Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-08-21

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 21
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
666 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 590▼ 124 vs year ago 790 · −15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 134▼ 1 vs year ago 124 · −0.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 650 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower, over 650 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 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 $129.62/cwt on 276 head.
Average price
$129.62
276 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$730
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.09
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2569130.53742263
Medium and Large 2-3448111.2349813thin
One grade step is worth $19.29/cwt here — about $244 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 sale276 hd
129.62
—
TN average8 barns · 1,701 hd
134.70
−5.09
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—Low1,908101.231,93217
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47773.381,08415
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26272.8792015
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07860.5865314

Every lot

68 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275164.00/cwt164.00–164.004511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315161.00/cwt161.00–161.005073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443158.00/cwt158.00–158.007007
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461171.23/cwt170.00–172.007898
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478120.00/cwt120.00–120.005744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517164.25/cwt164.25–164.2584929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526151.60/cwt143.00–156.0079719
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550124.00/cwt124.00–124.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580150.73/cwt145.00–155.0087434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581132.85/cwt128.00–141.007728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629156.81/cwt152.00–157.0098625
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3633126.00/cwt126.00–126.007984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636137.00/cwt137.00–137.008714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,0205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689143.00/cwt143.00–143.009859
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2782131.68/cwt131.00–132.001,0303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added794149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added860149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,28114
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329127.50/cwt127.50–127.504194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368110.00/cwt110.00–110.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386128.57/cwt125.00–130.0049612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417116.00/cwt116.00–116.004846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457132.94/cwt125.00–138.5060845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510105.00/cwt105.00–105.005363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516144.00/cwt144.00–144.0074322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534130.73/cwt127.00–132.0069847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555140.02/cwt139.00–142.007776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560105.00/cwt105.00–105.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579132.14/cwt124.00–136.0076551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2604132.00/cwt132.00–132.007975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622135.98/cwt135.00–139.0084616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656133.00/cwt133.00–133.008728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662126.41/cwt118.00–128.0083719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737118.21/cwt117.00–119.0087114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added867115.00/cwt115.00–115.009973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,07385.00/cwt85.00–85.009128
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3363124.02/cwt120.00–130.004505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377173.48/cwt157.00–183.0065411
Bulls—Small 1-2415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417121.48/cwt120.00–123.005074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2448166.50/cwt166.50–166.5074616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2454150.00/cwt150.00–150.006818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3509117.67/cwt117.00–118.005996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524139.01/cwt130.00–140.5072828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577134.37/cwt127.00–139.5077517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583109.00/cwt109.00–109.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3608100.00/cwt100.00–100.006083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633119.00/cwt119.00–119.0075310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655130.25/cwt130.25–130.2585320
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655111.00/cwt111.00–111.007271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767119.82/cwt113.00–122.5091911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2862105.50/cwt105.50–105.509093
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70587.54/cwt81.00–92.001,4933
Bulls——1,944102.12/cwt98.00–105.001,98510
Bulls——1,971109.29/cwt107.00–111.002,1544
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93550.61/cwt48.00–53.004732
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09261.06/cwt55.00–65.0066710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14868.13/cwt67.00–69.007822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23772.89/cwt68.00–76.0090210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27379.01/cwt78.00–80.001,0063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37063.54/cwt62.00–65.008702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45364.95/cwt64.00–66.009442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47473.04/cwt68.00–77.001,07710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50580.11/cwt78.00–82.001,2063

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.