Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-10-09

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 9
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
637 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 668▲ 2 vs year ago 635 · +0.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 160▲ 14 vs year ago 115 · +12.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; 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 $124.41/cwt on 265 head.
Average price
$124.41
265 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$664
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$240
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$45.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.64
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538125.67676247
Medium and Large 2-3466108.6750617thin
Small 1-254580.004361thin
One grade step is worth $45.67/cwt here — about $240 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 sale265 hd
124.41
—
TN average12 barns · 2,145 hd
126.05
−1.64
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—High1,78386.231,53712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42560.1685713
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20259.3171315
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00646.5146816

Every lot

69 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250162.00/cwt162.00–162.004056
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320125.00/cwt125.00–125.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327143.21/cwt136.00–145.004689
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2444140.92/cwt135.00–142.0062613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484142.90/cwt140.00–145.006927
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516136.31/cwt130.00–137.0070310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537145.00/cwt145.00–145.0077911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560105.00/cwt105.00–105.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563142.99/cwt130.00–144.0080515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576145.50/cwt145.50–145.508387
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605112.00/cwt112.00–112.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617134.52/cwt125.00–138.5083022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668140.22/cwt139.50–141.5093713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735125.00/cwt125.00–125.009191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2779120.47/cwt115.00–122.009386
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860110.00/cwt110.00–110.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added892127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,064117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2455
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3243112.50/cwt112.50–112.502733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285110.00/cwt110.00–110.003141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2298127.00/cwt127.00–127.003782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317125.00/cwt125.00–125.003963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2392128.34/cwt123.00–129.5050333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3446105.00/cwt105.00–105.004684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461128.58/cwt119.00–134.5059365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524130.06/cwt120.00–134.0068238
Heifers—Small 1-254580.00/cwt80.00–80.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576108.55/cwt100.00–110.006257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577126.27/cwt115.00–127.5072945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added598135.50/cwt135.50–135.5081019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603131.00/cwt131.00–131.007903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653118.42/cwt117.50–127.5077321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774100.00/cwt100.00–100.0077410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287390.00/cwt90.00–90.007864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,11595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0594
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372148.00/cwt148.00–148.005518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385112.50/cwt112.50–112.504331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461134.82/cwt126.00–136.0062225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478110.00/cwt110.00–110.005262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518106.27/cwt105.00–110.005504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533126.47/cwt120.00–128.0067431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2589126.00/cwt126.00–126.0074220
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2603110.00/cwt110.00–110.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656117.30/cwt110.00–118.2576926
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2748107.00/cwt107.00–107.0080018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2779105.00/cwt105.00–105.008185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283992.00/cwt92.00–92.007726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293985.00/cwt85.00–85.007984
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70275.51/cwt72.00–79.001,2853
Bulls——1,77188.05/cwt83.00–93.001,5597
Bulls——1,94595.96/cwt95.00–97.001,8662
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89533.58/cwt28.00–38.003014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02449.59/cwt45.00–54.0050810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14056.94/cwt56.00–58.006492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18459.35/cwt55.00–64.0070311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19351.43/cwt51.00–52.006142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31366.98/cwt66.00–68.008792
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41059.39/cwt56.00–64.0083710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43053.00/cwt53.00–53.007581
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49567.59/cwt66.00–69.001,0102

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.