Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There no trends for sale, closed last week because of weather. Up tick in trend and demand was noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.28/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$134.28

195 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$11.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.84

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	642	135.66	871	172
Medium and Large 2-3	569	123.94	706	23

One grade step is worth $11.72/cwt here — about $166 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 sale195 hd

134.28

—

TN average9 barns · 1,496 hd

141.12

−6.84

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	1,743	89.91	1,567	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	68.21	974	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	60.74	703	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	47.38	482	28

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	9,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	130.39/cwt	110.00–138.00	875	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	128.31/cwt	119.50–130.00	747	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,065	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	161.52/cwt	155.00–166.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	156.43/cwt	148.00–159.00	740	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	123.30/cwt	114.50–125.50	941	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	138.39/cwt	126.00–143.00	811	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	119.06/cwt	118.00–123.00	701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,003	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	831	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	132.62/cwt	119.00–141.00	898	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	104.52/cwt	99.00–116.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	140.17/cwt	131.00–148.00	730	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	143.96/cwt	139.00–145.00	857	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	148.05/cwt	128.00–155.00	691	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	733	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.09/cwt	125.00–142.50	732	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,093	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	117.36/cwt	114.50–118.50	791	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	862	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	61.97/cwt	57.00–68.00	705	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	49.09/cwt	45.00–55.00	516	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	44.73/cwt	30.00–55.00	432	11
Bulls	—	—	1,698	80.03/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,359	5
Bulls	—	—	2,073	102.20/cwt	99.00–108.00	2,119	3
Bulls	—	—	1,634	91.70/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,498	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	75.37/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,118	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	66.78/cwt	63.00–70.00	946	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	54.51/cwt	53.00–57.00	635	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	69.64/cwt	67.00–74.00	852	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	414	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,556	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	11,820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	8,381	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	597	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	123.10/cwt	117.00–125.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	141.05/cwt	140.00–142.50	511	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	109.66/cwt	109.50–110.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	145.97/cwt	140.00–149.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	102.50/cwt	100.00–103.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	529	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	112.91/cwt	109.00–115.00	753	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	128.93/cwt	123.00–132.50	482	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	681	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	135.62/cwt	130.50–136.50	717	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	139.69/cwt	131.50–143.00	645	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	160.43/cwt	146.00–167.00	622	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	672	1

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 243Year ago 523

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 84Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 82Year ago 166

There no trends for sale, closed last week because of weather. Up tick in trend and demand was noted.

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	790.00	790.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	745.00	745.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	685.00	685.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	671	110.00–138.00	130.39
12	—	845	126.00	126.00
2	—	890	110.00	110.00
15	—	793	125.00–128.00	126.50
3	—	715	119.50	119.50
17	—	595	139.00–145.00	143.96
2	—	1,093	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	155.00–166.00	161.52
9	—	473	148.00–159.00	156.43
16	—	763	114.50–125.50	123.30
14	—	586	126.00–143.00	138.39
21	—	677	119.00–141.00	132.62
3	—	872	99.00–116.00	104.52
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
14	—	521	131.00–148.00	140.17
1	—	275	157.00	157.00
13	—	388	146.00–167.00	160.43
1	—	445	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	123.00	123.00
4	—	632	117.00–125.00	123.10
7	—	362	140.00–142.50	141.05
3	—	725	109.50–110.00	109.66
1	—	510	114.00	114.00
7	—	695	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	582	119.50–130.00	128.31
8	—	787	111.50	111.50
21	—	467	128.00–155.00	148.05
16	—	530	125.00–142.50	138.09
7	—	674	114.50–118.50	117.36
4	—	1,149	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
6	—	425	140.00–149.00	145.97
2	—	483	121.00	121.00
13	—	532	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	95.00	95.00
3	—	603	115.00	115.00
9	—	589	118.00–123.00	119.06
7	—	759	109.50	109.50
33	—	667	109.00–115.00	112.91
2	—	433	134.00	134.00
4	—	746	109.00	109.00
4	—	330	133.00	133.00
8	—	374	123.00–132.50	128.93
5	—	900	99.00	99.00
20	—	529	130.50–136.50	135.62
3	—	267	132.00	132.00
20	—	462	131.50–143.00	139.69
1	—	835	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	721	111.50	111.50
6	—	660	113.00	113.00
8	—	591	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	127.50	127.50
4	—	471	116.00	116.00
6	—	557	100.00–103.00	102.50
18	—	441	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,138	57.00–68.00	61.97
20	—	1,165	53.00–57.00	54.51
9	—	1,224	67.00–74.00	69.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,051	45.00–55.00	49.09
11	—	965	30.00–55.00	44.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	73.00–77.00	75.37
10	—	1,417	63.00–70.00	66.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,698	75.00–85.00	80.03
3	—	2,073	99.00–108.00	102.20
7	—	1,634	86.00–98.00	91.70

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle