Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-01-30

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 30
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
497 head
▼ 292 vs last sale 789▼ 279 vs year ago 776 · −36.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 71▼ 21 vs year ago 123 · −17.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 146▲ 24 vs year ago 96 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.39/cwt on 226 head.
Average price
$119.39
226 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$128
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.53
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2577120.85697194
Medium and Large 2-3515110.5256932
One grade step is worth $10.33/cwt here — about $128 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 sale226 hd
119.39
—
TN average8 barns · 1,521 hd
121.92
−2.53
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—Low1,79284.081,50711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39657.097979thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32756.4174929
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08740.9944622

Every lot

68 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290140.00/cwt130.00–150.004062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318167.00/cwt167.00–167.005314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381156.00/cwt156.00–156.005949
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435151.52/cwt131.00–156.0065911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484132.44/cwt130.00–135.006416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503140.00/cwt140.00–140.007043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523150.12/cwt145.00–151.507859
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553149.75/cwt149.75–149.758288
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582131.94/cwt125.00–135.0076814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602134.50/cwt134.50–134.508107
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637126.27/cwt126.00–128.008047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688128.00/cwt128.00–128.008813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688122.93/cwt115.00–125.5084617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718129.05/cwt128.25–129.7592723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735122.00/cwt122.00–122.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2791124.00/cwt124.00–124.009814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added796121.50/cwt121.50–121.509678
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2824118.06/cwt114.00–120.509735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0062
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2252128.00/cwt128.00–128.003233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3327130.00/cwt130.00–130.004253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328123.66/cwt123.00–125.004066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384138.18/cwt132.00–140.005319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3439115.83/cwt114.00–117.0050810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468131.17/cwt122.00–138.0061443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534124.41/cwt118.00–128.5066431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574109.07/cwt107.00–115.006264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583114.98/cwt110.00–120.006708
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610108.00/cwt108.00–108.006593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613125.00/cwt125.00–125.0076615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636124.00/cwt124.00–124.0078911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365590.00/cwt90.00–90.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674111.89/cwt102.00–124.0075431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692112.50/cwt112.50–112.5077916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715109.14/cwt100.00–110.507808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728107.00/cwt107.00–107.007794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added77698.00/cwt98.00–98.007605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286085.00/cwt85.00–85.007312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-392578.00/cwt78.00–78.007221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296895.00/cwt95.00–95.009202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430125.00/cwt125.00–125.005381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2452146.95/cwt132.50–151.5066417
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3481111.00/cwt111.00–111.005344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3501115.00/cwt115.00–115.005765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518132.64/cwt125.00–135.0068713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590134.00/cwt134.00–134.007917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661116.29/cwt110.00–120.007698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2743103.50/cwt103.50–103.507692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773110.00/cwt110.00–110.008509
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291887.50/cwt87.50–87.508033
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,73071.23/cwt65.00–76.001,2322
Bulls——1,77185.03/cwt80.00–88.001,5067
Bulls——1,92893.62/cwt88.00–99.001,8052
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02631.73/cwt25.00–35.003265
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10543.71/cwt40.00–50.0048317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25765.69/cwt63.00–68.008263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30461.94/cwt59.00–65.008087
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31555.12/cwt49.00–61.0072520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46652.79/cwt50.00–55.007746
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53050.00/cwt50.00–50.007652
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100895.00/cwt895.00–895.009,8451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150635.00/cwt635.00–635.007,3032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188708.34/cwt600.00–835.008,4158
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,325720.00/cwt720.00–720.009,5401

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.