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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 4

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Aug 28Sep 4Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

345 head

▼ 215 vs last sale 560▲ 345 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 126▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 48▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale a week ago, Slaughter cows were 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls mostly steady . Heifers were steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.54/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$135.54

124 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$11.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	136.58	703	113
Medium and Large 2-3	538	124.88	672	11thin

One grade step is worth $11.70/cwt here — about $31 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 sale124 hd

135.54

—

TN average8 barns · 1,787 hd

134.91

+0.63

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,725	100.06	1,726	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	73.40	1,026	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	69.54	829	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	57.59	597	14

Every lot

44 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	532	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	170.50/cwt	165.00–171.00	651	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	755	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	126.04/cwt	119.00–133.00	611	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	795	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	137.36/cwt	125.00–147.00	790	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	614	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	740	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	810	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	921	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	659	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	850	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	920	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	130.41/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,019	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	883	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,051	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	453	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	145.62/cwt	139.50–146.50	549	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	625	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	137.26/cwt	137.00–138.00	714	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	122.58/cwt	122.00–123.50	642	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	785	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	778	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	129.38/cwt	127.50–130.00	845	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	123.23/cwt	120.50–126.00	907	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	159.87/cwt	146.00–161.50	745	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	783	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	761	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	757	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	131.00/cwt	123.50–132.00	869	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	859	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,533	92.54/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,419	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,901	1
Bulls	—	—	1,774	101.54/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,801	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	48.91/cwt	47.00–50.00	492	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	59.96/cwt	54.00–65.00	627	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	64.05/cwt	63.00–65.00	689	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	69.12/cwt	65.00–72.00	828	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	74.75/cwt	74.00–78.00	911	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	72.29/cwt	69.00–76.00	985	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	77.84/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,196	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,207	813.20/cwt	790.00–825.00	9,815	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	855.00/cwt	855.00–855.00	11,329	1

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Sat Sep 4, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 560Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 126Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 48Year ago 0

Compared to same sale a week ago, Slaughter cows were 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls mostly steady . Heifers were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	531	147.50	147.50
6	—	570	133.00–134.00	133.49
17	—	663	123.50–132.00	131.00
3	—	603	125.50	125.50
3	—	725	118.50	118.50
19	—	466	146.00–161.50	159.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	575	125.00–147.00	137.36
2	—	440	149.00	149.00
2	—	623	130.00	130.00
4	—	313	170.00	170.00
5	—	662	139.00	139.00
7	—	537	148.00	148.00
11	—	382	165.00–171.00	170.50
12	—	781	127.00–135.00	130.41
14	—	462	163.50	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	120.00–121.00	120.49
3	—	883	119.00	119.00
4	—	659	129.00	129.00
6	—	485	119.00–133.00	126.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	456	137.00	137.00
2	—	310	146.00	146.00
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
3	—	603	129.00	129.00
14	—	579	135.50	135.50
38	—	520	137.00–138.00	137.26
8	—	736	120.50–126.00	123.23
8	—	653	127.50–130.00	129.38
16	—	377	139.50–146.50	145.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	122.00–123.50	122.58
3	—	575	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	855.00	855.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,207	790.00–825.00	813.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,045	54.00–65.00	59.96
3	—	1,005	47.00–50.00	48.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	76.00–79.00	77.84
12	—	1,363	69.00–76.00	72.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,198	65.00–72.00	69.12
6	—	1,219	74.00–78.00	74.75
3	—	1,075	63.00–65.00	64.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,533	90.00–94.00	92.54
15	—	1,774	96.00–107.00	101.54

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.