Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-01-23

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 23
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
789 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 899▲ 135 vs year ago 654 · +20.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 107▼ 32 vs year ago 103 · −31.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 97▲ 39 vs year ago 107 · +36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower. Steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.85/cwt on 308 head.
Average price
$122.85
308 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$3.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.90
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548123.19675278
Medium and Large 2-3452119.6354130
One grade step is worth $3.57/cwt here — about $134 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 sale308 hd
122.85
—
TN average9 barns · 2,421 hd
121.95
+0.90
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,72776.321,31815
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36256.617715thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19352.0362124
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08540.9644420

Every lot

73 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3319130.86/cwt115.00–135.004175
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331166.00/cwt166.00–166.005495
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360138.00/cwt138.00–138.004971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2397153.55/cwt149.50–154.5061021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3432134.94/cwt125.00–137.005836
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475152.37/cwt141.00–157.5072425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527142.39/cwt133.00–143.5075018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added543139.00/cwt139.00–139.007558
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545109.00/cwt109.00–109.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582145.08/cwt138.00–149.0084426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584137.68/cwt132.00–139.0080421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607142.00/cwt142.00–142.008623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607128.00/cwt128.00–128.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664131.27/cwt120.00–135.0087222
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3682114.00/cwt114.00–114.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740122.00/cwt122.00–122.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744127.67/cwt126.00–128.7595023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767130.43/cwt123.00–132.501,00021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added870122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,06114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875112.00/cwt112.00–112.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2926115.63/cwt112.00–118.001,0715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added949118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added977116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,040105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270128.00/cwt128.00–128.003462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290120.00/cwt120.00–120.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314136.60/cwt133.00–137.0042910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333126.60/cwt126.00–127.004227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388140.00/cwt140.00–140.0054323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395127.00/cwt127.00–127.005021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441131.74/cwt130.00–135.0058113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3463123.05/cwt115.00–128.0057013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468134.43/cwt133.50–136.5062954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526129.69/cwt125.50–135.5068216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532124.33/cwt122.00–124.5066130
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3544105.00/cwt105.00–105.005714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550126.50/cwt126.50–126.5069613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581113.64/cwt111.00–115.0066037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590109.00/cwt109.00–109.006434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617118.00/cwt118.00–118.0072817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619108.25/cwt105.00–110.006706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665112.50/cwt109.50–115.5074828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2734100.00/cwt100.00–100.007346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775103.44/cwt100.00–104.0080214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828104.50/cwt104.50–104.508655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added861101.00/cwt101.00–101.008704
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469144.95/cwt133.00–146.0068025
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479131.73/cwt125.00–135.006313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520134.09/cwt123.00–136.0069720
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523116.00/cwt116.00–116.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579132.38/cwt125.00–133.5076622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581111.18/cwt110.00–113.0064611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632130.50/cwt130.50–130.508259
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3646108.00/cwt108.00–108.006985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680120.00/cwt120.00–120.0081613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730107.00/cwt107.00–107.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772106.00/cwt106.00–106.0081810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290680.00/cwt80.00–80.007255
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37962.73/cwt62.00–65.008654
Bulls——1,81389.63/cwt87.00–92.001,6252
Bulls——1,86279.40/cwt72.00–87.001,4789
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03531.90/cwt25.00–37.003305
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09547.90/cwt47.00–49.005252
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10143.98/cwt40.00–46.0048415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19951.72/cwt48.00–56.0062020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23359.22/cwt57.00–61.007302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36256.61/cwt55.00–58.007715
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050575.00/cwt575.00–575.006,0381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,128670.57/cwt585.00–750.007,5643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200602.08/cwt575.00–630.007,2253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300745.00/cwt745.00–745.009,6851

This sale against other markets

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.