Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-10-23

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 23
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
714 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 617▲ 9 vs year ago 705 · +1.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 159▲ 5 vs year ago 116 · +4.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; 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 $121.08/cwt on 280 head.
Average price
$121.08
280 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$43
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.40
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546122.23667250
Medium and Large 2-3489111.8554729
Small 1-2710100.007101thin
One grade step is worth $22.23/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale280 hd
121.08
—
TN average10 barns · 2,501 hd
124.47
−3.40
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—Low1,87384.151,57611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37259.4381513
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22658.0271114
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07842.1245418

Every lot

65 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240156.00/cwt156.00–156.003744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275155.00/cwt155.00–155.004261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2309157.00/cwt157.00–157.004856
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3326120.93/cwt110.00–125.003947
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462148.00/cwt148.00–148.006847
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532142.38/cwt135.50–144.0075721
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560131.00/cwt131.00–131.007341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583137.50/cwt137.00–139.008028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628128.00/cwt128.00–128.008042
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635110.67/cwt110.00–112.007033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654144.00/cwt143.50–145.009429
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665139.39/cwt138.00–139.5092713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722135.12/cwt132.00–137.0097617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2234120.00/cwt120.00–120.002815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320124.45/cwt121.00–128.003988
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3332112.88/cwt110.00–116.003754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369128.00/cwt128.00–128.0047213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3436115.89/cwt115.00–116.005059
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445123.68/cwt122.00–131.0055016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2452125.50/cwt114.00–126.2556751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527122.69/cwt117.00–127.0064742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3544113.00/cwt113.00–113.006159
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3551104.00/cwt100.00–105.005735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577121.30/cwt115.00–125.0070045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632112.00/cwt112.00–112.0070810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640106.00/cwt106.00–106.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667125.00/cwt125.00–125.0083430
Heifers—Small 1-2710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714122.00/cwt122.00–122.008716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2742114.00/cwt114.00–114.008465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2759112.50/cwt112.50–112.508547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764123.18/cwt122.00–125.009415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815106.00/cwt106.00–106.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817115.50/cwt115.50–115.509443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900108.00/cwt108.00–108.009721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,02886.00/cwt86.00–86.008842
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2391157.41/cwt149.50–161.0061532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3419123.25/cwt120.00–125.0051612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450116.00/cwt116.00–116.005225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458141.40/cwt136.50–144.7564832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513113.29/cwt110.00–115.005816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521130.98/cwt125.00–132.5068245
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573111.00/cwt111.00–111.006368
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579124.94/cwt118.50–127.5072342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3627110.00/cwt110.00–110.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638113.00/cwt113.00–113.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661120.50/cwt120.50–120.5079722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690105.00/cwt105.00–105.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2753110.12/cwt106.50–111.0082926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285988.00/cwt88.00–88.007564
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,80074.36/cwt70.00–77.001,3383
Bulls——1,88986.28/cwt83.00–89.001,6306
Bulls——1,93592.44/cwt91.00–94.001,7892
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01829.59/cwt25.00–35.003013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08243.49/cwt38.00–48.0047113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13852.01/cwt50.00–54.005922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21258.14/cwt56.00–62.0070510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22365.03/cwt64.00–66.007952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29850.38/cwt48.00–53.006542
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36866.55/cwt65.00–68.009102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37259.29/cwt56.00–63.008139
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37552.96/cwt52.00–54.007282

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.