Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-06-25

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 25
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
512 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 611▼ 311 vs year ago 823 · −37.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 154▲ 21 vs year ago 144 · +14.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 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 $139.11/cwt on 223 head.
Average price
$139.11
223 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.68
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546140.76768193
Medium and Large 2-3495128.5463630
One grade step is worth $12.22/cwt here — about $132 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 sale223 hd
139.11
—
TN average9 barns · 1,320 hd
144.79
−5.68
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—Low1,891114.202,16017
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27893.021,18921
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40191.901,28718
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05777.6082118

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277175.12/cwt170.00–182.0048511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3348145.00/cwt145.00–145.005053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474169.80/cwt158.00–172.0080513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485147.50/cwt147.50–147.507151
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534162.80/cwt157.00–165.0086911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537182.00/cwt182.00–182.009773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0225
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580134.00/cwt134.00–134.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589164.81/cwt157.00–166.0097116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620140.00/cwt140.00–140.008682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,0537
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2647157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,01615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2747139.67/cwt136.00–141.501,0433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2094
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2243140.00/cwt140.00–140.003403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285125.00/cwt125.00–125.003561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2312141.67/cwt138.00–142.0044213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388138.66/cwt135.00–139.0053812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2456150.48/cwt144.50–151.0068639
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3461132.38/cwt125.00–135.0061010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521144.60/cwt140.00–150.5075345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3543128.16/cwt125.00–133.0069615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578136.00/cwt136.00–136.0078616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added597142.46/cwt142.00–143.0085013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608130.00/cwt130.00–130.007902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658145.00/cwt145.00–145.0095410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666136.81/cwt131.50–139.5091121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733125.50/cwt125.50–125.509202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745127.00/cwt127.00–127.009462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2753124.50/cwt124.50–124.509378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2934109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,093104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1372
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355125.00/cwt125.00–125.004441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368177.02/cwt171.00–180.5065117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425146.05/cwt145.00–147.0062113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457167.21/cwt157.50–169.5076416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495141.00/cwt141.00–141.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3521140.00/cwt140.00–140.007298
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528160.45/cwt150.00–163.0084725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3558135.00/cwt135.00–135.007536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582150.01/cwt146.00–150.5087318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655134.76/cwt130.00–136.5088315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773112.50/cwt112.50–112.508703
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,845103.42/cwt100.00–107.001,9085
Bulls——1,909115.02/cwt112.00–118.002,1967
Bulls——1,912123.83/cwt121.00–126.002,3685
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98967.26/cwt65.00–70.006655
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04778.08/cwt74.00–82.008179
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16689.45/cwt86.00–93.001,0434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26492.32/cwt87.00–98.001,16712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273104.12/cwt100.00–108.001,3255
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32881.23/cwt78.00–85.001,0794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373101.98/cwt99.00–105.001,4004
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40892.48/cwt88.00–97.001,30210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41080.39/cwt77.00–84.001,1334

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.