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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 9

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Nov 2Nov 9Nov 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

913 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 1,001▲ 913 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 175▲ 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

197 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 129▲ 197 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 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Steers 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher, instances 7.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 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 $115.37/cwt on 362 head.

Average price

$115.37

362 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$16.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.59

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	557	116.70	650	322
Medium and Large 2-3	463	105.16	486	36
Medium and Large 3	350	100.00	350	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.70/cwt here — about $300 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 sale362 hd

115.37

—

TN average11 barns · 3,150 hd

115.96

−0.59

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	1,627	64.49	1,049	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	45.46	665	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	43.31	510	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	33.05	317	76

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	319	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	418	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	158.67/cwt	154.00–159.75	608	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	136.54/cwt	125.00–142.00	659	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	559	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	127.58

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 Nov 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 913Last week 1,001Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 175Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 197Last week 129Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	864	103.00–126.00	110.77
34	—	584	116.00–136.00	127.50
30	—	671	120.00–126.00	124.51
27	—	383	154.00–159.75	158.67
23	—	483	125.00–142.00	136.54
21	—	445	147.00	147.00
14	—	761	123.00–125.00	124.28
13	—	528	120.00–134.00	127.58
8	—	741	115.00–120.00	119.38

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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 9

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Nov 2Nov 9Nov 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

913 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 1,001▲ 913 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 175▲ 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

197 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 129▲ 197 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 $115.37/cwt on 362 head.

Average price

$115.37

362 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$16.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.59

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	557	116.70	650	322
Medium and Large 2-3	463	105.16	486	36
Medium and Large 3	350	100.00	350	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.70/cwt here — about $300 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 sale362 hd

115.37

—

TN average11 barns · 3,150 hd

115.96

−0.59

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	1,627	64.49	1,049	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	45.46	665	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	43.31	510	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	33.05	317	76

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	319	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	418	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	158.67/cwt	154.00–159.75	608	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	136.54/cwt	125.00–142.00	659	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	559	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	127.58

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 Nov 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 913Last week 1,001Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 175Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 197Last week 129Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	864	103.00–126.00	110.77
34	—	584	116.00–136.00	127.50
30	—	671	120.00–126.00	124.51
27	—	383	154.00–159.75	158.67
23	—	483	125.00–142.00	136.54
21	—	445	147.00	147.00
14	—	761	123.00–125.00	124.28
13	—	528	120.00–134.00	127.58
8	—	741	115.00–120.00	119.38

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,403	60.77/cwt	58.00–63.00	853	5
Bulls	—	—	1,908	69.13/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,319	4

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	27.52/cwt	20.00–34.00	234	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	37.08/cwt	32.00–42.00	386	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	50.72/cwt	50.00–52.00	592	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	43.58/cwt	35.00–49.00	509	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	39.64/cwt	38.00–40.00	481	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	459	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	786	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	45.45/cwt	42.00–50.00	672	15

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	673.30/cwt	535.00–785.00	7,911	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,650	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	473	110.00–126.50	120.13
55	—	672	109.75–121.00	115.03
50	—	587	113.00–122.00	115.29
44	—	528	111.00–114.00	113.73
28	—	391	115.00–127.00	124.95
18	—	728	105.00–114.50	109.10
8	—	308	115.00–120.00	119.34
6	—	602	108.00	108.00
5	—	917	105.00	105.00
5	—	773	99.00–102.00	101.39
1	—	835	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	593	110.00–115.00	113.96
31	—	526	123.50	123.50
30	—	446	145.00	145.00
27	—	681	111.00	111.00
11	—	771	95.00–101.00	98.79
8	—	270	145.00–153.00	150.85
4	—	313	155.00	155.00
3	—	638	103.00	103.00
3	—	450	131.00	131.00
2	—	873	80.00	80.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	252	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	277	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	119.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	368	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	124.95/cwt	115.00–127.00	489	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	441	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	476	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	120.13/cwt	110.00–126.50	568	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	113.73/cwt	111.00–114.00	600	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	99.23/cwt	97.00–100.00	554	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	115.29/cwt	113.00–122.00	677	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	728	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	650	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	725	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	115.03/cwt	109.75–121.00	773	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	109.10/cwt	105.00–114.50	794	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	101.39/cwt	99.00–102.00	784	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	885	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	963	5

Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	150.85/cwt	145.00–153.00	407	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	485	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	406	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	544	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	647	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	650	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	591	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	113.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	676	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	657	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	756	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	98.79/cwt	95.00–101.00	762	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	698	2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	131.00	131.00
3	—	658	110.00	110.00
3	—	508	110.00	110.00
2	—	570	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	792	128.00	128.00
5	—	608	138.00	138.00
4	—	714	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	350	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	441	108.00	108.00
12	—	558	97.00–100.00	99.23
3	—	252	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	594	122.50	122.50
7	—	604	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	528	112.00	112.00
7	—	406	134.00	134.00
2	—	670	95.00	95.00
2	—	555	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,040	32.00–42.00	37.08
32	—	850	20.00–34.00	27.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,479	42.00–50.00	45.45
1	—	1,455	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,240	37.00	37.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,169	35.00–49.00	43.58
9	—	1,214	38.00–40.00	39.64
3	—	1,167	50.00–52.00	50.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,403	58.00–63.00	60.77
4	—	1,908	67.00–73.00	69.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	535.00–785.00	673.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	400.00	400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	600.00	600.00