Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.45/cwt on 312 head.

Average price

$127.45

312 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$8.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.26

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	570	128.04	730	290
Medium and Large 2-3	499	119.66	597	22

One grade step is worth $8.38/cwt here — about $133 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 sale312 hd

127.45

—

TN average9 barns · 1,729 hd

127.20

+0.26

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	1,760	96.54	1,699	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	69.25	1,008	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	67.73	837	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	58.69	597	25

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2-3	—	637	112.91/cwt	108.00–123.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	153.59/cwt	145.00–156.00	817	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	158.06/cwt	156.75–163.00	763	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	801	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	144.00/cwt	139.75–145.50	927	83
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	549	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	821	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,021	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	869	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	128.32/cwt	124.00–132.50	688	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	700	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	112.97/cwt	107.00–115.50	856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	120.91/cwt	115.00–123.75	816	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	134.18/cwt	133.00–135.00	518	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	163.85/cwt	156.50–166.50	726	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	990	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	161.11/cwt	158.25–166.00	635	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	121.84/cwt	117.00–123.00	833	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	68.28/cwt	66.00–71.00	996	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	74.66/cwt	74.00–75.00	944	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	67.21/cwt	61.00–72.00	829	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	59.88/cwt	52.00–65.00	613	21
Bulls	—	—	1,710	106.03/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,813	3
Bulls	—	—	1,798	96.33/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,732	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	75.06/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,081	2
Bulls	—	—	1,548	83.87/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	147.53/cwt	137.00–149.50	854	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	136.68/cwt	130.00–139.50	902	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	124.37/cwt	120.00–138.00	639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	521	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	48.28/cwt	46.00–51.00	478	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	118.05/cwt	115.00–122.00	571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	137.13/cwt	127.00–138.50	666	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	125.45/cwt	120.00–131.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	113.29/cwt	102.00–117.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	104.41/cwt	100.50–106.00	896	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	820	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	109.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	840	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	776	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	126.01/cwt	122.00–130.00	735	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	584	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	2

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 790Last week 477Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 96Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	108.00–123.00	112.91
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
7	—	514	120.00–138.00	124.37
2	—	590	120.00–131.00	125.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	532	145.00–156.00	153.59
46	—	483	156.75–163.00	158.06
83	—	644	139.75–145.50	144.00
2	—	893	108.00	108.00
2	—	950	110.00	110.00
19	—	443	156.50–166.50	163.85
18	—	733	135.00	135.00
2	—	335	164.00	164.00
2	—	260	159.00	159.00
17	—	579	137.00–149.50	147.53
16	—	660	130.00–139.50	136.68
2	—	768	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	507	162.00	162.00
8	—	801	127.50	127.50
45	—	571	152.25	152.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	527	152.00	152.00
15	—	446	157.00	157.00
10	—	758	107.00–115.50	112.97
8	—	394	158.25–166.00	161.11
5	—	684	117.00–123.00	121.84
4	—	914	84.00	84.00
3	—	612	126.00	126.00
25	—	585	140.25	140.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	117.00	117.00
2	—	410	127.00	127.00
1	—	610	111.00	111.00
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
3	—	395	130.00	130.00
5	—	329	147.50	147.50
2	—	523	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	432	127.00	127.00
7	—	484	115.00–122.00	118.05
4	—	581	102.00–117.00	113.29
2	—	690	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	731	110.00	110.00
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
44	—	536	124.00–132.50	128.32
51	—	675	115.00–123.75	120.91
12	—	386	133.00–135.00	134.18
4	—	309	136.00	136.00
2	—	943	97.00	97.00
48	—	486	127.00–138.50	137.13
7	—	858	100.50–106.00	104.41
15	—	768	105.00–110.00	109.31
27	—	583	122.00–130.00	126.01
26	—	446	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	572	135.75	135.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,459	66.00–71.00	68.28
2	—	1,440	74.00–76.00	75.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	74.00–75.00	74.66
40	—	1,234	61.00–72.00	67.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,023	52.00–65.00	59.88
3	—	990	46.00–51.00	48.28
1	—	990	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,710	104.00–110.00	106.03
15	—	1,798	89.00–101.00	96.33
2	—	1,548	82.00–86.00	83.87

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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