Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-02-25

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 25
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
546 head
▲ 142 vs last sale 404▲ 199 vs year ago 347 · +57.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 105▲ 54 vs year ago 56 · +96.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher with instances of 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.64/cwt on 208 head.
Average price
$167.64
208 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$897
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$28.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.81
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533168.74899197
Medium and Large 2-3580148.7886310thin
Small 1-2525140.007351thin
One grade step is worth $28.74/cwt here — about $164 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 sale208 hd
167.64
—
TN average9 barns · 1,799 hd
171.46
−3.81
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—Average1,636111.721,82716
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46890.901,33412
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14089.401,01939
CowsLean 85-90%Average97074.3872123

Every lot

63 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2257245.00/cwt245.00–245.006303
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315185.00/cwt185.00–185.005832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317227.00/cwt227.00–227.007205
Steers—Medium and Large 2463190.00/cwt190.00–190.008802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467226.57/cwt224.50–230.001,0588
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469200.00/cwt200.00–200.009386
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521211.58/cwt190.00–220.001,10217
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523168.63/cwt158.00–180.008822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572188.91/cwt185.50–190.001,0814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575213.19/cwt203.50–217.001,22611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2602189.71/cwt179.00–194.001,1427
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0943
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2652186.63/cwt185.00–192.001,21713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2701168.49/cwt164.00–170.001,1814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721175.33/cwt173.00–177.001,26411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,3144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added872162.75/cwt162.75–162.751,4196
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263197.50/cwt197.50–197.505195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323191.00/cwt191.00–191.006172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368185.11/cwt171.00–196.0068114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added398137.00/cwt137.00–137.005454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436169.58/cwt165.00–174.0073912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added439195.99/cwt185.50–199.0086018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473176.48/cwt165.00–177.0083523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480188.00/cwt188.00–188.009024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480147.00/cwt147.00–147.007061
Heifers—Small 1-2525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530157.00/cwt157.00–157.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536170.00/cwt170.00–170.009119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539164.35/cwt157.50–167.0088620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555174.21/cwt173.00–175.0096710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587160.76/cwt158.00–165.0094433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3589148.95/cwt147.00–155.008774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3608147.00/cwt147.00–147.008944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670155.47/cwt154.00–157.001,04227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711145.40/cwt139.00–148.001,03414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2888131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1632
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390214.84/cwt199.50–221.5083828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405231.66/cwt230.00–233.5093825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426166.30/cwt157.50–175.007084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470191.34/cwt190.00–192.0089912
Bulls—Small 1-2500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525189.42/cwt181.50–196.0099421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2594180.82/cwt170.50–185.001,07416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623169.76/cwt162.50–175.001,0588
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2651168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0948
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2753157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,1864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2782
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,412101.60/cwt96.00–106.001,4355
Bulls——1,649114.16/cwt109.00–117.001,8828
Bulls——1,972122.06/cwt119.00–125.002,4073
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80362.06/cwt56.00–67.004985
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01175.68/cwt70.00–81.0076514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03585.22/cwt82.00–89.008824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13378.00/cwt78.00–78.008842
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14094.02/cwt92.00–101.001,07211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14088.32/cwt84.00–91.001,00726
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45687.84/cwt82.00–91.001,2796
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47993.96/cwt93.00–97.001,3906

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.