Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 650 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower, over 650 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 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 $129.62/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$129.62

276 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$19.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.09

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	569	130.53	742	263
Medium and Large 2-3	448	111.23	498	13thin

One grade step is worth $19.29/cwt here — about $244 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 sale276 hd

129.62

—

TN average8 barns · 1,701 hd

134.70

−5.09

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	1,908	101.23	1,932	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	73.38	1,084	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	72.87	920	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	60.58	653	14

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2-3	—	417	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	132.94/cwt	125.00–138.50	608	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	128.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	496	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	171.23/cwt	170.00–172.00	789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	131.68/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	872	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	867	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	132.85/cwt	128.00–141.00	772	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,281	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	156.81/cwt	152.00–157.00	986	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	150.73/cwt	145.00–155.00	874	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	151.60/cwt	143.00–156.00	797	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	985	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	849	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,020	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	139.01/cwt	130.00–140.50	728	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	753	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	746	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	681	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	80.11/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,206	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	73.04/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,077	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	72.89/cwt	68.00–76.00	902	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	63.54/cwt	62.00–65.00	870	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	50.61/cwt	48.00–53.00	473	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	64.95/cwt	64.00–66.00	944	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	79.01/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,006	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	87.54/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,493	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	68.13/cwt	67.00–69.00	782	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	61.06/cwt	55.00–65.00	667	10
Bulls	—	—	1,971	109.29/cwt	107.00–111.00	2,154	4
Bulls	—	—	1,944	102.12/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,985	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	117.67/cwt	117.00–118.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	124.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	853	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	743	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	134.37/cwt	127.00–139.50	775	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	119.82/cwt	113.00–122.50	919	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	173.48/cwt	157.00–183.00	654	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	132.14/cwt	124.00–136.00	765	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	118.21/cwt	117.00–119.00	871	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	130.73/cwt	127.00–132.00	698	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	126.41/cwt	118.00–128.00	837	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	135.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	846	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	140.02/cwt	139.00–142.00	777	6

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 666Last week 590Year ago 790

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 134Year ago 124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	116.00	116.00
2	—	368	110.00	110.00
3	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	604	132.00	132.00
45	—	457	125.00–138.50	132.94
12	—	386	125.00–130.00	128.57
8	—	1,073	85.00	85.00
51	—	579	124.00–136.00	132.14
14	—	737	117.00–119.00	118.21
47	—	534	127.00–132.00	130.73
19	—	662	118.00–128.00	126.41
4	—	329	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	656	133.00	133.00
3	—	867	115.00	115.00
3	—	490	140.00	140.00
22	—	516	144.00	144.00
16	—	622	135.00–139.00	135.98
6	—	555	139.00–142.00	140.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	126.00	126.00
4	—	478	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
1	—	550	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	461	170.00–172.00	171.23
3	—	782	131.00–132.00	131.68
3	—	315	161.00	161.00
1	—	275	164.00	164.00
8	—	581	128.00–141.00	132.85
7	—	443	158.00	158.00
1	—	215	170.00	170.00
4	—	636	137.00	137.00
19	—	526	143.00–156.00	151.60
9	—	689	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	860	149.00	149.00
25	—	629	152.00–157.00	156.81
4	—	794	149.00	149.00
34	—	580	145.00–155.00	150.73
29	—	517	164.25	164.25
5	—	673	151.50	151.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	862	105.50	105.50
28	—	524	130.00–140.50	139.01
10	—	633	119.00	119.00
16	—	448	166.50	166.50
8	—	454	150.00	150.00
20	—	655	130.25	130.25
17	—	577	127.00–139.50	134.37
11	—	767	113.00–122.50	119.82
11	—	377	157.00–183.00	173.48
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	509	117.00–118.00	117.67
5	—	363	120.00–130.00	124.02
3	—	608	100.00	100.00
4	—	417	120.00–123.00	121.48
1	—	655	111.00	111.00
2	—	583	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	78.00–82.00	80.11
10	—	1,474	68.00–77.00	73.04
2	—	1,453	64.00–66.00	64.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,237	68.00–76.00	72.89
2	—	1,370	62.00–65.00	63.54
3	—	1,273	78.00–80.00	79.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	48.00–53.00	50.61
2	—	1,148	67.00–69.00	68.13
10	—	1,092	55.00–65.00	61.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	81.00–92.00	87.54
4	—	1,971	107.00–111.00	109.29
10	—	1,944	98.00–105.00	102.12

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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