Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-07-16

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 16
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
825 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 931▲ 116 vs year ago 709 · +16.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 272▲ 86 vs year ago 132 · +65.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 7.00-10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.33/cwt on 341 head.
Average price
$139.33
341 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$752
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$30.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.05
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542140.00759307
Medium and Large 2-3516133.9869233
Small 1-2570110.006271thin
One grade step is worth $30.00/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 sale341 hd
139.33
—
TN average9 barns · 2,655 hd
143.38
−4.05
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—High1,654105.811,75012
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35182.501,11517
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17976.9290746
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01763.0764122

Every lot

68 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240165.00/cwt165.00–165.003966
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320168.85/cwt161.00–171.0054010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3328150.00/cwt150.00–150.004926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424164.00/cwt164.00–164.006955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461170.00/cwt170.00–170.0078424
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3484131.00/cwt131.00–131.006344
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526159.07/cwt150.00–160.0083716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550163.00/cwt163.00–163.0089712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576152.30/cwt147.00–156.0087717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630163.71/cwt163.00–165.001,03122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3633131.00/cwt131.00–131.008292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2643159.52/cwt153.00–159.751,02629
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662151.09/cwt144.50–154.501,00015
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3687143.00/cwt143.00–143.009823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added698161.25/cwt161.25–161.251,12610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2871130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,1374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1772
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260135.00/cwt135.00–135.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2312139.82/cwt136.00–143.004369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371149.79/cwt140.00–156.5055626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433128.48/cwt125.00–134.005565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440138.00/cwt138.00–138.0060711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453142.21/cwt141.50–148.0064456
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467135.79/cwt133.00–136.0063414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524140.52/cwt137.00–147.0073655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535128.00/cwt128.00–128.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542155.82/cwt153.00–157.0084520
Heifers—Small 1-2570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580147.22/cwt146.00–148.0085418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584136.69/cwt133.00–140.0079842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585137.50/cwt137.50–137.5080410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665129.41/cwt128.00–130.0086124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668141.47/cwt139.00–145.5094524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2782126.75/cwt125.00–127.009918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2883105.00/cwt105.00–105.009276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905110.00/cwt110.00–110.009961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390141.00/cwt141.00–141.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2394181.00/cwt181.00–181.007138
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3414136.66/cwt130.00–140.005663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421146.71/cwt145.00–148.0061822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2456166.50/cwt166.50–166.5075927
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3489125.00/cwt125.00–125.006118
Bulls—Small 1-2495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525145.43/cwt142.00–147.0076432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578124.00/cwt124.00–124.007174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584141.62/cwt135.50–144.5082726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659137.76/cwt137.00–140.0090820
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665127.00/cwt127.00–127.008452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2774134.32/cwt127.00–135.001,04012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2854110.00/cwt110.00–110.009394
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3561
Bulls——1,654105.45/cwt100.00–109.001,7447
Bulls——1,669111.64/cwt110.00–115.001,8634
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98065.32/cwt61.00–69.006409
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02973.83/cwt72.00–75.007604
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04856.04/cwt49.00–59.005879
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15075.46/cwt69.00–84.0086833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16366.28/cwt65.00–67.007713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27884.94/cwt83.00–87.001,08610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34789.24/cwt86.00–93.001,2023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35281.06/cwt74.00–84.001,09614

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.