Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-04-17

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 17
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
826 head
▼ 275 vs last sale 1,101▲ 278 vs year ago 548 · +50.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 174▲ 41 vs year ago 114 · +36.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
255 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 248▲ 220 vs year ago 35 · +628.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

`Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.10/cwt on 279 head.
Average price
$136.10
279 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$666
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$74
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.41
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3425141.6960238
Medium and Large 1-2500135.22676241
One grade step is worth $6.47/cwt here — about −$74 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 sale279 hd
136.10
—
TN average7 barns · 2,019 hd
137.51
−1.41
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—Low1,67691.931,54023
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33167.3389617
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13564.7473557
CowsLean 85-90%Average97255.0353543

Every lot

67 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2248177.50/cwt177.50–177.504404
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285147.50/cwt147.50–147.504201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added301192.50/cwt192.50–192.505795
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3308167.75/cwt146.00–175.005178
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2309177.78/cwt155.00–185.5054916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384173.62/cwt166.00–181.506676
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3391148.00/cwt148.00–148.005795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439165.23/cwt159.00–174.0072525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460151.08/cwt140.00–152.0069514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486173.00/cwt173.00–173.008417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516156.36/cwt140.00–161.0080726
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583141.00/cwt141.00–141.008223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612151.00/cwt151.00–151.0092422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621139.77/cwt131.50–143.0086831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659139.92/cwt137.00–142.5092211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673144.00/cwt144.00–144.0096910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2759131.03/cwt127.00–132.2599517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2244165.00/cwt165.00–165.004037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263165.00/cwt165.00–165.004346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3312148.26/cwt140.00–150.004636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327149.68/cwt145.00–152.0048912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380137.21/cwt128.00–142.005216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382140.85/cwt140.00–141.0053827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416142.58/cwt142.00–147.005939
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420145.77/cwt132.00–148.0061215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461140.45/cwt137.50–141.0064766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517135.00/cwt135.00–135.0069811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527134.25/cwt130.00–138.5070750
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573127.65/cwt116.00–130.0073121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631118.76/cwt115.00–120.007494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660119.88/cwt112.00–122.2579124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740102.00/cwt102.00–102.007553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2787106.72/cwt105.00–107.008407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285998.50/cwt98.50–98.508465
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400169.00/cwt169.00–169.0067627
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418157.00/cwt157.00–157.0065611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2454157.17/cwt142.50–159.5071452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3492154.80/cwt148.00–157.0076216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524152.00/cwt152.00–152.0079650
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3558140.00/cwt140.00–140.007814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2592139.00/cwt139.00–139.0082316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668124.22/cwt120.00–125.0083019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745114.00/cwt114.00–114.008497
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-379592.50/cwt92.50–92.507351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25877.78/cwt75.00–81.009783
Bulls——1,67691.58/cwt84.00–97.001,53515
Bulls——1,925101.49/cwt100.00–106.001,9545
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86345.00/cwt45.00–45.003882
Cows—Lean 85-90%97755.52/cwt47.00–62.0054241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04657.98/cwt57.00–60.006064
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11372.33/cwt71.00–73.008053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14464.82/cwt60.00–71.0074250
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23562.00/cwt62.00–62.007661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33267.44/cwt62.00–70.0089815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41571.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,1881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050785.00/cwt785.00–785.008,2432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,2131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0011,1102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100960.00/cwt960.00–960.0010,5602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,2401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,0691

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.