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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 17

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

826 head

▼ 275 vs last sale 1,101▲ 278 vs year ago 548 · +50.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 174▲ 41 vs year ago 114 · +36.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

255 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 248▲ 220 vs year ago 35 · +628.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

`Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 to 9.00 higher.

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 $136.10/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$136.10

279 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$74

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

$6.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	425	141.69	602	38
Medium and Large 1-2	500	135.22	676	241

One grade step is worth $6.47/cwt here — about −$74 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 sale279 hd

136.10

—

TN average7 barns · 2,019 hd

137.51

−1.41

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	—	Low	1,676	91.93	1,540	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,331	67.33	896	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,135	64.74	735	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	55.03	535	43

Every lot

67 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	248	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	440	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	301	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	579	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	308	167.75/cwt	146.00–175.00	517	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	177.78/cwt	155.00–185.50	549	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	173.62/cwt	166.00–181.50	667	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	391	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	579	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439

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 Apr 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 826Last week 1,101Year ago 548

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 174Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 255Last week 248Year ago 35

`Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 to 9.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	823	130.00	130.00
6	—	384	166.00–181.50	173.62
14	—	460	140.00–152.00	151.08
25	—	439	159.00–174.00	165.23
3	—	583	141.00	141.00
16	—	309	155.00–185.50	177.78
26	—	516	140.00–161.00	156.36
31	—	621	131.50–143.00	139.77
17	—	759	127.00–132.25	131.03
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Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 17

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

826 head

▼ 275 vs last sale 1,101▲ 278 vs year ago 548 · +50.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 174▲ 41 vs year ago 114 · +36.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

255 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 248▲ 220 vs year ago 35 · +628.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

`Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 to 9.00 higher.

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 $136.10/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$136.10

279 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$74

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

$6.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	425	141.69	602	38
Medium and Large 1-2	500	135.22	676	241

One grade step is worth $6.47/cwt here — about −$74 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 sale279 hd

136.10

—

TN average7 barns · 2,019 hd

137.51

−1.41

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	—	Low	1,676	91.93	1,540	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,331	67.33	896	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,135	64.74	735	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	55.03	535	43

Every lot

67 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	248	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	440	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	301	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	579	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	308	167.75/cwt	146.00–175.00	517	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	177.78/cwt	155.00–185.50	549	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	173.62/cwt	166.00–181.50	667	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	391	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	579	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439

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 Apr 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 826Last week 1,101Year ago 548

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 174Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 255Last week 248Year ago 35

`Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 to 9.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	823	130.00	130.00
6	—	384	166.00–181.50	173.62
14	—	460	140.00–152.00	151.08
25	—	439	159.00–174.00	165.23
3	—	583	141.00	141.00
16	—	309	155.00–185.50	177.78
26	—	516	140.00–161.00	156.36
31	—	621	131.50–143.00	139.77
17	—	759	127.00–132.25	131.03
4

Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	244	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	403	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	434	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	312	148.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	463	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	149.68/cwt	145.00–152.00	489	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	137.21/cwt	128.00–142.00	521	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	140.85/cwt	140.00–141.00	538	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	142.58/cwt	142.00–147.00	593	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	145.77/cwt	132.00–148.00	612	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	140.45/cwt	137.50–141.00	647	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	698	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	134.25/cwt	130.00–138.50	707	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	127.65/cwt	116.00–130.00	731	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	118.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	749	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	119.88/cwt	112.00–122.25	791	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	106.72/cwt	105.00–107.00	840	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	846	5

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	388	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	55.52/cwt	47.00–62.00	542	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,046	57.98/cwt	57.00–60.00	606	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	72.33/cwt	71.00–73.00	805	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	64.82/cwt	60.00–71.00	742	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,235	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	766	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,332	67.44/cwt	62.00–70.00	898	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,005	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,188	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,243	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,213	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,110	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,560	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,240	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,069	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	327	145.00–152.00	149.68
27	—	382	140.00–141.00	140.85
24	—	660	112.00–122.25	119.88
4	—	631	115.00–120.00	118.76
7	—	244	165.00	165.00
6	—	263	165.00	165.00
3	—	740	102.00	102.00
50	—	527	130.00–138.50	134.25
66	—	461	137.50–141.00	140.45
5	—	859	98.50	98.50
21	—	573	116.00–130.00	127.65
9	—	416	142.00–147.00	142.58
7	—	787	105.00–107.00	106.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,010.00	1,010.00

Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	676	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	656	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	157.17/cwt	142.50–159.50	714	52
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	492	154.80/cwt	148.00–157.00	762	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	796	50
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	823	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	124.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	830	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	735	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,258	77.78/cwt	75.00–81.00	978	3
Bulls	—	—	1,676	91.58/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,535	15
Bulls	—	—	1,925	101.49/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,954	5

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	173.00	173.00
5	—	301	192.50	192.50
22	—	612	151.00	151.00
10	—	673	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	391	148.00	148.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	285	147.50	147.50
8	—	308	146.00–175.00	167.75
1	—	665	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	420	132.00–148.00	145.77
6	—	380	128.00–142.00	137.21
6	—	312	140.00–150.00	148.26
11	—	517	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	524	152.00	152.00
16	—	592	139.00	139.00
7	—	745	114.00	114.00
52	—	454	142.50–159.50	157.17
27	—	400	169.00	169.00
19	—	668	120.00–125.00	124.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	492	148.00–157.00	154.80
1	—	795	92.50	92.50
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
4	—	558	140.00	140.00
11	—	418	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	977	47.00–62.00	55.52
2	—	863	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	71.00–73.00	72.33
50	—	1,144	60.00–71.00	64.82
4	—	1,046	57.00–60.00	57.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	71.00	71.00
15	—	1,332	62.00–70.00	67.44
1	—	1,235	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	75.00–81.00	77.78
5	—	1,925	100.00–106.00	101.49
15	—	1,676	84.00–97.00	91.58