Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-03-04

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 4
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
359 head
▼ 187 vs last sale 546▼ 518 vs year ago 877 · −59.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 110▼ 45 vs year ago 158 · −28.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 1.00 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 $185.72/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$185.72
125 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$844
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$37.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.09
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2456187.28854116
Medium and Large 2-3438167.507338thin
Small 1-2455150.006831thin
One grade step is worth $37.28/cwt here — about $171 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 sale125 hd
185.72
—
TN average10 barns · 2,387 hd
177.63
+8.09
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—Low1,754112.141,96815
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26091.011,14718
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39588.771,23815
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06170.5874919

Every lot

59 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 1-2262202.50/cwt202.50–202.505313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added299245.00/cwt245.00–245.007337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315224.00/cwt224.00–224.007065
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3334191.30/cwt187.50–192.506394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0741
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465195.00/cwt195.00–195.009072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515211.39/cwt210.00–214.001,0896
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1651
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565142.50/cwt142.50–142.508051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581200.29/cwt198.00–210.001,1645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2604
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686188.86/cwt185.00–195.001,29614
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715187.23/cwt184.00–187.501,33913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285202.23/cwt187.50–211.0057611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328207.38/cwt197.50–212.0068012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381202.40/cwt199.50–205.0077129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added402204.00/cwt204.00–204.008203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426172.00/cwt172.00–172.007335
Heifers—Small 1-2455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3457160.00/cwt160.00–160.007313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465185.39/cwt179.00–186.5086221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477195.00/cwt195.00–195.009303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524169.34/cwt161.00–172.0088710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533176.00/cwt176.00–176.009382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564166.00/cwt166.00–166.009368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2736153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,1305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2389216.00/cwt216.00–216.0084010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395172.50/cwt172.50–172.506811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433215.82/cwt205.00–220.0093519
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435175.00/cwt175.00–175.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455177.50/cwt177.50–177.508082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483206.26/cwt197.50–208.009966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523205.14/cwt197.50–207.001,07314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578190.49/cwt188.00–193.001,1012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1829
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2753157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,525101.25/cwt98.00–104.001,5444
Bulls——1,836113.00/cwt108.00–119.002,0758
Bulls——1,843124.38/cwt122.00–127.002,2923
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94058.80/cwt55.00–62.005534
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09070.99/cwt66.00–76.0077411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10081.24/cwt78.00–85.008944
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24189.40/cwt85.00–94.001,10910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248100.87/cwt96.00–110.001,2595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34379.94/cwt78.00–82.001,0743
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35096.69/cwt95.00–98.001,3053
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35780.06/cwt78.00–82.001,0863
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42389.03/cwt85.00–93.001,2679

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.