Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 4.00-12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.81/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$120.81

255 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$10.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.54

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	581	121.92	709	229
Medium and Large 2-3	536	110.99	594	26

One grade step is worth $10.93/cwt here — about $114 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 sale255 hd

120.81

—

TN average8 barns · 1,713 hd

124.35

−3.54

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	1,659	82.05	1,361	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	59.29	805	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	58.38	704	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	49.85	533	35

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	—	1,093	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	864	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	117.00/cwt	110.00–122.00	846	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	129.85/cwt	129.00–130.00	503	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	95.88/cwt	89.00–100.00	832	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	897	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	133.13/cwt	127.50–134.75	1,021	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	131.62/cwt	128.00–135.00	691	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.07/cwt	129.00–130.00	742	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	139.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.71/cwt	122.00–130.00	843	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	122.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	764	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	110.22/cwt	110.00–112.00	682	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	120.73/cwt	116.00–122.00	704	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	126.03/cwt	120.00–127.00	660	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	726	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	40.00/cwt	38.00–42.00	364	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	583	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	50.49/cwt	45.00–55.00	554	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	58.56/cwt	53.00–64.00	804	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,208	66.31/cwt	65.00–68.00	801	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	49.05/cwt	48.00–50.00	676	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	66.40/cwt	65.00–68.00	831	3
Bulls	—	—	1,423	73.90/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,052	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	58.27/cwt	53.00–64.00	697	50
Bulls	—	—	1,585	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,173	1
Bulls	—	—	1,958	97.74/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,914	2
Bulls	—	—	1,829	87.28/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,596	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	120.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	466	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	103.37/cwt	100.00–105.00	640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	153.31/cwt	144.00–155.50	599	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	115.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	566	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	113.90/cwt	106.00–115.00	762	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	124.69/cwt	120.00–128.00	585	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	636	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	821	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	111.75/cwt	100.00–115.00	526	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	551	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	117.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	788	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	122.48/cwt	115.00–123.50	721	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.26/cwt	118.50–127.00	658	47

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 Oct 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 668Last week 737Year ago 838

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 123Year ago 132

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 4.00-12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	89.00	89.00
19	—	723	110.00–122.00	117.00
13	—	387	129.00–130.00	129.85
8	—	868	89.00–100.00	95.88
2	—	333	130.00	130.00
35	—	469	120.00–128.00	124.69
16	—	668	115.00–119.00	117.99
44	—	589	115.00–123.50	122.48
3	—	415	119.00	119.00
1	—	295	129.00	129.00
7	—	919	98.00	98.00
47	—	525	118.50–127.00	125.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	635	110.00	110.00
3	—	528	111.00	111.00
13	—	471	100.00–115.00	111.75
2	—	568	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	701	123.25	123.25
10	—	661	127.00–130.00	128.51
12	—	408	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	125.00	125.00
1	—	475	122.00	122.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
9	—	619	110.00–112.00	110.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	656	136.75	136.75
29	—	767	127.50–134.75	133.13
1	—	745	129.00	129.00
3	—	608	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	525	128.00–135.00	131.62
14	—	575	129.00–130.00	129.07
4	—	471	135.00–145.00	139.87
1	—	335	147.00	147.00
16	—	660	122.00–130.00	127.71
24	—	626	120.00–130.00	122.09
5	—	762	115.00	115.00
7	—	739	120.00	120.00
3	—	800	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	583	116.00–122.00	120.73
8	—	453	126.00	126.00
6	—	1,085	74.00	74.00
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
28	—	524	120.00–127.00	126.03
8	—	854	85.00	85.00
16	—	391	144.00–155.50	153.31
25	—	669	106.00–115.00	113.90
22	—	448	142.00	142.00
8	—	750	109.50	109.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
7	—	386	120.00–125.00	120.73
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
9	—	619	100.00–105.00	103.37
8	—	492	112.00–116.00	115.01
3	—	587	110.00	110.00
2	—	430	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	910	38.00–42.00	40.00
3	—	1,023	57.00	57.00
28	—	1,098	45.00–55.00	50.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,373	53.00–64.00	58.56
3	—	1,208	65.00–68.00	66.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	48.00–50.00	49.05
3	—	1,252	65.00–68.00	66.40
50	—	1,196	53.00–64.00	58.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,423	65.00–78.00	73.90
1	—	1,585	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,958	96.00–100.00	97.74
8	—	1,829	82.00–94.00	87.28

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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