Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 600 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower with instances of 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.19/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$122.19

171 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$2.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.24

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	122.28	666	166
Medium and Large 2-3	475	119.30	567	5thin

One grade step is worth $2.98/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 sale171 hd

122.19

—

TN average11 barns · 2,017 hd

125.43

−3.24

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	1,579	91.91	1,451	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	68.91	947	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	67.85	805	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	53.58	524	28

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,637	93.08/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,524	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	67.20/cwt	65.00–70.00	892	9
Bulls	—	—	1,260	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,077	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	72.77/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,076	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	864	43.55/cwt	39.00–49.00	376	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	55.25/cwt	50.00–61.00	551	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	141.14/cwt	137.00–142.50	751	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	129.89/cwt	121.00–132.00	574	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	134.50/cwt	131.50–137.50	851	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	123.65/cwt	122.00–124.00	655	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	118.95/cwt	118.50–120.00	728	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	107.25/cwt	107.25–107.25	789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	124.62/cwt	124.50–125.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	112.80/cwt	110.00–113.50	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	731	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	104.61/cwt	95.00–108.50	796	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	138.43/cwt	132.50–139.00	536	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	118.40/cwt	115.50–119.00	786	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	142.32/cwt	141.50–150.00	672	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	122.47/cwt	118.00–124.00	927	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	138.56/cwt	129.00–141.00	725	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	137.33/cwt	137.00–137.50	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	119.95/cwt	115.00–122.50	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	118.41/cwt	114.50–120.50	687	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	147.54/cwt	141.00–150.00	685	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	122.90/cwt	112.50–133.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	127.89/cwt	125.50–128.50	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	138.22/cwt	135.00–140.00	362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	142.95/cwt	141.50–145.00	812	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	129.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	156.24/cwt	153.00–161.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	342	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	66.79/cwt	60.00–71.00	791	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	73.13/cwt	72.00–74.00	873	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	56.90/cwt	56.00–58.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	100.75/cwt	100.00–101.00	763	4

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 737Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 121Year ago 92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,637	88.00–98.00	93.08
2	—	1,260	85.00–86.00	85.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,328	65.00–70.00	67.20
4	—	1,479	71.00–74.00	72.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	864	39.00–49.00	43.55
24	—	997	50.00–61.00	55.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,184	60.00–71.00	66.79
10	—	1,194	72.00–74.00	73.13
2	—	1,195	56.00–58.00	56.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	532	137.00–142.50	141.14
40	—	633	131.50–137.50	134.50
4	—	674	124.50–125.00	124.62
2	—	345	132.50	132.50
2	—	433	144.50	144.50
2	—	833	100.00	100.00
8	—	757	118.00–124.00	122.47
10	—	464	141.00–150.00	147.54
5	—	727	125.50–128.50	127.89
12	—	568	141.50–145.00	142.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	112.50–133.00	122.90
2	—	418	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	137.50	137.50
1	—	240	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	442	121.00–132.00	129.89
34	—	530	122.00–124.00	123.65
5	—	686	110.00–113.50	112.80
9	—	633	115.50	115.50
24	—	761	95.00–108.50	104.61
11	—	387	132.50–139.00	138.43
1	—	340	137.50	137.50
29	—	580	114.50–120.50	118.41
3	—	262	135.00–140.00	138.22
34	—	464	125.00–130.00	129.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	115.50	115.50
2	—	313	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	118.50–120.00	118.95
8	—	736	107.25	107.25
15	—	664	115.50–119.00	118.40
20	—	472	141.50–150.00	142.32
25	—	523	129.00–141.00	138.56
10	—	574	132.00	132.00
3	—	815	91.00	91.00
7	—	383	153.00–161.00	156.24
3	—	408	147.50	147.50
4	—	757	100.00–101.00	100.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	137.00–137.50	137.33
3	—	569	115.00–122.50	119.95
1	—	665	102.50	102.50
2	—	533	124.00	124.00

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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