Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.38/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$128.38

166 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$8.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.16

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	548	128.97	707	154
Medium and Large 2-3	493	120.83	595	12thin

One grade step is worth $8.14/cwt here — about $112 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 sale166 hd

128.38

—

TN average9 barns · 2,025 hd

137.54

−9.16

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	1,667	102.53	1,709	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	71.48	1,046	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	69.08	855	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	58.52	595	17

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	950	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.50	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,101	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	132.96/cwt	132.00–135.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	131.55/cwt	128.00–135.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	128.51/cwt	123.00–130.00	742	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	852	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	133.56/cwt	126.00–134.50	791	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	139.38/cwt	136.00–141.00	450	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	134.46/cwt	125.00–136.00	613	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.93/cwt	133.00–140.50	735	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	698	21
Bulls	—	—	1,420	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,108	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,084	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	68.72/cwt	65.00–74.00	847	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	59.87/cwt	56.00–63.00	615	11
Bulls	—	—	1,686	102.99/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,736	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	71.48/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,046	19
Bulls	—	—	1,678	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	119.80/cwt	117.00–122.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	141.49/cwt	134.00–144.00	897	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	612	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	145.79/cwt	140.00–147.00	787	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	121.02/cwt	117.00–125.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.46/cwt	124.50–126.00	834	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	53.27/cwt	49.00–55.00	500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	114.37/cwt	107.00–115.00	876	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	137.16/cwt	135.00–141.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	961	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	129.59/cwt	120.00–135.00	619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	109.95/cwt	105.00–112.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	125.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	123.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	817	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 Jul 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 478Last week 709Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 132Year ago 80

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; 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
1	—	950	93.00	93.00
8	—	529	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
33	—	577	123.00–130.00	128.51
11	—	323	136.00–141.00	139.38
46	—	456	125.00–136.00	134.46
7	—	730	105.00–112.00	109.95
3	—	370	130.00	130.00
24	—	659	120.00–125.00	123.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	121.00–122.50	121.51
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
6	—	535	132.00–135.00	132.96
9	—	666	128.00	128.00
1	—	815	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	115.00	115.00
6	—	425	125.00	125.00
2	—	515	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	553	155.00	155.00
5	—	607	148.00	148.00
9	—	789	139.50	139.50
9	—	663	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	675	140.00	140.00
2	—	735	128.00–135.00	131.55
7	—	447	158.00	158.00
12	—	634	134.00–144.00	141.49
9	—	540	140.00–147.00	145.79
3	—	597	144.00	144.00
4	—	306	155.00	155.00
3	—	762	128.00	128.00
1	—	480	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	117.00–125.00	121.02
2	—	583	120.00–130.00	125.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	592	126.00–134.50	133.56
25	—	525	133.00–140.50	139.93
21	—	456	153.00	153.00
15	—	381	160.50	160.50
6	—	830	94.50	94.50
14	—	665	124.50–126.00	125.46
25	—	766	107.00–115.00	114.37
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	580	117.00–122.00	119.80
7	—	405	128.00	128.00
6	—	673	114.00	114.00
3	—	365	135.00–141.00	137.16
8	—	478	120.00–135.00	129.59
1	—	505	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	78.00	78.00
11	—	1,686	95.00–107.00	102.99
3	—	1,678	109.00	109.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	78.00	78.00
25	—	1,232	65.00–74.00	68.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	70.00	70.00
11	—	1,027	56.00–63.00	59.87
5	—	939	49.00–55.00	53.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,464	66.00–76.00	71.48

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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