Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-10-02

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 2
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
668 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 737▼ 170 vs year ago 838 · −20.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 123▲ 28 vs year ago 132 · +21.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 4.00-12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 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 $120.81/cwt on 255 head.
Average price
$120.81
255 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$697
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.54
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581121.92709229
Medium and Large 2-3536110.9959426
One grade step is worth $10.93/cwt here — about $114 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 sale255 hd
120.81
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TN average8 barns · 1,713 hd
124.35
−3.54
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—Low1,65982.051,36119
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35859.2980532
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20658.3870455
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07049.8553335

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3313125.00/cwt125.00–125.003912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335147.00/cwt147.00–147.004921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471139.87/cwt135.00–145.006594
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475122.00/cwt122.00–122.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520115.00/cwt115.00–115.005981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525131.62/cwt128.00–135.0069117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575129.07/cwt129.00–130.0074214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608135.00/cwt135.00–135.008213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3619110.22/cwt110.00–112.006829
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626122.09/cwt120.00–130.0076424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656136.75/cwt136.75–136.7589728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660127.71/cwt122.00–130.0084316
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2739120.00/cwt120.00–120.008877
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745129.00/cwt129.00–129.009611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762115.00/cwt115.00–115.008765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767133.13/cwt127.50–134.751,02129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800119.00/cwt119.00–119.009523
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295129.00/cwt129.00–129.003811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333130.00/cwt130.00–130.004332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387129.85/cwt129.00–130.0050313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408135.00/cwt135.00–135.0055112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415119.00/cwt119.00–119.004943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469124.69/cwt120.00–128.0058535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471111.75/cwt100.00–115.0052613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525125.26/cwt118.50–127.0065847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528111.00/cwt111.00–111.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568110.00/cwt110.00–110.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589122.48/cwt115.00–123.5072144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661128.51/cwt127.00–130.0084910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668117.99/cwt115.00–119.0078816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701123.25/cwt123.25–123.258649
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723117.00/cwt110.00–122.0084619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286895.88/cwt89.00–100.008328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291998.00/cwt98.00–98.009017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,09389.00/cwt89.00–89.009733
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3386120.73/cwt120.00–125.004667
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2391153.31/cwt144.00–155.5059916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430111.00/cwt111.00–111.004772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2448142.00/cwt142.00–142.0063622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453126.00/cwt126.00–126.005718
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3492115.01/cwt112.00–116.005668
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524126.03/cwt120.00–127.0066028
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583120.73/cwt116.00–122.0070438
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3587110.00/cwt110.00–110.006463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3619103.37/cwt100.00–105.006409
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669113.90/cwt106.00–115.0076225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700106.00/cwt106.00–106.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750109.50/cwt109.50–109.508218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285485.00/cwt85.00–85.007268
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,08574.00/cwt74.00–74.008036
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42373.90/cwt65.00–78.001,0528
Bulls——1,58574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,1731
Bulls——1,82987.28/cwt82.00–94.001,5968
Bulls——1,95897.74/cwt96.00–100.001,9142
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91040.00/cwt38.00–42.003644
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02357.00/cwt57.00–57.005833
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09850.49/cwt45.00–55.0055428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19658.27/cwt53.00–64.0069750
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20866.31/cwt65.00–68.008013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25266.40/cwt65.00–68.008313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37358.56/cwt53.00–64.0080429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37849.05/cwt48.00–50.006762

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.