Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.64/cwt on 161 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −52.38 against this barn's trailing median of $192.02.

Average price

$139.64

161 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

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

$0.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.83

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	474	139.71	663	29
Medium and Large 1-2	562	139.62	784	132

One grade step is worth $0.10/cwt here — about −$122 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.07, low $183.30, median $192.02 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale161 hd

139.64

—

TN average8 barns · 698 hd

129.80

+9.83

This barn, trailing median15 sales

192.02

−52.38

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	1,538	94.45	1,452	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	71.43	1,036	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	67.57	784	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	56.19	540	24

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2Value Added	—	575	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	138.36/cwt	130.00–147.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	135.47/cwt	131.00–137.00	458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	962	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	139.24/cwt	133.00–141.50	929	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	132.24/cwt	126.00–136.50	573	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	907	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.21/cwt	157.50–162.00	529	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	134.61/cwt	134.00–135.00	497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	158.53/cwt	158.00–159.00	828	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	125.62/cwt	124.00–129.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	888	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	145.65/cwt	134.00–152.00	760	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	155.98/cwt	149.00–160.00	582	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	136.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	112.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	763	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	58.03/cwt	52.00–63.00	558	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	40.64/cwt	35.00–46.00	380	3
Bulls	—	—	1,486	94.52/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,405	11
Bulls	—	—	1,428	84.58/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,208	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	72.83/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,151	6
Bulls	—	—	1,790	104.11/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,864	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,256	69.33/cwt	68.00–70.00	871	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	74.48/cwt	72.00–76.00	968	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	66.38/cwt	60.00–71.00	755	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	104.24/cwt	102.00–105.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	697	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	113.65/cwt	112.00–116.00	868	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	665	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	626	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	153.59/cwt	148.00–156.00	703	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	140.05/cwt	136.00–144.00	672	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	123.35/cwt	118.00–124.00	727	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	146.26/cwt	145.00–147.50	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	132.62/cwt	127.00–135.00	615	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	136.83/cwt	129.00–139.50	816	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	161.67/cwt	159.50–164.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	127.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	850	29

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 466Year ago 719

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 111Year ago 120

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	144.50	144.50
7	—	726	132.50	132.50
5	—	630	144.00	144.00
3	—	888	120.00	120.00
6	—	523	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	130.00–147.00	138.36
2	—	328	145.00–147.50	146.26
1	—	395	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	667	133.00–141.50	139.24
10	—	330	157.50–162.00	160.21
9	—	522	158.00–159.00	158.53
3	—	727	124.00–129.00	125.62
1	—	285	157.50	157.50
5	—	587	130.00–140.00	136.58
4	—	776	124.00	124.00
1	—	945	112.00	112.00
6	—	469	159.50–164.00	161.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	131.00–137.00	135.47
12	—	433	126.00–136.50	132.24
5	—	369	134.00–135.00	134.61
1	—	260	137.50	137.50
27	—	675	110.00–114.00	112.99
4	—	772	102.00–105.00	104.24
32	—	530	120.00–130.00	125.43
24	—	589	118.00–124.00	123.35
3	—	708	105.00	105.00
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
29	—	464	127.00–135.00	132.62
3	—	648	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	124.00	124.00
10	—	419	149.50	149.50
14	—	480	136.00–144.00	140.05
1	—	360	126.00	126.00
2	—	665	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	522	134.00–152.00	145.65
17	—	373	149.00–160.00	155.98
11	—	448	155.50	155.50
10	—	764	112.00–116.00	113.65
1	—	910	96.00	96.00
10	—	458	148.00–156.00	153.59
31	—	596	129.00–139.50	136.83
29	—	665	120.00–130.00	127.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	961	52.00–63.00	58.03
3	—	935	35.00–46.00	40.64
1	—	1,050	66.00	66.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,581	72.00–76.00	72.83
4	—	1,256	68.00–70.00	69.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,300	72.00–76.00	74.48
29	—	1,137	60.00–71.00	66.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,486	90.00–100.00	94.52
4	—	1,428	75.00–88.00	84.58
4	—	1,790	101.00–107.00	104.11

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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