Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.73/cwt on 400 head.

Average price

$128.73

400 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$15.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.04

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	541	129.16	699	389
Medium and Large 2-3	572	113.65	650	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.51/cwt here — about $49 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 sale400 hd

128.73

—

TN average8 barns · 1,543 hd

129.77

−1.04

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	1,696	93.17	1,580	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	69.44	1,018	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	67.46	843	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	59.00	599	31

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	758	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	984	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	115.10/cwt	110.00–119.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	153.27/cwt	152.00–154.00	800	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	126.84/cwt	126.00–127.25	1,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	153.90/cwt	149.00–157.50	714	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	148.58/cwt	138.50–150.50	768	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	125.23/cwt	123.00–125.50	829	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	116.30/cwt	112.00–117.00	852	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	151.71/cwt	151.50–152.00	856	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	134.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	514	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	134.31/cwt	125.00–138.75	692	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	995	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	788	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	705	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	115.66/cwt	105.00–117.00	870	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	135.10/cwt	126.00–137.00	453	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	909	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	140.05/cwt	140.05–140.05	913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	140.02/cwt	137.00–143.00	734	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	158.26/cwt	156.00–164.50	693	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	47.68/cwt	43.00–53.00	426	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	68.48/cwt	68.00–69.00	801	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	59.14/cwt	54.00–63.00	598	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	74.48/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,131	2
Bulls	—	—	1,531	85.33/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,306	5
Bulls	—	—	1,780	103.54/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	113.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	140.47/cwt	133.00–148.00	809	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	843	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	123.32/cwt	123.00–125.00	788	6
Bulls	—	—	1,755	94.84/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,664	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	74.70/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	109.13/cwt	109.00–110.00	812	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	135.57/cwt	134.00–137.00	447	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	67.34/cwt	63.00–73.00	838	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	69.09/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,011	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	60.56/cwt	60.00–61.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	137.74/cwt	133.00–145.00	875	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	136.95/cwt	136.50–137.00	907	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	795	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	170.44/cwt	156.00–172.50	637	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	125.04/cwt	123.00–125.25	755	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	131.75/cwt	127.00–133.50	576	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	133.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	125.99/cwt	120.00–135.50	740	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	338	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	137.88/cwt	134.00–139.00	633	71

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 Jun 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,034Last week 423Year ago 583

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 107Year ago 70

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	758	122.00	122.00
16	—	464	149.00–157.50	153.90
26	—	517	138.50–150.50	148.58
2	—	978	106.00	106.00
18	—	438	156.00–164.50	158.26
53	—	576	133.00–148.00	140.47
4	—	308	165.00	165.00
2	—	745	122.00–124.00	123.00
14	—	635	133.00–145.00	137.74
46	—	662	136.50–137.00	136.95
3	—	272	157.00	157.00
4	—	904	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	757	130.00	130.00
17	—	522	152.00–154.00	153.27
6	—	807	126.00–127.25	126.84
14	—	564	151.50–152.00	151.71
7	—	745	133.50	133.50
13	—	602	151.00	151.00
7	—	652	140.05	140.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	120.00–121.00	120.67
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
4	—	330	134.00–137.00	135.57
2	—	635	126.00	126.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	611	110.00–119.00	115.10
4	—	583	116.00	116.00
1	—	760	102.00	102.00
4	—	506	120.00	120.00
14	—	417	130.00–135.00	133.56
8	—	497	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	662	123.00–125.50	125.23
21	—	733	112.00–117.00	116.30
29	—	464	152.00	152.00
41	—	524	137.00–143.00	140.02
6	—	639	123.00–125.00	123.32
39	—	586	135.75	135.75
31	—	374	156.00–172.50	170.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	650	120.00	120.00
20	—	382	130.00–135.00	134.50
73	—	515	125.00–138.75	134.31
9	—	752	105.00–117.00	115.66
21	—	335	126.00–137.00	135.10
15	—	744	109.00–110.00	109.13
57	—	604	123.00–125.25	125.04
11	—	437	127.00–133.50	131.75
40	—	587	120.00–135.50	125.99
2	—	918	88.00	88.00
5	—	258	131.00	131.00
71	—	459	134.00–139.00	137.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	627	125.75	125.75
9	—	677	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	110.00–115.00	113.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	43.00–53.00	47.68
2	—	1,170	68.00–69.00	68.48
27	—	1,012	54.00–63.00	59.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	74.00–75.00	74.48
29	—	1,463	65.00–73.00	69.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	74.00–75.00	74.70
68	—	1,245	63.00–73.00	67.34
2	—	1,268	60.00–61.00	60.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,531	84.00–87.00	85.33
2	—	1,780	103.00–104.00	103.54
11	—	1,755	89.00–99.00	94.84

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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