Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week are on a light test due to light offerings last week because of the Holiday weekend. Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.99/cwt on 345 head.

Average price

$127.99

345 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$18.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.38

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	567	128.98	731	326
Small 1-2	530	116.00	615	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	544	110.67	602	18thin

One grade step is worth $18.31/cwt here — about $129 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 sale345 hd

127.99

—

TN average7 barns · 1,456 hd

134.37

−6.38

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	—	Average	1,926	95.08	1,831	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,452	66.64	968	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,252	65.81	824	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	55.45	579	17

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	—	528	113.34/cwt	113.00–113.50	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	130.71/cwt	126.50–135.00	678	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	155.34/cwt	150.00–157.00	708	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	112.80/cwt	110.00–117.00	832	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	116.83/cwt	110.00–119.50	901	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	141.55/cwt	135.00–144.00	746	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	133.99/cwt	127.00–138.00	777	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	131.77/cwt	130.00–137.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	117.92/cwt	114.00–120.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	949	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,171	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	919	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	133.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	439	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	141.23/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,021	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	155.11/cwt	153.00–156.00	493	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	127.26/cwt	125.00–130.00	970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	139.04/cwt	125.00–139.50	887	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	143.28/cwt	141.00–148.00	824	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	125.79/cwt	120.50–127.00	834	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	138.21/cwt	125.00–140.50	724	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	158.82/cwt	150.00–162.50	618	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	698	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.02/cwt	122.00–132.00	754	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	73.15/cwt	71.00–76.00	944	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	64.11/cwt	62.00–66.00	703	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	56.96/cwt	56.00–58.00	783	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	73.65/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,064	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	66.47/cwt	62.00–70.00	977	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	65.28/cwt	61.00–70.00	803	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	56.53/cwt	52.00–60.00	599	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	42.83/cwt	38.00–48.00	400	3
Bulls	—	—	1,946	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,848	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	58.35/cwt	57.00–60.00	757	3
Bulls	—	—	1,723	84.98/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,464	2
Bulls	—	—	2,050	105.55/cwt	104.00–107.00	2,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	575	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	115.17/cwt	110.00–118.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	117.69/cwt	112.50–120.50	903	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	132.48/cwt	127.00–134.00	608	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	870	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	138.52/cwt	137.00–140.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	135.59/cwt	134.50–136.00	515	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	122.55/cwt	118.00–126.00	819	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	126.91/cwt	123.00–128.00	747	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	930	25

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 Sep 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 792Last week 345Year ago 1,098

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 95Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	113.00–113.50	113.34
2	—	733	100.00	100.00
2	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
4	—	431	116.00	116.00
2	—	465	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	138.00	138.00
62	—	519	126.50–135.00	130.71
19	—	738	110.00–117.00	112.80
7	—	771	110.00–119.50	116.83
4	—	264	137.00	137.00
56	—	459	127.00–134.00	132.48
2	—	325	137.00–140.00	138.52
25	—	380	134.50–136.00	135.59
45	—	668	118.00–126.00	122.55
55	—	589	123.00–128.00	126.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	836	113.50	113.50
8	—	626	139.00	139.00
7	—	585	135.00	135.00
25	—	669	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	456	150.00–157.00	155.34
22	—	527	135.00–144.00	141.55
11	—	580	127.00–138.00	133.99
4	—	679	130.00–137.00	131.77
13	—	318	153.00–156.00	155.11
7	—	762	125.00–130.00	127.26
31	—	638	125.00–139.50	139.04
1	—	240	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	120.00	120.00
3	—	612	114.00–120.00	117.92
2	—	430	126.00–130.00	128.00
6	—	581	125.00	125.00
5	—	330	130.00–135.00	133.03
4	—	873	119.50	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	855	137.00	137.00
8	—	645	142.50	142.50
14	—	723	139.00–143.00	141.23
6	—	847	130.00	130.00
3	—	655	140.00	140.00
17	—	575	141.00–148.00	143.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	663	120.50–127.00	125.79
34	—	524	125.00–140.50	138.21
3	—	842	102.50	102.50
23	—	389	150.00–162.50	158.82
21	—	464	150.50	150.50
30	—	580	122.00–132.00	130.02
10	—	443	144.00	144.00
17	—	767	112.50–120.50	117.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	101.00	101.00
7	—	426	135.00	135.00
5	—	584	110.00–118.00	115.17
4	—	495	125.00	125.00
2	—	648	110.00	110.00
2	—	363	130.00–132.00	130.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,290	71.00–76.00	73.15
13	—	1,230	61.00–70.00	65.28
3	—	1,297	57.00–60.00	58.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	62.00–66.00	64.11
11	—	1,059	52.00–60.00	56.53
3	—	935	38.00–48.00	42.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	56.00–58.00	56.96
3	—	1,445	72.00–75.00	73.65
10	—	1,470	62.00–70.00	66.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,946	90.00–100.00	94.98
2	—	1,723	84.00–86.00	84.98
2	—	2,050	104.00–107.00	105.55

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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