Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-07-23

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 23
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
580 head
▼ 245 vs last sale 825▲ 102 vs year ago 478 · +21.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 116 vs last sale 218▲ 8 vs year ago 94 · +8.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.29/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$139.29
202 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$732
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.32
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529139.72740186
Medium and Large 2-3481134.2564516thin
One grade step is worth $5.47/cwt here — about $94 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 sale202 hd
139.29
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TN average9 barns · 1,993 hd
145.61
−6.32
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—Average1,84397.071,78917
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34371.5696116
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22070.4886016
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05062.4265619

Every lot

56 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 1-2230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325139.05/cwt138.00–140.004524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375181.00/cwt181.00–181.006791
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435145.00/cwt145.00–145.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461173.89/cwt166.00–177.008026
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500144.00/cwt144.00–144.007201
Steers—Small 1-2510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528166.32/cwt157.50–167.7587834
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555156.00/cwt156.00–156.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578150.71/cwt150.50–151.008717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615152.97/cwt146.00–157.0094128
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615148.00/cwt148.00–148.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672151.19/cwt145.00–154.001,01619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775138.67/cwt135.00–140.501,0753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2258125.00/cwt125.00–125.003232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321135.00/cwt135.00–135.004337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328125.00/cwt125.00–125.004102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370145.89/cwt144.50–153.0054029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457148.16/cwt148.00–152.0067727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472136.00/cwt136.00–136.006428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529143.28/cwt141.00–150.0075835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535135.00/cwt135.00–135.007223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3552135.00/cwt135.00–135.007453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585139.60/cwt138.00–140.5081744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2639134.00/cwt134.00–134.008564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668129.76/cwt120.00–131.0086727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712123.02/cwt120.00–128.0087610
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2383125.00/cwt125.00–125.004792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386178.23/cwt163.00–181.5068822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427144.13/cwt141.00–145.0061512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461167.84/cwt160.00–170.0077434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478144.00/cwt144.00–144.006884
Bulls—Small 1-2503120.00/cwt120.00–120.006042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517157.38/cwt154.50–160.5081424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575139.83/cwt133.00–142.008046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585147.15/cwt146.25–147.5086121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621145.60/cwt138.00–149.0090419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663139.50/cwt139.50–139.5092518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3663127.00/cwt127.00–127.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732134.14/cwt131.00–134.5098210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2909105.50/cwt105.50–105.509598
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,71984.16/cwt80.00–88.001,4475
Bulls——1,88098.54/cwt93.00–104.001,8538
Bulls——1,926110.27/cwt106.00–117.002,1244
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99051.96/cwt48.00–56.005145
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06264.00/cwt59.00–69.0068011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10774.06/cwt72.00–76.008203
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19170.62/cwt67.00–74.0084110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26562.41/cwt60.00–65.007893
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27278.09/cwt76.00–80.009933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32371.09/cwt67.00–75.009419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34679.24/cwt77.00–82.001,0674
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40062.73/cwt60.00–65.008783

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.