Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-06-18

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 18
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
611 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 667▼ 18 vs year ago 629 · −2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 169▲ 51 vs year ago 103 · +49.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.08/cwt on 256 head.
Average price
$135.08
256 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$16.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.19
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549136.17748214
Medium and Large 2-3465129.7660441
Small 1-2560120.006721thin
One grade step is worth $16.17/cwt here — about $76 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 sale256 hd
135.08
—
TN average9 barns · 1,391 hd
141.27
−6.19
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—Low1,860109.452,03614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39688.381,23416
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17887.221,02820
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06276.3881118

Every lot

71 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265177.00/cwt177.00–177.004692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315167.80/cwt157.00–170.005296
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345137.50/cwt137.50–137.504741
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365141.00/cwt141.00–141.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466167.85/cwt160.00–169.0078216
Steers—Small 1-2470139.00/cwt139.00–139.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511166.00/cwt166.00–166.008489
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3517140.35/cwt140.00–141.007263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530159.63/cwt154.00–160.0084633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577147.00/cwt147.00–147.008486
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580165.78/cwt165.00–166.009629
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595138.00/cwt138.00–138.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632151.92/cwt150.50–153.5096023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added648159.25/cwt159.25–159.251,03216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666145.00/cwt145.00–145.009666
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3671137.53/cwt130.00–145.009234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0622
Steers—Small 1-2720128.00/cwt128.00–128.009221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745137.75/cwt135.00–140.501,0264
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770111.00/cwt111.00–111.008552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added808145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875130.49/cwt128.00–133.001,1422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,087120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,3106
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323139.72/cwt137.50–140.004519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340136.00/cwt136.00–136.004623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3361137.50/cwt137.00–138.004968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2396141.00/cwt141.00–141.0055810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435132.72/cwt131.00–133.005777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461141.49/cwt136.00–145.0065241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473133.50/cwt133.50–133.506319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524134.72/cwt132.00–135.0070633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526142.00/cwt142.00–142.0074712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527122.97/cwt120.00–125.0064812
Heifers—Small 1-2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586133.41/cwt130.00–137.5078249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588142.59/cwt141.00–143.0083823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637135.46/cwt131.00–138.008637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683134.04/cwt133.00–137.5091513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723120.39/cwt116.00–125.008706
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775121.00/cwt121.00–121.009382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2808115.00/cwt115.00–115.009298
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381296.00/cwt96.00–96.007801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385176.49/cwt174.00–180.0067920
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405158.50/cwt158.50–158.506423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2449154.50/cwt154.50–154.506944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490158.00/cwt158.00–158.007742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3496137.54/cwt137.00–140.0068211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522150.15/cwt145.50–151.5078413
Bulls—Small 1-2545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567148.89/cwt145.00–151.5084410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3586133.07/cwt125.00–135.007805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665133.96/cwt128.00–138.0089115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2756114.00/cwt114.00–114.008626
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3845106.00/cwt106.00–106.008961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292398.00/cwt98.00–98.009052
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,804102.94/cwt100.00–106.001,8574
Bulls——1,866110.44/cwt107.00–114.002,0618
Bulls——1,950118.52/cwt118.00–119.002,3112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95167.87/cwt65.00–70.006454
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08677.01/cwt72.00–82.0083611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12385.40/cwt83.00–88.009593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13976.03/cwt72.00–80.008665
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18087.99/cwt83.00–93.001,03811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22399.11/cwt96.00–102.001,2124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34996.53/cwt94.00–99.001,3024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39287.47/cwt83.00–92.001,21810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50876.60/cwt75.00–78.001,1552

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.