Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.08/cwt on 288 head.

Average price

$127.08

288 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$22.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.49

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	536	128.08	687	275
Medium and Large 2-3	547	105.87	579	13thin

One grade step is worth $22.21/cwt here — about $108 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 sale288 hd

127.08

—

TN average8 barns · 2,162 hd

129.56

−2.49

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	1,625	93.29	1,516	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	67.11	949	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	63.35	783	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	57.05	616	30

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	516	111.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	139.36/cwt	135.00–144.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	140.93/cwt	132.00–143.00	736	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	139.50/cwt	133.00–140.50	919	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	126.17/cwt	120.00–129.00	742	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	135.54/cwt	134.00–139.00	516	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	148.17/cwt	144.75–152.00	843	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	930	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	123.95/cwt	123.00–125.00	895	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	132.72/cwt	132.00–134.00	707	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	980	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	136.53/cwt	125.00–140.50	807	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.15/cwt	142.00–151.00	703	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	131.99/cwt	131.50–132.50	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	123.66/cwt	118.00–125.00	785	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	143.99/cwt	141.00–145.00	562	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	751	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	65.71/cwt	63.00–68.00	914	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	56.97/cwt	56.00–58.00	689	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	70.03/cwt	69.00–71.00	797	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	43.17/cwt	40.00–48.00	422	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	70.32/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,033	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	63.33/cwt	59.00–67.00	787	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	797	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	57.86/cwt	51.00–62.00	625	27
Bulls	—	—	2,240	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	2,262	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	94.52/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,517	13
Bulls	—	—	1,450	81.41/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	515	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	133.16/cwt	126.00–135.00	695	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	101.58/cwt	101.00–105.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	594	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	679	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	598	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	123.47/cwt	121.00–127.00	836	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	843	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	127.97/cwt	124.00–128.50	674	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	154.15/cwt	147.50–156.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	142.96/cwt	137.50–149.00	392	4

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 792Year ago 960

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 134Year ago 94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	110.00–115.00	111.30
2	—	478	110.00	110.00
7	—	585	101.00–105.00	101.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	135.00–144.00	139.36
5	—	881	90.00	90.00
47	—	588	120.00–129.00	126.17
47	—	381	134.00–139.00	135.54
2	—	623	121.00	121.00
12	—	459	129.50	129.50
41	—	448	133.50	133.50
26	—	677	121.00–127.00	123.47
3	—	740	105.00	105.00
10	—	781	108.00	108.00
43	—	527	124.00–128.50	127.97
4	—	274	137.50–149.00	142.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	722	123.00–125.00	123.95
14	—	533	132.00–134.00	132.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	522	132.00–143.00	140.93
30	—	659	133.00–140.50	139.50
9	—	648	143.50	143.50
5	—	786	130.00	130.00
27	—	591	125.00–140.50	136.53
33	—	468	142.00–151.00	150.15
3	—	932	117.50	117.50
4	—	225	185.00	185.00
5	—	317	147.50–156.00	154.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	569	144.75–152.00	148.17
5	—	626	143.00	143.00
8	—	723	135.50	135.50
4	—	825	131.50–132.50	131.99
8	—	763	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	129.00	129.00
2	—	308	152.50	152.50
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
3	—	612	107.00	107.00
3	—	438	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	103.50	103.50
28	—	635	118.00–125.00	123.66
2	—	440	136.00	136.00
2	—	763	108.00	108.00
31	—	390	141.00–145.00	143.99
18	—	587	128.00	128.00
5	—	727	120.50	120.50
37	—	522	126.00–135.00	133.16
32	—	462	147.00	147.00
5	—	660	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	111.00	111.00
8	—	384	134.00	134.00
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
4	—	527	110.00	110.00
1	—	680	109.00	109.00
1	—	620	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,391	63.00–68.00	65.71
7	—	1,469	69.00–71.00	70.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	56.00–58.00	56.97
2	—	1,138	69.00–71.00	70.03
41	—	1,242	59.00–67.00	63.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	40.00–48.00	43.17
1	—	1,265	63.00	63.00
27	—	1,080	51.00–62.00	57.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,240	101.00	101.00
13	—	1,605	87.00–99.00	94.52
2	—	1,450	75.00–86.00	81.41

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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