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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-12

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 12

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,425 head

▲ 655 vs last sale 770▲ 617 vs year ago 808 · +76.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

240 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 169▲ 143 vs year ago 97 · +147.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Steers were mostly steady. Heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.13/cwt on 463 head.

Average price

$120.13

463 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$10.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	120.33	650	454
Medium and Large 2-3	545	109.86	598	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.47/cwt here — about $51 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 sale463 hd

120.13

—

TN average9 barns · 2,734 hd

117.49

+2.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

53 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	360	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	140.01/cwt	130.00–145.00	441	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	486	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	144.24/cwt	130.00–145.00	617	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	143.58/cwt	141.00–146.00	683	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	740	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	660	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	137.59/cwt	126.00–144.50	731	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	137.59/cwt	135.00–141.00	780	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	131.19/cwt	124.00–137.00	769	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	130.50/cwt	128.50–131.75	830	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	131.33/cwt	130.50–132.50	837	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	128.73/cwt	125.00–131.50	859	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	892	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	130.74/cwt	128.25–131.75	924	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	126.40/cwt	120.00–127.50	969	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	779	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	991	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	858	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	987	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	299	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	384	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	404	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	124.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	484	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	121.84/cwt	115.00–124.00	573	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	516	112.68/cwt	107.00–115.00	581	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	117.05/cwt	113.00–118.00	616	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	661	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	116.45/cwt	110.00–119.00	689	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	122.79/cwt	122.00–124.00	751	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	121.85/cwt	119.50–124.50	816	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	853	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	995	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	548	44
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	638	50
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	572	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	132.39/cwt	112.00–137.00	695	61
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	719	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	104.91/cwt	100.00–107.50	647	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	113.05/cwt	104.50–114.50	745	48
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	108.50/cwt	107.50–109.00	852	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,881	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,340	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,012	1

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Sat Dec 12, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,425Last week 770Year ago 808

Replacement CattleReceipts 240Last week 169Year ago 97

Compared to same sale last week, Steers were mostly steady. Heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
15	—	315	130.00–145.00	140.01
62	—	531	126.00–144.50	137.59
31	—	586	124.00–137.00	131.19
21	—	667	125.00–131.50	128.73
20	—	476	141.00–146.00	143.58
14	—	767	120.00–127.50	126.40
10	—	389	125.00	125.00
20	—	428	130.00–145.00	144.24
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
38	—	636	128.50–131.75	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	779	127.25	127.25
18	—	668	133.50	133.50
2	—	858	115.00	115.00
9	—	567	135.00–141.00	137.59
28	—	707	128.25–131.75	130.74
6	—	516	143.50	143.50
25	—	637	130.50–132.50	131.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
4	—	255	141.00	141.00
3	—	528	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	127.00	127.00
109	—	470	115.00–124.00	121.84
84	—	592	110.00–119.00	116.45
18	—	299	128.50	128.50
5	—	948	105.00	105.00
68	—	670	119.50–124.50	121.85
32	—	389	120.00–125.00	124.55
82	—	526	113.00–118.00	117.05
2	—	845	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	612	122.00–124.00	122.79
16	—	533	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	107.00–115.00	112.68
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	525	112.00–137.00	132.39
50	—	456	140.00	140.00
48	—	659	104.50–114.50	113.05
12	—	785	107.50–109.00	108.50
3	—	617	100.00–107.50	104.91
1	—	745	106.00	106.00
44	—	389	141.00	141.00
18	—	589	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
8	—	477	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.