Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.27/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$121.27

210 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$2.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.55

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	568	121.70	692	170
Medium and Large 2-3	518	119.43	619	40

One grade step is worth $2.27/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 sale210 hd

121.27

—

TN average10 barns · 1,749 hd

121.82

−0.55

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	1,775	85.06	1,510	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	61.51	913	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	56.80	694	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	46.33	523	26

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	—	—	1,835	100.62/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,846	5
Bulls	—	—	1,684	74.56/cwt	65.00–82.00	1,256	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	57.28/cwt	53.00–63.00	693	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	61.74/cwt	55.00–66.00	948	9
Bulls	—	—	1,832	84.34/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,545	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	948	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	708	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	802	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	859	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,029	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	140.60/cwt	134.50–142.50	728	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	151.74/cwt	136.00–155.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	127.98/cwt	125.00–140.00	530	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	103.34/cwt	100.00–105.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	119.41/cwt	118.00–120.50	993	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	136.45/cwt	112.00–139.50	639	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	96.76/cwt	93.00–103.00	741	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	143.00/cwt	135.00–146.00	728	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	106.76/cwt	102.00–110.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	121.70/cwt	120.00–122.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	126.14/cwt	120.00–128.00	656	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	840	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	95.96/cwt	91.00–101.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	116.68/cwt	115.00–121.00	688	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	552	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	124.24/cwt	120.00–126.00	832	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	130.99/cwt	121.00–132.50	482	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	131.95/cwt	130.00–133.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	123.82/cwt	120.00–135.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	132.74/cwt	132.00–135.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	660	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	47.19/cwt	44.00–52.00	532	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	756	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	674.59/cwt	600.00–735.00	8,668	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	919.15/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	11,839	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	638	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	51.21/cwt	50.00–54.00	632	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	640	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	65.67/cwt	65.00–67.00	852	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	42.70/cwt	35.00–50.00	484	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	119.02/cwt	108.00–123.00	790	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	578	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	824	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	150.51/cwt	140.00–152.50	664	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	131.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	753	17

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 Feb 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 497Year ago 503

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 102Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 120Year ago 137

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,835	92.00–108.00	100.62
7	—	1,684	65.00–82.00	74.56
6	—	1,832	81.00–88.00	84.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,209	53.00–63.00	57.28
7	—	1,235	50.00–54.00	51.21
3	—	1,297	65.00–67.00	65.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,536	55.00–66.00	61.74
1	—	1,280	69.00	69.00
1	—	1,230	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,128	44.00–52.00	47.19
5	—	1,134	35.00–50.00	42.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	103.00	103.00
20	—	571	124.00	124.00
11	—	743	108.00	108.00
5	—	546	128.00	128.00
8	—	781	105.50	105.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	335	129.50	129.50
7	—	414	125.00–140.00	127.98
18	—	468	112.00–139.50	136.45
8	—	766	93.00–103.00	96.76
7	—	665	102.00–110.00	106.76
9	—	605	120.00	120.00
41	—	520	120.00–128.00	126.14
19	—	590	115.00–121.00	116.68
7	—	394	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	91.00–101.00	95.96
7	—	560	129.00	129.00
8	—	368	121.00–132.50	130.99
1	—	275	123.00	123.00
3	—	647	87.00	87.00
4	—	703	87.00	87.00
4	—	436	132.00–135.00	132.74
3	—	530	124.50	124.50
2	—	840	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	174.00	174.00
6	—	721	125.00	125.00
3	—	272	160.00	160.00
7	—	428	155.00	155.00
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
6	—	462	136.00–155.00	151.74
9	—	832	118.00–120.50	119.41
14	—	509	135.00–146.00	143.00
14	—	641	131.00	131.00
10	—	670	120.00–126.00	124.24
10	—	378	153.00	153.00
1	—	885	112.00	112.00
17	—	572	125.00–135.00	131.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	859	119.75	119.75
2	—	613	137.00	137.00
8	—	650	131.50	131.50
2	—	760	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	106.00	106.00
3	—	375	130.00–133.00	131.95
4	—	530	120.00–135.00	123.82
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	550	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	140.00	140.00
26	—	518	134.50–142.50	140.60
9	—	591	128.00	128.00
19	—	664	108.00–123.00	119.02
4	—	755	113.00	113.00
23	—	441	140.00–152.50	150.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	100.00–105.00	103.34
7	—	514	120.00–122.00	121.70
2	—	623	105.00	105.00
5	—	408	125.00	125.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	600.00–735.00	674.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,288	875.00–1,000.00	919.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	825.00	825.00

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

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