Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-06-12

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 12
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
753 head
▼ 281 vs last sale 1,034▲ 230 vs year ago 523 · +44.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
201 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 180▲ 113 vs year ago 88 · +128.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 103▲ 36 vs year ago 81 · +44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.09/cwt on 286 head.
Average price
$130.09
286 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$704
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$13.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.75
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540130.64706274
Medium and Large 2-3562117.6466111thin
Small 1-2425117.004971thin
One grade step is worth $13.64/cwt here — about $209 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 sale286 hd
130.09
—
TN average9 barns · 2,105 hd
131.84
−1.75
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—High1,65495.791,58415
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37071.4297935
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20769.3183660
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05460.8164147

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270160.00/cwt160.00–160.004322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005045
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3319130.00/cwt130.00–130.004153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2356163.00/cwt163.00–163.005808
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463152.85/cwt146.00–157.0070825
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3504129.67/cwt129.00–130.006549
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520148.46/cwt138.00–152.0077231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3586131.55/cwt131.00–133.007717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590142.75/cwt135.50–147.0084236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642145.44/cwt144.00–147.5093412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2649138.50/cwt138.50–138.508999
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663140.35/cwt140.00–140.5093124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666125.49/cwt123.50–128.0083636
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3713115.00/cwt115.00–115.008202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745134.00/cwt125.00–135.7599817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772127.00/cwt127.00–127.009807
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865110.00/cwt110.00–110.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3870100.00/cwt100.00–100.008701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271143.00/cwt143.00–143.003885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2339135.77/cwt135.00–140.0046013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377142.10/cwt138.00–143.5053611
Heifers—Small 1-2425117.00/cwt117.00–117.004971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439130.44/cwt127.00–134.505739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466138.22/cwt133.50–139.5064454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528131.65/cwt125.00–133.5069551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3552118.00/cwt118.00–118.006518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572132.72/cwt132.50–133.0075922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587127.60/cwt125.50–131.0074956
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600114.00/cwt114.00–114.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635127.00/cwt127.00–127.008067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661124.00/cwt124.00–124.0082017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664118.48/cwt116.50–121.5078710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690106.00/cwt106.00–106.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733114.01/cwt111.00–115.008367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756113.36/cwt109.00–115.0085711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910107.00/cwt107.00–107.009741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2394154.00/cwt154.00–154.0060713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413125.00/cwt125.00–125.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460146.00/cwt146.00–146.0067219
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3519129.00/cwt129.00–129.006704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522144.40/cwt136.00–145.0075429
Bulls—Small 1-2530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2596134.50/cwt134.50–134.5080216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3598125.00/cwt125.00–125.007486
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623107.43/cwt105.00–110.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2647127.26/cwt122.00–127.5082322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653113.00/cwt113.00–113.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3693110.00/cwt110.00–110.007624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2781106.45/cwt105.00–107.0083114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286288.00/cwt88.00–88.007595
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62585.22/cwt83.00–87.001,3852
Bulls——1,63795.64/cwt90.00–101.001,56610
Bulls——1,728103.33/cwt102.00–104.001,7863
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95850.24/cwt45.00–54.004816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05561.70/cwt55.00–65.0065136
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11060.00/cwt60.00–60.006661
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16667.10/cwt66.00–68.007825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20568.86/cwt63.00–74.0083054
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24376.00/cwt75.00–77.009455
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29076.79/cwt76.00–78.009913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37870.92/cwt64.00–75.0097732
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,087922.05/cwt875.00–950.0010,0236

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.