Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-11-13

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 13
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
985 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 1,036▲ 985 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 220▲ 162 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 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 $120.49/cwt on 394 head.
Average price
$120.49
394 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$675
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.19
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563121.08682372
Medium and Large 2-3512110.5056622
One grade step is worth $10.58/cwt here — about $116 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 sale394 hd
120.49
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TN average8 barns · 2,237 hd
125.68
−5.19
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—Average1,82578.351,43010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38855.6177212
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21951.4562714
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13340.4545814

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2284162.00/cwt162.00–162.004606
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2342157.53/cwt150.00–160.0053912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473135.00/cwt135.00–135.006394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475151.85/cwt151.00–155.0072134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524148.00/cwt148.00–148.007764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539141.06/cwt130.00–143.0076027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570139.64/cwt135.00–146.0079623
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3572113.34/cwt110.00–115.006483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645132.52/cwt130.00–138.5085528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660144.32/cwt140.50–146.7595326
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3663110.13/cwt105.00–120.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677133.00/cwt133.00–133.0090011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712143.44/cwt141.00–145.001,02118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2744130.50/cwt130.50–130.509714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768128.84/cwt125.00–135.009898
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828136.31/cwt135.25–138.001,12928
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235125.00/cwt125.00–125.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321129.16/cwt120.00–132.5041517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3338118.00/cwt118.00–118.003992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2396124.75/cwt120.00–126.0049428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2449124.50/cwt124.50–124.505597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474124.66/cwt120.00–130.0059188
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508113.31/cwt110.00–115.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537122.29/cwt119.00–123.0065756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564128.00/cwt128.00–128.0072219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3567110.01/cwt100.00–112.0062410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2592119.06/cwt114.00–125.0070535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624120.00/cwt120.00–120.007494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668123.25/cwt120.00–125.5082351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679112.14/cwt108.00–120.0076129
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375095.00/cwt95.00–95.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777109.55/cwt100.00–117.0085125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286799.20/cwt99.00–100.0086010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-297595.00/cwt95.00–95.009262
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3349144.00/cwt144.00–144.0050311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360131.00/cwt131.00–131.004723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2387145.00/cwt145.00–145.005613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2403156.50/cwt156.50–156.5063124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3462123.13/cwt120.00–125.0056911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476141.14/cwt130.00–144.5067235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529129.29/cwt123.00–130.0068439
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3544115.00/cwt115.00–115.006265
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582102.43/cwt100.00–105.005968
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2596121.85/cwt110.00–124.0072626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659113.54/cwt105.00–115.0074842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-368890.00/cwt90.00–90.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-370385.00/cwt85.00–85.005984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2746100.00/cwt100.00–100.007469
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2754109.50/cwt109.50–109.5082615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-386085.00/cwt85.00–85.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286294.00/cwt94.00–94.008109
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62567.59/cwt65.00–70.001,0982
Bulls——1,84778.21/cwt73.00–83.001,4456
Bulls——1,95889.54/cwt88.00–91.001,7532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00029.73/cwt26.00–33.002973
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16442.79/cwt37.00–49.004989
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19545.99/cwt45.00–47.005502
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19751.26/cwt47.00–55.0061410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26543.33/cwt42.00–45.005482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28360.53/cwt59.00–62.007772
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35256.01/cwt53.00–59.007578
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38860.98/cwt60.00–62.008462
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53048.66/cwt46.00–51.007442

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.