Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-02-26

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 26
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 469▼ 188 vs year ago 535 · −35.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 115▼ 62 vs year ago 118 · −52.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; 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 $147.55/cwt on 136 head.
Average price
$147.55
136 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$730
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.48
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2495148.00732133
Medium and Large 2-3487127.676213thin
One grade step is worth $20.33/cwt here — about $111 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 sale136 hd
147.55
—
TN average7 barns · 1,349 hd
150.03
−2.48
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—Low1,90392.551,76111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43075.971,0868thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18167.2579411
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02654.4955912

Every lot

55 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2314184.34/cwt182.50–185.005794
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315135.00/cwt135.00–135.004252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added373197.00/cwt197.00–197.007354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480175.48/cwt165.00–179.5084215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523165.00/cwt165.00–165.008633
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2541153.02/cwt150.00–165.008285
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578140.00/cwt140.00–140.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607145.50/cwt145.00–146.008834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611154.00/cwt154.00–154.0094112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664138.35/cwt135.00–140.009199
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,04310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,11413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1142
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260149.00/cwt149.00–149.003874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2311158.19/cwt150.00–165.5049213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370166.16/cwt159.00–167.0061513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463148.73/cwt144.00–152.5068920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470125.00/cwt125.00–125.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479153.00/cwt153.00–153.0073313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532150.00/cwt150.00–150.007989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533145.35/cwt140.00–148.0077520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585128.00/cwt128.00–128.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588136.66/cwt130.00–140.5080416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596143.50/cwt143.50–143.5085516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600142.00/cwt142.00–142.008521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672128.72/cwt125.00–130.008657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730125.00/cwt125.00–125.009131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3373138.44/cwt135.00–140.005163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2394178.82/cwt162.50–186.0070513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418154.00/cwt154.00–154.006448
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2448166.89/cwt160.00–171.007488
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519159.01/cwt150.00–163.0082510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577120.00/cwt120.00–120.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628140.00/cwt140.00–140.008794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009242
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,81879.65/cwt77.00–82.001,4482
Bulls——1,90792.13/cwt87.00–97.001,7576
Bulls——1,950101.98/cwt99.00–105.001,9893
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91844.54/cwt40.00–48.004093
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01862.97/cwt62.00–64.006412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07456.33/cwt52.00–60.006057
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13867.68/cwt64.00–71.007707
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25374.01/cwt73.00–75.009272
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25858.96/cwt58.00–60.007422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40381.53/cwt80.00–83.001,1442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42565.00/cwt65.00–65.009261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44175.94/cwt73.00–79.001,0945

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.