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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 13

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

801 head

▼ 261 vs last sale 1,062▲ 458 vs year ago 343 · +133.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 160▲ 36 vs year ago 88 · +40.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 142▲ 53 vs year ago 136 · +39.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Steers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls calves 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.30/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$144.30

304 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$19.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

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	578	145.12	839	291
Medium and Large 2-3	579	125.91	729	13thin

One grade step is worth $19.20/cwt here — about $110 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 sale304 hd

144.30

—

TN average11 barns · 2,876 hd

144.81

−0.51

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	1,728	77.57	1,341	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	58.91	847	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	54.93	705	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	43.00	448	36

Every lot

74 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	439	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	158.35/cwt	156.00–159.00	515	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	669	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	164.02/cwt	155.00–172.50	720	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	745	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added

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 Mar 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 801Last week 1,062Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 160Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 189Last week 142Year ago 136

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	317	138.00	138.00
19	—	386	138.00	138.00
26	—	410	133.00–149.00	140.52
14	—	775	95.50–106.50	102.84
20	—	671	110.00–120.00	115.06
41	—	529	120.00–135.00	125.74
8	—	591	115.00–124.00	119.48
7	—	618	105.00–121.00	115.21
7	—	254	126.00	126.00

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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 13

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

801 head

▼ 261 vs last sale 1,062▲ 458 vs year ago 343 · +133.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 160▲ 36 vs year ago 88 · +40.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 142▲ 53 vs year ago 136 · +39.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.30/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$144.30

304 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$19.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

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	578	145.12	839	291
Medium and Large 2-3	579	125.91	729	13thin

One grade step is worth $19.20/cwt here — about $110 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 sale304 hd

144.30

—

TN average11 barns · 2,876 hd

144.81

−0.51

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	1,728	77.57	1,341	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	58.91	847	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	54.93	705	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	43.00	448	36

Every lot

74 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	439	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	158.35/cwt	156.00–159.00	515	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	669	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	164.02/cwt	155.00–172.50	720	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	745	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added

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 Mar 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 801Last week 1,062Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 160Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 189Last week 142Year ago 136

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	317	138.00	138.00
19	—	386	138.00	138.00
26	—	410	133.00–149.00	140.52
14	—	775	95.50–106.50	102.84
20	—	671	110.00–120.00	115.06
41	—	529	120.00–135.00	125.74
8	—	591	115.00–124.00	119.48
7	—	618	105.00–121.00	115.21
7	—	254	126.00	126.00

Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	143.02/cwt	141.00–147.00	594	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	548	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	158.52/cwt	151.00–160.00	739	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	132.41/cwt	130.00–133.00	677	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	145.01/cwt	136.00–147.00	761	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	139.23/cwt	125.50–140.50	808	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	849	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	693	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	804	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	758	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	815	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	757	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,656	72.17/cwt	63.00–75.00	1,195	7
Bulls	—	—	1,829	85.14/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,557	5

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	35.97/cwt	30.00–40.00	369	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	44.40/cwt	40.00–50.00	464	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	50.11/cwt	48.00–52.00	603	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	55.26/cwt	50.00–60.00	712	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	881	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	58.81/cwt	55.00–65.00	841	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	64.75/cwt	62.00–67.00	929	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	867	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,047.92/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	12,575	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	1,057.17/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	13,141	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,475	2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	107.50	107.50
14	—	654	127.00	127.00
12	—	538	132.00	132.00
11	—	759	111.00	111.00
8	—	865	107.50	107.50
12	—	634	123.50	123.50

Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	254	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	320	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	437	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	533	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	140.52/cwt	133.00–149.00	576	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	567	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	132.55/cwt	127.50–144.50	615	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	110.52/cwt	110.00–112.00	575	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	125.74/cwt	120.00–135.00	665	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	710	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	119.48/cwt	115.00–124.00	706	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	115.21/cwt	105.00–121.00	712	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	634	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	783	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	654	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	831	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	772	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	774	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	759	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	842	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	102.84/cwt	95.50–106.50	797	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	733	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	817	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	865	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	930	8

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	133.00	133.00
1	—	805	91.00	91.00
6	—	460	115.00	115.00
4	—	520	110.00–112.00	110.52
2	—	605	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	710	131.00–136.00	133.72
18	—	519	155.00–166.50	163.57
4	—	625	128.00	128.00
48	—	664	138.00–141.00	139.97
5	—	487	170.50	170.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	115.50	115.50
2	—	255	172.00	172.00
12	—	768	126.50	126.50
20	—	680	126.50–137.25	132.79
19	—	439	155.00–172.50	164.02
22	—	391	171.00	171.00
13	—	325	156.00–159.00	158.35
6	—	638	138.00	138.00
4	—	1,138	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,000	96.00	96.00
1	—	825	120.50	120.50
27	—	535	138.00–155.00	151.15
16	—	457	163.00	163.00
53	—	587	120.00–140.00	131.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
2	—	625	119.00–123.00	120.94
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
5	—	701	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	525	136.00–147.00	145.01
9	—	415	141.00–147.00	143.02
6	—	693	122.50	122.50
24	—	580	125.50–140.50	139.23
1	—	890	85.00	85.00
1	—	635	124.00	124.00
3	—	743	102.00	102.00
10	—	769	106.00	106.00
25	—	466	151.00–160.00	158.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	116.00	116.00
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
4	—	418	131.00	131.00
10	—	511	130.00–133.00	132.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,243	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,057.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,047.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,203	48.00–52.00	50.11
2	—	1,435	62.00–67.00	64.75
28	—	1,289	50.00–60.00	55.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,044	40.00–50.00	44.40
6	—	1,026	30.00–40.00	35.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	66.00	66.00
12	—	1,430	55.00–65.00	58.81
1	—	1,635	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,829	80.00–91.00	85.14
7	—	1,656	63.00–75.00	72.17