Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-05-14

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, May 14
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
934 head
▲ 463 vs last sale 471▲ 457 vs year ago 477 · +95.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 167▲ 66 vs year ago 96 · +68.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.35/cwt on 407 head.
Average price
$150.35
407 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$813
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$3.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.62
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545150.50820387
Medium and Large 2-3462147.3468020
One grade step is worth $3.16/cwt here — about $140 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 sale407 hd
150.35
—
TN average8 barns · 1,319 hd
149.73
+0.62
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—Low1,690115.051,94416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51288.951,34517
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17385.481,00348
CowsLean 85-90%Low95571.1267935

Every lot

60 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 1-2313182.42/cwt175.00–184.005716
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3348173.50/cwt173.50–173.506043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464194.50/cwt194.50–194.509028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469187.87/cwt176.00–191.0088126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530173.97/cwt167.00–176.5092215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540180.00/cwt180.00–180.009725
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3541158.30/cwt157.50–162.508566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561181.31/cwt173.50–182.351,01775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2598160.00/cwt160.00–160.0095719
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600131.00/cwt131.00–131.007866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625148.44/cwt145.00–149.009287
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637160.19/cwt160.00–160.501,0208
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660160.17/cwt159.50–163.001,05733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0108
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3673140.00/cwt140.00–140.009422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735143.96/cwt140.00–145.501,05818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2779139.50/cwt138.00–140.001,0874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2114
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321159.00/cwt159.00–159.005105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373161.00/cwt161.00–161.0060126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415151.00/cwt151.00–151.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3454148.40/cwt147.00–149.0067417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469157.07/cwt150.00–159.0073781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470162.00/cwt162.00–162.007617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519156.00/cwt156.00–156.008107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523149.62/cwt147.00–154.0078353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535138.00/cwt138.00–138.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561153.99/cwt149.00–156.00864119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590146.88/cwt146.00–147.0086725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2647138.75/cwt138.75–138.7589820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656134.06/cwt130.00–138.0087925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745126.00/cwt126.00–126.009392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added795127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added853125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2929104.00/cwt104.00–104.009666
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388175.00/cwt175.00–175.006794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417183.32/cwt176.50–186.5076430
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423173.00/cwt173.00–173.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465179.91/cwt170.50–183.0083726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495165.00/cwt165.00–165.008172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530149.00/cwt149.00–149.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532164.10/cwt157.00–165.5087336
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577139.00/cwt139.00–139.008026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587150.81/cwt145.00–152.5088538
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630133.57/cwt125.00–135.008417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2646140.00/cwt140.00–140.0090414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683137.49/cwt136.00–139.009392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2761127.61/cwt125.00–131.0097114
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49395.73/cwt94.00–97.001,4293
Bulls——1,618113.57/cwt109.00–117.001,8384
Bulls——1,788122.14/cwt118.00–126.002,1849
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83962.63/cwt59.00–64.005257
Cows—Lean 85-90%97871.11/cwt65.00–76.0069523
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01183.07/cwt78.00–87.008405
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16182.19/cwt75.00–88.0095431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19293.88/cwt89.00–101.001,11915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21373.49/cwt73.00–74.008912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38684.79/cwt78.00–89.001,17510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69394.89/cwt91.00–106.001,6067

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.