Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-09-18

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 18
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
753 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 792▼ 207 vs year ago 960 · −21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 134▲ 26 vs year ago 94 · +27.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.08/cwt on 288 head.
Average price
$127.08
288 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.49
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536128.08687275
Medium and Large 2-3547105.8757913thin
One grade step is worth $22.21/cwt here — about $108 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 sale288 hd
127.08
—
TN average8 barns · 2,162 hd
129.56
−2.49
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—High1,62593.291,51616
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41567.1194923
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23663.3578345
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07957.0561630

Every lot

63 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 1-2225185.00/cwt185.00–185.004164
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3308152.50/cwt152.50–152.504702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317154.15/cwt147.50–156.004895
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438127.00/cwt127.00–127.005563
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460129.00/cwt129.00–129.005931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468150.15/cwt142.00–151.0070333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522140.93/cwt132.00–143.0073617
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550121.00/cwt121.00–121.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569148.17/cwt144.75–152.0084344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591136.53/cwt125.00–140.5080727
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3612107.00/cwt107.00–107.006553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626143.00/cwt143.00–143.008955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2648143.50/cwt143.50–143.509309
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659139.50/cwt133.00–140.5091930
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723135.50/cwt135.50–135.509808
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0228
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2786130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825131.99/cwt131.50–132.501,0894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2932117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0953
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2274142.96/cwt137.50–149.003924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325139.36/cwt135.00–144.004534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381135.54/cwt134.00–139.0051647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2448133.50/cwt133.50–133.5059841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459129.50/cwt129.50–129.5059412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478110.00/cwt110.00–110.005262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3516111.30/cwt110.00–115.005744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527127.97/cwt124.00–128.5067443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533132.72/cwt132.00–134.0070714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585101.58/cwt101.00–105.005947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588126.17/cwt120.00–129.0074247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623121.00/cwt121.00–121.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677123.47/cwt121.00–127.0083626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722123.95/cwt123.00–125.0089517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740105.00/cwt105.00–105.007773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781108.00/cwt108.00–108.0084310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288190.00/cwt90.00–90.007935
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3384134.00/cwt134.00–134.005158
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390143.99/cwt141.00–145.0056231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3408111.00/cwt111.00–111.004534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440136.00/cwt136.00–136.005982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462147.00/cwt147.00–147.0067932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522133.16/cwt126.00–135.0069537
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527110.00/cwt110.00–110.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587128.00/cwt128.00–128.0075118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620104.00/cwt104.00–104.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635123.66/cwt118.00–125.0078528
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660116.00/cwt116.00–116.007665
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680109.00/cwt109.00–109.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727120.50/cwt120.50–120.508765
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760105.00/cwt105.00–105.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763108.00/cwt108.00–108.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2848103.50/cwt103.50–103.508782
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45081.41/cwt75.00–86.001,1802
Bulls——1,60594.52/cwt87.00–99.001,51713
Bulls——2,240101.00/cwt101.00–101.002,2621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97843.17/cwt40.00–48.004222
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08057.86/cwt51.00–62.0062527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13870.03/cwt69.00–71.007972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21056.97/cwt56.00–58.006892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24263.33/cwt59.00–67.0078741
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26563.00/cwt63.00–63.007971
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39165.71/cwt63.00–68.0091416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46970.32/cwt69.00–71.001,0337

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.