Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.41/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$124.41

265 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$45.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.64

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	538	125.67	676	247
Medium and Large 2-3	466	108.67	506	17thin
Small 1-2	545	80.00	436	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.67/cwt here — about $240 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 sale265 hd

124.41

—

TN average12 barns · 2,145 hd

126.05

−1.64

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	1,783	86.23	1,537	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	60.16	857	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	59.31	713	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	46.51	468	16

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2Value Added	—	1,115	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	140.92/cwt	135.00–142.00	626	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	108.55/cwt	100.00–110.00	625	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	128.34/cwt	123.00–129.50	503	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	140.22/cwt	139.50–141.50	937	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	142.99/cwt	130.00–144.00	805	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	136.31/cwt	130.00–137.00	703	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,064	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,245	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	779	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	892	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,133	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	120.47/cwt	115.00–122.00	938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	134.52/cwt	125.00–138.50	830	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	142.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	551	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	126.47/cwt	120.00–128.00	674	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	134.82/cwt	126.00–136.00	622	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	663	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	33.58/cwt	28.00–38.00	301	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	49.59/cwt	45.00–54.00	508	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	59.39/cwt	56.00–64.00	837	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	66.98/cwt	66.00–68.00	879	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	59.35/cwt	55.00–64.00	703	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	56.94/cwt	56.00–58.00	649	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	95.96/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,866	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	758	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	67.59/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,010	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	51.43/cwt	51.00–52.00	614	2
Bulls	—	—	1,702	75.51/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,285	3
Bulls	—	—	1,771	88.05/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,559	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	106.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	800	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	117.30/cwt	110.00–118.25	769	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	742	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	118.42/cwt	117.50–127.50	773	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	130.06/cwt	120.00–134.00	682	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	128.58/cwt	119.00–134.50	593	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	126.27/cwt	115.00–127.50	729	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	143.21/cwt	136.00–145.00	468	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	810	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	243	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 668Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 160Year ago 115

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,115	95.00	95.00
3	—	603	131.00	131.00
19	—	598	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	100.00–110.00	108.55
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
4	—	446	105.00	105.00
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
3	—	243	112.50	112.50
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	774	100.00	100.00
4	—	873	90.00	90.00
3	—	317	125.00	125.00
33	—	392	123.00–129.50	128.34
21	—	653	117.50–127.50	118.42
38	—	524	120.00–134.00	130.06
65	—	461	119.00–134.50	128.58
45	—	577	115.00–127.50	126.27
2	—	298	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
2	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
13	—	444	135.00–142.00	140.92
15	—	563	130.00–144.00	142.99
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
10	—	516	130.00–137.00	136.31
6	—	779	115.00–122.00	120.47
6	—	250	162.00	162.00
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
22	—	617	125.00–138.50	134.52
7	—	484	140.00–145.00	142.90
9	—	327	136.00–145.00	143.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	668	139.50–141.50	140.22
7	—	576	145.50	145.50
5	—	1,064	117.00	117.00
11	—	537	145.00	145.00
3	—	892	127.00	127.00
3	—	830	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	372	148.00	148.00
6	—	839	92.00	92.00
31	—	533	120.00–128.00	126.47
5	—	779	105.00	105.00
25	—	461	126.00–136.00	134.82
2	—	603	110.00	110.00
18	—	748	107.00	107.00
26	—	656	110.00–118.25	117.30
4	—	939	85.00	85.00
20	—	589	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	105.00–110.00	106.27
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
1	—	385	112.50	112.50
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
2	—	478	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	895	28.00–38.00	33.58
10	—	1,024	45.00–54.00	49.59
2	—	1,140	56.00–58.00	56.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,410	56.00–64.00	59.39
1	—	1,430	53.00	53.00
2	—	1,495	66.00–69.00	67.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	66.00–68.00	66.98
11	—	1,184	55.00–64.00	59.35
2	—	1,193	51.00–52.00	51.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,945	95.00–97.00	95.96
3	—	1,702	72.00–79.00	75.51
7	—	1,771	83.00–93.00	88.05

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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