Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-05-29

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, May 29
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
423 head
▼ 367 vs last sale 790▼ 336 vs year ago 759 · −44.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 102▲ 28 vs year ago 79 · +35.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.41/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$124.41
167 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$657
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$14.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.72
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527124.76658163
Medium and Large 2-3580110.006383thin
Small 1-2545110.006001thin
One grade step is worth $14.76/cwt here — about $58 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 sale167 hd
124.41
—
TN average8 barns · 1,094 hd
128.13
−3.72
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—High1,78598.371,7559thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41872.681,03116
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17569.5381745
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04056.1758416

Every lot

50 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270147.50/cwt147.50–147.503981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2344169.50/cwt169.50–169.505837
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391162.92/cwt150.00–165.006377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435157.00/cwt157.00–157.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459155.50/cwt155.50–155.5071411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522145.50/cwt145.50–145.507606
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576144.52/cwt144.25–145.0083214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580134.39/cwt131.00–136.007799
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682127.93/cwt125.00–128.508726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683133.50/cwt133.50–133.509124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730124.00/cwt124.00–124.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757123.90/cwt120.00–126.509385
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,005105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327131.58/cwt125.00–135.0043014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388133.66/cwt131.00–134.005199
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450115.00/cwt115.00–115.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464131.36/cwt128.50–135.5061053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530124.95/cwt124.50–125.0066219
Heifers—Small 1-2545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589120.70/cwt118.00–126.5071110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620120.26/cwt120.00–122.0074624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653113.13/cwt110.00–114.0073923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682119.00/cwt119.00–119.008125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735100.00/cwt100.00–100.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738105.00/cwt105.00–105.007754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780105.00/cwt105.00–105.008191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433145.00/cwt145.00–145.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455152.00/cwt152.00–152.0069222
Bulls—Small 1-2505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3508122.04/cwt119.00–125.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526142.56/cwt131.00–144.5075027
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585128.14/cwt125.50–129.5075026
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3589120.00/cwt120.00–120.007074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669119.53/cwt117.50–121.0080019
Bulls—Small 1-268099.00/cwt99.00–99.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2731115.50/cwt115.50–115.508447
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778106.50/cwt106.50–106.508296
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290586.00/cwt86.00–86.007781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,71196.19/cwt91.00–101.001,6466
Bulls——1,78587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,5531
Bulls——2,005110.60/cwt109.00–112.002,2182
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95449.09/cwt44.00–51.004686
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09160.42/cwt55.00–63.0065910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17268.73/cwt62.00–75.0080641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20677.75/cwt76.00–81.009384
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38171.78/cwt68.00–75.0099114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67879.00/cwt79.00–79.001,3262

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.