Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.91/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$120.91

378 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$7.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.85

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	552	121.38	670	354
Medium and Large 2-3	456	114.09	520	24

One grade step is worth $7.28/cwt here — about $150 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 sale378 hd

120.91

—

TN average10 barns · 2,543 hd

125.77

−4.85

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	1,866	78.69	1,468	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	55.59	782	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	51.46	598	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	39.62	423	15

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	457	117.03/cwt	106.00–120.00	535	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	159.91/cwt	157.00–161.00	510	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	140.55/cwt	135.50–142.00	727	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	120.02/cwt	116.50–121.00	791	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	765	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	879	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	122.55/cwt	121.00–125.00	763	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	134.39/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,033	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	144.77/cwt	141.50–148.50	990	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	126.64/cwt	125.00–129.00	981	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	150.52/cwt	142.00–154.00	700	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	947	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,217	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	147.09/cwt	141.00–149.50	925	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	814	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	859	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	141.97/cwt	134.00–146.00	650	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	125.66/cwt	120.00–126.50	738	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	56.57/cwt	54.00–59.00	793	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	51.09/cwt	48.00–55.00	577	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	49.38/cwt	46.00–52.00	685	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	59.99/cwt	58.00–62.00	728	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	60.96/cwt	60.00–62.00	893	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	44.30/cwt	42.00–47.00	544	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	569	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	41.43/cwt	37.00–45.00	442	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	30.54/cwt	25.00–35.00	312	3
Bulls	—	—	1,938	89.33/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,731	3
Bulls	—	—	1,874	77.29/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,448	7
Bulls	—	—	1,730	67.61/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	127.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	523	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	118.51/cwt	115.00–119.00	635	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	151.79/cwt	145.00–155.00	584	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	110.74/cwt	109.00–116.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	107.51/cwt	100.00–114.50	820	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	120.08/cwt	115.00–125.00	702	83
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	131.13/cwt	125.00–132.50	688	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	127.71/cwt	120.00–129.00	489	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	426	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	123.34/cwt	120.00–124.50	655	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	113.42/cwt	110.00–117.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	124.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	575	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	746	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 Nov 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,036Last week 577Year ago 725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 83Year ago 85

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	457	106.00–120.00	117.03
3	—	448	110.00	110.00
1	—	715	94.00	94.00
1	—	305	119.00	119.00
3	—	375	110.00	110.00
2	—	523	110.00–117.00	113.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	126.00	126.00
50	—	659	116.50–121.00	120.02
3	—	245	123.00	123.00
2	—	735	99.00	99.00
31	—	763	100.00–114.50	107.51
83	—	585	115.00–125.00	120.08
27	—	383	120.00–129.00	127.71
17	—	325	131.00	131.00
47	—	531	120.00–124.50	123.34
5	—	831	80.00	80.00
47	—	460	122.00–126.00	124.99
4	—	646	115.50	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	588	126.00	126.00
7	—	511	131.75	131.75
21	—	465	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	319	157.00–161.00	159.91
13	—	517	135.50–142.00	140.55
29	—	577	130.00–135.00	132.60
17	—	649	135.50	135.50
10	—	775	125.00–129.00	126.64
3	—	272	161.00	161.00
38	—	465	142.00–154.00	150.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	110.00	110.00
12	—	623	121.00–125.00	122.55
2	—	440	135.00	135.00
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	769	133.00–135.00	134.39
13	—	684	141.50–148.50	144.77
3	—	947	128.50	128.50
28	—	629	141.00–149.50	147.09
24	—	571	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	760	113.00	113.00
5	—	909	85.00	85.00
5	—	727	109.00	109.00
5	—	677	115.00	115.00
48	—	458	134.00–146.00	141.97
47	—	587	120.00–126.50	125.66
39	—	385	145.00–155.00	151.79
33	—	525	125.00–132.50	131.13
55	—	640	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	111.00	111.00
17	—	412	120.00–130.00	127.02
8	—	536	115.00–119.00	118.51
6	—	657	114.00	114.00
4	—	630	109.00–116.00	110.74
3	—	578	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,401	54.00–59.00	56.57
3	—	1,387	46.00–52.00	49.38
2	—	1,465	60.00–62.00	60.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,130	48.00–55.00	51.09
3	—	1,213	58.00–62.00	59.99
3	—	1,227	42.00–47.00	44.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	47.00	47.00
11	—	1,068	37.00–45.00	41.43
3	—	1,023	25.00–35.00	30.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,938	88.00–91.00	89.33
7	—	1,874	73.00–83.00	77.29
2	—	1,730	65.00–70.00	67.61

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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