Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 8.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 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 $135.33/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$135.33

126 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$8.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.61

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	530	136.25	722	113
Medium and Large 2-3	408	127.31	519	13thin

One grade step is worth $8.95/cwt here — about $203 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 sale126 hd

135.33

—

TN average10 barns · 1,776 hd

136.94

−1.61

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	1,790	81.96	1,467	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,439	54.96	791	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	54.11	643	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	41.04	441	17

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	922	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	816	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	883	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	188.75/cwt	188.75–188.75	725	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	854	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	802	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	185.29/cwt	185.00–186.00	899	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	146.24/cwt	144.50–146.50	992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	151.33/cwt	140.00–154.00	890	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,119	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.00	936	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	140.20/cwt	132.00–149.00	447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	143.37/cwt	138.00–145.50	1,180	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	633	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	224	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	390	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	153.44/cwt	147.00–160.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	146.74/cwt	140.00–149.00	552	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	635	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	46.52/cwt	46.00–47.00	574	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	857	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	34.03/cwt	30.00–36.00	365	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	54.52/cwt	53.00–56.00	660	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	47.06/cwt	40.00–52.00	485	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	53.79/cwt	50.00–59.00	630	21
Bulls	—	—	1,568	72.54/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,137	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	64.56/cwt	63.00–66.00	933	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	82.13/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,505	5
Bulls	—	—	1,905	90.94/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,732	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	54.16/cwt	50.00–60.00	783	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	925.00/cwt	875.00–975.00	11,563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	137.59/cwt	126.00–143.50	718	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	140.02/cwt	135.50–143.50	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	136.09/cwt	125.00–138.50	785	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	549	3

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 670Year ago 473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 79Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 126Year ago 146

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 8.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	753	122.50	122.50
12	—	581	140.50	140.50
15	—	532	166.00	166.00
23	—	384	188.75	188.75
12	—	635	134.50	134.50
13	—	461	174.00	174.00
3	—	658	123.50	123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	102.50	102.50
2	—	438	134.00	134.00
3	—	370	150.00	150.00
12	—	522	126.00–143.50	137.59
3	—	483	145.00	145.00
3	—	575	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	154.00	154.00
5	—	319	132.00–149.00	140.20
1	—	445	127.00	127.00
1	—	560	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	485	185.00–186.00	185.29
4	—	874	140.00	140.00
5	—	791	141.50	141.50
11	—	619	150.00–152.00	151.24
10	—	823	138.00–145.50	143.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	678	144.50–146.50	146.24
10	—	588	140.00–154.00	151.33
1	—	950	125.00	125.00
6	—	303	189.50	189.50
3	—	486	178.00	178.00
7	—	224	174.00	174.00
1	—	615	145.00	145.00
2	—	540	147.00–160.00	153.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	93.00	93.00
27	—	446	142.00	142.00
6	—	763	122.00	122.00
2	—	240	141.00	141.00
18	—	376	140.00–149.00	146.74
2	—	725	110.00	110.00
9	—	516	140.00	140.00
7	—	456	135.50–143.50	140.02
25	—	577	125.00–138.50	136.09
5	—	320	141.00	141.00
4	—	1,244	101.00	101.00
3	—	638	125.00	125.00
3	—	650	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	120.00–125.00	122.50
2	—	498	125.00	125.00
4	—	339	138.00	138.00
2	—	515	118.00	118.00
3	—	443	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	47.00	47.00
2	—	1,445	63.00–66.00	64.56
14	—	1,445	50.00–60.00	54.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	46.00–47.00	46.52
2	—	1,318	65.00	65.00
21	—	1,171	50.00–59.00	53.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,074	30.00–36.00	34.03
2	—	1,210	53.00–56.00	54.52
6	—	1,030	40.00–52.00	47.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	72.00–73.00	72.54
5	—	1,833	77.00–86.00	82.13
2	—	1,905	90.00–92.00	90.94

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	875.00–975.00	925.00

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