Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.08/cwt on 280 head.

Average price

$121.08

280 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

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

$22.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

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	546	122.23	667	250
Medium and Large 2-3	489	111.85	547	29
Small 1-2	710	100.00	710	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.23/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale280 hd

121.08

—

TN average10 barns · 2,501 hd

124.47

−3.40

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	1,873	84.15	1,576	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,372	59.43	815	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	58.02	711	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	42.12	454	18

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	632	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	139.39/cwt	138.00–139.50	927	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	124.45/cwt	121.00–128.00	398	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	123.18/cwt	122.00–125.00	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	121.30/cwt	115.00–125.00	700	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	144.00/cwt	143.50–145.00	942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	142.38/cwt	135.50–144.00	757	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	472	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	120.93/cwt	110.00–125.00	394	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	135.12/cwt	132.00–137.00	976	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	485	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	137.50/cwt	137.00–139.00	802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	374	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	110.12/cwt	106.50–111.00	829	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	124.94/cwt	118.50–127.50	723	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	157.41/cwt	149.50–161.00	615	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	797	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	756	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	43.49/cwt	38.00–48.00	471	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	65.03/cwt	64.00–66.00	795	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	52.01/cwt	50.00–54.00	592	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	29.59/cwt	25.00–35.00	301	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	52.96/cwt	52.00–54.00	728	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	66.55/cwt	65.00–68.00	910	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	59.29/cwt	56.00–63.00	813	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	50.38/cwt	48.00–53.00	654	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	58.14/cwt	56.00–62.00	705	10
Bulls	—	—	1,800	74.36/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,338	3
Bulls	—	—	1,889	86.28/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,630	6
Bulls	—	—	1,935	92.44/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	636	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	113.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	123.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	516	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	141.40/cwt	136.50–144.75	648	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	551	104.00/cwt	100.00–105.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	544	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	615	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	115.89/cwt	115.00–116.00	505	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	130.98/cwt	125.00–132.50	682	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	122.69/cwt	117.00–127.00	647	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	281	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	125.50/cwt	114.00–126.25	567	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	834	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	123.68/cwt	122.00–131.00	550	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	112.88/cwt	110.00–116.00	375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	854	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	884	2

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 714Last week 617Year ago 705

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 159Year ago 116

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; 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	—	632	112.00	112.00
1	—	815	106.00	106.00
1	—	900	108.00	108.00
5	—	742	114.00	114.00
8	—	320	121.00–128.00	124.45
45	—	577	115.00–125.00	121.30
13	—	369	128.00	128.00
42	—	527	117.00–127.00	122.69
5	—	234	120.00	120.00
51	—	452	114.00–126.25	125.50
30	—	667	125.00	125.00
16	—	445	122.00–131.00	123.68
7	—	759	112.50	112.50
2	—	1,028	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	764	122.00–125.00	123.18
6	—	714	122.00	122.00
3	—	817	115.50	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	551	100.00–105.00	104.00
9	—	544	113.00	113.00
9	—	436	115.00–116.00	115.89
4	—	332	110.00–116.00	112.88
2	—	640	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	665	138.00–139.50	139.39
7	—	462	148.00	148.00
2	—	628	128.00	128.00
21	—	532	135.50–144.00	142.38
1	—	1,035	105.00	105.00
17	—	722	132.00–137.00	135.12
6	—	309	157.00	157.00
1	—	275	155.00	155.00
8	—	583	137.00–139.00	137.50
4	—	240	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	133.00	133.00
9	—	654	143.50–145.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
7	—	326	110.00–125.00	120.93
3	—	635	110.00–112.00	110.67
1	—	560	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	753	106.50–111.00	110.12
2	—	638	113.00	113.00
42	—	579	118.50–127.50	124.94
32	—	391	149.50–161.00	157.41
22	—	661	120.50	120.50
4	—	859	88.00	88.00
32	—	458	136.50–144.75	141.40
45	—	521	125.00–132.50	130.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	110.00	110.00
8	—	573	111.00	111.00
6	—	513	110.00–115.00	113.29
12	—	419	120.00–125.00	123.25
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
5	—	450	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,082	38.00–48.00	43.49
2	—	1,138	50.00–54.00	52.01
3	—	1,018	25.00–35.00	29.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	64.00–66.00	65.03
2	—	1,298	48.00–53.00	50.38
10	—	1,212	56.00–62.00	58.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	52.00–54.00	52.96
2	—	1,368	65.00–68.00	66.55
9	—	1,372	56.00–63.00	59.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,800	70.00–77.00	74.36
6	—	1,889	83.00–89.00	86.28
2	—	1,935	91.00–94.00	92.44

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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