Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-09-11

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 11
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
792 head
▲ 447 vs last sale 345▼ 306 vs year ago 1,098 · −27.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 95▲ 46 vs year ago 88 · +52.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends this week are on a light test due to light offerings last week because of the Holiday weekend. Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.99/cwt on 345 head.
Average price
$127.99
345 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.38
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2567128.98731326
Small 1-2530116.006151thin
Medium and Large 2-3544110.6760218thin
One grade step is worth $18.31/cwt here — about $129 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 sale345 hd
127.99
—
TN average7 barns · 1,456 hd
134.37
−6.38
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—Average1,92695.081,83112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45266.6496815
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25265.8182420
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04455.4557917

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 1-2240172.50/cwt172.50–172.504141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318155.11/cwt153.00–156.0049313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330133.03/cwt130.00–135.004395
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430128.00/cwt126.00–130.005502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2456155.34/cwt150.00–157.0070817
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3498120.00/cwt120.00–120.005982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527141.55/cwt135.00–144.0074622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575143.28/cwt141.00–148.0082417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580133.99/cwt127.00–138.0077711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3581125.00/cwt125.00–125.007266
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3612117.92/cwt114.00–120.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638139.04/cwt125.00–139.5088731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645142.50/cwt142.50–142.509198
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679131.77/cwt130.00–137.008954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723141.23/cwt139.00–143.001,02114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762127.26/cwt125.00–130.009707
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added847130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3873119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,0434
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2264137.00/cwt137.00–137.003624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325138.52/cwt137.00–140.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380135.59/cwt134.50–136.0051525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431116.00/cwt116.00–116.005004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437138.00/cwt138.00–138.006033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459132.48/cwt127.00–134.0060856
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465114.00/cwt114.00–114.005302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519130.71/cwt126.50–135.0067862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528113.34/cwt113.00–113.505986
Heifers—Small 1-2530116.00/cwt116.00–116.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589126.91/cwt123.00–128.0074755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626139.00/cwt139.00–139.008708
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645100.00/cwt100.00–100.006452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668122.55/cwt118.00–126.0081945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669139.00/cwt139.00–139.0093025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3733100.00/cwt100.00–100.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738112.80/cwt110.00–117.0083219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2771116.83/cwt110.00–119.509017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836113.50/cwt113.50–113.509498
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3363130.99/cwt130.00–132.004752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2389158.82/cwt150.00–162.5061823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426135.00/cwt135.00–135.005757
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2443144.00/cwt144.00–144.0063810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464150.50/cwt150.50–150.5069821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495125.00/cwt125.00–125.006194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524138.21/cwt125.00–140.5072434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580130.02/cwt122.00–132.0075430
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3584115.17/cwt110.00–118.006735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3648110.00/cwt110.00–110.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663125.79/cwt120.50–127.0083437
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730101.00/cwt101.00–101.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767117.69/cwt112.50–120.5090317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2842102.50/cwt102.50–102.508633
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72384.98/cwt84.00–86.001,4642
Bulls——1,94694.98/cwt90.00–100.001,8488
Bulls——2,050105.55/cwt104.00–107.002,1642
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93542.83/cwt38.00–48.004003
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05956.53/cwt52.00–60.0059911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09764.11/cwt62.00–66.007033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23065.28/cwt61.00–70.0080313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29073.15/cwt71.00–76.009444
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29758.35/cwt57.00–60.007573
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37556.96/cwt56.00–58.007832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44573.65/cwt72.00–75.001,0643
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47066.47/cwt62.00–70.0097710

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.