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Carthage Livestock Auction

Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 20

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Nov 13Nov 20Dec 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,209 head

▲ 224 vs last sale 985▼ 72 vs year ago 1,281 · −5.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 162▲ 8 vs year ago 137 · +5.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; 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 $123.50/cwt on 480 head.

Average price

$123.50

480 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$9.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.21

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	575	123.93	713	459
Medium and Large 2-3	443	114.14	506	21

One grade step is worth $9.78/cwt here — about $207 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 sale480 hd

123.50

—

TN average10 barns · 2,771 hd

124.71

−1.21

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	—	Average	1,870	79.09	1,479	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	55.59	763	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	52.80	651	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	41.18	451	16

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	394	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	154.78/cwt	151.00–156.00	489	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	324	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	454	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	148.98/cwt	139.00–155.00	666	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	151.58/cwt	145.00–153.00	720	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	544	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	777	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	141.47/cwt	132.50–146.00	751	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	857	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	109.03/cwt	105.00–113.00	630	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	138.77/cwt	135.00–143.00	808	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	646	146.75/cwt	140.00–147.50	948	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	134.04/cwt	125.00–136.00	867	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	136.36/cwt	132.00–137.00	910	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	108.45/cwt	105.00–113.00	786	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	142.60/cwt	142.60–142.60	1,044	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,024	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	882	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,160	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,156	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	232	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	302	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	359	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	130.29/cwt	129.00–130.50	413	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	126.50/cwt	126.00–130.00	484	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	563	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	454	116.20/cwt	115.00–118.00	528	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	128.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	654	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	125.01/cwt	117.00–127.00	654	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	131.10/cwt	126.00–131.75	735	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	122.94/cwt	121.00–123.00	718	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	117.16/cwt	113.00–119.50	737	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	127.52/cwt	125.00–127.75	858	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	865	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	105.60/cwt	105.00–110.00	784	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	107.11/cwt	100.00–110.00	826	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	812	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	879	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	919	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	97.22/cwt	95.00–100.00	867	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	149.00/cwt	141.00–151.00	572	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	392	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	435	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	567	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	446	118.20/cwt	118.00–120.00	527	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	646	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	110.65/cwt	105.00–113.00	574	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	128.08/cwt	123.00–130.00	683	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	592	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	622	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	118.17/cwt	115.00–119.00	783	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	100.68/cwt	100.00–101.00	690	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	105.10/cwt	101.50–106.50	811	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	727	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	69.07/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,162	2
Bulls	—	—	1,844	78.91/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,455	4
Bulls	—	—	2,028	86.02/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,744	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	30.23/cwt	25.00–35.00	296	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	42.04/cwt	37.00–47.00	462	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	44.61/cwt	42.00–47.00	541	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	52.13/cwt	48.00–56.00	644	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	60.80/cwt	58.00–63.00	753	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	52.88/cwt	50.00–56.00	664	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	62.62/cwt	60.00–65.00	842	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	54.96/cwt	52.00–58.00	744	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	47.85/cwt	46.00–50.00	718	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 Nov 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,209Last week 985Year ago 1,281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 162Year ago 137

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	114.00	114.00
15	—	454	115.00–118.00	116.20
2	—	508	100.00	100.00
2	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	629	113.00–119.50	117.16
8	—	742	105.00–110.00	105.60
6	—	232	130.00	130.00
7	—	317	129.00–130.50	130.29
33	—	584	121.00–123.00	122.94
31	—	383	126.00–130.00	126.50
46	—	449	125.50	125.50
7	—	812	100.00	100.00
33	—	467	125.00–130.00	128.20
7	—	771	100.00–110.00	107.11
57	—	523	117.00–127.00	125.01
9	—	892	95.00–100.00	97.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	879	104.50	104.50
65	—	561	126.00–131.75	131.10
6	—	718	120.50	120.50
14	—	503	130.00	130.00
84	—	673	125.00–127.75	127.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	725	105.00–113.00	108.45
7	—	324	140.00	140.00
4	—	578	105.00–113.00	109.03
2	—	513	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	531	132.50–146.00	141.47
1	—	940	123.00	123.00
1	—	800	129.00	129.00
1	—	725	131.00	131.00
23	—	475	145.00–153.00	151.58
22	—	647	125.00–136.00	134.04
31	—	582	135.00–143.00	138.77
16	—	667	132.00–137.00	136.36
12	—	316	151.00–156.00	154.78
2	—	240	164.00	164.00
8	—	770	133.00	133.00
8	—	447	139.00–155.00	148.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	646	140.00–147.50	146.75
63	—	558	153.50	153.50
67	—	732	142.60	142.60
3	—	882	131.50	131.50
5	—	516	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	446	118.00–120.00	118.20
6	—	685	100.00–101.00	100.68
6	—	592	105.00	105.00
20	—	519	105.00–113.00	110.65
5	—	392	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	436	130.00	130.00
3	—	808	90.00	90.00
31	—	453	142.50	142.50
26	—	533	123.00–130.00	128.08
19	—	580	128.00	128.00
34	—	384	141.00–151.00	149.00
2	—	600	120.00	120.00
33	—	663	115.00–119.00	118.17
14	—	772	101.50–106.50	105.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	25.00–35.00	30.23
2	—	1,255	50.00–56.00	52.88
11	—	1,099	37.00–47.00	42.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,353	52.00–58.00	54.96
2	—	1,500	46.00–50.00	47.85
3	—	1,345	60.00–65.00	62.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	42.00–47.00	44.61
4	—	1,239	58.00–63.00	60.80
11	—	1,236	48.00–56.00	52.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,844	75.00–83.00	78.91
3	—	2,028	84.00–88.00	86.02
2	—	1,683	65.00–73.00	69.07

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.