Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-08-28

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 28
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
560 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 666▲ 37 vs year ago 523 · +7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 123▲ 46 vs year ago 80 · +57.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; 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 $132.46/cwt on 244 head.
Average price
$132.46
244 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$744
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.15
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2566133.23754221
Medium and Large 2-3521125.1265223
One grade step is worth $8.10/cwt here — about $102 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 sale244 hd
132.46
—
TN average7 barns · 1,384 hd
135.61
−3.15
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—Low1,681101.431,70517
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52275.271,14517
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23867.6383825
CowsLean 85-90%Average99159.8059317

Every lot

67 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 1-2328173.24/cwt158.00–175.005689
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330133.94/cwt127.50–140.004422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added439160.00/cwt160.00–160.007028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466150.45/cwt143.00–152.007016
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3521128.74/cwt125.00–130.006714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533156.00/cwt156.00–156.008315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2544144.60/cwt135.00–147.0078710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583125.35/cwt120.00–128.007313
Steers—Small 1-2590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2593145.49/cwt142.00–149.0086310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2603141.02/cwt130.00–142.0085013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642151.50/cwt151.50–151.5097318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662138.79/cwt128.00–141.5091910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686150.75/cwt150.75–150.751,03420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730127.55/cwt125.00–130.009312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3742118.63/cwt115.00–126.008803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,0722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775123.00/cwt123.00–123.009531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added880128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308133.34/cwt128.00–138.5041110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381142.46/cwt133.00–148.005438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388129.00/cwt129.00–129.005013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added453143.50/cwt143.50–143.506504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466133.40/cwt131.00–136.0062251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468120.00/cwt120.00–120.005622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528140.28/cwt137.00–142.0074130
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537125.45/cwt120.00–127.0067413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580124.00/cwt124.00–124.007195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581140.74/cwt140.00–142.0081827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2593136.00/cwt136.00–136.0080617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634129.70/cwt129.00–133.0082234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669135.50/cwt135.50–135.509067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687124.75/cwt124.00–130.008578
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2736117.98/cwt115.00–120.008685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766119.50/cwt119.50–119.509158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774123.61/cwt123.00–124.009575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2838108.00/cwt108.00–108.009053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870110.00/cwt110.00–110.009571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added975106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0343
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382156.22/cwt156.00–156.505977
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435121.00/cwt121.00–121.005261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2446146.52/cwt139.00–151.0065327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462140.00/cwt140.00–140.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523140.47/cwt130.00–144.5073525
Bulls—Small 1-2525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533118.97/cwt116.00–122.006344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573123.00/cwt123.00–123.007058
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577132.66/cwt118.00–137.0076518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635117.00/cwt117.00–117.007431
Bulls—Small 1-2635102.50/cwt102.50–102.506511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2643128.50/cwt128.50–128.5082613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664122.50/cwt122.50–122.508136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775116.46/cwt112.00–118.009038
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291096.00/cwt96.00–96.008743
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 344095.00/cwt95.00–95.004184
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43792.44/cwt90.00–95.001,3283
Bulls——1,704101.55/cwt96.00–106.001,73011
Bulls——1,840110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,0243
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79068.00/cwt68.00–68.005371
Cows—Lean 85-90%87850.99/cwt48.00–54.004482
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02260.47/cwt55.00–65.0061814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22969.59/cwt66.00–77.0085519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26861.44/cwt57.00–64.007796
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45179.64/cwt78.00–82.001,1565
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54674.21/cwt71.00–77.001,14711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0471

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.