Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2020-12-05

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 5
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
770 head
▲ 222 vs last sale 548▼ 701 vs year ago 1,471 · −47.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 105▼ 77 vs year ago 178 · −43.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
169 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 148▼ 25 vs year ago 194 · −12.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers 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 $119.90/cwt on 317 head.
Average price
$119.90
317 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.71
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557120.75673279
Medium and Large 2-3506113.6657538
One grade step is worth $7.09/cwt here — about $98 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 sale317 hd
119.90
—
TN average10 barns · 2,794 hd
119.18
+0.71
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—Average1,68476.361,28613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,29253.5669220
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24251.6964232
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04641.3443232

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3250141.00/cwt141.00–141.003534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321149.00/cwt149.00–149.004786
Steers—Medium and Large 3330102.50/cwt102.50–102.503381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388153.26/cwt139.50–155.5059522
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3398105.00/cwt105.00–105.004183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410161.00/cwt161.00–161.006603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471152.00/cwt152.00–152.007164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480136.67/cwt129.00–149.006565
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519144.50/cwt138.50–148.5075034
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525133.00/cwt133.00–133.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529153.00/cwt153.00–153.008099
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578115.00/cwt115.00–115.006652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587131.40/cwt120.00–137.0077122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added599137.50/cwt137.50–137.5082416
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623120.00/cwt120.00–120.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628132.63/cwt128.50–139.0083322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653121.00/cwt121.00–121.0079015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665128.49/cwt127.50–131.5085412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738124.23/cwt115.00–125.2591720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760120.31/cwt116.00–124.509142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813114.00/cwt114.00–114.009272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added847128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,08829
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275117.50/cwt117.50–117.503231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313123.00/cwt123.00–123.003855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355100.00/cwt100.00–100.003555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381127.05/cwt121.00–128.0048422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3442124.32/cwt117.00–125.0054911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468123.60/cwt117.50–128.5057876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480129.26/cwt125.50–131.0062015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495111.00/cwt111.00–111.005491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529116.00/cwt116.00–116.006147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535121.53/cwt117.50–123.5065029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581119.18/cwt113.50–122.5069236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added598121.00/cwt121.00–121.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3602115.00/cwt115.00–115.006927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3652101.00/cwt101.00–101.006596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668117.52/cwt108.00–119.5078558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685118.96/cwt115.00–121.5081513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702115.50/cwt115.50–115.508119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765107.32/cwt100.00–112.0082111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2927102.00/cwt102.00–102.009463
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3408126.00/cwt126.00–126.005146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459143.13/cwt127.00–149.0065718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526133.50/cwt133.50–133.507029
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540118.00/cwt118.00–118.006373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563127.22/cwt123.00–129.0071610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571113.94/cwt110.00–116.006516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616114.00/cwt114.00–114.007028
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662117.00/cwt117.00–117.007757
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2779108.00/cwt108.00–108.0084112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281099.00/cwt99.00–99.008021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51570.13/cwt62.00–73.001,0625
Bulls——1,77479.44/cwt74.00–84.001,4097
Bulls——1,90586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,6381
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99935.22/cwt29.00–45.003527
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05943.05/cwt40.00–47.0045625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20347.31/cwt45.00–48.005697
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22558.00/cwt58.00–58.007111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25452.70/cwt50.00–58.0066124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27547.00/cwt47.00–47.005991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29353.51/cwt50.00–57.0069218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30061.00/cwt61.00–61.007931
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130951.49/cwt875.00–985.0010,7527
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150952.17/cwt900.00–1,000.0010,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,184919.89/cwt835.00–1,050.0010,8915
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225953.16/cwt910.00–1,000.0011,6762

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.