Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-10-16

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 16
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
617 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 637▼ 243 vs year ago 860 · −28.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 129▼ 4 vs year ago 163 · −2.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; 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 $121.17/cwt on 249 head.
Average price
$121.17
249 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$671
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.79
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558122.18682229
Medium and Large 2-3501109.6054920
One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about $133 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 sale249 hd
121.17
—
TN average8 barns · 1,665 hd
128.96
−7.79
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—Average1,84583.241,5369thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39557.1279713
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23856.4069813
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04843.4345511

Every lot

59 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230153.00/cwt153.00–153.003523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2292155.00/cwt155.00–155.004533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2302167.50/cwt167.50–167.505063
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3318139.00/cwt139.00–139.004423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445138.00/cwt138.00–138.006146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486139.95/cwt135.00–143.006808
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3508115.00/cwt115.00–115.005842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529136.43/cwt129.00–140.0072219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580137.21/cwt129.00–141.5079642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645128.00/cwt128.00–128.008265
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666138.18/cwt133.00–144.0092035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710134.00/cwt125.00–136.0095117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721137.75/cwt137.75–137.7599319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781127.96/cwt127.50–130.0099911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,1123
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2253129.00/cwt129.00–129.003265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2311125.00/cwt125.00–125.003897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367130.97/cwt128.00–134.5048118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370104.74/cwt104.00–105.003884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3432109.60/cwt105.00–118.004733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464127.35/cwt123.00–128.5059154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529127.00/cwt127.00–127.0067222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3557111.10/cwt108.00–113.0061913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575125.00/cwt125.00–125.0071923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586119.56/cwt118.00–121.0070129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634122.00/cwt122.00–122.007735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656123.00/cwt123.00–123.008079
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673115.28/cwt113.00–116.0077621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728115.00/cwt115.00–115.008375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730113.25/cwt113.00–113.7582718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760113.50/cwt113.50–113.508636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765100.00/cwt100.00–100.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288290.00/cwt90.00–90.007943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296795.50/cwt95.50–95.509233
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372150.76/cwt148.00–153.0056113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390121.41/cwt120.00–132.004738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2406135.00/cwt135.00–135.0054810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453139.37/cwt132.00–142.0063119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3507114.23/cwt110.00–115.505799
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521129.25/cwt122.00–130.0067319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573108.00/cwt108.00–108.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588122.85/cwt115.50–125.5072215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3617106.49/cwt106.00–110.006578
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659120.75/cwt113.00–123.0079618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2757108.09/cwt106.00–108.5081812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293087.00/cwt87.00–87.008091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65773.98/cwt70.00–77.001,2263
Bulls——1,91786.65/cwt83.00–90.001,6615
Bulls——2,05094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,9271
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91234.89/cwt32.00–38.003183
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07844.49/cwt40.00–48.004806
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16053.06/cwt52.00–54.006152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21356.38/cwt52.00–61.0068411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34565.00/cwt65.00–65.008741
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37856.65/cwt52.00–61.0078110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40548.00/cwt48.00–48.006741
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42548.00/cwt48.00–48.006841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46864.03/cwt63.00–65.009402

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.