Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-09-10

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 10
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
858 head
▲ 476 vs last sale 382▲ 66 vs year ago 792 · +8.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
▲ 147 vs last sale 39▲ 52 vs year ago 134 · +38.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.92/cwt on 325 head.
Average price
$152.92
325 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$802
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$34.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.13
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530154.90821281
Medium and Large 2-3489141.2769042
Small 1-2548120.006572thin
One grade step is worth $34.90/cwt here — about $164 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 sale325 hd
152.92
—
TN average9 barns · 1,262 hd
155.05
−2.13
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—High1,757107.311,88619
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38986.661,20418
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22584.771,03817
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06674.6479517

Every lot

69 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 1-2268195.00/cwt195.00–195.005234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315197.09/cwt185.00–199.006217
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330168.04/cwt157.50–170.005556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467195.75/cwt184.00–200.0091434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508190.00/cwt190.00–190.009654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528175.04/cwt173.00–176.0092425
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545157.50/cwt157.50–157.508582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581168.10/cwt162.00–172.0097741
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590142.50/cwt142.50–142.508412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0465
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618140.00/cwt140.00–140.008652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,14411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664161.64/cwt157.00–163.001,07327
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680139.00/cwt139.00–139.009453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722153.33/cwt151.00–155.001,10712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728164.03/cwt160.00–165.001,19421
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3746131.00/cwt131.00–131.009775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,110136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,5101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265172.50/cwt172.50–172.504571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308156.50/cwt150.00–160.0048214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3327140.00/cwt140.00–140.004583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3374156.00/cwt156.00–156.005838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387172.94/cwt164.00–175.5066932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423147.00/cwt147.00–147.006228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469155.57/cwt150.00–161.0073064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006412
Heifers—Small 1-2510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520133.00/cwt133.00–133.006921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530159.40/cwt154.50–160.5084555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572140.39/cwt139.00–141.0080316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580149.51/cwt143.00–151.0086747
Heifers—Small 1-2585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616153.00/cwt153.00–153.0094216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3636110.00/cwt110.00–110.007004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658145.49/cwt138.00–146.7595739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2739137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2838129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379212.69/cwt194.50–216.2580625
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3414150.27/cwt141.00–155.006226
Bulls—Small 1-2440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2449180.50/cwt180.50–180.508104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453194.50/cwt194.50–194.5088130
Bulls—Small 1-2510137.00/cwt137.00–137.006992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514173.64/cwt172.50–175.0089330
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518151.16/cwt143.00–154.0078312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582164.00/cwt164.00–164.0095429
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3591137.13/cwt136.00–139.008108
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631147.00/cwt147.00–147.0092810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3638132.00/cwt132.00–132.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3658125.00/cwt125.00–125.008232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661151.00/cwt151.00–151.0099827
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2741128.00/cwt128.00–128.009485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2796134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0677
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2890119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,0642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56090.93/cwt85.00–97.001,4196
Bulls——1,828111.02/cwt107.00–115.002,0299
Bulls——1,895123.53/cwt122.00–125.002,3414
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96064.39/cwt60.00–69.006185
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09283.63/cwt81.00–86.009135
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12275.53/cwt72.00–79.008477
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22484.65/cwt80.00–89.001,03611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22595.06/cwt93.00–97.001,1643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22874.92/cwt73.00–77.009203
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35977.96/cwt75.00–81.001,0594
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36886.62/cwt84.00–90.001,18510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47195.48/cwt94.00–97.001,4054

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.