Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-06-04

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 4
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
634 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 668▼ 400 vs year ago 1,034 · −38.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
213 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 214▲ 33 vs year ago 180 · +18.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to this sale being closed last week in observance of Memorial Day.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.70/cwt on 297 head.
Average price
$139.70
297 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$775
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$21.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.44
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2562140.31789269
Medium and Large 2-3476134.9764226
Small 1-2555119.006602thin
One grade step is worth $21.31/cwt here — about $129 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 sale297 hd
139.70
—
TN average9 barns · 1,893 hd
145.13
−5.44
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—Average1,708113.061,93118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42287.571,24546
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17886.981,02465
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03974.2177134

Every lot

59 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2232175.00/cwt175.00–175.004063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425169.96/cwt165.00–175.007226
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495145.00/cwt145.00–145.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500155.00/cwt155.00–155.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518180.75/cwt180.75–180.7593612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522162.18/cwt156.00–164.0084717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570161.37/cwt156.50–167.2592020
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580136.95/cwt120.00–145.007943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616147.96/cwt145.00–153.009118
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3678139.00/cwt139.00–139.009422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680153.96/cwt153.00–154.751,04724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759145.40/cwt143.50–148.001,10412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,1792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290139.00/cwt139.00–139.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316150.00/cwt150.00–150.004744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372155.04/cwt140.00–159.0057714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3439138.46/cwt130.00–141.0060818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462147.24/cwt145.50–148.0068043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added499150.00/cwt150.00–150.007495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532141.49/cwt139.50–145.0075341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538152.59/cwt150.50–154.0082143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545128.00/cwt128.00–128.006981
Heifers—Small 1-2555119.00/cwt119.00–119.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3561127.00/cwt127.00–127.007127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2594136.30/cwt133.00–137.0081040
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603140.00/cwt140.00–140.008448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2644132.00/cwt132.00–132.0085016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667126.32/cwt122.00–128.0084327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678130.00/cwt130.00–130.008817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732116.58/cwt115.00–122.008539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783123.00/cwt123.00–123.009634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added839120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,0117
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350152.50/cwt152.50–152.505341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385180.07/cwt174.00–180.5069315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3431152.59/cwt151.00–153.006585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2447184.14/cwt183.00–185.0082321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464164.74/cwt159.00–168.0076411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527154.17/cwt149.00–155.0081222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3537140.50/cwt139.00–141.007548
Bulls—Small 1-2560121.00/cwt121.00–121.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3574137.00/cwt137.00–137.007866
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585146.74/cwt142.00–147.5085822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615127.85/cwt122.00–131.007863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659134.72/cwt132.00–136.0088816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710126.00/cwt126.00–126.008951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770129.05/cwt121.00–131.0099410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885109.00/cwt109.00–109.009653
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13092.04/cwt87.00–97.001,0402
Bulls——1,691112.36/cwt105.00–116.001,90010
Bulls——1,929121.22/cwt119.00–124.002,3386
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00861.64/cwt55.00–66.006215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03373.73/cwt68.00–80.0076222
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08184.72/cwt81.00–89.009167
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11873.63/cwt72.00–75.008233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17485.62/cwt79.00–91.001,00550
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20896.01/cwt93.00–101.001,16012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41786.25/cwt80.00–92.001,22236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43396.14/cwt93.00–101.001,3788
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46877.00/cwt77.00–77.001,1302

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.