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Carthage Livestock Auction

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

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Aug 22Aug 29Sep 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

523 head

▼ 267 vs last sale 790▲ 7 vs year ago 516 · +1.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 124▼ 8 vs year ago 88 · −9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 85▲ 3 vs year ago 116 · +2.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers steady to 6.00 lower, instances 8.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady. Heifers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher on light 600 weight heifers.

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 $125.18/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$125.18

190 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$13.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.58

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	541	127.38	689	158
Medium and Large 2-3	503	114.27	574	32

One grade step is worth $13.11/cwt here — about $115 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 sale190 hd

125.18

—

TN average12 barns · 2,544 hd

124.59

+0.58

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	1,744	81.26	1,417	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	64.54	922	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	61.45	729	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	47.71	531	14

Every lot

67 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	248	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	404	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	518	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	658	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	548	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	153.73/cwt	138.00–158.00	744	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	125.02

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 Aug 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 523Last week 790Year ago 516

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 124Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 85Year ago 116

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	126.00–128.00	127.02
49	—	532	119.00–128.00	127.06
35	—	582	119.00–130.00	125.07
30	—	474	124.00–127.00	126.32
16	—	639	129.50–131.75	130.04
10	—	399	135.00	135.00
6	—	654	122.50	122.50
4	—	334	141.00	141.00
3	—	753	115.00–125.50	122.02

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Carthage Livestock Auction

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

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Aug 22Aug 29Sep 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

523 head

▼ 267 vs last sale 790▲ 7 vs year ago 516 · +1.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 124▼ 8 vs year ago 88 · −9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 85▲ 3 vs year ago 116 · +2.6%

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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 $125.18/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$125.18

190 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$13.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.58

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	541	127.38	689	158
Medium and Large 2-3	503	114.27	574	32

One grade step is worth $13.11/cwt here — about $115 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 sale190 hd

125.18

—

TN average12 barns · 2,544 hd

124.59

+0.58

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	1,744	81.26	1,417	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	64.54	922	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	61.45	729	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	47.71	531	14

Every lot

67 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	248	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	404	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	518	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	658	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	548	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	153.73/cwt	138.00–158.00	744	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	125.02

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 Aug 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 523Last week 790Year ago 516

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 124Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 85Year ago 116

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	126.00–128.00	127.02
49	—	532	119.00–128.00	127.06
35	—	582	119.00–130.00	125.07
30	—	474	124.00–127.00	126.32
16	—	639	129.50–131.75	130.04
10	—	399	135.00	135.00
6	—	654	122.50	122.50
4	—	334	141.00	141.00
3	—	753	115.00–125.50	122.02

Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	678	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	125.48/cwt	123.50–126.00	634	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	709	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	123.15/cwt	120.00–123.50	728	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	591	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	709	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	123.26/cwt	118.50–123.75	825	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	847	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	917	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,665	71.87/cwt	60.00–82.00	1,197	5
Bulls	—	—	1,720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,720	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	85.96/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,558	6

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,175	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	1,100	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,910	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,938	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,238.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,250.00	15,475	2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	591	120.00	120.00
5	—	505	123.50–126.00	125.48
2	—	770	109.00–111.00	109.99
2	—	425	133.00	133.00
1	—	685	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	669	118.50–123.75	123.26
20	—	591	120.00–123.50	123.15
17	—	512	138.50	138.50
11	—	460	152.00	152.00
4	—	810	104.00	104.00
3	—	443	153.00	153.00
2	—	895	102.50	102.50
2	—	780	114.00	114.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	471	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	399	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	539	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	503	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	117.30/cwt	114.00–121.00	540	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	126.32/cwt	124.00–127.00	599	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	127.06/cwt	119.00–128.00	676	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	719	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	110.85/cwt	110.00–112.00	627	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	125.07/cwt	119.00–130.00	728	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	130.04/cwt	129.50–131.75	831	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	801	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	127.02/cwt	126.00–128.00	915	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	122.02/cwt	115.00–125.50	919	3

Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	47.71/cwt	44.00–52.00	531	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	53.75/cwt	48.00–56.00	599	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	62.70/cwt	57.00–68.00	761	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	71.79/cwt	70.00–75.00	897	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,250	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	863	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	65.52/cwt	60.00–69.00	930	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	877	2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	566	110.00–112.00	110.85
13	—	460	114.00–121.00	117.30
3	—	437	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	131.00	131.00
4	—	521	124.00–126.00	125.02
2	—	715	118.00	118.00
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
1	—	425	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	670	138.50	138.50
10	—	705	136.25	136.25
8	—	559	148.50	148.50
2	—	838	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	484	138.00–158.00	153.73
18	—	641	126.00–131.50	130.96
18	—	580	133.50–145.00	137.34
17	—	529	133.00–144.00	139.46
16	—	386	170.50	170.50
8	—	672	126.00–133.00	128.20
3	—	765	123.00–125.00	124.35
2	—	868	115.00	115.00
2	—	300	172.50	172.50
2	—	248	163.00	163.00
1	—	740	122.00	122.00
1	—	405	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,113	44.00–52.00	47.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,419	60.00–69.00	65.52
2	—	1,595	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,250	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,213	57.00–68.00	62.70
12	—	1,114	48.00–56.00	53.75
7	—	1,250	70.00–75.00	71.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,813	82.00–92.00	85.96
5	—	1,665	60.00–82.00	71.87
1	—	1,720	100.00	100.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,238.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	850.00	850.00