Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, market was not quoted last week because of thanksgiving. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Feeder steers under 650 lbs 12.00 higher, over 650 lbs mostly steady. Heifers 4.00 to 14.00 higher, most advance was on light weight cattle. Bull calves were 4.00 to 10.00 higher with most lighter bull calves showing most gains.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.08/cwt on 541 head.

Average price

$129.08

541 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$179

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

$3.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.81

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	409	132.11	541	55
Medium and Large 1-2	559	128.74	720	486

One grade step is worth $3.37/cwt here — about −$179 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 sale541 hd

129.08

—

TN average10 barns · 3,246 hd

132.90

−3.81

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	1,660	83.29	1,382	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	58.71	843	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	55.35	661	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	39.50	422	7thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	943	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	135.85/cwt	135.00–136.00	437	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	893	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	163.35/cwt	150.00–168.00	764	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	132.96/cwt	132.00–133.75	741	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	939	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	923	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	494	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	138.70/cwt	137.00–140.00	441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	171.05/cwt	158.00–180.00	496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	157.97/cwt	145.00–163.50	828	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	133.97/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,020	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	151.19/cwt	139.00–156.25	878	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	136.27/cwt	129.00–139.50	908	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	173.97/cwt	164.50–175.00	654	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	898	136.66/cwt	136.50–136.75	1,227	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	136.49/cwt	125.00–138.00	995	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.43/cwt	119.00–129.50	841	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	138.36/cwt	130.00–146.50	724	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	153.80/cwt	147.00–157.50	709	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	131.96/cwt	127.00–132.50	781	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	112.25/cwt	112.25–112.25	868	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	35.09/cwt	32.00–38.00	358	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	45.38/cwt	42.00–47.00	514	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	57.14/cwt	54.00–60.00	822	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	926	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	47.47/cwt	47.00–48.00	534	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	57.32/cwt	54.00–60.00	695	8
Bulls	—	—	1,705	85.57/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,459	7
Bulls	—	—	1,860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,674	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	71.96/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,007	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,925	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	935.67/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	10,713	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.95/cwt	125.00–137.25	624	107
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	842	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	110.29/cwt	110.00–111.00	640	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	131.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	125.56/cwt	120.00–134.00	669	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	119.44/cwt	112.00–121.00	640	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	126.28/cwt	126.00–127.00	398	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	140.09/cwt	126.50–156.00	595	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	125.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	739	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	244	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	349	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	126.68/cwt	118.00–130.50	830	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	142.81/cwt	134.00–144.50	544	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	878	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	499	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	676	11

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 Dec 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,135Last week 1,209Year ago 770

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 145Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 151Last week 145Year ago 169

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
8	—	630	134.00	134.00
28	—	557	132.00–133.75	132.96
11	—	692	135.75	135.75
11	—	499	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	820	114.00–116.00	114.98
20	—	322	135.00–136.00	135.85
15	—	741	120.50	120.50
7	—	933	103.00	103.00
107	—	473	125.00–137.25	131.95
61	—	533	120.00–134.00	125.56
83	—	589	120.00–130.00	125.46
4	—	259	147.00	147.00
70	—	655	118.00–130.50	126.68
31	—	381	134.00–144.50	142.81
20	—	757	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	536	112.00–121.00	119.44
11	—	315	126.00–127.00	126.28
22	—	425	126.50–156.00	140.09
1	—	550	117.00	117.00
8	—	244	143.00	143.00
2	—	650	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	158.00	158.00
8	—	898	136.50–136.75	136.66
1	—	835	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	468	150.00–168.00	163.35
1	—	240	162.50	162.50
1	—	600	146.00	146.00
5	—	290	158.00–180.00	171.05
32	—	524	145.00–163.50	157.97
10	—	761	125.00–138.00	133.97
59	—	581	139.00–156.25	151.19
4	—	923	130.50	130.50
32	—	666	129.00–139.50	136.27
40	—	376	164.50–175.00	173.97
36	—	729	125.00–138.00	136.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	120.00	120.00
2	—	923	120.00	120.00
2	—	373	136.00	136.00
8	—	494	136.00	136.00
5	—	318	137.00–140.00	138.70
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	660	119.00–129.50	127.43
53	—	523	130.00–146.50	138.36
42	—	461	147.00–157.50	153.80
41	—	592	127.00–132.50	131.96
3	—	933	88.00	88.00
14	—	773	112.25	112.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	110.00	110.00
7	—	755	111.50	111.50
7	—	580	110.00–111.00	110.29
6	—	512	131.00	131.00
5	—	433	130.00–135.00	131.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,020	32.00–38.00	35.09
3	—	1,133	42.00–47.00	45.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	54.00–60.00	57.14
1	—	1,425	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	47.00–48.00	47.47
8	—	1,212	54.00–60.00	57.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,705	80.00–93.00	85.57
1	—	1,860	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,400	65.00–78.00	71.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,145	775.00–1,025.00	935.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	900.00	900.00

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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Carthage Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle