Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.09/cwt on 286 head.

Average price

$130.09

286 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$13.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.75

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	540	130.64	706	274
Medium and Large 2-3	562	117.64	661	11thin
Small 1-2	425	117.00	497	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.64/cwt here — about $209 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 sale286 hd

130.09

—

TN average9 barns · 2,105 hd

131.84

−1.75

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	1,654	95.79	1,584	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	71.42	979	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	69.31	836	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	60.81	641	47

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	130.44/cwt	127.00–134.50	573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	131.65/cwt	125.00–133.50	695	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	138.22/cwt	133.50–139.50	644	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	980	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	672	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	580	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	148.46/cwt	138.00–152.00	772	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	152.85/cwt	146.00–157.00	708	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	135.77/cwt	135.00–140.00	460	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	134.00/cwt	125.00–135.75	998	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	125.49/cwt	123.50–128.00	836	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	142.75/cwt	135.50–147.00	842	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	132.72/cwt	132.50–133.00	759	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	820	17
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	497	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	118.48/cwt	116.50–121.50	787	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	607	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	76.79/cwt	76.00–78.00	991	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	70.92/cwt	64.00–75.00	977	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	666	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	76.00/cwt	75.00–77.00	945	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	68.86/cwt	63.00–74.00	830	54
Bulls	—	—	1,728	103.33/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	127.26/cwt	122.00–127.50	823	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	738	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	67.10/cwt	66.00–68.00	782	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	61.70/cwt	55.00–65.00	651	36
Bulls	—	—	1,637	95.64/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,566	10
Bulls	—	—	1,625	85.22/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	50.24/cwt	45.00–54.00	481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	654	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	899	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	145.44/cwt	144.00–147.50	934	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	144.40/cwt	136.00–145.00	754	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	922.05/cwt	875.00–950.00	10,023	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	142.10/cwt	138.00–143.50	536	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	114.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	651	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	127.60/cwt	125.50–131.00	749	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	802	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	106.45/cwt	105.00–107.00	831	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	131.55/cwt	131.00–133.00	771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	113.36/cwt	109.00–115.00	857	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	140.35/cwt	140.00–140.50	931	24

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 1,034Year ago 523

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 180Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 103Year ago 81

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	271	143.00	143.00
1	—	910	107.00	107.00
9	—	439	127.00–134.50	130.44
51	—	528	125.00–133.50	131.65
54	—	466	133.50–139.50	138.22
13	—	339	135.00–140.00	135.77
10	—	664	116.50–121.50	118.48
11	—	377	138.00–143.50	142.10
7	—	733	111.00–115.00	114.01
56	—	587	125.50–131.00	127.60
7	—	635	127.00	127.00
11	—	756	109.00–115.00	113.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	572	132.50–133.00	132.72
17	—	661	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
8	—	552	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	598	125.00	125.00
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
2	—	413	125.00	125.00
4	—	519	129.00	129.00
4	—	693	110.00	110.00
2	—	623	105.00–110.00	107.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	460	146.00	146.00
5	—	862	88.00	88.00
13	—	394	154.00	154.00
22	—	647	122.00–127.50	127.26
3	—	653	113.00	113.00
29	—	522	136.00–145.00	144.40
16	—	596	134.50	134.50
14	—	781	105.00–107.00	106.45
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	772	127.00	127.00
5	—	315	160.00	160.00
8	—	356	163.00	163.00
1	—	865	110.00	110.00
31	—	520	138.00–152.00	148.46
25	—	463	146.00–157.00	152.85
17	—	745	125.00–135.75	134.00
36	—	666	123.50–128.00	125.49
36	—	590	135.50–147.00	142.75
2	—	270	160.00	160.00
9	—	649	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	137.00	137.00
12	—	642	144.00–147.50	145.44
24	—	663	140.00–140.50	140.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	504	129.00–130.00	129.67
2	—	713	115.00	115.00
3	—	319	130.00	130.00
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
7	—	586	131.00–133.00	131.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,290	76.00–78.00	76.79
32	—	1,378	64.00–75.00	70.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	60.00	60.00
5	—	1,243	75.00–77.00	76.00
54	—	1,205	63.00–74.00	68.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,166	66.00–68.00	67.10
36	—	1,055	55.00–65.00	61.70
6	—	958	45.00–54.00	50.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,728	102.00–104.00	103.33
10	—	1,637	90.00–101.00	95.64
2	—	1,625	83.00–87.00	85.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,087	875.00–950.00	922.05

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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Carthage Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle