Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-02-04

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 4
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
249 head
▼ 167 vs last sale 416▼ 154 vs year ago 403 · −38.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 145▼ 11 vs year ago 86 · −12.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 6.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.80/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$154.80
96 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$843
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.33
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550155.9885989
Medium and Large 2-3471139.866587thin
One grade step is worth $16.12/cwt here — about $200 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 sale96 hd
154.80
—
TN average10 barns · 1,657 hd
157.14
−2.33
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—High1,628107.071,74310
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54790.541,40017
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28389.731,15118
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02669.8671719

Every lot

58 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3312177.50/cwt177.50–177.505543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335210.00/cwt210.00–210.007042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433217.00/cwt217.00–217.009404
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515180.00/cwt180.00–180.009272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589182.58/cwt170.00–191.001,0755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628176.53/cwt174.00–179.001,1092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1832
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660143.00/cwt143.00–143.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729163.88/cwt151.00–167.001,1959
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added787173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,36211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873147.51/cwt145.00–150.001,2882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,000147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345147.50/cwt147.50–147.505092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381176.02/cwt165.00–181.5067116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438159.55/cwt158.00–165.0069911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462153.11/cwt150.00–155.0070711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531160.20/cwt156.00–162.0085116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581160.00/cwt160.00–160.009305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595165.00/cwt165.00–165.009825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610148.56/cwt145.00–152.009062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640139.00/cwt139.00–139.008901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681146.18/cwt140.00–150.009958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725130.37/cwt128.00–135.009453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2973118.88/cwt114.00–124.001,1572
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2403197.50/cwt197.50–197.507962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3424180.00/cwt180.00–180.007634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464197.00/cwt197.00–197.009147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470152.82/cwt145.00–160.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3508165.00/cwt165.00–165.008383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530182.66/cwt171.00–187.0096811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2598175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,04711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660162.82/cwt150.00–165.001,0757
Bulls—Small 1-2685107.50/cwt107.50–107.507361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49496.19/cwt92.00–100.001,4374
Bulls——1,644110.95/cwt108.00–112.001,8244
Bulls——1,865121.05/cwt115.00–126.002,2582
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98158.19/cwt52.00–62.005715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02671.48/cwt67.00–77.0073310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08480.39/cwt76.00–85.008714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24377.12/cwt74.00–81.009593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26288.14/cwt84.00–94.001,11210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,349100.47/cwt96.00–104.001,3555
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44990.02/cwt85.00–95.001,30410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57782.14/cwt80.00–84.001,2953
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76898.12/cwt96.00–101.001,7354

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.