Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.71/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$132.71

279 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$11.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.14

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	561	134.25	753	240
Medium and Large 2-3	524	123.21	645	39

One grade step is worth $11.04/cwt here — about $108 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 sale279 hd

132.71

—

TN average8 barns · 2,713 hd

134.85

−2.14

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	1,789	102.41	1,832	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	72.83	1,040	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	69.73	849	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,103	60.98	672	34

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	765	138.28/cwt	128.00–139.75	1,058	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	124.00/cwt	120.00–129.00	595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	154.21/cwt	151.00–156.00	711	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	111.24/cwt	110.00–117.00	829	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.14/cwt	124.00–127.50	832	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	147.13/cwt	146.00–148.00	980	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	147.23/cwt	147.00–151.00	867	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	135.82/cwt	132.00–139.00	979	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	781	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	134.75/cwt	131.00–137.00	842	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	133.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	499	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	678	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	149.39/cwt	149.25–153.00	934	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	908	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,180	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	131.85/cwt	128.00–133.00	769	31
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	871	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	693	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	68.52/cwt	68.00–69.00	704	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	61.92/cwt	56.00–66.00	688	30
Bulls	—	—	1,709	107.89/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,844	5
Bulls	—	—	1,438	83.41/cwt	73.00–94.00	1,199	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	77.36/cwt	77.00–78.50	1,185	3
Bulls	—	—	1,868	103.16/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,927	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	72.24/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,022	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,034	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	69.37/cwt	65.00–74.00	841	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	39.29/cwt	37.00–41.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	118.74/cwt	118.00–120.00	688	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	153.99/cwt	142.50–158.75	818	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	149.04/cwt	136.00–152.00	693	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	120.06/cwt	113.50–121.00	891	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	171.18/cwt	158.00–172.00	666	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	132.99/cwt	128.00–134.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	141.11/cwt	130.00–142.25	656	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	123.82/cwt	120.00–129.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	138.26/cwt	131.00–141.00	734	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	132.24/cwt	129.00–135.00	779	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.83/cwt	123.00–130.50	863	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	518	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	143.42/cwt	138.00–145.75	941	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	121.60/cwt	121.00–122.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 709Last week 898Year ago 547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 169Year ago 65

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	765	128.00–139.75	138.28
14	—	461	151.00–156.00	154.21
1	—	1,015	109.00	109.00
16	—	589	147.00–151.00	147.23
11	—	721	132.00–139.00	135.82
4	—	826	130.00–135.00	133.77
4	—	298	167.50	167.50
2	—	230	157.50	157.50
26	—	625	149.25–153.00	149.39
29	—	531	142.50–158.75	153.99
2	—	903	120.50	120.50
10	—	656	138.00–145.75	143.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	666	146.00–148.00	147.13
6	—	908	130.00	130.00
8	—	546	159.50	159.50
4	—	786	140.50	140.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	123.00	123.00
6	—	583	128.00–134.00	132.99
3	—	632	125.00	125.00
1	—	840	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	120.00–129.00	124.00
14	—	579	118.00–120.00	118.74
2	—	428	122.00	122.00
4	—	380	128.00	128.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
10	—	547	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	745	110.00–117.00	111.24
22	—	665	124.00–127.50	125.14
1	—	285	137.00	137.00
2	—	328	139.50	139.50
4	—	435	145.00	145.00
32	—	465	130.00–142.25	141.11
41	—	531	131.00–141.00	138.26
70	—	589	129.00–135.00	132.24
12	—	384	135.00	135.00
2	—	630	127.00	127.00
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	132.00	132.00
7	—	528	143.25	143.25
22	—	625	131.00–137.00	134.75
6	—	558	142.00	142.00
5	—	468	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	531	147.00	147.00
31	—	583	128.00–133.00	131.85
23	—	465	136.00–152.00	149.04
16	—	742	113.50–121.00	120.06
4	—	418	145.50	145.50
16	—	389	158.00–172.00	171.18
34	—	665	123.00–130.50	129.83
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	647	119.00	119.00
2	—	428	138.00	138.00
6	—	486	120.00–129.00	123.82
2	—	760	106.00	106.00
3	—	510	127.00	127.00
5	—	583	121.00–122.00	121.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	68.00–69.00	68.52
30	—	1,111	56.00–66.00	61.92
2	—	1,050	37.00–41.00	39.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	77.00–78.50	77.36
23	—	1,415	66.00–76.00	72.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	78.00	78.00
23	—	1,213	65.00–74.00	69.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,709	107.00–110.00	107.89
2	—	1,438	73.00–94.00	83.41
14	—	1,868	96.00–106.00	103.16

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