Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-04-29

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 29
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
648 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 659▲ 12 vs year ago 636 · +1.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 159▲ 7 vs year ago 158 · +4.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.26/cwt on 288 head.
Average price
$191.26
288 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,026
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.45
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542193.531,049253
Medium and Large 2-3498174.8987135
One grade step is worth $18.64/cwt here — about $177 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 sale288 hd
191.26
—
TN average9 barns · 1,759 hd
198.71
−7.45
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—Low1,603117.761,88824
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45499.291,44424
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17895.871,12958
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01180.3081239

Every lot

65 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2289246.56/cwt235.00–250.007134
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340210.38/cwt205.00–212.007154
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355212.50/cwt212.50–212.507541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2398263.14/cwt250.00–265.001,0478
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2449240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0789
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3458202.51/cwt200.00–205.009272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464235.15/cwt214.00–245.001,09116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523201.83/cwt197.00–207.001,0562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524232.03/cwt231.00–232.501,21626
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3561195.95/cwt190.00–199.001,0996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,3039
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636224.71/cwt220.00–226.001,42914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655214.50/cwt214.50–214.501,40512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657220.99/cwt215.00–224.001,4526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731206.50/cwt206.50–206.501,5107
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added840192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,6173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,010160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331211.71/cwt194.00–217.0070113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379215.16/cwt201.00–220.0081532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438175.00/cwt175.00–175.007679
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3459181.00/cwt181.00–181.008319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461226.38/cwt226.00–227.001,04416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465200.58/cwt190.00–203.0093342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529197.56/cwt190.00–200.001,04537
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545172.71/cwt170.00–173.0094110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3559170.00/cwt170.00–170.009507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,13910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590184.17/cwt180.00–193.501,08726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626183.49/cwt179.50–187.001,14913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669174.98/cwt174.00–177.001,17126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717145.23/cwt140.00–146.001,0418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,1828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added853149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2928138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388262.78/cwt252.50–263.501,02031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418207.74/cwt206.00–209.008687
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465192.50/cwt192.50–192.508954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466226.13/cwt211.00–231.001,05426
Bulls—Small 1-2480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515181.01/cwt175.00–185.009325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,12910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570205.25/cwt205.25–205.251,1709
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3588171.48/cwt165.00–180.001,0087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656185.37/cwt179.50–188.001,21613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2739178.70/cwt174.00–180.501,32111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2948140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3274
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,485108.55/cwt98.00–112.001,61210
Bulls——1,653120.01/cwt115.00–124.001,9848
Bulls——1,733130.10/cwt127.00–134.002,2556
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84867.21/cwt64.00–72.005705
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03180.51/cwt75.00–86.0083028
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05390.26/cwt88.00–93.009506
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12584.84/cwt79.00–88.0095410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16995.97/cwt90.00–101.001,12238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265106.53/cwt103.00–112.001,34810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44995.76/cwt91.00–101.001,38814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,462104.23/cwt102.00–109.001,52410

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.