Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-04-30

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 30
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
636 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 755▼ 101 vs year ago 737 · −13.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 210▲ 37 vs year ago 121 · +30.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 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 $149.55/cwt on 263 head.
Average price
$149.55
263 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$775
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$25.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.97
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523150.39786235
Medium and Large 2-3481143.1368827
Small 1-2535125.006691thin
One grade step is worth $25.39/cwt here — about $118 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 sale263 hd
149.55
—
TN average8 barns · 1,569 hd
147.58
+1.97
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—Average1,649110.781,82719
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41684.141,19121
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20680.9797747
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00468.9469242

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268191.68/cwt187.50–195.005147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332174.20/cwt172.50–175.005789
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365165.00/cwt165.00–165.006021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450152.00/cwt152.00–152.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481170.73/cwt160.00–172.008219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added488183.81/cwt182.00–187.0089723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521165.60/cwt157.00–169.5086310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added548178.00/cwt178.00–178.009752
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3572133.70/cwt131.00–137.007656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2597159.00/cwt159.00–159.0094912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600149.00/cwt149.00–149.008944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621160.50/cwt160.50–160.509979
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640136.00/cwt136.00–136.008702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671152.73/cwt143.00–155.501,02521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690131.00/cwt131.00–131.009042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740142.42/cwt140.00–143.001,0545
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2883134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279172.47/cwt172.00–173.004816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314164.68/cwt160.00–171.0051723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370141.92/cwt140.00–144.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384163.48/cwt157.00–167.0062826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415142.00/cwt142.00–142.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3457144.46/cwt141.00–149.0066014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463154.85/cwt145.00–157.0071742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added487162.00/cwt162.00–162.0078923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534151.90/cwt150.00–152.0081139
Heifers—Small 1-2535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3543141.61/cwt141.00–142.0076910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557152.00/cwt152.00–152.008473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2591146.81/cwt145.00–149.0086822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626136.01/cwt130.00–139.0085117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670127.19/cwt125.00–128.0085210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742130.50/cwt130.50–130.509686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2743120.00/cwt120.00–120.008922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768124.00/cwt124.00–124.009524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817120.00/cwt120.00–120.009803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2902102.00/cwt102.00–102.009205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,131114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2894
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390174.70/cwt170.00–176.0068118
Bulls—Small 1-2410138.00/cwt138.00–138.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3421145.08/cwt135.00–150.006118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462162.58/cwt160.00–163.0075137
Bulls—Small 1-2500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515161.78/cwt150.50–163.0083331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520132.98/cwt131.00–135.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3576132.44/cwt130.00–135.007635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2592153.00/cwt153.00–153.0090625
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630126.00/cwt126.00–126.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2651136.00/cwt136.00–136.0088512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3662128.79/cwt127.00–130.008535
Bulls—Small 1-2668125.00/cwt125.00–125.008352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2747117.01/cwt112.00–118.0087412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2853110.00/cwt110.00–110.009383
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48196.05/cwt93.00–103.001,4234
Bulls——1,644111.57/cwt104.00–116.001,83410
Bulls——1,794120.98/cwt117.00–125.002,1705
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97755.96/cwt55.00–58.005473
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00278.49/cwt74.00–82.007869
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00767.37/cwt60.00–73.0067830
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17479.88/cwt74.00–85.0093825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17669.68/cwt67.00–73.008199
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28990.88/cwt86.00–98.001,17113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36790.53/cwt88.00–94.001,2387
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43481.40/cwt77.00–87.001,16713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1361

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.