Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-03-25

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Mar 25
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
447 head
▼ 139 vs last sale 586▼ 208 vs year ago 655 · −31.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 109▼ 106 vs year ago 210 · −50.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $201.88/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 10 of 16 comparable sales and sits +10.29 against this barn's trailing median of $191.59.
Average price
$201.88
134 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$991
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$493
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$59.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.77
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2492205.661,011120
Medium and Large 2-3494171.2484613thin
Small 1-2355146.005181thin
One grade step is worth $59.66/cwt here — about $493 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 sale134 hd
201.88
—
TN average8 barns · 768 hd
191.10
+10.77
This barn, trailing median16 sales
191.59
+10.29
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales
232208185161median 191.5903/0704/1106/0609/2610/31
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.07, low $175.06, median $191.59 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,904118.062,24816
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24399.421,23623
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45998.161,43219
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13181.2291920

Every lot

56 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 1-2284230.00/cwt230.00–230.006535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318220.00/cwt220.00–220.0070010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320210.00/cwt210.00–210.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2448196.00/cwt196.00–196.008782
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461218.65/cwt210.00–226.001,00811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532218.67/cwt200.00–221.001,1639
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540171.30/cwt164.00–175.009253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,2335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564184.75/cwt170.00–190.001,04211
Steers—Small 1-2585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2347
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686188.01/cwt186.00–195.001,29013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,47127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,550134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,0772
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327183.81/cwt175.00–190.006017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387200.92/cwt176.00–205.5077819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3413165.00/cwt165.00–165.006814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459206.75/cwt206.75–206.7594911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460196.15/cwt186.00–196.7590235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465169.78/cwt160.00–175.007893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519181.31/cwt180.00–190.0094115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533140.00/cwt140.00–140.007462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575141.00/cwt141.00–141.008112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584175.91/cwt170.00–177.001,02719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2648161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679169.40/cwt169.00–170.001,1505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2355146.00/cwt146.00–146.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370186.95/cwt185.00–191.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382231.22/cwt210.00–237.0088326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450185.00/cwt185.00–185.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466212.79/cwt202.00–217.0099237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510202.06/cwt185.00–209.001,03131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518162.58/cwt160.00–165.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568179.24/cwt165.00–183.001,01814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2642176.07/cwt160.00–178.001,1309
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645153.77/cwt150.00–155.009924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768145.59/cwt141.00–148.001,1183
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,857103.36/cwt100.00–107.001,9193
Bulls——1,863131.47/cwt128.00–135.002,4494
Bulls——1,938117.00/cwt110.00–124.002,2679
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05870.35/cwt66.00–74.007445
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15092.32/cwt88.00–98.001,0625
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15881.10/cwt77.00–85.0093910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16796.59/cwt92.00–102.001,12710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299108.55/cwt103.00–115.001,4109
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30885.93/cwt83.00–89.001,1244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43897.45/cwt94.00–101.001,40111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44389.98/cwt88.00–92.001,2983
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,516104.62/cwt102.00–107.001,5865

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.