Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 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 $131.75/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$131.75

153 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$7.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.26

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	132.10	724	146
Medium and Large 2-3	466	124.55	580	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.54/cwt here — about $144 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 sale153 hd

131.75

—

TN average8 barns · 1,331 hd

135.01

−3.26

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	1,832	99.59	1,824	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	73.20	1,053	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	71.89	897	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	59.48	604	11

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	—	456	138.60/cwt	136.00–139.50	632	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	126.17/cwt	123.00–128.00	824	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	136.42/cwt	134.00–138.00	708	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	134.17/cwt	130.00–135.50	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	140.11/cwt	134.00–143.50	507	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	144.02/cwt	140.00–155.00	828	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	928	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	133.06/cwt	127.00–134.00	777	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	147.39/cwt	146.00–148.00	911	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	171.46/cwt	161.00–175.00	742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	373	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	448	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	745	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	995	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	817	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	80.20/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,090	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	71.37/cwt	65.00–76.00	854	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	59.44/cwt	58.00–61.00	849	2
Bulls	—	—	2,045	108.33/cwt	107.00–110.00	2,215	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	100.65/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,867	6
Bulls	—	—	1,550	87.66/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,359	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	47.74/cwt	45.00–50.00	396	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	67.50/cwt	67.00–68.00	729	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	60.54/cwt	55.00–64.00	636	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	80.00/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,211	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	71.50/cwt	66.00–77.00	1,007	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	751	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	158.07/cwt	151.00–160.50	686	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	175.19/cwt	162.50–178.00	655	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	855	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	116.80/cwt	114.00–118.00	903	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	135.51/cwt	126.00–136.50	663	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	140.98/cwt	132.50–150.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	128.89/cwt	124.00–129.50	851	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	773	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	122.44/cwt	117.00–125.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	126.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	136.69/cwt	135.00–138.00	436	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	112.57/cwt	112.00–113.00	857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	807	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	575	3

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 478Year ago 793

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 94Year ago 151

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 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
27	—	456	136.00–139.50	138.60
18	—	653	123.00–128.00	126.17
11	—	519	134.00–138.00	136.42
4	—	435	130.00–135.50	134.17
3	—	235	147.00	147.00
2	—	948	92.00	92.00
11	—	362	134.00–143.50	140.11
27	—	584	127.00–134.00	133.06
2	—	638	120.00	120.00
11	—	319	135.00–138.00	136.69
7	—	761	112.00–113.00	112.57
4	—	745	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	131.00	131.00
8	—	796	125.00	125.00
8	—	588	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
3	—	572	117.00–125.00	122.44
3	—	368	120.00–130.00	126.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
13	—	575	140.00–155.00	144.02
11	—	300	155.00	155.00
9	—	675	137.50	137.50
8	—	433	161.00–175.00	171.46
7	—	364	173.00	173.00
6	—	527	151.00	151.00
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	618	146.00–148.00	147.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	132.50–150.00	140.98
1	—	445	133.00	133.00
3	—	588	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
2	—	373	120.00	120.00
1	—	745	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	527	142.50	142.50
15	—	434	151.00–160.50	158.07
11	—	374	162.50–178.00	175.19
10	—	886	96.50	96.50
10	—	773	114.00–118.00	116.80
2	—	465	148.00	148.00
18	—	660	124.00–129.50	128.89
18	—	578	133.75	133.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
12	—	489	126.00–136.50	135.51
2	—	678	114.00	114.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
11	—	643	125.50	125.50
3	—	423	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,359	77.00–83.00	80.20
16	—	1,197	65.00–76.00	71.37
2	—	1,428	58.00–61.00	59.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	45.00–50.00	47.74
2	—	1,080	67.00–68.00	67.50
7	—	1,050	55.00–64.00	60.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	78.00–83.00	80.00
10	—	1,409	66.00–77.00	71.50
1	—	1,435	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,045	107.00–110.00	108.33
6	—	1,855	97.00–105.00	100.65
2	—	1,550	85.00–90.00	87.66

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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