Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower. Steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.85/cwt on 308 head.

Average price

$122.85

308 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$3.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.90

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	123.19	675	278
Medium and Large 2-3	452	119.63	541	30

One grade step is worth $3.57/cwt here — about $134 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 sale308 hd

122.85

—

TN average9 barns · 2,421 hd

121.95

+0.90

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	1,727	76.32	1,318	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	56.61	771	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	52.03	621	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	40.96	444	20

Every lot, as filed

73 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,379	62.73/cwt	62.00–65.00	865	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	47.90/cwt	47.00–49.00	525	2
Bulls	—	—	1,862	79.40/cwt	72.00–87.00	1,478	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	56.61/cwt	55.00–58.00	771	5
Bulls	—	—	1,813	89.63/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	31.90/cwt	25.00–37.00	330	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	825	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	977	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,133	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	144.95/cwt	133.00–146.00	680	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	129.69/cwt	125.50–135.50	682	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	861	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	696	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	152.37/cwt	141.00–157.50	724	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	142.39/cwt	133.00–143.50	750	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	130.43/cwt	123.00–132.50	1,000	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	134.43/cwt	133.50–136.50	629	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	108.25/cwt	105.00–110.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,061	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	145.08/cwt	138.00–149.00	844	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	153.55/cwt	149.50–154.50	610	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	581	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	112.50/cwt	109.50–115.50	748	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	115.63/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	949	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	646	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	111.18/cwt	110.00–113.00	646	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	136.60/cwt	133.00–137.00	429	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	103.44/cwt	100.00–104.00	802	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	543	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	130.86/cwt	115.00–135.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	124.33/cwt	122.00–124.50	661	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	113.64/cwt	111.00–115.00	660	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	132.38/cwt	125.00–133.50	766	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	544	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	134.94/cwt	125.00–137.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	123.05/cwt	115.00–128.00	570	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	131.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	818	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	777	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	602.08/cwt	575.00–630.00	7,225	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	670.57/cwt	585.00–750.00	7,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	502	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	9,685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	126.60/cwt	126.00–127.00	422	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	43.98/cwt	40.00–46.00	484	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	51.72/cwt	48.00–56.00	620	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	59.22/cwt	57.00–61.00	730	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	131.27/cwt	120.00–135.00	872	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	137.68/cwt	132.00–139.00	804	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	728	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	127.67/cwt	126.00–128.75	950	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	134.09/cwt	123.00–136.00	697	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	755	8

How this sale compares

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 Jan 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 789Last week 899Year ago 654

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 107Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 97Year ago 107

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower. Steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,379	62.00–65.00	62.73
9	—	1,862	72.00–87.00	79.40
2	—	1,813	87.00–92.00	89.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	47.00–49.00	47.90
20	—	1,199	48.00–56.00	51.72
2	—	1,233	57.00–61.00	59.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,362	55.00–58.00	56.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,035	25.00–37.00	31.90
15	—	1,101	40.00–46.00	43.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	632	130.50	130.50
25	—	469	133.00–146.00	144.95
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
13	—	680	120.00	120.00
22	—	579	125.00–133.50	132.38
10	—	772	106.00	106.00
5	—	906	80.00	80.00
20	—	520	123.00–136.00	134.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	646	108.00	108.00
11	—	581	110.00–113.00	111.18
2	—	523	116.00	116.00
3	—	479	125.00–135.00	131.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	977	116.00	116.00
21	—	767	123.00–132.50	130.43
14	—	870	122.00	122.00
26	—	582	138.00–149.00	145.08
4	—	949	118.00	118.00
3	—	607	142.00	142.00
23	—	744	126.00–128.75	127.67
8	—	543	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	166.00	166.00
1	—	740	122.00	122.00
1	—	875	112.00	112.00
25	—	475	141.00–157.50	152.37
18	—	527	133.00–143.50	142.39
1	—	1,040	105.00	105.00
3	—	607	128.00	128.00
21	—	397	149.50–154.50	153.55
5	—	926	112.00–118.00	115.63
22	—	664	120.00–135.00	131.27
21	—	584	132.00–139.00	137.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	138.00	138.00
1	—	545	109.00	109.00
5	—	319	115.00–135.00	130.86
6	—	432	125.00–137.00	134.94
3	—	682	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	526	125.50–135.50	129.69
4	—	861	101.00	101.00
5	—	828	104.50	104.50
13	—	550	126.50	126.50
17	—	617	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	128.00	128.00
54	—	468	133.50–136.50	134.43
6	—	619	105.00–110.00	108.25
6	—	734	100.00	100.00
13	—	441	130.00–135.00	131.74
28	—	665	109.50–115.50	112.50
10	—	314	133.00–137.00	136.60
14	—	775	100.00–104.00	103.44
23	—	388	140.00	140.00
30	—	532	122.00–124.50	124.33
37	—	581	111.00–115.00	113.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
4	—	544	105.00	105.00
13	—	463	115.00–128.00	123.05
4	—	590	109.00	109.00
1	—	395	127.00	127.00
7	—	333	126.00–127.00	126.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	575.00–630.00	602.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,128	585.00–750.00	670.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	745.00	745.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	575.00	575.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Carthage Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle