Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-03-05

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 5
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
877 head
▲ 530 vs last sale 347▼ 185 vs year ago 1,062 · −17.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 56▼ 2 vs year ago 160 · −1.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.69/cwt on 349 head.
Average price
$146.69
349 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$750
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$1.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.26
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514146.80754328
Medium and Large 2-3469144.9868021
One grade step is worth $1.82/cwt here — about $75 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 sale349 hd
146.69
—
TN average10 barns · 1,963 hd
146.95
−0.26
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—High1,75198.091,71819
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53679.981,22927
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23275.4993045
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01556.8257735

Every lot

60 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 2-3275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280192.01/cwt190.00–195.005387
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310182.50/cwt182.50–182.505664
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3324164.01/cwt150.00–170.005317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461180.27/cwt170.00–188.0083133
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3492154.16/cwt150.00–155.007586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519183.00/cwt183.00–183.009506
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521166.74/cwt156.00–173.008698
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575146.00/cwt146.00–146.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584153.85/cwt145.00–158.0089825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611149.00/cwt149.00–149.009107
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662141.53/cwt135.00–146.0093714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685132.00/cwt132.00–132.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added696148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0307
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836137.45/cwt137.00–144.001,14915
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2251161.00/cwt161.00–161.004044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334162.78/cwt153.00–164.0054417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379158.96/cwt155.00–161.0060230
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3446148.50/cwt148.50–148.5066217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458153.34/cwt148.00–161.00702106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3498140.00/cwt140.00–140.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529151.20/cwt140.00–156.5080065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586136.37/cwt129.00–144.0079960
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665129.77/cwt125.00–136.0086334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738110.00/cwt110.00–110.008123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760118.00/cwt118.00–118.008973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805105.00/cwt105.00–105.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2888101.00/cwt101.00–101.008975
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3156150.00/cwt150.00–150.002345
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2392179.54/cwt170.00–181.0070437
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433156.16/cwt150.00–158.0067613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459175.44/cwt168.00–179.0080549
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3493151.00/cwt151.00–151.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3508147.44/cwt125.00–150.0074910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523165.35/cwt152.00–166.7586542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595122.00/cwt122.00–122.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2597144.77/cwt135.00–147.0086416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3603139.35/cwt132.00–140.0084013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655136.00/cwt136.00–136.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660143.63/cwt138.50–145.0094834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720113.00/cwt113.00–113.008142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2734120.00/cwt120.00–120.0088110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2761122.50/cwt122.50–122.5093216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290599.00/cwt99.00–99.008969
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56780.73/cwt71.00–88.001,2655
Bulls——1,79299.71/cwt94.00–106.001,7879
Bulls——1,862112.53/cwt108.00–116.002,0955
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97946.77/cwt38.00–52.0045812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03061.31/cwt55.00–66.0063121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07370.02/cwt68.00–72.007512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21674.59/cwt66.00–80.0090734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26361.72/cwt60.00–65.007803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29184.50/cwt81.00–91.001,0918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50378.53/cwt72.00–81.001,18018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60282.89/cwt82.00–84.001,3289

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.