Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-04-01

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 1
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
782 head
▲ 335 vs last sale 447▲ 203 vs year ago 579 · +35.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 104▼ 61 vs year ago 187 · −32.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; 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 $187.33/cwt on 340 head.
Average price
$187.33
340 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$960
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$262
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$68.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.25
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514188.72970324
Medium and Large 2-3476161.7777015thin
Small 1-2590120.007081thin
One grade step is worth $68.72/cwt here — about $262 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 sale340 hd
187.33
—
TN average10 barns · 2,860 hd
191.58
−4.25
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—Average1,705120.882,06014
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20197.611,17242
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44496.651,39620
CowsLean 85-90%Low97779.7177935

Every lot

72 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2246245.00/cwt245.00–245.006035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332220.00/cwt220.00–220.007308
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3342201.71/cwt186.00–206.006909
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,10012
Steers—Small 1-2425177.50/cwt177.50–177.507541
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445220.00/cwt220.00–220.009791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460235.06/cwt225.00–237.001,08114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486249.42/cwt243.00–251.001,21224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510247.88/cwt241.00–250.001,26426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523228.23/cwt201.00–231.001,19430
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578217.12/cwt213.00–218.001,25517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584233.37/cwt221.00–235.001,36326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622224.28/cwt223.00–225.001,39535
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665159.23/cwt150.00–164.001,0593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670193.83/cwt185.00–196.001,2995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730193.42/cwt193.00–193.501,41225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added796181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added899179.25/cwt179.25–179.251,6116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233202.85/cwt201.00–205.0047315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315194.26/cwt187.00–207.5061219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3346177.92/cwt162.50–181.006166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2397204.34/cwt200.00–205.0081122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422222.00/cwt222.00–222.0093720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437190.20/cwt180.00–195.008316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460187.80/cwt175.00–190.0086457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471208.97/cwt206.00–217.5098421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533183.69/cwt167.00–185.0097927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538151.00/cwt151.00–151.008124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540188.25/cwt188.25–188.251,0178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576187.62/cwt183.00–192.501,08132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582151.00/cwt151.00–151.008795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587171.63/cwt165.00–176.001,00719
Heifers—Small 1-2590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627185.05/cwt177.00–187.001,16010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638154.20/cwt152.00–166.009846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660183.17/cwt179.50–186.001,20930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663162.03/cwt161.00–167.001,07412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,29511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770145.06/cwt140.00–150.001,1172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2893120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0722
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390232.57/cwt210.00–238.0090719
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395190.00/cwt190.00–190.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,01719
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3519177.68/cwt173.00–180.009226
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523209.83/cwt196.00–215.001,09725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2603165.00/cwt165.00–165.009952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3638146.54/cwt143.00–150.009352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3654150.00/cwt150.00–150.009814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666165.61/cwt150.00–168.501,10319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3707138.34/cwt138.00–140.009786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767151.50/cwt150.00–152.001,1624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,375107.52/cwt107.00–108.001,4782
Bulls——1,692120.16/cwt114.00–126.002,0339
Bulls——1,962131.93/cwt130.00–134.002,5883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94368.10/cwt58.00–74.006429
Cows—Lean 85-90%98089.29/cwt86.00–96.0087511
Cows—Lean 85-90%99579.65/cwt75.00–85.0079315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18894.88/cwt89.00–100.001,12727
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223104.13/cwt101.00–110.001,27414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22580.00/cwt80.00–80.009801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41295.22/cwt90.00–101.001,34516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,3381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590107.16/cwt103.00–113.001,7043

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.