Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.41/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$124.41

167 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$14.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.72

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	527	124.76	658	163
Medium and Large 2-3	580	110.00	638	3thin
Small 1-2	545	110.00	600	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.76/cwt here — about $58 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 sale167 hd

124.41

—

TN average8 barns · 1,094 hd

128.13

−3.72

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	1,785	98.37	1,755	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	72.68	1,031	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	69.53	817	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	56.17	584	16

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	391	162.92/cwt	150.00–165.00	637	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	122.04/cwt	119.00–125.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	127.93/cwt	125.00–128.50	872	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	128.14/cwt	125.50–129.50	750	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	131.36/cwt	128.50–135.50	610	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	119.53/cwt	117.50–121.00	800	19
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	673	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.26/cwt	120.00–122.00	746	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	134.39/cwt	131.00–136.00	779	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	714	11
Bulls	—	—	2,005	110.60/cwt	109.00–112.00	2,218	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	77.75/cwt	76.00–81.00	938	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	68.73/cwt	62.00–75.00	806	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	49.09/cwt	44.00–51.00	468	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	60.42/cwt	55.00–63.00	659	10
Bulls	—	—	1,711	96.19/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	144.52/cwt	144.25–145.00	832	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	131.58/cwt	125.00–135.00	430	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	142.56/cwt	131.00–144.50	750	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	120.70/cwt	118.00–126.50	711	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	113.13/cwt	110.00–114.00	739	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	124.95/cwt	124.50–125.00	662	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	123.90/cwt	120.00–126.50	938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	133.66/cwt	131.00–134.00	519	9
Bulls	—	—	1,785	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,553	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	71.78/cwt	68.00–75.00	991	14

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 790Year ago 759

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 102Year ago 79

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	391	150.00–165.00	162.92
2	—	435	157.00	157.00
7	—	344	169.50	169.50
6	—	682	125.00–128.50	127.93
6	—	522	145.50	145.50
9	—	580	131.00–136.00	134.39
11	—	459	155.50	155.50
1	—	730	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,005	105.00	105.00
1	—	930	113.00	113.00
1	—	270	147.50	147.50
5	—	757	120.00–126.50	123.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	133.50	133.50
14	—	576	144.25–145.00	144.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	731	115.50	115.50
26	—	585	125.50–129.50	128.14
22	—	455	152.00	152.00
19	—	669	117.50–121.00	119.53
27	—	526	131.00–144.50	142.56
2	—	433	145.00	145.00
1	—	905	86.00	86.00
6	—	778	106.50	106.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	119.00–125.00	122.04
4	—	589	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	99.00	99.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	464	128.50–135.50	131.36
24	—	620	120.00–122.00	120.26
14	—	327	125.00–135.00	131.58
4	—	738	105.00	105.00
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
10	—	589	118.00–126.50	120.70
23	—	653	110.00–114.00	113.13
19	—	530	124.50–125.00	124.95
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
9	—	388	131.00–134.00	133.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	682	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,005	109.00–112.00	110.60
6	—	1,711	91.00–101.00	96.19
1	—	1,785	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	76.00–81.00	77.75
41	—	1,172	62.00–75.00	68.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	954	44.00–51.00	49.09
10	—	1,091	55.00–63.00	60.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	79.00	79.00
14	—	1,381	68.00–75.00	71.78

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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