Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-02-06

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 6
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
520 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 497▲ 17 vs year ago 503 · +3.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 102▲ 16 vs year ago 94 · +17.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 120▼ 63 vs year ago 137 · −46.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.27/cwt on 210 head.
Average price
$121.27
210 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$2.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.55
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568121.70692170
Medium and Large 2-3518119.4361940
One grade step is worth $2.27/cwt here — about $72 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 sale210 hd
121.27
—
TN average10 barns · 1,749 hd
121.82
−0.55
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—High1,77585.061,51018
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48561.5191311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22156.8069436
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12946.3352326

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272160.00/cwt160.00–160.004353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2312174.00/cwt174.00–174.005433
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375131.95/cwt130.00–133.004953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378153.00/cwt153.00–153.0057810
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405125.00/cwt125.00–125.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428155.00/cwt155.00–155.006637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462151.74/cwt136.00–155.007016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2509143.00/cwt135.00–146.0072814
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530123.82/cwt120.00–135.006564
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550136.00/cwt136.00–136.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572131.69/cwt125.00–135.0075317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613137.00/cwt137.00–137.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2641131.00/cwt131.00–131.0084014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650131.50/cwt131.50–131.508558
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670124.24/cwt120.00–126.0083210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3678106.00/cwt106.00–106.007192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721125.00/cwt125.00–125.009016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760122.00/cwt122.00–122.009272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2832119.41/cwt118.00–120.509939
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added859119.75/cwt119.75–119.751,02932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885112.00/cwt112.00–112.009911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275123.00/cwt123.00–123.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335129.50/cwt129.50–129.504347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368130.99/cwt121.00–132.504828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2394140.00/cwt140.00–140.005527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414127.98/cwt125.00–140.005307
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added420141.00/cwt141.00–141.005926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3436132.74/cwt132.00–135.005794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468136.45/cwt112.00–139.5063918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520126.14/cwt120.00–128.0065641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530124.50/cwt124.50–124.506603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546128.00/cwt128.00–128.006995
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560129.00/cwt129.00–129.007227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571124.00/cwt124.00–124.0070820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590116.68/cwt115.00–121.0068819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007269
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-364787.00/cwt87.00–87.005633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365595.96/cwt91.00–101.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665106.76/cwt102.00–110.007107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370387.00/cwt87.00–87.006124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added743108.00/cwt108.00–108.0080211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276696.76/cwt93.00–103.007418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781105.50/cwt105.50–105.508248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-384076.00/cwt76.00–76.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added948103.00/cwt103.00–103.009763
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3408125.00/cwt125.00–125.005105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2441150.51/cwt140.00–152.5066423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464140.00/cwt140.00–140.006504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3514121.70/cwt120.00–122.006267
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518140.60/cwt134.50–142.5072826
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3567103.34/cwt100.00–105.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2591128.00/cwt128.00–128.007569
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623105.00/cwt105.00–105.006542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664119.02/cwt108.00–123.0079019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755113.00/cwt113.00–113.008534
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68474.56/cwt65.00–82.001,2567
Bulls——1,83284.34/cwt81.00–88.001,5456
Bulls——1,835100.62/cwt92.00–108.001,8465
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12847.19/cwt44.00–52.0053221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13442.70/cwt35.00–50.004845
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20957.28/cwt53.00–63.0069326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23052.00/cwt52.00–52.006401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23551.21/cwt50.00–54.006327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28069.00/cwt69.00–69.008831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29765.67/cwt65.00–67.008523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53661.74/cwt55.00–66.009489
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,5191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285674.59/cwt600.00–735.008,6682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,288919.15/cwt875.00–1,000.0011,8393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,400825.00/cwt825.00–825.0011,5501

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.