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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 24

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

535 head

▼ 291 vs last sale 826▼ 163 vs year ago 698 · −23.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

139 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 155▲ 29 vs year ago 110 · +26.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 255▲ 35 vs year ago 120 · +29.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows, Breaker cows were steady, Boner and lean cows 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.63/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$130.63

190 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$3.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.91

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	464	133.82	621	23
Medium and Large 1-2	523	130.20	681	167

One grade step is worth $3.63/cwt here — about −$60 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 sale190 hd

130.63

—

TN average11 barns · 2,247 hd

132.55

−1.91

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,696	91.19	1,546	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	66.74	958	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,078	60.57	653	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	47.02	454	18

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	166.07/cwt	156.00–169.50	503	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	357	152.98/cwt	145.00–155.00	546	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	162.41/cwt	149.00–178.00	638	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	656	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	444	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	750	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	730	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	154.37/cwt	145.00–165.00	699	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	142.38/cwt	131.00–146.00	665	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	486	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	782	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	860	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	154.90/cwt	154.00–156.00	809	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	140.58/cwt	139.00–141.00	817	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	136.36/cwt	127.00–141.00	881	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	915	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	883	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	907	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	125.79/cwt	123.00–126.50	959	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	314	146.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	459	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	144.26/cwt	142.00–145.00	548	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	612	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	137.58/cwt	134.50–140.00	607	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	124.47/cwt	121.00–128.00	645	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	683	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	686	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	126.92/cwt	117.00–132.00	736	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	118.01/cwt	113.00–121.00	749	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	118.03/cwt	115.00–121.00	806	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	759	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	910	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	704	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	143.56/cwt	137.00–146.00	744	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	131.54/cwt	123.00–136.00	754	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	133.02/cwt	129.50–135.00	777	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	119.52/cwt	117.00–122.00	753	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	793	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	860	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	121.53/cwt	119.00–124.00	812	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	722	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	798	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	880	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,387	82.77/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,148	5
Bulls	—	—	1,768	92.28/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,632	16
Bulls	—	—	1,823	99.40/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,812	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	757	39.37/cwt	37.50–40.00	298	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	951	54.12/cwt	50.00–55.00	515	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	48.55/cwt	44.00–52.00	488	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,061	59.21/cwt	55.00–64.00	628	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	66.36/cwt	62.00–70.00	780	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	658	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	67.29/cwt	64.00–70.00	957	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	68.87/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,072	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,175	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,755	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	867.25/cwt	850.00–875.00	10,260	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	993.59/cwt	975.00–1,010.00	11,923	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	862.50/cwt	850.00–875.00	10,350	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,944	1

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Sat Apr 24, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 826Year ago 698

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 155Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 255Year ago 120

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows, Breaker cows were steady, Boner and lean cows 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	460	153.00	153.00
13	—	667	129.00	129.00
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
22	—	584	129.50–135.00	133.02
22	—	518	137.00–146.00	143.56
6	—	642	123.50	123.50
4	—	779	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	119.00–124.00	121.53
2	—	485	143.00	143.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
3	—	573	123.00–136.00	131.54
3	—	722	110.50	110.50
2	—	630	117.00–122.00	119.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	580	117.00–132.00	126.92
18	—	518	121.00–128.00	124.47
6	—	683	115.00–121.00	118.03
3	—	723	105.00	105.00
12	—	635	113.00–121.00	118.01
5	—	315	150.00	150.00
20	—	380	142.00–145.00	144.26
42	—	441	134.50–140.00	137.58
4	—	915	99.50	99.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	123.00	123.00
1	—	490	122.00	122.00
4	—	314	145.00–150.00	146.24
1	—	625	111.00	111.00
1	—	525	126.00	126.00
8	—	434	141.00	141.00
2	—	650	117.00	117.00
2	—	388	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	117.00	117.00
9	—	521	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	661	138.50	138.50
7	—	486	161.00	161.00
4	—	703	129.00	129.00
5	—	521	165.00	165.00
6	—	444	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	448	163.00	163.00
11	—	522	154.00–156.00	154.90
10	—	646	127.00–141.00	136.36
10	—	762	123.00–126.50	125.79
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
8	—	303	156.00–169.50	166.07
17	—	393	149.00–178.00	162.41
16	—	453	145.00–165.00	154.37
1	—	820	120.00	120.00
9	—	581	139.00–141.00	140.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	155.00	155.00
3	—	690	128.00	128.00
4	—	467	131.00–146.00	142.38
5	—	357	145.00–155.00	152.98
9	—	426	154.00	154.00
2	—	525	128.00	128.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,183	850.00–875.00	867.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	975.00–1,010.00	993.59
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	850.00–875.00	862.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	660.00	660.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	51.00	51.00
3	—	1,557	67.00–71.00	68.87
17	—	1,422	64.00–70.00	67.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,061	55.00–64.00	59.21
11	—	951	50.00–55.00	54.12
21	—	1,176	62.00–70.00	66.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,006	44.00–52.00	48.55
3	—	757	37.50–40.00	39.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,387	80.00–87.00	82.77
3	—	1,823	97.00–101.00	99.40
16	—	1,768	85.00–98.00	92.28

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.