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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 22

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

475 head

▼ 218 vs last sale 693▲ 475 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 130▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 118▲ 71 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 steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 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 $116.78/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$116.78

188 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$10.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

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	563	117.45	661	176
Medium and Large 2-3	528	106.92	564	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.54/cwt here — about $97 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 sale188 hd

116.78

—

TN average9 barns · 2,008 hd

118.65

−1.87

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	—	Average	1,650	86.56	1,428	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	62.30	878	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	58.21	657	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	46.52	476	27

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	343	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	473	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	547	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	629	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	644	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	134.16/cwt	127.00–138.00	692	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 693Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 130Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 118Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	114.00	114.00
3	—	528	110.00	110.00
2	—	668	85.00	85.00
2	—	453	108.00	108.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	562	115.50–121.00

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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 22

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

475 head

▼ 218 vs last sale 693▲ 475 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 130▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 118▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $116.78/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$116.78

188 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$10.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

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	563	117.45	661	176
Medium and Large 2-3	528	106.92	564	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.54/cwt here — about $97 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 sale188 hd

116.78

—

TN average9 barns · 2,008 hd

118.65

−1.87

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	—	Average	1,650	86.56	1,428	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	62.30	878	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	58.21	657	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	46.52	476	27

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	343	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	473	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	547	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	629	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	644	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	134.16/cwt	127.00–138.00	692	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 693Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 130Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 118Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	114.00	114.00
3	—	528	110.00	110.00
2	—	668	85.00	85.00
2	—	453	108.00	108.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	562	115.50–121.00

Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	466	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	540	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	616	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	131.42/cwt	120.00–134.50	601	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	120.96/cwt	119.00–123.00	569	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	126.59/cwt	123.00–127.00	656	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	559	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	604	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	122.13/cwt	120.00–123.00	713	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	772	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	786	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	725	4

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,018	1
Bulls	—	—	1,659	95.16/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,579	4
Bulls	—	—	1,689	83.16/cwt	74.00–88.00	1,405	7

Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	40.31/cwt	32.00–43.00	359	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,034	53.97/cwt	53.00–55.00	558	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	48.70/cwt	42.00–53.00	521	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	64.99/cwt	64.00–66.00	743	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	59.12/cwt	55.00–65.00	692	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,346	60.07/cwt	57.00–64.00	809	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	66.21/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,006	4

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	848.64/cwt	785.00–925.00	9,335	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	797.50/cwt	745.00–850.00	8,773	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,222	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	449	127.00–128.00	127.51
33	—	529	118.00	118.00
32	—	625	110.00–112.00	110.44
15	—	571	115.00–116.00	115.87
13	—	774	105.00–107.50	105.19
7	—	397	138.00–139.50	139.29
5	—	665	105.00	105.00
2	—	965	76.00	76.00
2	—	845	90.00	90.00
1	—	850	92.00	92.00
1	—	345	138.00	138.00
1	—	295	131.00	131.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	386	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	397	139.29/cwt	138.00–139.50	553	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	573	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	453	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	489	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	624	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	119.53/cwt	115.50–121.00	672	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	642	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	115.87/cwt	115.00–116.00	662	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	110.44/cwt	110.00–112.00	690	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	105.19/cwt	105.00–107.50	814	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	782	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	733	2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	108.00	108.00
2	—	470	119.00–123.00	120.96
1	—	610	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	584	120.00–123.00	122.13
12	—	445	138.50	138.50
10	—	518	123.00–127.00	126.59
10	—	374	144.50	144.50
9	—	666	118.00	118.00
5	—	608	127.00	127.00
5	—	457	120.00–134.50	131.42
5	—	313	149.00	149.00
4	—	755	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	126.00	126.00
3	—	578	111.00–121.00	117.33
2	—	515	110.00	110.00
2	—	343	138.00	138.00
1	—	640	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	697	131.75	131.75
10	—	583	133.50–135.00	134.23
4	—	535	135.00	135.00
3	—	635	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	577	127.00–135.00	132.36
17	—	516	127.00–138.00	134.16
12	—	770	116.00–123.00	120.10
12	—	659	120.00–134.00	131.07
7	—	435	144.50	144.50
6	—	633	123.00–127.00	124.97
3	—	457	141.00	141.00
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
1	—	720	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,069	42.00–53.00	48.70
7	—	891	32.00–43.00	40.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,346	57.00–64.00	60.07
4	—	1,520	64.00–70.00	66.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,171	55.00–65.00	59.12
12	—	1,034	53.00–55.00	53.97
4	—	1,144	64.00–66.00	64.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,689	74.00–88.00	83.16
4	—	1,659	94.00–97.00	95.16
1	—	1,340	76.00	76.00

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)	2	—	1,100	785.00–925.00	848.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	745.00–850.00	797.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	885.00	885.00