.0048716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added414126.50/cwt126.50–126.505244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3442111.40/cwt105.00–118.004924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed458126.00/cwt126.00–126.005776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460127.69/cwt123.00–130.0058746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534119.60/cwt118.50–120.0063922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed563126.00/cwt126.00–126.0070913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576115.36/cwt109.00–116.0066411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584119.91/cwt117.00–123.0070054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628115.28/cwt109.50–120.7572419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628100.00/cwt100.00–100.006284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638120.00/cwt120.00–120.007665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659112.67/cwt110.00–113.5074223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730104.57/cwt100.00–105.0076312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281786.00/cwt86.00–86.007033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910104.00/cwt104.00–104.009462
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375125.00/cwt125.00–125.004693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423118.00/cwt118.00–118.004993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2447142.00/cwt142.00–142.0063519
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455104.00/cwt104.00–104.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465133.37/cwt132.00–134.0062025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533127.92/cwt123.00–129.5068225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3534115.21/cwt110.00–117.006154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585127.83/cwt117.00–130.5074810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656117.59/cwt113.50–118.5077133
Bulls—Medium 2-370391.00/cwt91.00–91.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2762103.44/cwt101.00–104.0078811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-381090.00/cwt90.00–90.007291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54268.26/cwt55.00–75.001,0537
Bulls——1,76080.08/cwt75.00–84.001,4096
Bulls——1,87585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98931.58/cwt25.00–35.003128
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04541.97/cwt37.00–48.0043931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14046.47/cwt46.00–47.005302
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24751.03/cwt47.00–57.0063615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32358.21/cwt57.00–61.007703
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45951.56/cwt50.00–54.007528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51059.00/cwt59.00–59.008911
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175893.79/cwt875.00–925.0010,5023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,3751

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.