Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, with lean cows 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Steers mostly steady. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Bull calves steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.45/cwt on 431 head.

Average price

$131.45

431 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$0.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.75

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	445	131.50	585	38
Medium and Large 1-2	520	131.44	683	393

One grade step is worth $0.06/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale431 hd

131.45

—

TN average12 barns · 3,330 hd

135.20

−3.75

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	1,683	96.04	1,616	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	68.66	957	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,101	65.79	724	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	52.98	492	31

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	—	861	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	137.80/cwt	137.00–138.00	627	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	157.14/cwt	156.00–157.50	501	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	180.29/cwt	161.00–182.00	676	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	764	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	324	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	654	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	757	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	136.37/cwt	133.50–138.50	881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	115.61/cwt	112.00–118.00	738	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	839	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,065	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	868	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,059	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	148.13/cwt	130.00–151.00	859	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	169.24/cwt	153.50–176.00	807	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	707	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	118.50/cwt	115.00–121.00	787	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,001	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	950	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	129.57/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	138.76/cwt	136.00–139.00	728	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	444	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	813	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	136.45/cwt	125.00–138.00	794	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	934	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	149.13/cwt	147.00–152.75	628	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	139.71/cwt	139.00–141.50	999	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	186.39/cwt	182.50–189.00	580	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	909	59.67/cwt	58.00–61.00	542	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	73.02/cwt	72.00–75.00	911	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	65.78/cwt	61.00–71.00	729	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	56.43/cwt	50.00–61.00	530	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	38.59/cwt	31.00–45.00	342	6
Bulls	—	—	1,590	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,622	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	999	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	68.20/cwt	65.00–71.00	953	23
Bulls	—	—	1,747	97.69/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,707	16
Bulls	—	—	1,370	85.25/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	145.89/cwt	134.00–150.00	763	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,538	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	122.72/cwt	116.00–124.00	912	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	765	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,030.83/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	11,937	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	131.59/cwt	130.00–132.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	597	132.89/cwt	122.00–136.50	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	124.71/cwt	121.00–127.50	831	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	127.47/cwt	120.00–132.00	660	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	557	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	135.37/cwt	131.00–136.00	588	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	109.25/cwt	105.00–113.00	857	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	138.25/cwt	137.00–139.00	535	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	136.59/cwt	132.00–140.00	463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	154.29/cwt	139.00–157.00	816	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	942	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	122.00/cwt	115.00–124.50	723	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	134.61/cwt	132.00–135.00	592	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	502	5

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,101Last week 683Year ago 491

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 125Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 248Last week 241Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	861	120.00	120.00
38	—	375	161.00–182.00	180.29
13	—	448	169.00	169.00
7	—	646	133.50–138.50	136.37
2	—	985	114.00	114.00
41	—	580	130.00–151.00	148.13
25	—	477	153.50–176.00	169.24
5	—	774	128.00–132.00	129.57
13	—	311	182.50–189.00	186.39
2	—	918	116.00	116.00
24	—	529	139.00–157.00	154.29
15	—	659	143.00	143.00
5	—	261	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	324	202.00	202.00
10	—	548	163.00	163.00
15	—	455	184.50	184.50
7	—	795	134.00	134.00
5	—	868	122.00	122.00
20	—	695	144.00	144.00
9	—	617	154.00	154.00
22	—	444	183.00	183.00
41	—	581	160.75	160.75
14	—	715	139.00–141.50	139.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
2	—	508	125.00	125.00
4	—	597	122.00–136.50	132.89
12	—	398	140.00	140.00
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	455	137.00–138.00	137.80
12	—	319	156.00–157.50	157.14
9	—	664	115.00	115.00
2	—	813	92.00	92.00
20	—	638	112.00–118.00	115.61
75	—	518	120.00–132.00	127.47
16	—	784	105.00–113.00	109.25
16	—	387	137.00–139.00	138.25
61	—	593	115.00–124.50	122.00
55	—	440	132.00–135.00	134.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	664	115.00–121.00	118.50
51	—	525	136.00–139.00	138.76
49	—	421	147.00–152.75	149.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	591	115.00	115.00
3	—	522	115.00	115.00
16	—	434	131.00–136.00	135.37
7	—	339	132.00–140.00	136.59
3	—	233	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	442	160.00	160.00
8	—	451	141.00	141.00
25	—	582	125.00–138.00	136.45
3	—	867	106.00	106.00
24	—	523	134.00–150.00	145.89
6	—	743	116.00–124.00	122.72
14	—	666	121.00–127.50	124.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	591	129.50	129.50
5	—	479	130.00–132.00	131.59
4	—	614	117.50	117.50
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
2	—	653	112.00	112.00
1	—	415	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	909	58.00–61.00	59.67
6	—	1,247	72.00–75.00	73.02
69	—	1,108	61.00–71.00	65.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	939	50.00–61.00	56.43
6	—	886	31.00–45.00	38.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	74.00	74.00
23	—	1,397	65.00–71.00	68.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	102.00	102.00
16	—	1,747	89.00–101.00	97.69
3	—	1,370	80.00–88.00	85.25

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 (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,158	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,030.83

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle