Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower; 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 $127.30/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$127.30

251 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$12.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

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	563	129.12	727	213
Medium and Large 2-3	513	117.09	601	38

One grade step is worth $12.02/cwt here — about $126 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 sale251 hd

127.30

—

TN average9 barns · 1,948 hd

130.26

−2.97

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	1,810	95.63	1,731	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	73.00	1,081	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	71.27	823	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	59.52	608	20

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	587	124.83/cwt	123.00–125.00	733	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	134.93/cwt	133.00–136.00	716	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	141.27/cwt	139.00–144.00	655	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	120.69/cwt	120.00–122.00	787	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	886	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	147.68/cwt	145.00–148.00	777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	990	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	771	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	847	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	112.13/cwt	106.00–114.00	824	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	139.16/cwt	139.00–139.25	918	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	151.28/cwt	141.00–152.50	687	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	133.69/cwt	124.50–134.50	877	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.50	997	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	143.20/cwt	137.50–145.00	666	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	61.02/cwt	55.00–65.00	630	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	70.31/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,036	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	78.97/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,182	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	856	1
Bulls	—	—	1,872	84.75/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,587	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	107.32/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	815	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	2
Bulls	—	—	1,799	95.33/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,715	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	473	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	80.06/cwt	79.00–82.00	933	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	70.26/cwt	65.00–76.00	800	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	129.36/cwt	110.00–134.00	435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	652	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	145.05/cwt	130.50–147.50	762	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	903.09/cwt	875.00–925.00	10,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	119.06/cwt	117.00–125.00	546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	143.72/cwt	130.00–146.00	512	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	129.79/cwt	125.00–137.00	618	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	115.53/cwt	110.00–118.00	648	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	104.44/cwt	101.00–110.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	149.64/cwt	143.50–153.00	582	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	795	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	138.29/cwt	135.00–142.50	512	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	141.84/cwt	130.00–145.50	813	44

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 629Last week 753Year ago 725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 201Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 117Year ago 163

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower; 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
35	—	587	123.00–125.00	124.83
1	—	270	138.00	138.00
3	—	772	105.00	105.00
38	—	531	133.00–136.00	134.93
4	—	328	138.00	138.00
44	—	464	139.00–144.00	141.27
26	—	652	120.00–122.00	120.69
6	—	604	122.00	122.00
4	—	873	101.50	101.50
14	—	370	135.00–142.50	138.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	638	124.00	124.00
16	—	598	129.00	129.00
10	—	803	105.50	105.50
4	—	745	115.50	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	336	110.00–134.00	129.36
2	—	640	114.00	114.00
11	—	539	113.00	113.00
6	—	459	117.00–125.00	119.06
14	—	561	110.00–118.00	115.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	123.00	123.00
13	—	640	138.50	138.50
9	—	526	145.00–148.00	147.68
7	—	744	133.00	133.00
19	—	454	141.00–152.50	151.28
13	—	656	124.50–134.50	133.69
8	—	763	130.00–132.50	130.65
3	—	307	154.00	154.00
1	—	880	120.00	120.00
7	—	446	146.00	146.00
1	—	250	141.00	141.00
44	—	573	130.00–145.50	141.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	660	139.00–139.25	139.16
1	—	905	130.00	130.00
4	—	834	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
3	—	540	123.00	123.00
2	—	648	121.00	121.00
8	—	476	125.00–137.00	129.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	735	106.00–114.00	112.13
2	—	880	95.00	95.00
21	—	465	137.50–145.00	143.20
29	—	584	139.50	139.50
2	—	655	121.00	121.00
21	—	525	130.50–147.50	145.05
20	—	389	143.50–153.00	149.64
16	—	631	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	127.00	127.00
7	—	356	130.00–146.00	143.72
3	—	582	121.00	121.00
4	—	671	101.00–110.00	104.44
4	—	488	126.00	126.00
4	—	411	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,033	55.00–65.00	61.02
4	—	946	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,140	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,473	65.00–76.00	70.31
9	—	1,497	77.00–83.00	78.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,165	79.00–82.00	80.06
17	—	1,139	65.00–76.00	70.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,872	84.00–85.00	84.75
3	—	1,778	106.00–108.00	107.32
8	—	1,799	90.00–103.00	95.33

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)	2	—	1,113	875.00–925.00	903.09

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