Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-03-13

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 13
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
801 head
▼ 261 vs last sale 1,062▲ 458 vs year ago 343 · +133.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 160▲ 36 vs year ago 88 · +40.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
189 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 142▲ 53 vs year ago 136 · +39.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Steers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls calves 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.30/cwt on 304 head.
Average price
$144.30
304 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$834
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.51
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578145.12839291
Medium and Large 2-3579125.9172913thin
One grade step is worth $19.20/cwt here — about $110 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 sale304 hd
144.30
—
TN average11 barns · 2,876 hd
144.81
−0.51
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—Average1,72877.571,34112
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43858.9184714
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28354.9370536
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04143.0044836

Every lot

74 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 1-2255172.00/cwt172.00–172.004392
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325158.35/cwt156.00–159.0051513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391171.00/cwt171.00–171.0066922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439164.02/cwt155.00–172.5072019
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2457163.00/cwt163.00–163.0074516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added487170.50/cwt170.50–170.508305
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519163.57/cwt155.00–166.5084918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535151.15/cwt138.00–155.0080927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587131.61/cwt120.00–140.0077353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625128.00/cwt128.00–128.008004
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625120.94/cwt119.00–123.007562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638138.00/cwt138.00–138.008806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664139.97/cwt138.00–141.0092948
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680132.79/cwt126.50–137.2590320
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3701120.00/cwt120.00–120.008415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710133.72/cwt131.00–136.0094918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768126.50/cwt126.50–126.5097212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825120.50/cwt120.50–120.509941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2883115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,0202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,00096.00/cwt96.00–96.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,138100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1384
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2254126.00/cwt126.00–126.003207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317138.00/cwt138.00–138.004377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386138.00/cwt138.00–138.0053319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410140.52/cwt133.00–149.0057626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426133.00/cwt133.00–133.005677
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460115.00/cwt115.00–115.005296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464132.55/cwt127.50–144.5061556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520110.52/cwt110.00–112.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529125.74/cwt120.00–135.0066541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538132.00/cwt132.00–132.0071012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2591119.48/cwt115.00–124.007068
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618115.21/cwt105.00–121.007127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634123.50/cwt123.50–123.5078312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654127.00/cwt127.00–127.0083114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671115.06/cwt110.00–120.0077220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720107.50/cwt107.50–107.507744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759111.00/cwt111.00–111.0084211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775102.84/cwt95.50–106.5079714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380591.00/cwt91.00–91.007331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286095.00/cwt95.00–95.008172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added865107.50/cwt107.50–107.509308
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415143.02/cwt141.00–147.005949
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418131.00/cwt131.00–131.005484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466158.52/cwt151.00–160.0073925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3511132.41/cwt130.00–133.0067710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525145.01/cwt136.00–147.0076117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580139.23/cwt125.50–140.5080824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590122.00/cwt122.00–122.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635124.00/cwt124.00–124.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2693122.50/cwt122.50–122.508496
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3693116.00/cwt116.00–116.008042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2743102.00/cwt102.00–102.007583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2769106.00/cwt106.00–106.0081510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-289085.00/cwt85.00–85.007571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65672.17/cwt63.00–75.001,1957
Bulls——1,82985.14/cwt80.00–91.001,5575
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02635.97/cwt30.00–40.003696
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04444.40/cwt40.00–50.0046430
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20350.11/cwt48.00–52.006036
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28955.26/cwt50.00–60.0071228
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33566.00/cwt66.00–66.008811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43058.81/cwt55.00–65.0084112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43564.75/cwt62.00–67.009292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63553.00/cwt53.00–53.008671
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,047.92/cwt1,000.00–1,075.0012,5753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,057.17/cwt1,025.00–1,125.0013,1413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,4752

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.