Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2021-12-11

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 11
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
670 head
▼ 465 vs last sale 1,135▼ 755 vs year ago 1,425 · −53.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 146▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower; 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 $129.52/cwt on 280 head.
Average price
$129.52
280 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$726
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.71
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558130.80730262
Medium and Large 2-3593110.8965718thin
One grade step is worth $19.91/cwt here — about $73 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
129.52
—
TN average9 barns · 2,541 hd
133.23
−3.71
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—Low1,84981.461,5069thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40256.3579016
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23655.0768117
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06640.6943415

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 1-2258171.00/cwt171.00–171.004412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2314176.00/cwt176.00–176.0055311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355145.00/cwt145.00–145.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461169.38/cwt165.00–170.0078126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529153.47/cwt145.00–157.0081217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535160.90/cwt160.00–163.0086120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559159.00/cwt159.00–159.008895
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578141.53/cwt136.00–146.0081819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613132.46/cwt130.00–135.008124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621151.75/cwt151.75–151.7594210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3658113.00/cwt113.00–113.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665139.59/cwt135.50–145.5092822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0077
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,0125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773142.64/cwt141.50–143.751,10312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2779130.25/cwt130.00–130.501,0158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added915139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,2765
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316147.27/cwt140.50–148.0046511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355110.00/cwt110.00–110.003911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379142.00/cwt142.00–142.0053817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431131.00/cwt131.00–131.005654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436134.00/cwt134.00–134.005844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463137.27/cwt134.00–141.0063637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518136.68/cwt136.00–138.0070817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529131.97/cwt122.00–134.0069847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579124.34/cwt120.00–125.0072023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581132.59/cwt131.00–133.0077038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640121.16/cwt118.00–122.0077512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658116.95/cwt115.00–118.0077017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3698100.00/cwt100.00–100.006982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703125.50/cwt125.50–125.5088211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729115.95/cwt110.00–120.008455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762124.00/cwt124.00–124.009457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771128.00/cwt128.00–128.0098710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382598.00/cwt98.00–98.008094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915103.00/cwt103.00–103.009422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350152.50/cwt152.50–152.505341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386172.50/cwt172.50–172.5066610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400163.00/cwt163.00–163.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470134.86/cwt120.00–145.006343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473160.41/cwt142.00–169.5075921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534141.52/cwt132.00–144.5075621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583131.84/cwt126.00–133.5076918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665125.45/cwt121.00–127.5083428
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3671116.00/cwt116.00–116.007784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763114.48/cwt113.00–115.0087316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287885.00/cwt85.00–85.007468
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,73872.72/cwt70.00–75.001,2643
Bulls——1,88884.99/cwt83.00–87.001,6055
Bulls——1,99090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,7911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04633.15/cwt30.00–36.003474
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05341.99/cwt39.00–45.004429
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16549.90/cwt48.00–52.005812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20554.93/cwt52.00–58.5066210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27247.32/cwt45.00–50.006023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28861.24/cwt59.00–64.007894
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37455.28/cwt52.00–59.0076010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44062.72/cwt60.00–65.009034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46548.96/cwt48.00–50.007172

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.