Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-04-22

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 22
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
659 head
▼ 322 vs last sale 981▼ 96 vs year ago 755 · −12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 224▼ 51 vs year ago 210 · −24.3%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.17/cwt on 273 head.
Average price
$192.17
273 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$996
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$518
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$44.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.87
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520194.711,013246
Medium and Large 2-3507169.7286126
Small 1-2330150.004951thin
One grade step is worth $44.71/cwt here — about $518 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 sale273 hd
192.17
—
TN average10 barns · 2,392 hd
201.04
−8.87
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—Low1,600116.411,86316
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,394103.181,43921
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,171100.861,18155
CowsLean 85-90%Average94985.7981542

Every lot

64 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2234252.50/cwt252.50–252.505914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330238.36/cwt220.00–250.0078716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430235.06/cwt230.00–240.001,0112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519246.38/cwt246.00–247.001,27913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530224.10/cwt217.00–225.001,1889
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535185.00/cwt185.00–185.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580218.36/cwt200.00–221.001,26616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4003
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660150.00/cwt150.00–150.009903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4498
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714204.50/cwt204.50–204.501,4609
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273207.50/cwt207.50–207.505663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318224.55/cwt200.00–232.5071416
Heifers—Small 1-2330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345187.50/cwt187.50–187.506471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373203.94/cwt190.00–213.0076130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416205.00/cwt205.00–205.008538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420177.50/cwt177.50–177.507462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2443190.00/cwt190.00–190.008427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455179.33/cwt150.00–185.0081613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457200.00/cwt200.00–200.0091421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517216.52/cwt214.50–217.501,11928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533204.89/cwt188.00–209.001,09242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3562158.41/cwt155.00–163.008907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589176.77/cwt175.00–177.001,04135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671168.35/cwt165.00–174.001,13024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761154.38/cwt150.00–155.001,1758
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2887140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386234.63/cwt232.00–235.0090632
Bulls—Small 1-2400145.00/cwt145.00–145.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423210.00/cwt210.00–210.008886
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2442220.00/cwt220.00–220.0097214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2452186.00/cwt186.00–186.008416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483181.41/cwt167.50–184.0087616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522205.48/cwt180.00–210.501,07330
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3569165.08/cwt160.00–170.009394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581198.74/cwt183.00–199.501,15521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605133.00/cwt133.00–133.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659184.05/cwt179.00–185.001,21313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3661161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3481
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 31,301107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,3999
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465105.31/cwt90.00–111.001,5434
Bulls——1,550131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,0311
Bulls——1,654119.12/cwt115.00–125.001,97011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90977.78/cwt70.00–81.0070716
Cows—Lean 85-90%94888.04/cwt82.00–93.0083519
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04697.97/cwt94.00–102.001,0257
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16499.10/cwt93.00–104.001,15428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16687.27/cwt79.00–91.001,0188
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184109.18/cwt105.00–116.001,29319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34199.93/cwt96.00–103.001,34010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443106.14/cwt105.00–111.001,53211

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.