Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was a lite test on each class of cattle with weather being a factor. Trends were not quoted on sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.69/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$119.69

77 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$14.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

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	482	122.45	591	62
Medium and Large 2-3	499	108.27	540	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.18/cwt here — about $50 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 sale77 hd

119.69

—

TN average7 barns · 760 hd

121.85

−2.16

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	1,575	89.50	1,409	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	64.74	953	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	58.84	723	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	44.16	438	15

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	124.63/cwt	120.00–127.00	583	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	112.95/cwt	112.00–115.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	136.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	136.29/cwt	136.00–137.00	523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	117.53/cwt	112.00–120.00	683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	131.27/cwt	127.00–132.00	801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	127.08/cwt	122.00–129.50	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	139.08/cwt	134.00–143.00	458	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	228	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	709	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	106.44/cwt	102.00–110.00	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	122.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	650	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	136.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	596	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	13,635	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	863.28/cwt	660.00–1,050.00	10,428	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,660	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	21,995	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	91.90/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,547	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	59.39/cwt	55.00–66.00	726	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	68.92/cwt	67.00–71.00	943	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	63.89/cwt	57.00–67.00	921	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,118	2
Bulls	—	—	1,432	73.15/cwt	65.00–80.00	1,048	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	99.97/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,600	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	52.29/cwt	50.00–55.00	616	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	49.18/cwt	45.00–52.00	534	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	40.82/cwt	35.00–46.00	380	9

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 520Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 110Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 74Year ago 73

There was a lite test on each class of cattle with weather being a factor. Trends were not quoted on sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
12	—	468	120.00–127.00	124.63
4	—	243	126.00	126.00
3	—	629	112.00–115.00	112.95
3	—	297	132.50	132.50
7	—	384	136.00–137.00	136.29
6	—	581	112.00–120.00	117.53
2	—	760	100.00	100.00
12	—	531	122.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	945	81.00	81.00
2	—	328	125.00	125.00
1	—	710	96.00	96.00
8	—	435	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	356	117.00	117.00
7	—	567	102.00–110.00	106.44
3	—	460	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	81.00	81.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	125.00	125.00
2	—	993	110.00	110.00
5	—	481	135.00–140.00	136.56
3	—	742	125.00	125.00
7	—	610	127.00–132.00	131.27
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
7	—	669	122.00–129.50	127.08
17	—	329	134.00–143.00	139.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	126.00	126.00
1	—	340	122.50	122.50
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	111.00	111.00
3	—	228	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	116.00	116.00
1	—	860	94.00	94.00
10	—	533	133.00	133.00
4	—	574	127.00	127.00
1	—	705	104.00	104.00
6	—	771	107.50	107.50
2	—	488	123.00	123.00
14	—	437	130.00–138.00	136.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
2	—	575	110.00	110.00
3	—	543	116.00	116.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,350	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,208	660.00–1,050.00	863.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,660	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	90.00–93.00	91.90
3	—	1,432	65.00–80.00	73.15
4	—	1,600	94.00–104.00	99.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,223	55.00–66.00	59.39
4	—	1,368	67.00–71.00	68.92
8	—	1,178	50.00–55.00	52.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,442	57.00–67.00	63.89
2	—	1,620	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,085	45.00–52.00	49.18
9	—	930	35.00–46.00	40.82

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle