Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-06-11

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 11
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
667 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 634▼ 86 vs year ago 753 · −11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 213▼ 32 vs year ago 201 · −15.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; 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 $139.83/cwt on 285 head.
Average price
$139.83
285 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$772
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$5.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.04
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559140.16784265
Medium and Large 2-3458135.4462119thin
Small 1-2525135.007091thin
One grade step is worth $5.16/cwt here — about $75 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 sale285 hd
139.83
—
TN average8 barns · 1,692 hd
146.87
−7.04
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—Average1,628108.481,76613
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41186.771,22420
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18883.2798923
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03671.2473822

Every lot

64 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 1-2317172.08/cwt160.00–174.005457
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465172.42/cwt167.50–173.5080211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3467155.00/cwt155.00–155.007243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525168.50/cwt168.50–168.508856
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525164.30/cwt152.00–165.0086319
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569155.66/cwt152.00–159.5088623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578170.43/cwt170.00–171.0098523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2643154.50/cwt154.50–154.5099319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656155.99/cwt147.00–159.001,02310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659164.25/cwt164.25–164.251,08210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680143.00/cwt143.00–143.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727152.78/cwt149.75–155.001,11112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added813150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,22011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2234163.00/cwt163.00–163.003814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2292145.00/cwt145.00–145.004233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318145.00/cwt145.00–145.004613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3362139.15/cwt135.00–140.005046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371146.64/cwt145.00–147.0054411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3439135.67/cwt135.00–137.005966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462148.47/cwt145.00–152.0068650
Heifers—Small 1-2525135.00/cwt135.00–135.007091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530139.00/cwt139.00–139.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536142.18/cwt142.00–145.0076270
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538148.00/cwt148.00–148.007963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3562130.90/cwt125.00–134.007366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2591139.61/cwt138.00–140.0082551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606139.22/cwt133.00–141.0084416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658130.83/cwt127.00–131.0086123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2759117.76/cwt117.00–120.008948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added808125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,01418
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384170.90/cwt165.00–171.5065621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417157.25/cwt157.00–157.5065614
Bulls—Small 1-2440151.00/cwt151.00–151.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462162.28/cwt157.00–164.0075025
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3503142.99/cwt140.00–146.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521154.00/cwt154.00–154.0080218
Bulls—Small 1-2555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3558144.50/cwt144.50–144.508064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2586145.54/cwt142.00–148.0085329
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631130.00/cwt130.00–130.008204
Bulls—Small 1-2643140.00/cwt140.00–140.009002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659137.08/cwt137.00–138.0090326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722132.65/cwt131.50–134.009583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2862108.00/cwt108.00–108.009316
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,397100.00/cwt94.00–104.001,3976
Bulls——1,824112.83/cwt108.00–116.002,0585
Bulls——1,828123.06/cwt121.00–125.002,2502
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95052.30/cwt45.00–60.004974
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03373.92/cwt68.00–80.0076415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15982.69/cwt78.00–89.0095816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16883.06/cwt81.00–85.009703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22592.27/cwt90.00–95.001,1304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29374.36/cwt73.00–75.009613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37376.94/cwt76.00–78.001,0562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39485.36/cwt80.00–90.001,19013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46994.36/cwt92.00–98.001,3865

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.