Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-11-19

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 19
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
593 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 521▼ 616 vs year ago 1,209 · −51.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 146▲ 73 vs year ago 145 · +50.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-9.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.65/cwt on 224 head.
Average price
$134.65
224 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$760
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$355
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$26.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.16
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2574136.21782199
Medium and Large 2-3497123.2561223
Small 1-2388110.004272thin
One grade step is worth $26.21/cwt here — about $355 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 sale224 hd
134.65
—
TN average10 barns · 2,879 hd
141.81
−7.16
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—Low1,61891.751,48418
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45075.101,08934
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25067.4384352
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07857.3061741

Every lot

80 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270169.10/cwt167.50–170.004573
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295157.50/cwt157.50–157.504651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2309174.00/cwt174.00–174.005387
Steers—Small 1-2320120.00/cwt120.00–120.003841
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475174.00/cwt174.00–174.008272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481185.00/cwt185.00–185.0089010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515153.23/cwt151.00–160.007894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540171.00/cwt171.00–171.009238
Steers—Small 1-2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579157.08/cwt155.00–161.0090911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587161.56/cwt160.00–165.0094816
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3591126.42/cwt123.00–140.007475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605145.00/cwt145.00–145.008771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,00710
Steers—Small 1-2640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667151.81/cwt150.00–155.501,01315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683143.84/cwt135.00–145.0098224
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3712121.00/cwt121.00–121.008623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725152.03/cwt151.50–152.251,10220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767139.32/cwt136.50–140.501,06910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2837128.34/cwt126.00–133.001,0743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2883137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,2144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2923131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,2143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2956123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added980140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3722
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230142.50/cwt142.50–142.503282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275135.00/cwt135.00–135.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326140.00/cwt140.00–140.0045610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358138.00/cwt138.00–138.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377142.94/cwt137.50–146.0053911
Heifers—Small 1-2388110.00/cwt110.00–110.004272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2448142.00/cwt142.00–142.006365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460142.64/cwt136.00–143.5065634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476125.21/cwt121.00–130.0059614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533136.66/cwt130.00–140.0072825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535115.00/cwt115.00–115.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3553117.16/cwt110.00–122.006485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2591134.14/cwt128.00–136.5079326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659133.36/cwt128.00–138.0087942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added689140.00/cwt140.00–140.0096524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734130.00/cwt130.00–130.009545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750105.00/cwt105.00–105.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762118.00/cwt118.00–118.008993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2844119.01/cwt115.00–120.001,0045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2916110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0084
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2387180.00/cwt180.00–180.006979
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3388155.00/cwt155.00–155.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440132.50/cwt132.50–132.505834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466164.14/cwt145.00–167.0076516
Bulls—Small 1-2470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3497128.00/cwt128.00–128.006365
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528152.87/cwt140.00–157.5080715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2593142.08/cwt130.00–144.0084329
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3614110.00/cwt110.00–110.006758
Bulls—Small 1-2628110.00/cwt110.00–110.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658128.00/cwt128.00–128.0084214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700108.00/cwt108.00–108.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008889
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2753114.50/cwt114.50–114.508622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2871103.00/cwt103.00–103.008976
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,445106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,5321
Bulls——1,45283.40/cwt65.00–89.001,2117
Bulls——1,74394.09/cwt91.00–99.001,6408
Bulls——1,785104.51/cwt104.00–105.001,8662
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02750.00/cwt45.00–53.0051410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06567.53/cwt66.00–69.007192
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09659.11/cwt54.00–65.0064829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17676.00/cwt74.00–80.008949
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25757.76/cwt55.00–60.007266
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26766.92/cwt63.00–73.0084837
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42572.41/cwt66.00–76.001,03218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47079.60/cwt77.00–85.001,17015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60056.00/cwt56.00–56.008961

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.