Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-04-23

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 23
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
755 head
▲ 346 vs last sale 409▲ 220 vs year ago 535 · +41.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 141▲ 71 vs year ago 139 · +51.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; 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 $146.16/cwt on 308 head.
Average price
$146.16
308 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.40
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544147.11800277
Medium and Large 2-3500137.6868831
One grade step is worth $9.43/cwt here — about $112 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 sale308 hd
146.16
—
TN average10 barns · 1,894 hd
145.76
+0.40
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—Average1,912108.882,08220
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40778.691,10713
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25174.8493619
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09359.5465020

Every lot

68 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220215.00/cwt215.00–215.004732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2316184.20/cwt177.00–186.0058214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3341157.00/cwt157.00–157.005354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365193.00/cwt193.00–193.007043
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3408125.00/cwt125.00–125.005102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2444172.51/cwt165.00–180.0076625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475160.00/cwt160.00–160.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3492156.00/cwt156.00–156.007685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514180.00/cwt180.00–180.0092513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526164.43/cwt155.00–166.0086516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545150.00/cwt150.00–150.008183
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578152.00/cwt152.00–152.008792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580160.11/cwt156.00–165.5092942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added597166.50/cwt166.50–166.5099424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620158.00/cwt158.00–158.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,0185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,02718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2654150.87/cwt144.50–153.0098720
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670135.00/cwt135.00–135.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715139.00/cwt139.00–139.009941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730129.00/cwt129.00–129.009421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2848139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,1832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,2291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added896141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,2689
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added968142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233195.00/cwt195.00–195.004543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2309158.08/cwt157.00–160.0048817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377165.14/cwt156.00–168.0062327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3461142.07/cwt138.00–144.0065518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467154.14/cwt149.00–158.0072072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521151.52/cwt142.00–153.7578931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527133.57/cwt127.00–138.0070410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565149.76/cwt149.00–152.0084627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583144.78/cwt141.00–145.0084427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629138.99/cwt128.00–140.0087412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3642125.00/cwt125.00–125.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680130.12/cwt130.00–132.0088517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2746128.00/cwt128.00–128.0095510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777127.00/cwt127.00–127.0098720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2854110.00/cwt110.00–110.0093911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3363143.00/cwt143.00–143.005192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2387180.69/cwt173.00–181.0069926
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3414151.34/cwt151.00–153.0062717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2444159.00/cwt159.00–159.007068
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453165.00/cwt165.00–165.0074716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518135.40/cwt120.00–145.007017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527158.59/cwt150.00–160.0083628
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3574137.71/cwt135.00–139.007906
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577155.50/cwt155.50–155.5089720
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635138.30/cwt128.00–140.008787
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3638119.85/cwt115.00–127.007656
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3662128.00/cwt128.00–128.008478
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835100.00/cwt100.00–100.008351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,79497.08/cwt94.00–100.001,7424
Bulls——1,941118.05/cwt116.00–120.002,2915
Bulls——1,942109.01/cwt104.00–114.002,11711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06871.84/cwt69.00–74.007674
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09848.77/cwt45.00–53.005355
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09959.96/cwt55.00–65.0065911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22284.41/cwt80.00–89.001,0315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22873.86/cwt70.00–78.009079
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32167.05/cwt63.00–72.008865
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36677.05/cwt75.00–79.001,0535
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43283.36/cwt80.00–87.001,1945
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43573.63/cwt73.00–74.001,0573

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.