Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-05-13

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, May 13
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
598 head
▼ 177 vs last sale 775▼ 336 vs year ago 934 · −36.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 147▼ 7 vs year ago 162 · −4.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher with Lean Cows being up to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.06/cwt on 243 head.
Average price
$187.06
243 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,007
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$192
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.71
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546188.011,026220
Medium and Large 2-3468178.0283423
One grade step is worth $9.99/cwt here — about $192 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 sale243 hd
187.06
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TN average9 barns · 1,687 hd
200.78
−13.71
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—Average1,697122.952,08715
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,433100.951,44628
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18498.921,17163
CowsLean 85-90%Average99786.2586030

Every lot

69 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 1-2267245.42/cwt232.50–250.006554
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321250.00/cwt250.00–250.008038
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380240.00/cwt240.00–240.009122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430225.00/cwt225.00–225.009681
Steers—Small 1-2455181.00/cwt181.00–181.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469226.21/cwt225.00–235.001,0618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506227.41/cwt210.00–230.001,15131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2646
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3567186.59/cwt180.00–200.001,0583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571225.64/cwt225.00–226.001,28828
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added593228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618219.50/cwt211.00–225.001,3578
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642197.51/cwt195.00–200.001,2686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3376
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666216.28/cwt215.00–218.501,44011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3672176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728186.51/cwt185.00–188.001,3586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,5219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225205.00/cwt205.00–205.004611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280212.00/cwt212.00–212.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2303215.00/cwt215.00–215.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360172.86/cwt164.00–175.006225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391228.35/cwt216.00–230.0089316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445201.00/cwt201.00–201.0089411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460185.43/cwt179.00–190.0085312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466200.68/cwt195.00–201.0093538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0059
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524187.53/cwt183.00–195.0098344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3554170.00/cwt170.00–170.009425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588179.58/cwt177.00–180.001,05636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631171.01/cwt170.00–172.001,0798
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684171.22/cwt170.00–172.001,17134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2744145.53/cwt140.00–151.001,0834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2859130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1176
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390240.50/cwt240.50–240.5093812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3402200.00/cwt200.00–200.008043
Bulls—Small 1-2413150.00/cwt150.00–150.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417225.13/cwt210.00–226.0093919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,06222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478201.00/cwt201.00–201.009616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518187.00/cwt187.00–187.009692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,13315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575162.71/cwt159.00–165.009367
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590205.20/cwt183.00–207.501,21121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2647194.50/cwt194.50–194.501,2586
Bulls—Small 1-2660141.00/cwt141.00–141.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705134.00/cwt134.00–134.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767169.44/cwt167.00–171.001,3005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3835130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1342
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,338106.18/cwt99.00–112.001,4213
Bulls——1,680120.30/cwt116.00–125.002,0215
Bulls——1,864132.02/cwt130.00–136.002,4617
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97775.64/cwt70.00–79.007395
Cows—Lean 85-90%99086.42/cwt81.00–91.0085618
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03193.39/cwt92.00–97.009637
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16696.65/cwt91.00–102.001,12743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21987.51/cwt85.00–90.001,0674
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223107.87/cwt104.00–113.001,31916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41798.10/cwt93.00–102.001,39019
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,466106.97/cwt104.00–110.001,5689

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.