Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-02-13

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 13
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
243 head
▼ 277 vs last sale 520▼ 138 vs year ago 381 · −36.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 110▲ 28 vs year ago 56 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 74▲ 9 vs year ago 73 · +12.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was a lite test on each class of cattle with weather being a factor. Trends were not quoted on sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.69/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$119.69
77 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.16
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2482122.4559162
Medium and Large 2-3499108.2754015thin
One grade step is worth $14.18/cwt here — about $50 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 sale77 hd
119.69
—
TN average7 barns · 760 hd
121.85
−2.16
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—Average1,57589.501,40910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47264.7495312
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22958.8472334
CowsLean 85-90%Average99244.1643815

Every lot

58 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3228156.00/cwt156.00–156.003563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329139.08/cwt134.00–143.0045817
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340122.50/cwt122.50–122.504171
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3403126.00/cwt126.00–126.005082
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480111.00/cwt111.00–111.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481136.56/cwt135.00–140.006575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610131.27/cwt127.00–132.008017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669127.08/cwt122.00–129.508507
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728131.00/cwt131.00–131.009543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2742125.00/cwt125.00–125.009283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905110.00/cwt110.00–110.009961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2993110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0922
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2243126.00/cwt126.00–126.003064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2297132.50/cwt132.50–132.503943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328125.00/cwt125.00–125.004102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3356117.00/cwt117.00–117.004174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384136.29/cwt136.00–137.005237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005448
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468124.63/cwt120.00–127.0058312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531122.50/cwt122.00–125.0065012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3567106.44/cwt102.00–110.006047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581117.53/cwt112.00–120.006836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629112.95/cwt112.00–115.007103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271096.00/cwt96.00–96.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371081.00/cwt81.00–81.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-294581.00/cwt81.00–81.007651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437136.41/cwt130.00–138.0059614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488123.00/cwt123.00–123.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533133.00/cwt133.00–133.0070910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3543116.00/cwt116.00–116.006303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574127.00/cwt127.00–127.007294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705104.00/cwt104.00–104.007331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2771107.50/cwt107.50–107.508296
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286094.00/cwt94.00–94.008081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43273.15/cwt65.00–80.001,0483
Bulls——1,60099.97/cwt94.00–104.001,6004
Bulls——1,68391.90/cwt90.00–93.001,5473
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93040.82/cwt35.00–46.003809
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08549.18/cwt45.00–52.005346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17852.29/cwt50.00–55.006168
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22359.39/cwt55.00–66.0072622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36868.92/cwt67.00–71.009434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44263.89/cwt57.00–67.0092110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62069.00/cwt69.00–69.001,1182
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,208863.28/cwt660.00–1,050.0010,4283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0014,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0013,6355
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6601,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0021,9951

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.