Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-12-04

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 4
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,135 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 1,209▲ 365 vs year ago 770 · +47.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 145▲ 45 vs year ago 101 · +44.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 145▼ 18 vs year ago 169 · −10.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, market was not quoted last week because of thanksgiving. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Feeder steers under 650 lbs 12.00 higher, over 650 lbs mostly steady. Heifers 4.00 to 14.00 higher, most advance was on light weight cattle. Bull calves were 4.00 to 10.00 higher with most lighter bull calves showing most gains.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.08/cwt on 541 head.
Average price
$129.08
541 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$702
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$179
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$3.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.81
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3409132.1154155
Medium and Large 1-2559128.74720486
One grade step is worth $3.37/cwt here — about −$179 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 sale541 hd
129.08
—
TN average10 barns · 3,246 hd
132.90
−3.81
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—Average1,66083.291,38210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43558.718435thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19555.3566110
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06839.504227thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240162.50/cwt162.50–162.503901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290171.05/cwt158.00–180.004965
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3318138.70/cwt137.00–140.004415
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373136.00/cwt136.00–136.005072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376173.97/cwt164.50–175.0065440
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468163.35/cwt150.00–168.0076426
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3494136.00/cwt136.00–136.006728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508158.00/cwt158.00–158.008035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524157.97/cwt145.00–163.5082832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581151.19/cwt139.00–156.2587859
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600146.00/cwt146.00–146.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666136.27/cwt129.00–139.5090832
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729136.49/cwt125.00–138.0099536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761133.97/cwt125.00–138.001,02010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added898136.66/cwt136.50–136.751,2278
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2923130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,2054
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3923120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3244143.00/cwt143.00–143.003498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2259147.00/cwt147.00–147.003814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315126.28/cwt126.00–127.0039811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322135.85/cwt135.00–136.0043720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381142.81/cwt134.00–144.5054431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425140.09/cwt126.50–156.0059522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473131.95/cwt125.00–137.25624107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added499135.50/cwt135.50–135.5067611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533125.56/cwt120.00–134.0066961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3536119.44/cwt112.00–121.0064011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550117.00/cwt117.00–117.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557132.96/cwt132.00–133.7574128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589125.46/cwt120.00–130.0073983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630134.00/cwt134.00–134.008448
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655126.68/cwt118.00–130.5083070
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692135.75/cwt135.75–135.7593911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2741120.50/cwt120.50–120.5089315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2757116.00/cwt116.00–116.0087820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820114.98/cwt114.00–116.0094310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2933103.00/cwt103.00–103.009617
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433131.03/cwt130.00–135.005675
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461153.80/cwt147.00–157.5070942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3512131.00/cwt131.00–131.006716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523138.36/cwt130.00–146.5072453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580110.29/cwt110.00–111.006407
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2592131.96/cwt127.00–132.5078141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660127.43/cwt119.00–129.5084145
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3755111.50/cwt111.50–111.508427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773112.25/cwt112.25–112.2586814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293388.00/cwt88.00–88.008213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40071.96/cwt65.00–78.001,0072
Bulls——1,70585.57/cwt80.00–93.001,4597
Bulls——1,86090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,6741
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02035.09/cwt32.00–38.003584
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12547.47/cwt47.00–48.005342
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13345.38/cwt42.00–47.005143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21257.32/cwt54.00–60.006958
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42565.00/cwt65.00–65.009261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43857.14/cwt54.00–60.008224
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145935.67/cwt775.00–1,025.0010,71311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,9253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,8752

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.