Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-04-02

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 2
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
579 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 655▼ 104 vs year ago 683 · −15.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 210▲ 62 vs year ago 125 · +49.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.17/cwt on 236 head.
Average price
$149.17
236 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$767
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$293
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$24.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.54
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524150.99791206
Medium and Large 2-3448137.0061429
Small 1-2395126.004981thin
One grade step is worth $24.99/cwt here — about $293 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 sale236 hd
149.17
—
TN average9 barns · 2,422 hd
150.71
−1.54
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—High1,876110.392,07119
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26985.121,08020
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41884.281,19515
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04872.3275821

Every lot

70 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268170.00/cwt170.00–170.004562
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295156.00/cwt156.00–156.004601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3311155.40/cwt150.00–156.0048311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2316182.10/cwt169.00–184.005758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383193.00/cwt193.00–193.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460188.00/cwt183.00–191.5086517
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483155.70/cwt150.00–159.507525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513188.00/cwt188.00–188.009642
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530141.00/cwt141.00–141.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534175.50/cwt175.50–175.5093715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581162.44/cwt155.00–163.0094414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625137.00/cwt137.00–137.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630154.83/cwt149.50–156.0097516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,0083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682146.00/cwt146.00–146.009965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,07512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2754139.48/cwt135.00–144.001,0526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808143.50/cwt143.00–144.001,1592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318161.84/cwt153.00–168.0051510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330143.17/cwt130.00–150.004726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375166.70/cwt158.00–169.0062522
Heifers—Small 1-2395126.00/cwt126.00–126.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2404154.00/cwt154.00–154.006224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added437170.50/cwt170.50–170.5074514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438138.78/cwt135.00–145.0060814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450136.00/cwt136.00–136.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461160.28/cwt150.00–162.0073948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481166.00/cwt166.00–166.007987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523155.10/cwt144.00–157.0081124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574155.08/cwt152.00–160.008905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576129.00/cwt129.00–129.007436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2592138.86/cwt135.00–142.0082211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2648135.00/cwt135.00–135.008754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666133.76/cwt130.00–136.0089128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768126.33/cwt126.00–129.009709
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2828117.32/cwt111.00–118.0097110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2863110.00/cwt110.00–110.009494
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2390160.00/cwt160.00–160.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390155.00/cwt155.00–155.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395187.47/cwt165.00–190.0074119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425155.50/cwt155.50–155.5066110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2456163.72/cwt150.00–170.0074735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480150.48/cwt150.00–152.007224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522166.36/cwt164.00–167.0086828
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3564128.46/cwt125.00–132.007254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2586149.86/cwt147.00–151.008787
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2649143.50/cwt143.50–143.509314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668130.00/cwt130.00–130.008682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3669132.64/cwt129.00–134.508876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730129.50/cwt129.50–129.509453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,0171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292295.00/cwt95.00–95.008763
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,80196.10/cwt92.00–100.001,7315
Bulls——1,903111.50/cwt106.00–117.002,12210
Bulls——1,904125.47/cwt123.00–128.002,3894
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97562.97/cwt58.00–68.006146
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07474.09/cwt69.00–79.0079611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08881.47/cwt80.00–83.008864
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22683.50/cwt79.00–88.001,02410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26895.49/cwt92.00–99.001,2116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37673.62/cwt70.00–77.001,0134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39892.47/cwt91.00–94.001,2934
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40075.31/cwt74.00–77.001,0543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43483.55/cwt80.00–87.001,1988

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.