Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-01-28

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 28
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
416 head
▼ 358 vs last sale 774▼ 257 vs year ago 673 · −38.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 199▲ 9 vs year ago 136 · +6.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder *steers and bulls* under 550 lbs. 4.00-8.00 lower; over 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; 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 $150.25/cwt on 188 head.
Average price
$150.25
188 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$821
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.88
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542152.01824173
Medium and Large 2-3596129.9477415thin
One grade step is worth $22.07/cwt here — about $50 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 sale188 hd
150.25
—
TN average8 barns · 1,332 hd
158.13
−7.88
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—Low1,67096.441,61010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44877.811,12717
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23875.6693739
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00360.4160637

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280170.00/cwt170.00–170.004761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318182.50/cwt182.50–182.505805
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425180.00/cwt180.00–180.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460191.00/cwt191.00–191.008791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495197.00/cwt197.00–197.009754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515185.00/cwt185.00–185.009532
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3532149.00/cwt149.00–149.007933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539164.00/cwt164.00–164.008844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562176.53/cwt175.00–178.009928
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671184.67/cwt178.00–187.001,2394
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3703144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762163.40/cwt163.00–165.001,24510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,070125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3383
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295141.00/cwt141.00–141.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314159.00/cwt159.00–159.004995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379150.67/cwt140.00–155.0057114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436166.14/cwt155.00–171.0072425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460177.84/cwt171.00–180.0081813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477138.39/cwt130.00–142.506603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490159.01/cwt158.00–160.007792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524153.97/cwt148.00–156.0080727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533120.00/cwt120.00–120.006402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560163.00/cwt163.00–163.009134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578152.98/cwt141.00–155.0088428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3587132.00/cwt132.00–132.007753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2601136.56/cwt135.00–142.008219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673128.00/cwt128.00–128.008616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684138.00/cwt138.00–138.0094417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722140.75/cwt140.00–143.001,0164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729121.62/cwt120.00–125.008876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755143.10/cwt141.00–144.001,08010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2879114.26/cwt111.00–121.001,0043
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2353177.50/cwt177.50–177.506272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3372151.53/cwt150.00–157.505645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2401193.50/cwt193.50–193.5077613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428140.00/cwt140.00–140.005994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462174.29/cwt155.00–177.5080528
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515160.12/cwt145.00–168.0082512
Bulls—Small 1-2535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570122.50/cwt122.50–122.506981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582165.34/cwt147.00–170.0096215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635105.00/cwt105.00–105.006672
Bulls—Small 1-2645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,03413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2741134.50/cwt134.50–134.509974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0308
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2925100.00/cwt100.00–100.009252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61586.42/cwt75.00–92.001,3963
Bulls——1,69099.52/cwt94.00–106.001,6826
Bulls——1,710108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,8471
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93576.52/cwt76.00–77.007152
Cows—Lean 85-90%95551.61/cwt40.00–55.0049314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04264.74/cwt60.00–68.0067521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22876.04/cwt69.00–80.0093429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26885.58/cwt83.00–90.001,0855
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26963.54/cwt60.00–67.008065
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34570.00/cwt70.00–70.009421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43176.48/cwt72.00–81.001,09413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55886.19/cwt85.00–89.001,3433

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.