Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-03-26

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 26
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
655 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 651▲ 24 vs year ago 631 · +3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 150▲ 124 vs year ago 86 · +144.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.09/cwt on 307 head.
Average price
$148.09
307 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$771
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$296
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$20.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.23
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526148.40780292
Medium and Large 2-3422143.1560414thin
Small 1-2380127.504851thin
One grade step is worth $20.90/cwt here — about $296 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 sale307 hd
148.09
—
TN average8 barns · 1,553 hd
147.86
+0.23
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—Low1,723110.861,91024
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44285.181,22828
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22881.491,00153
CowsLean 85-90%High96363.5561244

Every lot

63 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290159.00/cwt159.00–159.004612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325151.00/cwt151.00–151.004911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329176.24/cwt176.00–178.0058017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439195.44/cwt190.00–198.0085813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490170.00/cwt170.00–170.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490162.00/cwt162.00–162.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511180.68/cwt179.00–184.0092315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516171.00/cwt161.00–173.0088212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3558141.00/cwt141.00–141.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578159.08/cwt156.00–161.009198
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,00111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0057
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2646150.01/cwt140.00–151.0096911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669148.88/cwt144.00–151.0099610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767139.21/cwt125.00–142.001,0686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2943125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2252146.00/cwt146.00–146.003687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316161.88/cwt154.00–163.5051212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added324176.00/cwt176.00–176.0057010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3331146.47/cwt146.00–148.004854
Heifers—Small 1-2380127.50/cwt127.50–127.504851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382162.62/cwt155.00–164.0062132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added409170.00/cwt170.00–170.0069515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413166.02/cwt157.00–168.006866
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431147.25/cwt139.00–150.006358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460153.54/cwt150.00–156.0070668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527146.23/cwt139.00–149.0077139
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568120.13/cwt114.00–126.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581144.51/cwt137.00–148.5084035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666139.00/cwt139.00–139.0092611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671133.30/cwt130.00–135.0089432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2799111.00/cwt111.00–111.008874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2803100.00/cwt100.00–100.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added818116.00/cwt116.00–116.009498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,0562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,076118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2709
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2355140.00/cwt140.00–140.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385193.97/cwt179.00–196.0074725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3393163.00/cwt163.00–163.006419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411166.00/cwt166.00–166.006829
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2454188.00/cwt188.00–188.0085420
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3488146.37/cwt140.00–150.007148
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518161.56/cwt158.00–163.0083724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579125.08/cwt120.00–130.007244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590148.63/cwt144.00–150.0087722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655136.03/cwt130.00–137.0089115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3656122.00/cwt122.00–122.008004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2707125.00/cwt125.00–125.008843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755125.00/cwt125.00–125.009449
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2852101.00/cwt101.00–101.008615
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,641112.42/cwt108.00–115.001,8459
Bulls——1,69495.65/cwt90.00–100.001,6206
Bulls——1,823119.45/cwt117.00–125.002,1789
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88049.88/cwt39.00–56.004396
Cows—Lean 85-90%96264.00/cwt58.00–70.0061632
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05174.80/cwt72.00–77.007866
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16376.29/cwt70.00–82.0088728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29689.39/cwt84.00–98.001,15823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36063.31/cwt62.00–65.008612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42690.54/cwt87.00–95.001,29112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45481.16/cwt76.00–85.001,18016

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.