Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2022-12-03

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Dec 3
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
887 head
▲ 887 vs last sale 0▼ 248 vs year ago 1,135 · −21.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
▲ 197 vs last sale 0▲ 51 vs year ago 146 · +34.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 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 $137.68/cwt on 351 head.
Average price
$137.68
351 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$729
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.72
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529138.32731332
Medium and Large 2-3536126.4567819thin
One grade step is worth $11.87/cwt here — about $54 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 sale351 hd
137.68
—
TN average9 barns · 2,554 hd
146.41
−8.72
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—Average1,76187.041,53323
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47870.471,04159
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29068.5988452
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03154.8256543

Every lot

67 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325186.50/cwt186.50–186.506068
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469175.00/cwt175.00–175.008214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3482148.03/cwt147.00–150.007143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527159.19/cwt159.00–162.0083916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537169.50/cwt169.50–169.5091018
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3587146.00/cwt146.00–146.008573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588161.50/cwt161.50–161.509507
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588153.00/cwt153.00–153.0090010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600155.00/cwt155.00–155.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630131.00/cwt131.00–131.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,0334
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3673131.68/cwt126.00–137.008862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675154.68/cwt154.00–156.501,04415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722157.41/cwt155.00–158.501,13710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781154.99/cwt150.00–156.001,21016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2802144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added824158.11/cwt152.00–160.001,30330
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added905151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,36713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,030136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,152117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,3485
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293130.00/cwt130.00–130.0038113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322135.00/cwt135.00–135.004355
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3356122.50/cwt122.50–122.504364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374139.15/cwt137.50–140.0052033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2446140.89/cwt138.00–141.0062826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457142.67/cwt130.00–145.0065247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469149.00/cwt149.00–149.006998
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520117.00/cwt117.00–117.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531138.36/cwt135.00–143.0073571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585132.76/cwt132.00–133.5077710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590137.89/cwt135.00–140.0081455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624133.21/cwt128.00–135.008318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635118.00/cwt118.00–118.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659140.81/cwt139.50–142.0092823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675133.43/cwt132.00–136.0090123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2743134.02/cwt128.00–135.009969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0089
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760113.00/cwt113.00–113.008591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2808111.00/cwt111.00–111.008972
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375148.07/cwt128.00–155.005554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2389178.26/cwt177.00–181.0069326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3424143.17/cwt140.00–145.0060716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459159.04/cwt150.00–164.0073028
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3481139.62/cwt131.00–141.006727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510140.14/cwt137.00–142.007158
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523155.71/cwt153.00–159.0081432
Bulls—Small 1-2557121.00/cwt121.00–121.006745
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581142.83/cwt135.00–145.2583051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583129.80/cwt129.50–130.007575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675135.77/cwt126.00–140.0091654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3708118.00/cwt118.00–118.008356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765122.39/cwt118.00–127.5093618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2843121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0206
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67977.71/cwt65.00–85.001,30510
Bulls——1,80693.06/cwt87.00–98.001,68112
Bulls——2,050108.00/cwt108.00–108.002,2141
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02558.86/cwt54.00–64.0060323
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03448.22/cwt38.00–58.0049918
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06367.74/cwt66.00–69.007202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26358.42/cwt56.00–61.007383
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27868.16/cwt62.00–73.0087142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37075.53/cwt74.00–78.001,0357
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46976.99/cwt75.00–81.001,1319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47869.96/cwt64.00–74.001,03446
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49461.68/cwt61.00–63.009214

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.