Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-04-03

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 3
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
683 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 631▲ 194 vs year ago 489 · +39.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 86▲ 83 vs year ago 42 · +197.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
241 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 256▲ 180 vs year ago 61 · +295.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 6.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.42/cwt on 228 head.
Average price
$131.42
228 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$1.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.31
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514131.58676202
Medium and Large 2-3443130.1957626
One grade step is worth $1.38/cwt here — about $100 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 sale228 hd
131.42
—
TN average10 barns · 1,772 hd
136.73
−5.31
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—Average1,72789.591,5479thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42562.718949thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16462.3472551
CowsLean 85-90%Low98444.2443521

Every lot

65 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250174.00/cwt174.00–174.004355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327168.91/cwt158.00–171.005526
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335156.87/cwt152.00–160.005265
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3356152.98/cwt145.00–155.005455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391169.70/cwt154.00–178.0066428
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470168.20/cwt150.00–174.0079117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added493160.00/cwt160.00–160.007892
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3517152.00/cwt152.00–152.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530164.00/cwt164.00–164.008694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534153.67/cwt138.00–160.0082121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577146.86/cwt128.00–154.5084720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635134.24/cwt125.00–145.008527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642146.00/cwt146.00–146.009375
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666142.47/cwt136.00–143.7594912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733136.29/cwt126.00–141.509993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,00825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added837128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added897119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,0728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-290599.00/cwt99.00–99.008961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,0784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,036114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,1867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,068112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1962
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260137.50/cwt137.50–137.503582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320133.87/cwt130.00–137.504282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332147.52/cwt142.50–150.5049022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3357141.00/cwt141.00–141.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382142.24/cwt137.50–144.0054311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405143.50/cwt143.50–143.505814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428142.50/cwt142.50–142.506107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3441140.00/cwt140.00–140.006179
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459134.93/cwt133.50–138.0061956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527136.43/cwt128.50–138.5071934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531115.93/cwt111.00–118.0061610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572129.96/cwt120.00–134.7574329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2649110.00/cwt110.00–110.007145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668113.00/cwt113.00–113.0075522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718110.00/cwt110.00–110.007902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772100.00/cwt100.00–100.007725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285595.50/cwt95.50–95.508175
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2448144.50/cwt144.50–144.506478
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462159.50/cwt159.50–159.5073722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3484147.98/cwt145.00–150.007165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525143.94/cwt135.00–147.0075623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3569137.61/cwt134.00–139.007837
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2589134.64/cwt126.50–137.0079327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659123.86/cwt121.00–126.008167
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3691108.00/cwt108.00–108.007465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778114.00/cwt114.00–114.008875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2802109.00/cwt109.00–109.008743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293192.50/cwt92.50–92.508616
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,680101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,6972
Bulls——1,69871.74/cwt65.00–79.001,2182
Bulls——1,75792.17/cwt84.00–98.001,6195
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95947.65/cwt43.00–53.0045715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04535.71/cwt30.00–40.003736
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08054.38/cwt53.00–58.0058711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15762.13/cwt57.00–68.0071930
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27571.74/cwt69.00–74.0091510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41363.80/cwt60.00–68.009018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52054.00/cwt54.00–54.008211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063841.41/cwt685.00–1,000.008,9446
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,262.50/cwt1,225.00–1,300.0018,3064

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.