Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-07-30

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 30
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
677 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 580▲ 279 vs year ago 398 · +70.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 102▼ 10 vs year ago 103 · −9.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 550 lbs. 4.00-8.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-9.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 15.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.34/cwt on 305 head.
Average price
$144.34
305 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$768
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$24.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.96
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536144.66776279
Medium and Large 2-3480141.6968025
Small 1-2575120.006901thin
One grade step is worth $24.66/cwt here — about $86 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 sale305 hd
144.34
—
TN average8 barns · 1,263 hd
146.30
−1.96
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—High1,660113.291,88111
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35881.661,10912
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21480.6597928
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02968.1570129

Every lot

67 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 1-2282162.50/cwt162.50–162.504584
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370155.00/cwt155.00–155.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391165.00/cwt165.00–165.006454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434176.50/cwt176.50–176.507666
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441173.00/cwt173.00–173.007636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477178.00/cwt178.00–178.008493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481156.91/cwt155.00–160.007555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511163.56/cwt158.00–168.0083614
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515161.00/cwt161.00–161.008292
Steers—Small 1-2515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582166.97/cwt158.00–170.0097223
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3591141.00/cwt141.00–141.008334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added599172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,03320
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615148.00/cwt148.00–148.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640159.54/cwt157.00–160.001,02132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667158.30/cwt150.50–160.501,05614
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3691138.50/cwt138.50–138.509575
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2744141.00/cwt137.00–145.001,0498
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,13810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added920139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,2833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,003135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,3592
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277137.14/cwt135.00–139.0038010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315132.50/cwt132.50–132.504171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329147.00/cwt147.00–147.004847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381149.63/cwt147.00–150.0057016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418158.00/cwt158.00–158.006606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438149.00/cwt149.00–149.006537
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3456147.42/cwt146.00–148.0067214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462152.85/cwt152.50–154.5070633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477156.97/cwt155.00–159.0074918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520147.20/cwt144.00–152.0076560
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3532139.49/cwt136.00–140.007428
Heifers—Small 1-2575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589143.18/cwt140.00–144.0084334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596147.00/cwt147.00–147.008768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600147.00/cwt147.00–147.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2604144.59/cwt142.00–145.0087323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662132.99/cwt130.00–135.0088030
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761124.89/cwt121.00–127.0095017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2902105.00/cwt105.00–105.009473
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375166.92/cwt162.00–169.5062615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437161.62/cwt155.00–164.0070630
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469154.49/cwt151.00–157.0072511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532157.12/cwt152.00–158.0083626
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3559137.67/cwt137.00–138.007703
Bulls—Small 1-2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577156.85/cwt153.50–158.0090527
Bulls—Small 1-2620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628136.03/cwt135.00–138.008543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656143.88/cwt140.50–145.0094420
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695126.00/cwt126.00–126.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2781136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0627
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32098.77/cwt95.00–103.001,3042
Bulls——1,701114.95/cwt110.00–118.001,9558
Bulls——2,015129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,5991
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96753.72/cwt50.00–60.005196
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04470.52/cwt65.00–75.0073618
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04976.96/cwt76.00–79.008075
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21087.43/cwt85.00–93.001,0585
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21579.17/cwt74.00–84.0096223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31886.98/cwt85.00–92.001,1464
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36280.42/cwt77.00–83.001,0957
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48569.00/cwt69.00–69.001,0251

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.