Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-11-05

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 5
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
612 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 534▼ 424 vs year ago 1,036 · −40.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 110▼ 73 vs year ago 220 · −33.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly 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 $133.88/cwt on 198 head.
Average price
$133.88
198 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$25.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.59
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2560135.57760173
Medium and Large 2-3527122.7564724
Small 1-2595110.006551thin
One grade step is worth $25.57/cwt here — about $105 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 sale198 hd
133.88
—
TN average10 barns · 1,913 hd
141.48
−7.59
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—Low1,63984.451,38419
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50567.821,02113
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30467.2887734
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06752.9356521

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003604
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2293162.50/cwt162.50–162.504763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334161.00/cwt161.00–161.005384
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335131.00/cwt131.00–131.004391
Steers—Small 1-2335125.00/cwt125.00–125.004191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463169.00/cwt169.00–169.007826
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528129.09/cwt120.00–141.006823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535154.00/cwt148.00–156.5082423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567158.97/cwt152.50–165.0090126
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3587143.60/cwt131.00–150.008436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,02711
Steers—Small 1-2605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0196
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640131.00/cwt131.00–131.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668149.58/cwt148.00–150.0099910
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3723130.00/cwt130.00–130.009402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,065140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2243134.00/cwt134.00–134.003262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320120.00/cwt120.00–120.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327140.00/cwt140.00–140.004585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391138.84/cwt133.00–140.0054312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3448126.00/cwt126.00–126.005648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460140.23/cwt138.00–141.0064535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3512125.00/cwt125.00–125.006403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530137.38/cwt130.00–143.0072845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573115.00/cwt115.00–115.006593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588137.49/cwt130.00–143.0080829
Heifers—Small 1-2595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3611122.00/cwt122.00–122.007459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2648131.59/cwt128.00–132.0085319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723131.80/cwt121.00–133.0095310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2776126.33/cwt126.00–126.509809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,0403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2979110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0774
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382164.50/cwt164.50–164.5062815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3414129.94/cwt125.00–131.005386
Bulls—Small 1-2425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2456160.00/cwt160.00–160.0073020
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3458133.90/cwt128.00–136.006134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520132.57/cwt118.00–135.006897
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530144.11/cwt133.00–146.5076423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3569123.78/cwt120.00–125.007048
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585137.80/cwt128.00–139.0080628
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3617116.09/cwt113.00–121.007169
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673126.00/cwt126.00–126.0084830
Bulls—Small 1-2675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3687110.18/cwt110.00–111.0075711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772111.50/cwt111.50–111.5086111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805108.50/cwt108.50–108.508732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291693.00/cwt93.00–93.008524
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58579.16/cwt69.00–84.001,25510
Bulls——1,65688.87/cwt85.00–96.001,4728
Bulls——2,035102.00/cwt102.00–102.002,0761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03446.82/cwt37.00–52.0048412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08369.21/cwt66.00–72.007502
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12058.74/cwt54.00–64.006587
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24552.89/cwt51.00–55.006582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28764.96/cwt59.00–69.0083620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34173.54/cwt70.00–79.0098612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44272.79/cwt71.00–77.001,0506
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55365.49/cwt63.00–70.001,0176
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60052.00/cwt52.00–52.008321

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.