Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-05-20

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, May 20
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
584 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 598▼ 84 vs year ago 668 · −12.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 155▼ 74 vs year ago 214 · −34.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.51/cwt on 211 head.
Average price
$197.51
211 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,039
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.27
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529198.121,048205
Small 1-2340187.506381thin
Medium and Large 2-3440174.507685thin
One grade step is worth $23.62/cwt here — about $281 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 sale211 hd
197.51
—
TN average9 barns · 1,504 hd
198.78
−1.27
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—Average1,598129.922,07513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,369108.841,49027
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,200105.331,26440
CowsLean 85-90%Low94087.1281932

Every lot

61 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2264235.72/cwt230.00–240.006225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2309247.00/cwt247.00–247.007636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470246.42/cwt245.00–247.001,15811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522231.68/cwt220.50–234.001,20924
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530171.00/cwt171.00–171.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585225.53/cwt215.00–229.001,31912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628222.72/cwt221.50–225.001,39911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640200.33/cwt200.00–201.001,2823
Steers—Small 1-2665150.00/cwt150.00–150.009981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5257
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672205.83/cwt201.00–215.001,3833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727211.21/cwt203.00–212.001,53523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2736197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775187.50/cwt185.00–190.001,4532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2995170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6922
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287218.24/cwt210.00–223.006269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2306228.00/cwt228.00–228.006984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315185.00/cwt185.00–185.005831
Heifers—Small 1-2340187.50/cwt187.50–187.506381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385202.50/cwt202.50–202.507801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390229.21/cwt215.00–232.0089428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2448199.00/cwt199.00–199.008922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463205.94/cwt200.00–209.0095452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480170.00/cwt170.00–170.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,0909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532196.18/cwt185.00–197.001,04425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585187.84/cwt180.00–191.501,09933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2647182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,18113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683178.56/cwt170.50–180.001,22013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added804150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,2104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3079
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383257.50/cwt242.00–259.0098623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3396218.00/cwt218.00–218.008635
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413209.19/cwt207.50–210.008646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431219.00/cwt219.00–219.009445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,05519
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468200.00/cwt200.00–200.009362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523214.40/cwt211.00–215.001,12135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2586202.98/cwt194.00–207.501,18921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2636190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,30016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768163.83/cwt156.00–166.001,25813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2877135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1845
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,508125.64/cwt119.00–130.001,8957
Bulls——1,702134.91/cwt132.00–138.002,2966
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83675.08/cwt71.00–79.006287
Cows—Lean 85-90%93586.61/cwt81.00–92.0081016
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02997.40/cwt94.00–100.001,0029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193101.06/cwt95.00–108.001,20620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201112.64/cwt110.00–118.001,35317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24092.42/cwt91.00–94.001,1463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,326106.71/cwt98.00–110.001,41512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,403113.39/cwt111.00–121.001,59113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40392.08/cwt91.00–93.001,2922

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.