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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 30

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

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Feeder Cattle receipts

577 head

▼ 137 vs last sale 714▲ 133 vs year ago 444 · +30.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 121▲ 16 vs year ago 67 · +23.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers mostly steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.22/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$124.22

232 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$14.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	509	125.35	638	214
Medium and Large 2-3	491	110.86	544	18thin

One grade step is worth $14.49/cwt here — about $94 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 sale232 hd

124.22

—

TN average9 barns · 1,626 hd

125.91

−1.68

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,856	86.11	1,598	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,362	58.18	793	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	52.00	611	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	36.79	401	12

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	322	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	586	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	394	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	654	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	678	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	156.45/cwt	150.50–158.50	729	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	136.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	656	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	139.35/cwt	133.50–145.00	741	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	135.99/cwt	125.00–144.00	781	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	846	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	135.60/cwt	125.00–138.00	922	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,035	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	966	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,064	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,077	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	246	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	303	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	351	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	391	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	345	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	127.10/cwt	124.00–128.50	480	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	140.91/cwt	140.50–141.50	535	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	108.10/cwt	101.00–115.00	458	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	125.91/cwt	123.00–128.00	575	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	125.53/cwt	120.00–126.00	645	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	562	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	635	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	126.76/cwt	120.00–129.25	738	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	683	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	788	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	748	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	885	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	787	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	153.09/cwt	146.00–157.50	565	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	568	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	666	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	613	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	614	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	135.12/cwt	125.00–137.50	699	17
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	122.86/cwt	116.00–124.50	719	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	122.37/cwt	116.00–123.00	781	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	663	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	696	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	718	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	675	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	779	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	735	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,271	1
Bulls	—	—	1,861	85.57/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,592	5
Bulls	—	—	1,945	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,789	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	463	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	28.50/cwt	25.00–32.00	284	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	38.62/cwt	36.00–42.00	439	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	51.01/cwt	47.00–55.00	582	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	61.98/cwt	60.00–64.00	733	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,312	64.01/cwt	62.00–66.00	840	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	41.47/cwt	40.00–43.00	549	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	57.95/cwt	55.00–61.00	790	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	50.37/cwt	48.00–53.00	723	2

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Sat Oct 30, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 577Last week 714Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 121Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	582	120.00–129.25	126.76
17	—	380	140.50–141.50	140.91
4	—	756	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	85.00	85.00
2	—	795	99.00	99.00
10	—	584	115.00–119.00	116.99
8	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	285	123.00	123.00
8	—	303	129.00	129.00
41	—	457	123.00–128.00	125.91
4	—	246	123.00	123.00
5	—	657	120.00	120.00
19	—	378	124.00–128.50	127.10
6	—	733	102.00	102.00
35	—	514	120.00–126.00	125.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	562	113.00	113.00
1	—	325	106.00	106.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
4	—	424	101.00–115.00	108.10
3	—	385	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	755	128.00	128.00
4	—	858	124.00	124.00
3	—	432	157.00	157.00
24	—	466	150.50–158.50	156.45
15	—	680	125.00–138.00	135.60
2	—	240	145.00	145.00
1	—	945	114.00	114.00
7	—	627	135.00	135.00
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
33	—	574	125.00–144.00	135.99
24	—	532	133.50–145.00	139.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	113.00	113.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
3	—	480	130.00–140.00	136.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	322	182.00	182.00
5	—	394	166.00	166.00
4	—	726	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	105.00	105.00
2	—	718	94.00	94.00
3	—	437	130.00	130.00
2	—	503	122.00	122.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	638	116.00–123.00	122.37
16	—	369	146.00–157.50	153.09
1	—	875	84.00	84.00
17	—	517	125.00–137.50	135.12
8	—	768	100.00–103.00	101.49
4	—	454	135.00	135.00
32	—	585	116.00–124.50	122.86
13	—	447	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	40.00–43.00	41.47
3	—	1,183	60.00–64.00	61.98
9	—	1,141	47.00–55.00	51.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,138	36.00–42.00	38.62
3	—	997	25.00–32.00	28.50
1	—	985	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	48.00–53.00	50.37
3	—	1,312	62.00–66.00	64.01
8	—	1,363	55.00–61.00	57.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,945	92.00	92.00
5	—	1,861	84.00–87.00	85.57
1	—	1,650	77.00	77.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.