Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers mostly steady. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bull calves steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.25/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$130.25

226 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$2.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.21

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	517	130.68	676	193
Medium and Large 2-3	391	127.70	499	33

One grade step is worth $2.98/cwt here — about $177 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 sale226 hd

130.25

—

TN average9 barns · 1,552 hd

131.45

−1.21

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	1,582	89.48	1,415	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,381	59.73	825	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	57.02	653	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	44.61	446	17

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	888	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	510	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	440	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	139.44/cwt	135.00–151.00	827	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	882	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	731	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	152.46/cwt	145.00–153.00	553	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	135.82/cwt	132.50–140.50	906	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	163.93/cwt	155.00–171.00	528	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	427	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	111.59/cwt	110.00–112.00	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	714	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	818	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	142.38/cwt	135.00–143.00	767	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	787	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,011.81/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	12,142	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,053.95/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	12,521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	138.42/cwt	135.75–144.50	955	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	693	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	529	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	871	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	59.14/cwt	57.00–66.00	820	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	51.13/cwt	49.00–54.00	541	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	66.57/cwt	64.00–70.00	800	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	57.76/cwt	53.00–63.00	672	33
Bulls	—	—	2,010	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	759	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	954.79/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	11,219	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	37.37/cwt	35.00–40.00	333	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	47.63/cwt	44.00–51.00	497	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	92.88/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,545	9
Bulls	—	—	1,195	75.78/cwt	73.00–77.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	120.24/cwt	118.00–121.00	691	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	352	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	482	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	141.66/cwt	130.00–145.00	645	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	752	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	258	130.21/cwt	130.00–131.00	336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	130.67/cwt	129.00–134.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	499	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	134.76/cwt	132.00–136.00	601	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	681	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	128.82/cwt	127.00–131.00	541	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	134.37/cwt	133.00–135.00	450	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	112.23/cwt	110.00–118.00	709	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	711	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	134.44/cwt	132.50–138.00	714	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	406	138.53/cwt	128.00–144.00	562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	3

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 631Last week 569Year ago 537

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 84Year ago 291

Replacement CattleReceipts 256Last week 183Year ago 61

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers mostly steady. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bull calves steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	96.00	96.00
13	—	378	135.00	135.00
13	—	314	140.00	140.00
29	—	446	132.00–136.00	134.76
14	—	465	146.50	146.50
14	—	632	110.00–118.00	112.23
14	—	583	122.00	122.00
11	—	531	132.50–138.00	134.44
3	—	730	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	674	115.00–120.00	117.45
8	—	621	120.00	120.00
8	—	770	114.50	114.50
28	—	571	128.00	128.00
7	—	430	147.00	147.00
11	—	481	144.00	144.00
10	—	371	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	100.00	100.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
5	—	258	130.00–131.00	130.21
3	—	360	129.00–134.00	130.67
12	—	420	127.00–131.00	128.82
9	—	335	133.00–135.00	134.37
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	593	135.00–151.00	139.44
3	—	952	115.50	115.50
16	—	363	145.00–153.00	152.46
12	—	667	132.50–140.50	135.82
9	—	322	155.00–171.00	163.93
5	—	241	177.00	177.00
2	—	645	126.50	126.50
1	—	810	123.00	123.00
20	—	539	135.00–143.00	142.38
16	—	467	168.50	168.50
3	—	442	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	173.00	173.00
4	—	724	134.00	134.00
13	—	690	135.75–144.50	138.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	134.50	134.50
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
11	—	352	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	110.00–112.00	111.59
3	—	955	90.50	90.50
16	—	525	136.00	136.00
11	—	657	124.50	124.50
3	—	752	116.00	116.00
2	—	643	118.00	118.00
28	—	455	130.00–145.00	141.66
19	—	563	133.50	133.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	505	126.00	126.00
4	—	575	118.00–121.00	120.24
1	—	635	108.00	108.00
7	—	499	135.50	135.50
9	—	406	128.00–144.00	138.53

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)	3	—	1,200	925.00–1,050.00	1,011.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,188	950.00–1,150.00	1,053.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	875.00–1,025.00	954.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	65.00	65.00
9	—	1,386	57.00–66.00	59.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,059	49.00–54.00	51.13
3	—	1,202	64.00–70.00	66.57
33	—	1,163	53.00–63.00	57.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	892	35.00–40.00	37.37
12	—	1,044	44.00–51.00	47.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	100.00	100.00
9	—	1,663	88.00–99.00	92.88
3	—	1,195	73.00–77.00	75.78

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