Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-04-15

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 15
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
981 head
▲ 658 vs last sale 323▲ 572 vs year ago 409 · +139.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
224 head
▲ 159 vs last sale 65▲ 83 vs year ago 141 · +58.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 1.00-3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.45/cwt on 387 head.
Average price
$185.45
387 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$961
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$44.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.18
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520187.45974351
Medium and Large 2-3498167.2283334
Small 1-2625143.008942thin
One grade step is worth $44.45/cwt here — about $80 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 sale387 hd
185.45
—
TN average10 barns · 1,776 hd
197.62
−12.18
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—Average1,831120.072,19820
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21497.961,18919
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38997.491,35416
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09583.6491614

Every lot

73 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250234.00/cwt234.00–234.005858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2314260.91/cwt230.00–266.0081927
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3329200.94/cwt194.00–204.0066110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420225.00/cwt225.00–225.009452
Steers—Small 1-2455132.50/cwt132.50–132.506031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465248.81/cwt231.00–251.001,15739
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527226.58/cwt216.00–229.001,19431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,31010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575210.04/cwt195.00–220.001,2085
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637220.26/cwt216.00–223.001,40318
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added854188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,61011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2246193.00/cwt193.00–193.004759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318191.59/cwt181.00–195.0060916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376197.96/cwt175.00–202.5074447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438185.22/cwt170.50–200.0081112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2452197.76/cwt196.00–198.0089493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460208.00/cwt208.00–208.0095712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3462175.16/cwt165.00–178.0080916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520165.00/cwt165.00–165.0085811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527202.16/cwt190.00–208.001,06526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558204.50/cwt204.50–204.501,1417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580180.23/cwt171.00–184.501,04529
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3584153.00/cwt153.00–153.008946
Heifers—Small 1-2585143.00/cwt143.00–143.008371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626176.89/cwt175.00–178.501,10723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,04313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0083
Heifers—Small 1-2665143.00/cwt143.00–143.009511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669180.50/cwt180.50–180.501,20819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,13512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added794165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,3145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,39114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2848133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1284
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2380162.50/cwt162.50–162.506181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384241.69/cwt225.00–244.0092848
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3386179.17/cwt175.00–200.006927
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3416185.00/cwt185.00–185.0077012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2449222.00/cwt222.00–222.0099734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474189.43/cwt185.00–196.5089822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519212.66/cwt189.00–219.001,10440
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545176.00/cwt176.00–176.009591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3567172.56/cwt172.00–176.009787
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574187.49/cwt175.00–192.001,07663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2642178.86/cwt177.50–179.501,14828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1455
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3676159.81/cwt155.00–161.001,0805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3745161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2769170.65/cwt168.00–172.501,31212
Bulls—Small 1-2775152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3474
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,680106.25/cwt102.00–110.001,7855
Bulls——1,880120.72/cwt115.00–126.002,27010
Bulls——1,882132.57/cwt128.00–140.002,4955
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07390.87/cwt88.00–94.009754
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07875.20/cwt72.00–78.008113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11583.13/cwt80.00–86.009277
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185108.11/cwt104.00–112.001,2815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20897.12/cwt93.00–101.001,17310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26687.38/cwt84.00–91.001,1064
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35088.68/cwt87.00–90.001,1973
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39397.30/cwt95.00–99.001,3559
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408104.53/cwt103.00–106.001,4724

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.