Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.76/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$128.76

224 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$6.26/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	521	129.51	674	197
Medium and Large 2-3	476	123.25	587	27

One grade step is worth $6.26/cwt here — about $88 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 sale224 hd

128.76

—

TN average10 barns · 2,074 hd

129.31

−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	1,726	88.44	1,526	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	58.37	671	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,468	58.25	855	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	42.27	431	20

Every lot, as filed

62 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	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	140.69/cwt	134.00–144.00	938	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.98/cwt	127.00–133.00	681	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	120.54/cwt	115.00–129.00	714	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	772	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	149.20/cwt	135.00–153.50	777	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	153.23/cwt	152.00–155.00	883	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	114.80/cwt	108.00–126.00	885	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	135.82/cwt	132.00–138.00	626	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	165.18/cwt	148.00–169.00	624	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	517	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	433	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	739	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	158.66/cwt	130.00–168.00	735	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	56.28/cwt	52.00–60.00	647	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	30.64/cwt	25.00–40.00	279	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	48.53/cwt	45.00–51.00	523	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	928	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	952	1
Bulls	—	—	1,953	97.47/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,904	2
Bulls	—	—	1,719	90.24/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,551	6
Bulls	—	—	1,518	74.01/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	144.29/cwt	132.50–146.00	463	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,480	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,112.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	14,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	117.62/cwt	115.00–119.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	57.98/cwt	55.00–62.00	840	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	65.58/cwt	61.00–70.00	756	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	137.54/cwt	132.50–140.00	458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	108.72/cwt	104.00–112.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	139.60/cwt	132.00–140.50	547	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	975.57/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,731	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	168.26/cwt	167.50–169.50	779	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	152.41/cwt	136.00–157.50	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	144.99/cwt	135.00–150.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	119.00/cwt	114.00–123.50	793	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	137.13/cwt	130.00–139.50	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	757	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	611	2

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 569Last week 801Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 124Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 183Last week 189Year ago 0

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	127.00	127.00
4	—	474	144.00	144.00
3	—	757	105.00	105.00
2	—	410	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	441	141.00	141.00
3	—	728	110.00	110.00
9	—	508	152.00	152.00
26	—	463	130.00–168.00	158.66
3	—	610	115.00–119.00	117.62
2	—	863	87.50	87.50
5	—	585	136.00	136.00
7	—	657	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	113.00	113.00
15	—	667	134.00–144.00	140.69
2	—	250	173.00	173.00
26	—	521	135.00–153.50	149.20
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
17	—	771	108.00–126.00	114.80
16	—	378	148.00–169.00	165.18
7	—	306	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,018	107.50	107.50
4	—	749	120.00	120.00
21	—	463	167.50–169.50	168.26
8	—	583	130.00–139.50	137.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	604	147.00	147.00
47	—	576	152.00–155.00	153.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	321	132.50–146.00	144.29
1	—	565	114.00	114.00
4	—	380	136.00–157.50	152.41
3	—	479	135.00–150.00	144.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	134.00	134.00
34	—	520	127.00–133.00	130.98
32	—	592	115.00–129.00	120.54
3	—	270	140.00	140.00
55	—	461	132.00–138.00	135.82
9	—	307	141.00	141.00
4	—	903	95.00	95.00
6	—	737	104.00–112.00	108.72
19	—	392	132.00–140.50	139.60
19	—	666	114.00–123.50	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	564	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	110.00	110.00
7	—	333	132.50–140.00	137.54
1	—	740	102.00	102.00
3	—	467	118.00	118.00
2	—	548	123.00	123.00
7	—	432	125.00	125.00
2	—	580	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,149	52.00–60.00	56.28
9	—	1,153	61.00–70.00	65.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	910	25.00–40.00	30.64
13	—	1,078	45.00–51.00	48.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,400	68.00	68.00
13	—	1,449	55.00–62.00	57.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,953	97.00–98.00	97.47
6	—	1,719	85.00–94.00	90.24
2	—	1,518	73.00–75.00	74.01

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)	2	—	1,280	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	900.00–1,075.00	975.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	925.00	925.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle