Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 lower. Steers under 600 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Heifers were unevenly steady. Bull calves 5.00 to 13.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.96/cwt on 421 head.

Average price

$124.96

421 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$3.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

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	542	125.37	679	375
Medium and Large 2-3	449	121.61	545	46

One grade step is worth $3.76/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 sale421 hd

124.96

—

TN average11 barns · 3,284 hd

126.44

−1.48

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	1,792	81.14	1,454	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,328	58.19	772	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	57.41	720	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	43.06	442	40

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	142.31/cwt	130.50–145.50	834	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	158.59/cwt	147.00–161.00	607	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	345	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	139.30/cwt	131.00–143.00	659	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	159.37/cwt	153.00–160.00	521	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	849	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	127.68/cwt	120.00–137.00	663	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	135.86/cwt	135.75–136.00	906	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	147.38/cwt	137.00–157.50	780	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	131.89/cwt	130.00–135.00	682	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	152.42/cwt	145.00–153.50	805	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	772	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	132.99/cwt	130.00–134.50	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	122.35/cwt	122.00–123.00	940	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	154.19/cwt	143.00–159.50	817	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	112.19/cwt	110.00–115.00	748	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	162.63/cwt	145.00–172.50	711	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	880	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	166.91/cwt	153.00–169.00	764	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	992	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,042	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	58.47/cwt	55.00–66.00	767	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	57.81/cwt	52.00–63.00	741	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	51.51/cwt	45.00–60.00	617	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	45.74/cwt	36.00–52.00	479	29
Bulls	—	—	1,840	97.32/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,791	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	89.00/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,731	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	608	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,056	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	36.01/cwt	30.00–47.00	351	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	67.57/cwt	66.00–69.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	120.30/cwt	110.00–125.50	694	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	8,381	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	855.00/cwt	855.00–855.00	9,833	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	12,066	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	497	4
Bulls	—	—	1,676	72.41/cwt	58.00–82.00	1,214	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	101.38/cwt	98.00–103.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	132.38/cwt	125.00–140.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	123.18/cwt	123.00–124.00	548	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	141.18/cwt	133.00–143.00	827	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	137.00/cwt	128.00–140.50	529	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	101.43/cwt	95.00–102.00	759	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	354	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	116.63/cwt	113.00–119.00	673	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	112.61/cwt	110.00–116.00	770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	133.44/cwt	128.00–134.50	890	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	138.81/cwt	136.00–139.50	443	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	302	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	114.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	621	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	122.59/cwt	118.00–128.50	722	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	97.32/cwt	95.00–98.00	734	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	117.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	986	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	125.38/cwt	119.00–126.50	831	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	135.76/cwt	122.00–141.00	626	76

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 Mar 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,062Last week 535Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 118Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 142Last week 92Year ago 112

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	586	130.50–145.50	142.31
29	—	383	147.00–161.00	158.59
11	—	327	153.00–160.00	159.37
11	—	641	132.50	132.50
6	—	748	122.00	122.00
5	—	1,075	103.00	103.00
4	—	253	172.00	172.00
1	—	900	105.00	105.00
1	—	990	95.00	95.00
14	—	768	122.00–123.00	122.35
25	—	530	143.00–159.50	154.19
22	—	437	145.00–172.50	162.63
16	—	458	153.00–169.00	166.91
37	—	667	128.00–134.50	133.44
12	—	839	115.00–118.00	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	491	150.00	150.00
18	—	667	135.75–136.00	135.86
22	—	529	137.00–157.50	147.38
6	—	640	130.00–134.50	132.99
5	—	992	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	110.00–125.50	120.30
4	—	414	120.00	120.00
1	—	300	132.50	132.50
2	—	488	125.00–140.00	132.38
3	—	353	139.00	139.00
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
2	—	515	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	263	131.00	131.00
5	—	446	133.00	133.00
77	—	519	120.00–137.00	127.68
2	—	1,093	85.00	85.00
3	—	645	108.00	108.00
48	—	667	110.00–115.00	112.19
28	—	386	128.00–140.50	137.00
12	—	748	95.00–102.00	101.43
10	—	319	136.00–139.50	138.81
57	—	589	118.00–128.50	122.59
9	—	754	95.00–98.00	97.32
5	—	926	90.00	90.00
76	—	461	122.00–141.00	135.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	517	130.00–135.00	131.89
20	—	610	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	445	123.00–124.00	123.18
6	—	354	134.00	134.00
4	—	302	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
13	—	542	110.00–115.00	114.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	473	131.00–143.00	139.30
3	—	724	98.00–103.00	101.38
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
10	—	577	113.00–119.00	116.63
7	—	684	110.00–116.00	112.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	528	145.00–153.50	152.42
27	—	461	167.50	167.50
20	—	759	116.00	116.00
8	—	448	145.00	145.00
38	—	586	133.00–143.00	141.18
40	—	663	119.00–126.50	125.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,312	55.00–66.00	58.47
1	—	1,350	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,600	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,282	52.00–63.00	57.81
7	—	1,197	45.00–60.00	51.51
3	—	1,143	66.00–69.00	67.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,047	36.00–52.00	45.74
11	—	975	30.00–47.00	36.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	95.00–100.00	97.32
7	—	1,945	84.00–94.00	89.00
10	—	1,676	58.00–82.00	72.41

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	745.00	745.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	855.00	855.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	860.00	860.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle