Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-02-18

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 18
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
404 head
▼ 326 vs last sale 730▼ 65 vs year ago 469 · −13.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 153▼ 10 vs year ago 115 · −8.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 8.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 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 $159.98/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$159.98
118 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$871
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.01
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552161.56891101
Medium and Large 2-3500150.5775317thin
One grade step is worth $10.99/cwt here — about $138 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 sale118 hd
159.98
—
TN average9 barns · 2,041 hd
167.99
−8.01
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—Average1,487106.291,58014
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20088.221,05938
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40088.041,23218
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00472.4372731

Every lot

55 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2302209.00/cwt209.00–209.006313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450205.00/cwt205.00–205.009231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467222.32/cwt220.00–225.001,03811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529208.82/cwt200.00–215.001,10527
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565158.00/cwt158.00–158.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584200.06/cwt199.50–201.001,1688
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631193.38/cwt188.25–203.001,22014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2647184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1903
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685173.06/cwt170.00–175.001,1855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739173.25/cwt173.25–173.251,28014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added903154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,3956
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323180.18/cwt175.00–184.005825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383177.19/cwt161.00–179.0067910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3421160.58/cwt149.00–163.5067610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455171.12/cwt166.00–175.0077926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471184.50/cwt184.50–184.508694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538160.00/cwt160.00–160.008616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3553140.00/cwt140.00–140.007742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580151.03/cwt150.00–152.008768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584158.00/cwt158.00–158.009235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618158.00/cwt158.00–158.009764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623134.63/cwt133.00–138.008393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3658135.00/cwt135.00–135.008882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664149.38/cwt145.00–150.0099216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,0757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added798146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2913121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1052
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365171.23/cwt170.00–172.506252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382213.43/cwt192.00–217.0081521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420185.00/cwt185.00–185.007774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453198.68/cwt178.00–201.5090017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523184.14/cwt169.00–195.0096312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535146.00/cwt146.00–146.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0985
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3586172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0088
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3653145.00/cwt145.00–145.009474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37497.45/cwt92.00–100.001,3395
Bulls——1,468118.67/cwt117.00–120.001,7422
Bulls——1,573109.06/cwt104.00–115.001,7167
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88758.93/cwt54.00–64.005235
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02673.53/cwt67.00–78.0075421
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02881.33/cwt79.00–83.008365
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19187.15/cwt80.00–91.001,03828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20194.84/cwt92.00–100.001,1398
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32076.75/cwt76.00–78.001,0132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37993.46/cwt92.00–97.001,2894
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40087.07/cwt81.00–91.001,21913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1691

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.