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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 15

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

693 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 598▲ 693 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 130▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 145▲ 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady, 2.00 to higher on breaker cows. Bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 9.00 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 $116.29/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$116.29

253 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$5.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.66

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	516	117.01	604	203
Medium and Large 2	535	116.50	623	20
Medium and Large 2-3	445	111.27	495	30

One grade step is worth $5.75/cwt here — about $109 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 sale253 hd

116.29

—

TN average10 barns · 1,933 hd

120.95

−4.66

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,670	85.21	1,423	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	62.92	924	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	59.42	691	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	45.12	434	25

Every lot

63 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	399	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	474	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	332	135.46/cwt	131.00–142.00	450	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	148.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	563	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	121.50/cwt	119.00–123.00	513	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	143.78/cwt	134.00–147.50	673	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	734	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528

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 Jun 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 598Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 130Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 145Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady, 2.00 to higher on breaker cows. Bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 9.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	467	117.00–121.00	120.06
2	—	263	125.00	125.00
20	—	381	118.00–122.00	121.19
12	—	671	107.00–109.00	108.83
3	—	443	123.00	123.00
4	—	765	100.00	100.00
4	—	813	102.00–106.00	104.01
6	—	619	110.00–112.50	112.08
7	—	323	120.00–123.00	122.58
59	—

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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 15

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

693 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 598▲ 693 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 130▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 145▲ 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady, 2.00 to higher on breaker cows. Bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 9.00 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 $116.29/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$116.29

253 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$5.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.66

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	516	117.01	604	203
Medium and Large 2	535	116.50	623	20
Medium and Large 2-3	445	111.27	495	30

One grade step is worth $5.75/cwt here — about $109 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 sale253 hd

116.29

—

TN average10 barns · 1,933 hd

120.95

−4.66

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,670	85.21	1,423	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	62.92	924	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	59.42	691	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	45.12	434	25

Every lot

63 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	399	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	474	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	332	135.46/cwt	131.00–142.00	450	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	148.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	563	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	121.50/cwt	119.00–123.00	513	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	143.78/cwt	134.00–147.50	673	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	734	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528

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 Jun 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 598Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 130Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 145Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady, 2.00 to higher on breaker cows. Bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 9.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	467	117.00–121.00	120.06
2	—	263	125.00	125.00
20	—	381	118.00–122.00	121.19
12	—	671	107.00–109.00	108.83
3	—	443	123.00	123.00
4	—	765	100.00	100.00
4	—	813	102.00–106.00	104.01
6	—	619	110.00–112.50	112.08
7	—	323	120.00–123.00	122.58
59	—

Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	133.37/cwt	131.00–135.00	632	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	496	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	556	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	562	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	127.80/cwt	124.00–130.50	674	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	655	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	741	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	776	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	687	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	759	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	773	4

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,307	75.31/cwt	75.00–76.00	984	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	85.29/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,457	14
Bulls	—	—	1,809	92.36/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,671	4

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	864	35.96/cwt	30.00–40.00	311	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	47.41/cwt	43.00–50.00	468	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	53.18/cwt	50.00–56.00	586	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	59.62/cwt	55.00–64.00	692	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,200	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	648	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	67.05/cwt	64.00–71.00	845	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	66.06/cwt	65.00–67.00	966	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	62.30/cwt	58.00–64.00	927	16

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	768.98/cwt	675.00–875.00	7,982	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	995.00/cwt	995.00–995.00	10,448	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	11,081	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	357	105.00–124.00	117.41
8	—	442	105.00–120.00	108.61
1	—	875	82.00	82.00
3	—	567	105.00–118.00	113.64
3	—	630	95.00	95.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	329	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	122.58/cwt	120.00–123.00	396	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	357	117.41/cwt	105.00–124.00	419	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	121.19/cwt	118.00–122.00	462	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	442	108.61/cwt	105.00–120.00	480	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	545	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	120.06/cwt	117.00–121.00	561	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	504	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	615	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	116.37/cwt	113.50–118.00	617	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	623	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	113.64/cwt	105.00–118.00	644	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	114.84/cwt	110.00–117.00	682	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	112.08/cwt	110.00–112.50	694	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	108.83/cwt	107.00–109.00	730	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	104.01/cwt	102.00–106.00	846	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	718	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	535	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	105.00–110.00	107.50
2	—	583	124.00	124.00
8	—	422	119.00–123.00	121.50
2	—	528	134.00	134.00
6	—	332	131.00–142.00	135.46
1	—	280	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	572	127.00–142.25	138.02
38	—	468	134.00–147.50	143.78
8	—	312	152.00	152.00
5	—	609	130.00–133.00	131.20
24	—	539	136.00–140.00	137.30
20	—	379	140.00–150.00	148.51
12	—	663	123.00–129.50	126.78
2	—	955	105.00	105.00
8	—	765	120.00–123.00	121.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	642	130.00	130.00
8	—	506	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	511	110.00	110.00
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
1	—	680	101.00	101.00
2	—	445	120.00	120.00
5	—	580	113.00	113.00
10	—	496	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	652	119.00	119.00
23	—	593	125.00	125.00
4	—	814	95.00	95.00
2	—	603	116.00	116.00
17	—	527	124.00–130.50	127.80
20	—	474	131.00–135.00	133.37
11	—	733	103.50	103.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	985.00	985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	900	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	675.00–875.00	768.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	995.00	995.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	987	43.00–50.00	47.41
5	—	864	30.00–40.00	35.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,161	55.00–64.00	59.62
7	—	1,260	64.00–71.00	67.05
10	—	1,101	50.00–56.00	53.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	54.00	54.00
6	—	1,462	65.00–67.00	66.06
16	—	1,488	58.00–64.00	62.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	75.00–76.00	75.31
4	—	1,809	91.00–94.00	92.36
14	—	1,708	79.00–90.00	85.29