Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

`Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.10/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$136.10

279 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$74

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

$6.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

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	425	141.69	602	38
Medium and Large 1-2	500	135.22	676	241

One grade step is worth $6.47/cwt here — about −$74 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 sale279 hd

136.10

—

TN average7 barns · 2,019 hd

137.51

−1.41

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	—	Low	1,676	91.93	1,540	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,331	67.33	896	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,135	64.74	735	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	55.03	535	43

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	823	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	173.62/cwt	166.00–181.50	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	149.68/cwt	145.00–152.00	489	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	140.85/cwt	140.00–141.00	538	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	119.88/cwt	112.00–122.25	791	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	151.08/cwt	140.00–152.00	695	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	165.23/cwt	159.00–174.00	725	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	177.78/cwt	155.00–185.50	549	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	118.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	244	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	841	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	156.36/cwt	140.00–161.00	807	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	139.77/cwt	131.50–143.00	868	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	301	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	924	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	796	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	131.03/cwt	127.00–132.25	995	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	823	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	969	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	157.17/cwt	142.50–159.50	714	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	676	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	55.52/cwt	47.00–62.00	542	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	388	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	72.33/cwt	71.00–73.00	805	3
Bulls	—	—	1,258	77.78/cwt	75.00–81.00	978	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	101.49/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,954	5
Bulls	—	—	1,676	91.58/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,535	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,005	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	67.44/cwt	62.00–70.00	898	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	64.82/cwt	60.00–71.00	742	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	57.98/cwt	57.00–60.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	391	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	579	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,069	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,243	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	145.77/cwt	132.00–148.00	612	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	137.21/cwt	128.00–142.00	521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	167.75/cwt	146.00–175.00	517	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	154.80/cwt	148.00–157.00	762	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	148.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	463	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	139.92/cwt	137.00–142.50	922	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	698	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	134.25/cwt	130.00–138.50	707	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	140.45/cwt	137.50–141.00	647	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	124.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	830	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	656	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	127.65/cwt	116.00–130.00	731	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	142.58/cwt	142.00–147.00	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	106.72/cwt	105.00–107.00	840	7

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 826Last week 1,101Year ago 548

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 174Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 255Last week 248Year ago 35

`Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 to 9.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	823	130.00	130.00
6	—	384	166.00–181.50	173.62
14	—	460	140.00–152.00	151.08
25	—	439	159.00–174.00	165.23
3	—	583	141.00	141.00
16	—	309	155.00–185.50	177.78
26	—	516	140.00–161.00	156.36
31	—	621	131.50–143.00	139.77
17	—	759	127.00–132.25	131.03
4	—	248	177.50	177.50
11	—	659	137.00–142.50	139.92
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	173.00	173.00
5	—	301	192.50	192.50
22	—	612	151.00	151.00
10	—	673	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	391	148.00	148.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	285	147.50	147.50
8	—	308	146.00–175.00	167.75
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	327	145.00–152.00	149.68
27	—	382	140.00–141.00	140.85
24	—	660	112.00–122.25	119.88
4	—	631	115.00–120.00	118.76
7	—	244	165.00	165.00
6	—	263	165.00	165.00
3	—	740	102.00	102.00
50	—	527	130.00–138.50	134.25
66	—	461	137.50–141.00	140.45
5	—	859	98.50	98.50
21	—	573	116.00–130.00	127.65
9	—	416	142.00–147.00	142.58
7	—	787	105.00–107.00	106.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	420	132.00–148.00	145.77
6	—	380	128.00–142.00	137.21
6	—	312	140.00–150.00	148.26
11	—	517	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	524	152.00	152.00
16	—	592	139.00	139.00
7	—	745	114.00	114.00
52	—	454	142.50–159.50	157.17
27	—	400	169.00	169.00
19	—	668	120.00–125.00	124.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	492	148.00–157.00	154.80
1	—	795	92.50	92.50
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
4	—	558	140.00	140.00
11	—	418	157.00	157.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,010.00	1,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	977	47.00–62.00	55.52
2	—	863	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	71.00–73.00	72.33
50	—	1,144	60.00–71.00	64.82
4	—	1,046	57.00–60.00	57.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	71.00	71.00
15	—	1,332	62.00–70.00	67.44
1	—	1,235	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	75.00–81.00	77.78
5	—	1,925	100.00–106.00	101.49
15	—	1,676	84.00–97.00	91.58

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle