Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Independence Day Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.18/cwt on 332 head.

Average price

$131.18

332 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$15.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.70

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	539	131.23	708	331
Medium and Large 2-3	380	116.00	441	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.23/cwt here — about $267 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 sale332 hd

131.18

—

TN average4 barns · 981 hd

130.48

+0.70

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	1,884	94.33	1,777	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	68.77	806	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	68.49	976	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	57.20	592	9thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	138.62/cwt	137.00–139.00	528	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	135.66/cwt	127.50–140.00	446	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	127.70/cwt	125.00–134.00	750	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	123.92/cwt	120.00–127.00	823	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	150.45/cwt	146.50–155.75	870	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	141.12/cwt	135.00–147.50	947	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	159.75/cwt	155.00–165.00	744	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	133.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	620	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	128.25/cwt	128.00–128.50	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	697	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	122.37/cwt	122.00–123.00	893	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	161.14/cwt	158.00–162.75	864	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,043	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	712	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	59.03/cwt	58.00–60.00	635	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	66.72/cwt	62.00–70.00	777	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	80.05/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,002	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	81.05/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,524	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	105.17/cwt	100.00–110.00	2,003	3
Bulls	—	—	1,872	93.14/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	170.75/cwt	157.00–172.50	562	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	151.37/cwt	143.00–155.00	789	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	219	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	170.01/cwt	157.00–172.25	672	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	140.77/cwt	137.00–141.00	724	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	132.40/cwt	125.00–136.50	704	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	131.58/cwt	124.00–134.50	871	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	132.24/cwt	127.00–133.00	784	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	136.20/cwt	132.50–137.00	575	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	138.61/cwt	135.00–150.00	654	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	881	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	677	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	666	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	122.10/cwt	119.00–134.00	706	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	139.21/cwt	139.00–140.00	443	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	65.82/cwt	61.00–70.00	928	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	75.60/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,108	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	49.96/cwt	48.00–52.00	502	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	59.27/cwt	53.00–62.00	618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	122.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	5

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 Jul 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 898Last week 823Year ago 903

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 144Year ago 200

No trends this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Independence Day Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
36	—	381	137.00–139.00	138.62
13	—	329	127.50–140.00	135.66
55	—	587	125.00–134.00	127.70
51	—	664	120.00–127.00	123.92
45	—	464	125.00–135.00	133.52
2	—	765	115.00	115.00
3	—	852	106.00	106.00
4	—	219	151.00	151.00
74	—	532	125.00–136.50	132.40
5	—	735	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	447	148.00	148.00
4	—	568	137.50	137.50
3	—	697	130.00	130.00
16	—	730	122.00–123.00	122.37
12	—	488	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	120.00	120.00
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
42	—	578	146.50–155.75	150.45
37	—	671	135.00–147.50	141.12
30	—	466	155.00–165.00	159.75
4	—	732	128.00–128.50	128.25
3	—	637	134.50	134.50
3	—	265	156.00	156.00
9	—	329	157.00–172.50	170.75
25	—	521	143.00–155.00	151.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	759	142.00	142.00
4	—	639	150.00	150.00
36	—	536	158.00–162.75	161.14
14	—	665	150.00	150.00
11	—	748	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	140.00	140.00
8	—	472	135.00–150.00	138.61
12	—	578	119.00–134.00	122.10
5	—	318	139.00–140.00	139.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	395	157.00–172.25	170.01
51	—	514	137.00–141.00	140.77
25	—	662	124.00–134.50	131.58
32	—	593	127.00–133.00	132.24
6	—	868	85.00	85.00
7	—	747	118.00	118.00
10	—	467	145.00	145.00
24	—	447	149.00	149.00
4	—	628	120.00–126.00	122.96
5	—	750	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	422	132.50–137.00	136.20
2	—	525	126.00	126.00
3	—	658	118.00	118.00
3	—	492	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	58.00–60.00	59.03
7	—	1,165	62.00–70.00	66.72
3	—	1,252	75.00–84.00	80.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,410	61.00–70.00	65.82
3	—	1,465	73.00–79.00	75.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	48.00–52.00	49.96
7	—	1,043	53.00–62.00	59.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	78.00–84.00	81.05
3	—	1,905	100.00–110.00	105.17
5	—	1,872	87.00–98.00	93.14

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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