Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale not being reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.56/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$129.56

232 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$7.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

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	560	130.22	729	212
Medium and Large 2-3	465	122.55	570	20

One grade step is worth $7.67/cwt here — about $159 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 sale232 hd

129.56

—

TN average9 barns · 1,701 hd

132.96

−3.40

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	1,814	100.06	1,815	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	71.68	1,050	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	68.97	887	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	60.76	630	13

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2Value Added	—	578	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	152.77/cwt	140.00–155.00	808	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,134	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	123.99/cwt	120.00–132.00	982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	809	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	804	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,010	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	160.10/cwt	150.00–162.00	773	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	106.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	892	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	911	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	149.08/cwt	149.00–150.00	848	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	129.65/cwt	125.00–137.00	688	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	124.35/cwt	124.00–132.00	796	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	154.64/cwt	150.50–156.00	711	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	123.93/cwt	119.00–126.00	951	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,034	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	133.97/cwt	132.00–136.00	896	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	137.51/cwt	135.00–148.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,100	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	578	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,064	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,245	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	766	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	79.71/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,145	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	60.35/cwt	59.00–62.00	795	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	80.25/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,057	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	68.09/cwt	64.00–72.00	861	9
Bulls	—	—	1,942	110.38/cwt	108.00–113.00	2,144	3
Bulls	—	—	1,837	102.11/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,876	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	875	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	63.01/cwt	62.00–64.00	1,004	2
Bulls	—	—	1,633	84.96/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,387	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	53.39/cwt	52.00–54.00	462	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	70.06/cwt	68.00–72.00	832	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	61.20/cwt	56.00–65.00	651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	389	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	70.83/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,023	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	860	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	686	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	544	123.78/cwt	123.00–124.00	673	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	863	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	896	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	129.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	550	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	131.61/cwt	125.00–132.00	776	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	134.79/cwt	130.00–137.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	404	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	115.02/cwt	112.00–117.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	160.03/cwt	150.00–162.00	494	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	137.03/cwt	130.00–139.50	633	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	139.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	735	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	139.67/cwt	134.00–140.50	521	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	116.81/cwt	115.00–120.00	667	8

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 Aug 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 590Last week 398Year ago 898

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 103Year ago 94

No trends could be established this week due to this sale not being reported last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	158.00	158.00
5	—	804	135.50	135.50
8	—	631	160.00	160.00
11	—	680	152.00	152.00
9	—	751	146.50	146.50
6	—	1,064	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	529	140.00–155.00	152.77
6	—	907	125.00	125.00
5	—	867	118.50	118.50
3	—	792	120.00–132.00	123.99
3	—	228	162.00	162.00
18	—	483	150.00–162.00	160.10
21	—	658	138.50	138.50
13	—	569	149.00–150.00	149.08
5	—	636	135.00–148.00	137.51
2	—	720	130.00	130.00
12	—	309	150.00–162.00	160.03
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	127.50	127.50
5	—	708	126.50	126.50
3	—	290	130.00–137.00	134.79
1	—	520	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	586	138.00	138.00
20	—	460	150.50–156.00	154.64
3	—	638	120.00	120.00
3	—	748	117.00	117.00
13	—	664	129.50	129.50
12	—	383	179.00	179.00
5	—	755	116.00	116.00
4	—	856	102.00	102.00
20	—	529	135.00–140.00	139.03
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	110.00	110.00
6	—	486	120.00	120.00
13	—	426	125.00–135.00	129.17
2	—	395	142.00	142.00
8	—	571	115.00–120.00	116.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	137.00	137.00
14	—	767	119.00–126.00	123.93
12	—	669	132.00–136.00	133.97
5	—	620	137.00	137.00
6	—	498	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	837	105.00–110.00	106.63
8	—	973	103.00	103.00
24	—	531	125.00–137.00	129.65
23	—	640	124.00–132.00	124.35
22	—	590	125.00–132.00	131.61
9	—	321	126.00	126.00
5	—	762	112.00–117.00	115.02
2	—	665	120.00	120.00
5	—	250	140.00	140.00
33	—	462	130.00–139.50	137.03
32	—	373	134.00–140.50	139.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	544	123.00–124.00	123.78
4	—	453	128.00	128.00
3	—	433	121.00	121.00
2	—	288	121.00	121.00
2	—	363	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	863	93.50	93.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	77.00–82.00	79.71
2	—	1,593	62.00–64.00	63.01
8	—	1,444	67.00–75.00	70.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	59.00–62.00	60.35
3	—	1,317	77.00–84.00	80.25
9	—	1,265	64.00–72.00	68.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	52.00–54.00	53.39
2	—	1,188	68.00–72.00	70.06
8	—	1,063	56.00–65.00	61.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,942	108.00–113.00	110.38
7	—	1,837	98.00–107.00	102.11
3	—	1,633	82.00–88.00	84.96

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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