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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 7

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

905 head

▲ 389 vs last sale 516▲ 905 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 88▲ 117 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 116▲ 82 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 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower, instances 12.00 lower. Bulls were unevely steady. Heifers 8.00 to 12.00 lower, instances 15.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.03/cwt on 316 head.

Average price

$128.03

316 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$13.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.32

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	578	129.32	748	286
Medium and Large 2-3	520	115.72	602	30

One grade step is worth $13.60/cwt here — about $146 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 sale316 hd

128.03

—

TN average10 barns · 1,335 hd

133.35

−5.32

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	—	High	1,626	80.40	1,307	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	57.51	834	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	55.39	669	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	42.13	428	19

Every lot

68 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	354	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	427	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	334	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	438	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	128.80/cwt	127.00–129.00	492	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	137.99/cwt	135.00–146.00	650	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	700	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3

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 Sep 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 905Last week 516Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 116Year 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	—	567	95.00	95.00
6	—	600	100.00	100.00
13	—	363	105.00–115.00	109.95
13	—	459	100.00–106.00	104.18
2	—	755	93.00	93.00
2	—	705	108.00	108.00
2	—	523	103.00–105.00	104.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt

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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 7

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

905 head

▲ 389 vs last sale 516▲ 905 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 88▲ 117 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 116▲ 82 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.03/cwt on 316 head.

Average price

$128.03

316 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$13.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.32

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	578	129.32	748	286
Medium and Large 2-3	520	115.72	602	30

One grade step is worth $13.60/cwt here — about $146 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 sale316 hd

128.03

—

TN average10 barns · 1,335 hd

133.35

−5.32

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	—	High	1,626	80.40	1,307	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	57.51	834	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	55.39	669	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	42.13	428	19

Every lot

68 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	354	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	427	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	334	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	438	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	128.80/cwt	127.00–129.00	492	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	137.99/cwt	135.00–146.00	650	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	700	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3

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 Sep 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 905Last week 516Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 116Year 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	—	567	95.00	95.00
6	—	600	100.00	100.00
13	—	363	105.00–115.00	109.95
13	—	459	100.00–106.00	104.18
2	—	755	93.00	93.00
2	—	705	108.00	108.00
2	—	523	103.00–105.00	104.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt

Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	117.41/cwt	110.00–119.00	491	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	568	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	604	49
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	496	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	600	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	122.44/cwt	116.00–124.50	639	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	602	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	119.11/cwt	115.50–120.50	694	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	117.56/cwt	114.00–118.00	781	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	103.70/cwt	100.00–111.00	693	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	109.67/cwt	108.00–110.00	815	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	828	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	753	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,364	71.38/cwt	65.00–76.00	974	5
Bulls	—	—	1,677	81.93/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,374	16
Bulls	—	—	1,873	90.76/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,700	2

Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	36.07/cwt	30.00–40.00	339	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	47.59/cwt	45.00–50.00	516	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	55.37/cwt	52.00–61.00	667	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	49.78/cwt	48.00–51.00	608	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	792	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	56.73/cwt	54.00–60.00	805	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,049	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	862.54/cwt	775.00–900.00	9,402	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	828.35/cwt	675.00–985.00	9,418	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,085	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,664	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	418	110.00–119.00	117.41
6	—	496	121.00	121.00
3	—	668	100.00–111.00	103.70
2	—	828	91.00	91.00
2	—	563	107.00	107.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	119.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	383	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	109.95/cwt	105.00–115.00	399	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	117.29/cwt	101.00–119.75	448	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	114.14/cwt	109.00–115.25	524	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	459	104.18/cwt	100.00–106.00	478	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	434	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	114.21/cwt	110.00–116.00	610	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	539	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	110.56/cwt	105.00–115.00	664	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	103.87/cwt	100.00–105.00	698	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	89.74/cwt	85.00–93.00	736	10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	534	110.00–116.00	114.21
59	—	459	109.00–115.25	114.14
44	—	601	105.00–115.00	110.56
32	—	672	100.00–105.00	103.87
27	—	382	101.00–119.75	117.29
11	—	740	100.00	100.00
10	—	820	85.00–93.00	89.74
5	—	322	115.00–120.00	119.01
3	—	597	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	131.00	131.00
1	—	915	110.00	110.00
5	—	630	115.00–126.00	121.78
7	—	709	118.00–119.00	118.71
11	—	315	135.50	135.50
23	—	761	116.00–123.50	120.94
28	—	471	135.00–146.00	137.99
28	—	584	123.50–128.50	125.93
29	—	382	127.00–129.00	128.80
36	—	528	123.50–135.00	128.94
42	—	664	121.00–130.00	123.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	128.00	128.00
4	—	721	130.50	130.50
11	—	473	148.00	148.00
11	—	670	133.00	133.00
12	—	773	129.50	129.50
34	—	624	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
3	—	562	111.00–119.00	116.36
3	—	658	119.00	119.00
4	—	477	101.00–127.50	113.74
5	—	334	131.00	131.00
6	—	524	110.00–125.00	117.59
8	—	608	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	459	131.50	131.50
33	—	522	116.00–124.50	122.44
27	—	664	114.00–118.00	117.56
25	—	583	115.50–120.50	119.11
18	—	743	108.00–110.00	109.67
9	—	444	128.00	128.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,137	675.00–985.00	828.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,090	775.00–900.00	862.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	770.00	770.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,873	87.00–95.00	90.76
5	—	1,364	65.00–76.00	71.38
16	—	1,677	75.00–88.00	81.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,222	48.00–51.00	49.78
22	—	1,204	52.00–61.00	55.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	63.00	63.00
7	—	1,419	54.00–60.00	56.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	941	30.00–40.00	36.07
10	—	1,084	45.00–50.00	47.59