Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-03-27

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 27
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
631 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 569▲ 94 vs year ago 537 · +17.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 84▼ 205 vs year ago 291 · −70.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
256 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 183▲ 195 vs year ago 61 · +319.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers mostly steady. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bull calves steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.25/cwt on 226 head.
Average price
$130.25
226 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$649
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$2.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.21
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517130.68676193
Medium and Large 2-3391127.7049933
One grade step is worth $2.98/cwt here — about $177 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
130.25
—
TN average9 barns · 1,552 hd
131.45
−1.21
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—High1,58289.481,41513
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38159.7382510
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14557.0265345
CowsLean 85-90%Low99944.6144617

Every lot

70 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2241177.00/cwt177.00–177.004275
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322163.93/cwt155.00–171.005289
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3352137.00/cwt137.00–137.0048211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363152.46/cwt145.00–153.0055316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438173.00/cwt173.00–173.007586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2442157.00/cwt157.00–157.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467168.50/cwt168.50–168.5078716
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3513134.50/cwt134.50–134.506902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539142.38/cwt135.00–143.0076720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2593139.44/cwt135.00–151.0082738
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645126.50/cwt126.50–126.508162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667135.82/cwt132.50–140.5090612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690138.42/cwt135.75–144.5095513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724134.00/cwt134.00–134.009704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810123.00/cwt123.00–123.009961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2952115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,1003
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3258130.21/cwt130.00–131.003365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314140.00/cwt140.00–140.0044013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335134.37/cwt133.00–135.004509
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360130.67/cwt129.00–134.004703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added371142.50/cwt142.50–142.5052910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378135.00/cwt135.00–135.0051013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420128.82/cwt127.00–131.0054112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430147.00/cwt147.00–147.006327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2446134.76/cwt132.00–136.0060129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465146.50/cwt146.50–146.5068114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481144.00/cwt144.00–144.0069311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531134.44/cwt132.50–138.0071411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571128.00/cwt128.00–128.0073128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583122.00/cwt122.00–122.0071114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618100.00/cwt100.00–100.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621120.00/cwt120.00–120.007458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632112.23/cwt110.00–118.0070914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674117.45/cwt115.00–120.007928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705106.00/cwt106.00–106.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770114.50/cwt114.50–114.508828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288896.00/cwt96.00–96.008522
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3406138.53/cwt128.00–144.005629
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455141.66/cwt130.00–145.0064528
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3499135.50/cwt135.50–135.506767
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505126.00/cwt126.00–126.006365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525136.00/cwt136.00–136.0071416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563133.50/cwt133.50–133.5075219
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575120.24/cwt118.00–121.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635108.00/cwt108.00–108.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2643118.00/cwt118.00–118.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657124.50/cwt124.50–124.5081811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721111.59/cwt110.00–112.008055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2752116.00/cwt116.00–116.008723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-295590.50/cwt90.50–90.508643
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19575.78/cwt73.00–77.009063
Bulls——1,66392.88/cwt88.00–99.001,5459
Bulls——2,010100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,0101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89237.37/cwt35.00–40.003335
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04447.63/cwt44.00–51.0049712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05951.13/cwt49.00–54.005419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16357.76/cwt53.00–63.0067233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20266.57/cwt64.00–70.008003
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34065.00/cwt65.00–65.008711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38659.14/cwt57.00–66.008209
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,000775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175954.79/cwt875.00–1,025.0011,2192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,053.95/cwt950.00–1,150.0012,5214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,011.81/cwt925.00–1,050.0012,1423

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.