Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.74/cwt on 277 head.

Average price

$121.74

277 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$7.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.44

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	545	121.93	664	270
Medium and Large 2-3	367	114.29	420	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.65/cwt here — about $244 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 sale277 hd

121.74

—

TN average8 barns · 1,387 hd

129.17

−7.44

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	1,615	91.11	1,471	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	68.39	990	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,132	66.82	756	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	54.92	521	37

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2	—	461	139.43/cwt	132.00–142.00	643	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	128.68/cwt	128.00–130.50	597	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	121.80/cwt	121.00–125.00	538	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	433	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	122.64/cwt	120.00–126.00	650	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	129.58/cwt	125.00–132.50	753	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	132.75/cwt	131.50–133.50	873	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	644	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	121.98/cwt	116.00–125.00	710	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	118.80/cwt	114.00–120.00	752	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	115.84/cwt	115.00–117.50	965	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	140.61/cwt	135.00–145.00	755	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	123.24/cwt	115.00–123.75	938	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	130.61/cwt	124.00–131.00	832	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	164.98/cwt	161.00–166.00	533	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	149.48/cwt	149.00–151.00	683	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	126.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	935	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	67.71/cwt	65.00–70.00	960	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	70.80/cwt	70.00–73.00	853	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	65.57/cwt	60.00–69.00	727	32
Bulls	—	—	1,263	79.39/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,003	5
Bulls	—	—	1,795	103.84/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,864	3
Bulls	—	—	1,716	92.81/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,593	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	886	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	45.97/cwt	43.00–49.00	383	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	62.17/cwt	61.00–63.00	592	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	55.24/cwt	50.00–60.00	536	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	737	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	72.69/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,119	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	128.63/cwt	123.00–131.00	750	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	122.92/cwt	118.50–126.75	814	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	135.56/cwt	127.00–136.50	705	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	117.62/cwt	110.00–119.00	907	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	394	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	126.49/cwt	110.00–129.00	605	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	135.27/cwt	133.00–137.00	563	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	109.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	97.46/cwt	90.00–100.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	115.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	761	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	129.03/cwt	127.50–130.00	498	13

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 May 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 737Last week 535Year ago 900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 139Year ago 130

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	461	132.00–142.00	139.43
2	—	860	103.00	103.00
35	—	583	123.00–131.00	128.63
22	—	662	118.50–126.75	122.92
20	—	520	127.00–136.50	135.56
13	—	771	110.00–119.00	117.62
5	—	600	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	110.00–129.00	126.49
4	—	541	124.50	124.50
9	—	416	133.00–137.00	135.27
8	—	674	105.00–110.00	109.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	464	128.00–130.50	128.68
3	—	885	95.00	95.00
10	—	442	121.00–125.00	121.80
8	—	321	135.00	135.00
72	—	530	120.00–126.00	122.64
5	—	848	90.00	90.00
5	—	758	100.00	100.00
41	—	582	116.00–125.00	121.98
40	—	633	114.00–120.00	118.80
4	—	727	90.00–100.00	97.46
11	—	657	110.00–120.00	115.90
13	—	386	127.50–130.00	129.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	120.00	120.00
2	—	275	120.00	120.00
1	—	725	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	581	125.00–132.50	129.58
28	—	658	131.50–133.50	132.75
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
22	—	381	169.00	169.00
12	—	833	115.00–117.50	115.84
26	—	537	135.00–145.00	140.61
18	—	761	115.00–123.75	123.24
18	—	637	124.00–131.00	130.61
14	—	323	161.00–166.00	164.98
13	—	457	149.00–151.00	149.48
8	—	736	124.00–128.00	126.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	505	132.00	132.00
5	—	320	140.00	140.00
4	—	394	145.00	145.00
3	—	870	100.00	100.00
4	—	475	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,418	65.00–70.00	67.71
1	—	1,340	55.00	55.00
5	—	1,539	71.00–74.00	72.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,205	70.00–73.00	70.80
32	—	1,109	60.00–69.00	65.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	833	43.00–49.00	45.97
5	—	952	61.00–63.00	62.17
27	—	970	50.00–60.00	55.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,263	74.00–86.00	79.39
3	—	1,795	100.00–108.00	103.84
12	—	1,716	87.00–98.00	92.81

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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