Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2020-12-19

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 19
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
473 head
▼ 952 vs last sale 1,425▲ 473 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 0▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; No trends could be established on slaughter cattle due to last weeks slaughter cattle not being reported.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.77/cwt on 212 head.
Average price
$120.77
212 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$689
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.20
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2580121.57705198
Medium and Large 2-3441109.4348314thin
One grade step is worth $12.15/cwt here — about $222 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 sale212 hd
120.77
—
TN average7 barns · 1,335 hd
118.57
+2.20
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—Average1,65870.201,16410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55349.297659thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23144.8255229
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10234.9638532

Every lot

52 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2267155.00/cwt155.00–155.004143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331158.10/cwt140.00–161.005237
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3348135.00/cwt135.00–135.004703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383156.00/cwt140.00–162.0059722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459151.79/cwt139.00–157.0069714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525147.00/cwt147.00–147.007726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527137.70/cwt132.00–143.0072617
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535100.00/cwt100.00–100.005351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581134.92/cwt127.00–136.0078429
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645128.50/cwt128.50–128.5082913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655124.50/cwt124.50–124.508153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715121.00/cwt121.00–121.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752125.00/cwt125.00–125.009403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3258115.00/cwt115.00–115.002975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320129.66/cwt129.00–130.004153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375125.07/cwt124.00–130.0046913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457130.38/cwt126.50–133.0059654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3461110.00/cwt110.00–110.005074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523124.76/cwt123.50–125.5065224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583125.48/cwt125.00–125.5073226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617110.29/cwt107.00–115.006809
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625107.00/cwt107.00–107.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635122.50/cwt122.50–122.507787
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365095.00/cwt95.00–95.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2654119.50/cwt119.50–119.5078211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662120.25/cwt120.00–120.5079610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732115.00/cwt115.00–115.0084216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277898.43/cwt97.50–100.007668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2816101.68/cwt95.00–103.008306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835109.00/cwt109.00–109.009107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287095.00/cwt95.00–95.008271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,08599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0743
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400126.00/cwt126.00–126.005042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461142.00/cwt142.00–142.0065515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515135.28/cwt125.00–139.0069715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575131.12/cwt123.00–133.0075411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3593105.00/cwt105.00–105.006233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662111.80/cwt107.00–115.0074020
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670102.00/cwt102.00–102.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2787107.12/cwt105.00–107.5084313
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31862.25/cwt60.00–65.008202
Bulls——1,74372.19/cwt68.00–78.001,2588
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08228.83/cwt20.00–33.0031213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11639.16/cwt35.00–45.0043719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23144.82/cwt40.00–51.0055229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55349.29/cwt45.00–53.007659

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.