Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-10-01

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 1
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
739 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 874▲ 71 vs year ago 668 · +10.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 142▲ 30 vs year ago 160 · +18.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 97▼ 28 vs year ago 91 · −30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.33/cwt on 303 head.
Average price
$137.33
303 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.35
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547138.83759275
Medium and Large 2-3512122.6262828
One grade step is worth $16.20/cwt here — about $131 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 sale303 hd
137.33
—
TN average7 barns · 1,746 hd
148.67
−11.35
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—High1,626103.561,68416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43979.701,14734
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24878.0197448
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03668.5771124

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,2501thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2263160.00/cwt160.00–160.004213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290147.50/cwt147.50–147.504281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313160.00/cwt160.00–160.005013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added443171.00/cwt171.00–171.007582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461167.43/cwt155.00–169.0077218
Steers—Small 1-2505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514158.68/cwt158.50–160.0081617
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3519133.96/cwt131.00–136.006955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537167.00/cwt167.00–167.0089710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573143.08/cwt140.00–148.008208
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576158.00/cwt158.00–158.009107
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595125.00/cwt125.00–125.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2648144.50/cwt144.50–144.509366
Steers—Small 1-2660117.50/cwt117.50–117.507761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679145.28/cwt142.00–147.5098624
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3681130.00/cwt130.00–130.008854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724137.42/cwt135.00–142.0099515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,0896
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,1106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2814143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added842147.50/cwt146.50–148.001,24212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2041
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3896125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265123.00/cwt123.00–123.003262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323135.00/cwt135.00–135.004369
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3344129.66/cwt111.00–134.004465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381143.46/cwt135.00–149.0054728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431150.00/cwt150.00–150.006477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2448144.00/cwt144.00–144.0064536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3459131.16/cwt125.00–133.006026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471140.00/cwt140.00–140.0065920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3507115.00/cwt115.00–115.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528140.06/cwt137.00–141.0074042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558149.29/cwt147.00–151.0083321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590137.96/cwt133.00–139.0081428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3594125.60/cwt125.00–128.007465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608145.00/cwt145.00–145.008822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661135.87/cwt130.00–140.0089852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718121.73/cwt115.00–124.008748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767125.00/cwt125.00–125.009596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775109.03/cwt105.00–110.008455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2878114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,0059
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3351141.20/cwt140.00–146.004965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388171.00/cwt171.00–171.006638
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400151.00/cwt151.00–151.006043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427141.12/cwt127.00–145.006036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462159.74/cwt147.00–164.5073833
Bulls—Small 1-2468125.00/cwt125.00–125.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3507129.35/cwt125.00–130.006568
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527147.39/cwt143.00–150.0077716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575130.82/cwt130.00–135.007526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587136.09/cwt128.00–138.0079942
Bulls—Small 1-2598117.50/cwt117.50–117.507032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3648108.00/cwt108.00–108.007002
Bulls—Small 1-2655117.50/cwt117.50–117.507701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658131.23/cwt125.00–133.5086330
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3722120.01/cwt115.00–121.008666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772129.99/cwt120.00–133.001,00417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2851124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,05510
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40692.99/cwt90.00–98.001,3075
Bulls——1,722106.01/cwt100.00–110.001,8258
Bulls——1,738114.65/cwt114.00–115.001,9933
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99777.45/cwt77.00–78.007722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02668.49/cwt66.00–75.0070320
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18060.51/cwt59.00–62.007142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23576.66/cwt70.00–82.0094738
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29784.82/cwt83.00–88.001,1009
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31068.00/cwt68.00–68.008911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38678.80/cwt75.00–83.001,09226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59284.30/cwt84.00–85.001,3427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,2351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.