Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-07-09

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 9
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
931 head
▲ 419 vs last sale 512▲ 33 vs year ago 898 · +3.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
272 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 165▲ 103 vs year ago 169 · +60.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of July 4th Independence Day Holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.33/cwt on 378 head.
Average price
$141.33
378 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$770
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.34
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550142.37783344
Medium and Large 2-3489130.8864034
One grade step is worth $11.49/cwt here — about $143 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 sale378 hd
141.33
—
TN average3 barns · 481 hd
139.99
+1.34
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—Low1,629112.551,83316
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41191.491,29135
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19486.491,03271
CowsLean 85-90%Low98073.6472244

Every lot

72 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270177.31/cwt165.00–180.004796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2311175.00/cwt175.00–175.005447
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340163.00/cwt163.00–163.0055411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445170.00/cwt170.00–170.007571
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470146.00/cwt146.00–146.006861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472180.00/cwt180.00–180.0085015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473187.00/cwt187.00–187.0088512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3511155.36/cwt140.00–158.007949
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531165.35/cwt163.50–166.0087820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532173.52/cwt172.00–175.0092310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575165.95/cwt156.00–171.0095431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611147.50/cwt147.50–147.509015
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628143.20/cwt139.00–150.008996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657158.80/cwt153.25–160.501,04322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680143.99/cwt143.50–145.009796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2701163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,14312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728164.75/cwt164.75–164.751,19936
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782152.24/cwt149.75–159.501,19119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added895146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3075
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305135.00/cwt135.00–135.004122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2339149.00/cwt149.00–149.005057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380147.63/cwt146.00–148.0056128
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3386134.61/cwt134.00–135.005208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added402154.00/cwt154.00–154.006196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2442151.00/cwt147.00–152.0066710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461142.53/cwt137.00–143.5065740
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477154.43/cwt152.00–156.5073723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477125.89/cwt125.00–126.006009
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520155.50/cwt155.50–155.5080914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537143.69/cwt140.00–146.5077257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574150.50/cwt150.50–150.508649
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2591141.81/cwt138.00–143.0083872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3593133.60/cwt130.00–134.0079210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645142.00/cwt142.00–142.009161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660137.30/cwt137.00–138.0090624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665124.00/cwt124.00–124.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670130.28/cwt127.00–134.0087331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725126.63/cwt120.00–130.0091814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860116.00/cwt116.00–116.009987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3377148.40/cwt141.00–155.005593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390181.15/cwt173.00–184.5070638
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414157.00/cwt157.00–157.006504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3439145.48/cwt141.00–147.006394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474161.56/cwt152.00–165.0076670
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2536154.79/cwt150.00–156.2583030
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579152.48/cwt145.00–153.0088330
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3589140.19/cwt126.00–143.008266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2643136.00/cwt136.00–136.008742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3648130.00/cwt130.00–130.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661141.82/cwt138.50–144.0093718
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3678126.40/cwt121.00–132.008572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733133.00/cwt133.00–133.009752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3756122.00/cwt122.00–122.009224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905100.00/cwt100.00–100.009053
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48398.45/cwt95.00–106.001,4603
Bulls——1,590123.17/cwt120.00–126.001,9584
Bulls——1,695112.53/cwt108.00–116.001,9079
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87761.02/cwt54.00–64.005356
Cows—Lean 85-90%98281.07/cwt78.00–87.0079611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00273.41/cwt65.00–77.0073627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18885.87/cwt79.00–93.001,02051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20698.38/cwt94.00–106.001,18611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21075.49/cwt69.00–77.009139
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0961
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36299.42/cwt95.00–105.001,3548
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43089.38/cwt84.00–93.001,27826

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.