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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 29

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Jun 22Jun 29Jul 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

329 head

▼ 146 vs last sale 475▲ 329 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 108▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 71▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, with lighter receipts Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls 1.00 higher. Steers steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

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 $119.15/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$119.15

113 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$13.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.44

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	120.66	652	100
Medium and Large 2-3	539	107.54	579	13thin

One grade step is worth $13.12/cwt here — about $72 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 sale113 hd

119.15

—

TN average8 barns · 1,301 hd

120.59

−1.44

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	1,616	87.87	1,420	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	62.21	886	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	58.44	753	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	45.21	487	18

Every lot

59 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	387	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	463	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	491	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	144.39/cwt	143.50–144.50	683	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	144.29/cwt	139.00–148.50	684	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 475Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 108Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 71Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, with lighter receipts Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls 1.00 higher. Steers steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	90.00	90.00
2	—	475	110.00	110.00
2	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
6	—	543	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	115.00–120.00	118.06
8	—	564	129.50

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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 29

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Jun 22Jun 29Jul 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

329 head

▼ 146 vs last sale 475▲ 329 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 108▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 71▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, with lighter receipts Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls 1.00 higher. Steers steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

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 $119.15/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$119.15

113 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$13.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.44

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	120.66	652	100
Medium and Large 2-3	539	107.54	579	13thin

One grade step is worth $13.12/cwt here — about $72 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 sale113 hd

119.15

—

TN average8 barns · 1,301 hd

120.59

−1.44

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	1,616	87.87	1,420	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	62.21	886	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	58.44	753	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	45.21	487	18

Every lot

59 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	387	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	463	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	491	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	144.39/cwt	143.50–144.50	683	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	144.29/cwt	139.00–148.50	684	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 475Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 108Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 71Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, with lighter receipts Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls 1.00 higher. Steers steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	90.00	90.00
2	—	475	110.00	110.00
2	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
6	—	543	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	115.00–120.00	118.06
8	—	564	129.50

Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	507	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	568	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	613	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	610	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	492	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	126.49/cwt	123.00–128.00	646	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	624	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	120.72/cwt	120.00–121.00	695	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	718	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	111.03/cwt	107.00–113.00	734	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	717	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	5

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,127	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	84.79/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,327	7
Bulls	—	—	1,793	98.33/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,763	3

Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	34.95/cwt	30.00–40.00	353	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	49.15/cwt	43.00–53.00	543	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	57.63/cwt	53.00–62.00	742	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	64.89/cwt	63.00–67.00	840	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	938	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	61.61/cwt	59.00–63.00	880	8

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	982.81/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	11,794	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,328	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	6,825	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	525	121.50–128.00	123.56
11	—	672	101.00–108.00	106.52
11	—	379	132.50	132.50
10	—	579	114.00–124.50	119.18
10	—	474	122.00–129.00	125.53
10	—	441	120.00–126.00	120.59
6	—	610	120.00	120.00
4	—	716	102.00	102.00
3	—	333	123.00–127.00	125.68
2	—	800	99.00	99.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	125.68/cwt	123.00–127.00	419	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	502	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	120.59/cwt	120.00–126.00	532	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	125.53/cwt	122.00–129.00	595	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	123.56/cwt	121.50–128.00	649	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	614	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	730	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	119.18/cwt	114.00–124.50	690	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	118.06/cwt	115.00–120.00	731	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	106.52/cwt	101.00–108.00	716	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	730	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	792	2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	113.00	113.00
3	—	567	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	511	123.00–128.00	126.49
12	—	661	107.00–113.00	111.03
8	—	441	139.00	139.00
7	—	576	120.00–121.00	120.72
6	—	388	146.50	146.50
5	—	765	103.00	103.00
5	—	706	101.50	101.50
4	—	455	134.00	134.00
3	—	345	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	130.00	130.00
2	—	385	127.50	127.50
2	—	325	142.50	142.50
1	—	480	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	473	143.50–144.50	144.39
7	—	633	137.00–138.50	137.41
4	—	658	125.00	125.00
3	—	567	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	575	131.00–137.00	135.03
13	—	474	139.00–148.50	144.29
8	—	631	126.00–132.50	130.89
5	—	772	110.00–120.00	117.20
2	—	673	124.00	124.00
1	—	260	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,105	43.00–53.00	49.15
5	—	1,009	30.00–40.00	34.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,428	59.00–63.00	61.61
1	—	1,400	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,287	53.00–62.00	57.63
3	—	1,295	63.00–67.00	64.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,565	77.00–87.00	84.79
3	—	1,793	96.00–101.00	98.33
1	—	1,445	78.00	78.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	875.00–1,100.00	982.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	525.00	525.00