Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-06-05

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 5
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,034 head
▲ 611 vs last sale 423▲ 451 vs year ago 583 · +77.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 107▲ 110 vs year ago 70 · +157.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 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 $128.73/cwt on 400 head.
Average price
$128.73
400 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$49
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.04
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541129.16699389
Medium and Large 2-3572113.6565011thin
One grade step is worth $15.51/cwt here — about $49 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 sale400 hd
128.73
—
TN average8 barns · 1,543 hd
129.77
−1.04
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—Low1,69693.171,58018
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46769.441,01831
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25067.4684373
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01559.0059931

Every lot

63 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272157.00/cwt157.00–157.004273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2308165.00/cwt165.00–165.005084
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330135.57/cwt134.00–137.004474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438158.26/cwt156.00–164.5069318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464153.90/cwt149.00–157.5071416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517148.58/cwt138.50–150.5076826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522153.27/cwt152.00–154.0080017
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540120.67/cwt120.00–121.006523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564151.71/cwt151.50–152.0085614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576140.47/cwt133.00–148.0080953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602151.00/cwt151.00–151.0090913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635137.74/cwt133.00–145.0087514
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635126.00/cwt126.00–126.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652140.05/cwt140.05–140.059137
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662136.95/cwt136.50–137.0090746
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745133.50/cwt133.50–133.509957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745123.00/cwt122.00–124.009162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757130.00/cwt130.00–130.0098413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758122.00/cwt122.00–122.009253
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added807126.84/cwt126.00–127.251,0246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2904109.00/cwt109.00–109.009854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2978106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0372
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2258131.00/cwt131.00–131.003385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335135.10/cwt126.00–137.0045321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382134.50/cwt130.00–135.0051420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437131.75/cwt127.00–133.5057611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459137.88/cwt134.00–139.0063371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515134.31/cwt125.00–138.7569273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572113.65/cwt110.00–115.0065011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587125.99/cwt120.00–135.5074040
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2604125.04/cwt123.00–125.2575557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627125.75/cwt125.75–125.7578827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.0078029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677124.50/cwt124.50–124.508439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2744109.13/cwt109.00–110.0081215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2752115.66/cwt105.00–117.008709
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291888.00/cwt88.00–88.008082
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374170.44/cwt156.00–172.5063731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417133.56/cwt130.00–135.0055714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464152.00/cwt152.00–152.0070529
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3497129.00/cwt129.00–129.006418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3506120.00/cwt120.00–120.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524140.02/cwt137.00–143.0073441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583116.00/cwt116.00–116.006764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2586135.75/cwt135.75–135.7579539
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3611115.10/cwt110.00–119.007036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2639123.32/cwt123.00–125.007886
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662125.23/cwt123.00–125.5082928
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733116.30/cwt112.00–117.0085221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760102.00/cwt102.00–102.007751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53185.33/cwt84.00–87.001,3065
Bulls——1,75594.84/cwt89.00–99.001,66411
Bulls——1,780103.54/cwt103.00–104.001,8432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89347.68/cwt43.00–53.004262
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01259.14/cwt54.00–63.0059827
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17068.48/cwt68.00–69.008012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24567.34/cwt63.00–73.0083868
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26860.56/cwt60.00–61.007682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36074.70/cwt74.00–75.001,0163
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46369.09/cwt65.00–73.001,01129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51874.48/cwt74.00–75.001,1312

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.