Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-05-07

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, May 7
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
471 head
▼ 165 vs last sale 636▲ 5 vs year ago 466 · +1.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 158▲ 56 vs year ago 111 · +50.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; 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 $148.33/cwt on 190 head.
Average price
$148.33
190 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$795
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$2.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.26
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547148.52813175
Medium and Large 2-3406146.2059415thin
One grade step is worth $2.32/cwt here — about $219 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 sale190 hd
148.33
—
TN average10 barns · 2,773 hd
152.59
−4.26
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—High1,642108.801,78623
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26684.101,06526
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37681.441,12120
CowsLean 85-90%Low97262.7661021

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270190.00/cwt190.00–190.005134
Steers—Small 1-2310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004341
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3313153.76/cwt152.50–155.004812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2343176.00/cwt176.00–176.006042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432174.81/cwt174.00–176.007555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465180.00/cwt180.00–180.008375
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483135.00/cwt135.00–135.006522
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3508142.54/cwt135.00–150.007242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524167.82/cwt158.00–171.0087927
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565141.00/cwt141.00–141.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576167.19/cwt166.00–168.0096315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578159.50/cwt159.50–159.509224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623145.00/cwt145.00–145.009033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,00510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662149.00/cwt149.00–149.009865
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700132.00/cwt132.00–132.009242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712143.83/cwt142.50–144.501,0246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755131.00/cwt131.00–131.009891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added793145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1506
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added841137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added870135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2266153.91/cwt152.00–155.004096
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370144.57/cwt142.00–145.005357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374157.93/cwt153.00–159.5059114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3409149.50/cwt149.50–149.506116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425157.00/cwt157.00–157.006675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462152.68/cwt145.00–155.0070524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507164.50/cwt164.50–164.5083411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522155.75/cwt155.50–156.5081329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523142.00/cwt142.00–142.007432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567155.39/cwt151.50–156.7588131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587142.58/cwt142.50–143.0083726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638133.50/cwt133.50–133.508522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671135.80/cwt135.00–136.009115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765117.66/cwt114.00–121.009006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added794130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2821108.00/cwt108.00–108.008878
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383178.54/cwt173.00–179.0068413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3391148.83/cwt140.00–150.005828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445142.50/cwt142.50–142.506341
Bulls—Small 1-2445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466159.36/cwt155.00–161.0074319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526161.86/cwt148.00–164.5085112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2593151.23/cwt141.00–153.0089713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2609137.39/cwt135.00–138.008375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656135.82/cwt126.00–137.0089114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708130.00/cwt130.00–130.009202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2781115.88/cwt110.00–122.009056
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,621110.66/cwt104.00–115.001,79416
Bulls——1,67393.70/cwt89.00–100.001,5684
Bulls——1,712119.01/cwt117.00–120.002,0373
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92874.44/cwt73.00–76.006913
Cows—Lean 85-90%96351.57/cwt42.00–58.004976
Cows—Lean 85-90%98865.44/cwt60.00–71.0064712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23691.17/cwt88.00–95.001,1279
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27081.00/cwt75.00–86.001,02916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34180.33/cwt76.00–85.001,07714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39589.27/cwt87.00–92.001,2454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0291
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58573.52/cwt72.00–75.001,1652

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.