Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-05-21

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, May 21
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
668 head
▼ 266 vs last sale 934▼ 122 vs year ago 790 · −15.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 162▲ 112 vs year ago 102 · +109.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.14/cwt on 294 head.
Average price
$141.14
294 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$750
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$33.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.20
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543141.32768264
Medium and Large 2-3422140.7359329
Small 1-2555107.505971thin
One grade step is worth $33.82/cwt here — about $171 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 sale294 hd
141.14
—
TN average9 barns · 1,537 hd
146.35
−5.20
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—Average1,846106.931,97417
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14587.801,00523
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44886.391,25116
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06764.1668521

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2243181.00/cwt181.00–181.004402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285169.00/cwt169.00–169.004823
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3300162.50/cwt162.50–162.504881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321178.00/cwt178.00–178.005718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428179.50/cwt179.50–179.507685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458172.26/cwt170.00–177.0078921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483154.00/cwt154.00–154.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3516152.00/cwt152.00–152.007845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534168.93/cwt156.00–170.0090226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574158.81/cwt150.00–160.5091218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575166.10/cwt162.00–173.0095524
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615142.00/cwt142.00–142.008731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635148.00/cwt148.00–148.0094010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638156.00/cwt156.00–156.009955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655147.42/cwt144.00–148.009667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0495
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730130.00/cwt130.00–130.009491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2789136.46/cwt135.00–137.001,07711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985125.01/cwt123.00–129.001,2313
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2221164.00/cwt164.00–164.003624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316153.68/cwt150.00–154.0048612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3331142.50/cwt142.50–142.504727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358127.00/cwt127.00–127.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377152.80/cwt152.00–153.0057616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422153.69/cwt152.00–155.0064913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3429146.98/cwt140.00–149.0063115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458149.62/cwt148.25–150.0068562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495145.00/cwt145.00–145.007181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519144.58/cwt143.00–148.0075035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Heifers—Small 1-2555107.50/cwt107.50–107.505971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573120.00/cwt120.00–120.006883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582134.77/cwt130.00–140.0078455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615136.00/cwt136.00–136.008364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651137.50/cwt137.50–137.5089517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668128.55/cwt127.00–132.0085919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2743121.00/cwt121.00–121.008992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2793123.00/cwt123.00–123.009757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added798129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,03313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,00595.00/cwt95.00–95.009551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,067100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0673
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378178.00/cwt178.00–178.0067327
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423158.74/cwt158.50–160.006716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440157.00/cwt157.00–157.006916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450155.00/cwt155.00–155.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458163.00/cwt163.00–163.0074720
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505147.00/cwt147.00–147.007424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510152.95/cwt150.00–156.5078019
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578141.67/cwt137.00–144.0081912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585147.00/cwt147.00–147.0086011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620129.00/cwt129.00–129.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625124.00/cwt124.00–124.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655134.02/cwt133.00–137.0087816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715126.00/cwt126.00–126.009012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2777127.00/cwt127.00–127.009876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870110.00/cwt110.00–110.009571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68691.93/cwt88.00–96.001,5504
Bulls——1,883108.80/cwt102.00–115.002,04910
Bulls——1,938120.71/cwt119.00–123.002,3393
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03750.38/cwt45.00–55.005225
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06376.24/cwt72.00–81.008105
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08364.94/cwt60.00–70.0070311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13086.43/cwt81.00–92.0097712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15573.89/cwt70.00–78.008535
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165102.13/cwt96.00–108.001,1906
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42886.48/cwt82.00–91.001,23510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44096.56/cwt94.00–100.001,3903
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52275.92/cwt74.00–78.001,1563

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.