Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-03-12

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 12
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 745 vs last sale 877▼ 669 vs year ago 801 · −83.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 158▼ 62 vs year ago 124 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established on Feeder Calves due to light offerings because of the weather; However, Slaughter Cows 5.00-8.00 higher, with Higher dressing Cows being up to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher, with higher dressing Bulls being up to 12.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.18/cwt on 43 head.
Average price
$145.18
43 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.66
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508146.6574630
Medium and Large 2-3417141.7859113thin
One grade step is worth $4.87/cwt here — about $154 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 sale43 hd
145.18
—
TN average10 barns · 1,872 hd
144.52
+0.66
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—Low1,855106.051,96814
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46384.691,23913
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27182.591,05016
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10460.0266215

Every lot

37 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260165.00/cwt165.00–165.004292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327172.50/cwt172.50–172.505643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475177.00/cwt177.00–177.008411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537169.50/cwt169.50–169.509103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2551170.00/cwt170.00–170.009374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628149.00/cwt149.00–149.009362
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363157.50/cwt157.50–157.505724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3364139.60/cwt130.00–144.005085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431146.54/cwt144.00–149.006326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440152.98/cwt150.00–162.5067312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508132.98/cwt128.00–138.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521149.69/cwt140.00–153.007804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558145.00/cwt145.00–145.008094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610135.00/cwt135.00–135.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2698125.00/cwt125.00–125.008732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890110.00/cwt110.00–110.009791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388168.99/cwt163.00–171.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405149.00/cwt149.00–149.006031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2447167.00/cwt167.00–167.007466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465161.19/cwt158.00–167.007503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525132.85/cwt125.00–141.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584157.08/cwt152.00–169.5091713
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75282.94/cwt79.00–86.001,4533
Bulls——1,838101.99/cwt97.00–107.001,8756
Bulls——1,938124.80/cwt118.00–133.002,4195
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92049.90/cwt48.00–52.004592
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11860.02/cwt55.00–65.0067111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20870.17/cwt68.00–72.008482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23282.58/cwt78.00–87.001,01710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31795.18/cwt90.00–100.001,2543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35770.03/cwt67.00–73.009503
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43884.58/cwt81.00–88.001,2168
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45892.07/cwt89.00–95.001,3423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57374.07/cwt72.00–76.001,1652

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.