Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.46/cwt on 244 head.

Average price

$132.46

244 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$8.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.15

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	566	133.23	754	221
Medium and Large 2-3	521	125.12	652	23

One grade step is worth $8.10/cwt here — about $102 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 sale244 hd

132.46

—

TN average7 barns · 1,384 hd

135.61

−3.15

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	1,681	101.43	1,705	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,522	75.27	1,145	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	67.63	838	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	59.80	593	17

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	133.34/cwt	128.00–138.50	411	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	129.70/cwt	129.00–133.00	822	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	806	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	173.24/cwt	158.00–175.00	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	142.46/cwt	133.00–148.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	975	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	133.94/cwt	127.50–140.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	141.02/cwt	130.00–142.00	850	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	145.49/cwt	142.00–149.00	863	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	123.61/cwt	123.00–124.00	957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	742	118.63/cwt	115.00–126.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	144.60/cwt	135.00–147.00	787	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	1,034	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	150.45/cwt	143.00–152.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	125.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	953	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	128.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	138.79/cwt	128.00–141.50	919	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	973	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	439	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	826	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	140.47/cwt	130.00–144.50	735	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	132.66/cwt	118.00–137.00	765	18
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	813	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	60.47/cwt	55.00–65.00	618	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,047	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	74.21/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,147	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	61.44/cwt	57.00–64.00	779	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	50.99/cwt	48.00–54.00	448	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	537	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	69.59/cwt	66.00–77.00	855	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	79.64/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,156	5
Bulls	—	—	1,437	92.44/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,328	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,024	3
Bulls	—	—	1,704	101.55/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,730	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	146.52/cwt	139.00–151.00	653	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	116.46/cwt	112.00–118.00	903	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	118.97/cwt	116.00–122.00	634	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	156.22/cwt	156.00–156.50	597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	117.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	125.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	674	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	915	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	140.74/cwt	140.00–142.00	818	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	906	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	133.40/cwt	131.00–136.00	622	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	124.75/cwt	124.00–130.00	857	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	140.28/cwt	137.00–142.00	741	30

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 560Last week 666Year ago 523

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 123Year ago 80

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; 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
10	—	308	128.00–138.50	133.34
34	—	634	129.00–133.00	129.70
3	—	838	108.00	108.00
17	—	593	136.00	136.00
8	—	381	133.00–148.00	142.46
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
5	—	736	115.00–120.00	117.98
8	—	766	119.50	119.50
51	—	466	131.00–136.00	133.40
8	—	687	124.00–130.00	124.75
30	—	528	137.00–142.00	140.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	106.00	106.00
5	—	774	123.00–124.00	123.61
4	—	453	143.50	143.50
27	—	581	140.00–142.00	140.74
7	—	669	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	129.00	129.00
2	—	468	120.00	120.00
13	—	537	120.00–127.00	125.45
5	—	580	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	328	158.00–175.00	173.24
13	—	603	130.00–142.00	141.02
10	—	593	142.00–149.00	145.49
2	—	730	125.00–130.00	127.55
10	—	544	135.00–147.00	144.60
6	—	466	143.00–152.00	150.45
1	—	775	123.00	123.00
10	—	662	128.00–141.50	138.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	127.50–140.00	133.94
3	—	742	115.00–126.00	118.63
3	—	583	120.00–128.00	125.35
4	—	521	125.00–130.00	128.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	128.00	128.00
20	—	686	150.75	150.75
2	—	763	140.50	140.50
5	—	533	156.00	156.00
18	—	642	151.50	151.50
8	—	439	160.00	160.00
1	—	810	139.00	139.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	643	128.50	128.50
25	—	523	130.00–144.50	140.47
18	—	577	118.00–137.00	132.66
3	—	910	96.00	96.00
6	—	664	122.50	122.50
27	—	446	139.00–151.00	146.52
8	—	775	112.00–118.00	116.46
7	—	382	156.00–156.50	156.22
3	—	462	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	102.50	102.50
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	117.00	117.00
4	—	533	116.00–122.00	118.97
8	—	573	123.00	123.00
1	—	435	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,022	55.00–65.00	60.47
2	—	878	48.00–54.00	50.99
1	—	790	68.00	68.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	65.00	65.00
11	—	1,546	71.00–77.00	74.21
5	—	1,451	78.00–82.00	79.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	57.00–64.00	61.44
19	—	1,229	66.00–77.00	69.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	90.00–95.00	92.44
3	—	1,840	110.00	110.00
11	—	1,704	96.00–106.00	101.55

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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