Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-09-17

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 17
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
948 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 858▲ 195 vs year ago 753 · +25.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 186▼ 33 vs year ago 120 · −27.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.37/cwt on 349 head.
Average price
$180.37
349 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$996
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.69
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551181.821,002333
Medium and Large 2-3573150.1586016thin
One grade step is worth $31.67/cwt here — about $142 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 sale349 hd
180.37
—
TN average7 barns · 1,788 hd
173.67
+6.69
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—Low1,676106.321,78212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42981.661,16715
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22581.3599725
CowsLean 85-90%Low93367.5363020

Every lot

65 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 1-2265190.00/cwt190.00–190.005042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329195.00/cwt195.00–195.006425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2394190.50/cwt190.50–190.5075113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430207.00/cwt207.00–207.0089015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462200.41/cwt188.00–203.5092663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525183.06/cwt177.00–188.0096123
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530155.41/cwt146.00–165.008244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560180.46/cwt165.00–182.001,011100
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0125
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580149.47/cwt144.00–159.0086710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623143.00/cwt143.00–143.008912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633170.40/cwt167.00–170.751,07976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662159.86/cwt156.00–161.001,05821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725151.00/cwt145.00–154.501,0954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2779154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,2044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,2922
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319143.87/cwt140.00–146.004593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3348140.00/cwt140.00–140.004872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365135.00/cwt135.00–135.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388158.46/cwt142.00–163.0061531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440155.00/cwt155.00–155.006828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3446138.00/cwt138.00–138.006159
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450136.00/cwt136.00–136.006123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455150.36/cwt148.00–152.5068485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526148.88/cwt147.50–151.0078349
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3534130.21/cwt125.00–132.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added549152.00/cwt152.00–152.008348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575146.84/cwt144.50–150.0084481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655126.00/cwt126.00–126.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657142.92/cwt135.00–144.5093930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2743137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,02210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767135.30/cwt130.00–137.501,0387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added808142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900110.00/cwt110.00–110.009902
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3364159.52/cwt155.00–160.0058110
Bulls—Small 1-2375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380194.12/cwt177.00–195.0073821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417159.09/cwt150.00–163.0066310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459181.76/cwt169.50–186.2583437
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3492162.00/cwt162.00–162.0079710
Bulls—Small 1-2495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520141.00/cwt141.00–141.007332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522178.24/cwt161.00–179.5093030
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578130.00/cwt130.00–130.007515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579157.65/cwt155.00–158.5091340
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623130.00/cwt130.00–130.008102
Bulls—Small 1-2630113.00/cwt113.00–113.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653151.00/cwt151.00–151.0098623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3668132.71/cwt125.00–137.508878
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2742122.50/cwt122.50–122.509095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760112.00/cwt112.00–112.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870110.50/cwt110.50–110.509616
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64197.38/cwt92.00–102.001,5985
Bulls——1,690110.39/cwt105.00–114.001,8665
Bulls——1,710118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,0181
Bulls——1,745119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,0771
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89859.59/cwt58.00–63.005356
Cows—Lean 85-90%94069.01/cwt64.00–75.0064912
Cows—Lean 85-90%99382.49/cwt80.00–85.008192
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20880.20/cwt74.00–84.0096916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22270.92/cwt70.00–72.008673
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27389.64/cwt86.00–97.001,1416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41372.92/cwt72.00–74.001,0302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41881.57/cwt78.00–85.001,15711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50590.89/cwt89.00–93.001,3682

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.