Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 6.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.42/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$131.42

228 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$1.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.31

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	514	131.58	676	202
Medium and Large 2-3	443	130.19	576	26

One grade step is worth $1.38/cwt here — about $100 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 sale228 hd

131.42

—

TN average10 barns · 1,772 hd

136.73

−5.31

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	1,727	89.59	1,547	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,425	62.71	894	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	62.34	725	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	44.24	435	21

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	668	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	755	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.94/cwt	135.00–147.00	756	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	134.24/cwt	125.00–145.00	852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,071	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	142.47/cwt	136.00–143.75	949	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	134.93/cwt	133.50–138.00	619	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,008	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	153.67/cwt	138.00–160.00	821	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	910	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	169.70/cwt	154.00–178.00	664	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	168.20/cwt	150.00–174.00	791	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,036	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,186	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	129.96/cwt	120.00–134.75	743	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	168.91/cwt	158.00–171.00	552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	136.29/cwt	126.00–141.50	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	737	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	123.86/cwt	121.00–126.00	816	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	861	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	54.38/cwt	53.00–58.00	587	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	35.71/cwt	30.00–40.00	373	6
Bulls	—	—	1,757	92.17/cwt	84.00–98.00	1,619	5
Bulls	—	—	1,698	71.74/cwt	65.00–79.00	1,218	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	47.65/cwt	43.00–53.00	457	15
Bulls	—	—	1,680	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,697	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,262.50/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	18,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	887	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	821	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	63.80/cwt	60.00–68.00	901	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	71.74/cwt	69.00–74.00	915	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	617	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	62.13/cwt	57.00–68.00	719	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	152.98/cwt	145.00–155.00	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	897	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,072	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	841.41/cwt	685.00–1,000.00	8,944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	142.24/cwt	137.50–144.00	543	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	147.52/cwt	142.50–150.50	490	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	133.87/cwt	130.00–137.50	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	156.87/cwt	152.00–160.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	137.61/cwt	134.00–139.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	115.93/cwt	111.00–118.00	616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	136.43/cwt	128.50–138.50	719	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	146.86/cwt	128.00–154.50	847	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	134.64/cwt	126.50–137.00	793	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	937	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	147.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,196	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 Apr 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 683Last week 631Year ago 489

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 86Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 241Last week 256Year ago 61

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 6.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	668	113.00	113.00
5	—	855	95.50	95.50
5	—	772	100.00	100.00
56	—	459	133.50–138.00	134.93
29	—	572	120.00–134.75	129.96
11	—	382	137.50–144.00	142.24
22	—	332	142.50–150.50	147.52
5	—	649	110.00	110.00
2	—	718	110.00	110.00
34	—	527	128.50–138.50	136.43
4	—	405	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	441	140.00	140.00
2	—	320	130.00–137.50	133.87
2	—	260	137.50	137.50
10	—	531	111.00–118.00	115.93
3	—	357	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	525	135.00–147.00	143.94
3	—	802	109.00	109.00
22	—	462	159.50	159.50
8	—	448	144.50	144.50
7	—	659	121.00–126.00	123.86
6	—	931	92.50	92.50
5	—	778	114.00	114.00
27	—	589	126.50–137.00	134.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	691	108.00	108.00
7	—	569	134.00–139.00	137.61
5	—	484	145.00–150.00	147.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	635	125.00–145.00	134.24
12	—	666	136.00–143.75	142.47
21	—	534	138.00–160.00	153.67
28	—	391	154.00–178.00	169.70
17	—	470	150.00–174.00	168.20
1	—	905	99.00	99.00
6	—	327	158.00–171.00	168.91
3	—	733	126.00–141.50	136.29
5	—	250	174.00	174.00
20	—	577	128.00–154.50	146.86
2	—	1,068	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	160.00	160.00
8	—	837	128.00	128.00
25	—	736	137.00	137.00
4	—	910	118.50	118.50
7	—	1,036	114.50	114.50
4	—	530	164.00	164.00
8	—	897	119.50	119.50
5	—	642	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	356	145.00–155.00	152.98
1	—	517	152.00	152.00
5	—	335	152.00–160.00	156.87
1	—	485	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,080	53.00–58.00	54.38
10	—	1,275	69.00–74.00	71.74
30	—	1,157	57.00–68.00	62.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,045	30.00–40.00	35.71
15	—	959	43.00–53.00	47.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	54.00	54.00
8	—	1,413	60.00–68.00	63.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,757	84.00–98.00	92.17
2	—	1,698	65.00–79.00	71.74
2	—	1,680	101.00	101.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,450	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,262.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,063	685.00–1,000.00	841.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	800.00	800.00

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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