Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 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 $120.49/cwt on 394 head.

Average price

$120.49

394 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$10.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.19

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	563	121.08	682	372
Medium and Large 2-3	512	110.50	566	22

One grade step is worth $10.58/cwt here — about $116 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 sale394 hd

120.49

—

TN average8 barns · 2,237 hd

125.68

−5.19

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	—	Average	1,825	78.35	1,430	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	55.61	772	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	51.45	627	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	40.45	458	14

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	—	777	109.55/cwt	100.00–117.00	851	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.64/cwt	135.00–146.00	796	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	124.66/cwt	120.00–130.00	591	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	122.29/cwt	119.00–123.00	657	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	722	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	123.25/cwt	120.00–125.50	823	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	157.53/cwt	150.00–160.00	539	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	129.16/cwt	120.00–132.50	415	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	110.13/cwt	105.00–120.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	151.85/cwt	151.00–155.00	721	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	132.52/cwt	130.00–138.50	855	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	143.44/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,021	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	141.06/cwt	130.00–143.00	760	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	128.84/cwt	125.00–135.00	989	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	144.32/cwt	140.50–146.75	953	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	136.31/cwt	135.25–138.00	1,129	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	141.14/cwt	130.00–144.50	672	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	826	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	746	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	810	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	113.54/cwt	105.00–115.00	748	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	60.98/cwt	60.00–62.00	846	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	42.79/cwt	37.00–49.00	498	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	29.73/cwt	26.00–33.00	297	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	45.99/cwt	45.00–47.00	550	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	48.66/cwt	46.00–51.00	744	2
Bulls	—	—	1,847	78.21/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,445	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	56.01/cwt	53.00–59.00	757	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	60.53/cwt	59.00–62.00	777	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	51.26/cwt	47.00–55.00	614	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	43.33/cwt	42.00–45.00	548	2
Bulls	—	—	1,958	89.54/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,753	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	67.59/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	129.29/cwt	123.00–130.00	684	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	631	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	349	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	503	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	544	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	112.14/cwt	108.00–120.00	761	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	123.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	569	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	102.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	596	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	121.85/cwt	110.00–124.00	726	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	119.06/cwt	114.00–125.00	705	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	124.75/cwt	120.00–126.00	494	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	110.01/cwt	100.00–112.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	99.20/cwt	99.00–100.00	860	10

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 985Last week 1,036Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 220Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 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$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	777	100.00–117.00	109.55
2	—	975	95.00	95.00
7	—	449	124.50	124.50
88	—	474	120.00–130.00	124.66
56	—	537	119.00–123.00	122.29
4	—	624	120.00	120.00
17	—	321	120.00–132.50	129.16
29	—	679	108.00–120.00	112.14
35	—	592	114.00–125.00	119.06
28	—	396	120.00–126.00	124.75
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
10	—	867	99.00–100.00	99.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	564	128.00	128.00
51	—	668	120.00–125.50	123.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	95.00	95.00
6	—	440	110.00	110.00
10	—	567	100.00–112.00	110.01
3	—	508	110.00–115.00	113.31
2	—	338	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	570	135.00–146.00	139.64
12	—	342	150.00–160.00	157.53
34	—	475	151.00–155.00	151.85
28	—	645	130.00–138.50	132.52
11	—	677	133.00	133.00
27	—	539	130.00–143.00	141.06
6	—	284	162.00	162.00
8	—	768	125.00–135.00	128.84
1	—	825	133.00	133.00
4	—	744	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	105.00–120.00	110.13
3	—	572	110.00–115.00	113.34
4	—	473	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	148.00	148.00
18	—	712	141.00–145.00	143.44
26	—	660	140.50–146.75	144.32
28	—	828	135.25–138.00	136.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	476	130.00–144.50	141.14
15	—	754	109.50	109.50
3	—	387	145.00	145.00
9	—	746	100.00	100.00
9	—	862	94.00	94.00
42	—	659	105.00–115.00	113.54
39	—	529	123.00–130.00	129.29
24	—	403	156.50	156.50
26	—	596	110.00–124.00	121.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	131.00	131.00
11	—	349	144.00	144.00
4	—	703	85.00	85.00
2	—	688	90.00	90.00
5	—	544	115.00	115.00
11	—	462	120.00–125.00	123.13
8	—	582	100.00–105.00	102.43
1	—	860	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	60.00–62.00	60.98
2	—	1,530	46.00–51.00	48.66
8	—	1,352	53.00–59.00	56.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,164	37.00–49.00	42.79
3	—	1,000	26.00–33.00	29.73
2	—	1,195	45.00–47.00	45.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	59.00–62.00	60.53
10	—	1,197	47.00–55.00	51.26
2	—	1,265	42.00–45.00	43.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,847	73.00–83.00	78.21
2	—	1,958	88.00–91.00	89.54
2	—	1,625	65.00–70.00	67.59

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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