Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-06-10

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 10
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
769 head
▼ 169 vs last sale 938▲ 102 vs year ago 667 · +15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
238 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 160▲ 69 vs year ago 169 · +40.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.21/cwt on 303 head.
Average price
$199.21
303 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,074
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.19
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537201.011,080270
Medium and Large 2-3552184.491,01833
One grade step is worth $16.53/cwt here — about $63 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 sale303 hd
199.21
—
TN average10 barns · 2,925 hd
213.40
−14.19
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—Low1,588121.721,93334
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,424104.741,49225
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,194102.111,21941
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00391.1591435

Every lot

70 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2267253.00/cwt253.00–253.0067612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320276.39/cwt266.00–283.008848
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3327230.00/cwt230.00–230.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350222.00/cwt222.00–222.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425210.00/cwt210.00–210.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,2155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2456265.18/cwt243.00–268.001,20918
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527262.49/cwt255.00–263.001,38327
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578208.65/cwt200.00–217.001,20610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579240.61/cwt236.00–241.001,39325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583249.50/cwt249.50–249.501,45510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662220.12/cwt213.50–225.501,45729
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729213.05/cwt213.00–214.001,55321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added840200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2858189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263212.00/cwt212.00–212.005587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320217.46/cwt210.00–220.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3324217.50/cwt217.50–217.507054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367220.00/cwt220.00–220.0080719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410214.00/cwt214.00–214.008772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2454211.76/cwt204.00–212.5096170
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3454204.54/cwt200.00–205.0092911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528206.32/cwt205.00–215.001,08956
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588192.69/cwt190.00–193.501,13345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3619164.19/cwt160.00–165.001,0166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634195.60/cwt188.00–197.001,24023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3653170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657192.25/cwt192.25–192.251,26322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737168.33/cwt161.50–175.001,24112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3749154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2788154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added831160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,3345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2423
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370222.50/cwt222.50–222.508233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388259.40/cwt241.00–260.001,00632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3411219.00/cwt219.00–219.009004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,12926
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3493211.60/cwt210.00–224.001,0438
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521226.78/cwt210.00–228.001,18229
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3543197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575225.54/cwt209.00–227.501,29738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2603198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3664191.56/cwt186.00–193.001,2725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679199.94/cwt198.00–203.001,35810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4766
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2871159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3854
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,389110.78/cwt104.00–116.001,53910
Bulls——1,640124.56/cwt118.00–129.002,04319
Bulls——1,788132.81/cwt130.00–135.002,3755
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%960104.28/cwt103.00–107.001,0013
Cows—Lean 85-90%98581.63/cwt80.00–83.008042
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00890.47/cwt84.00–96.0091230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145102.32/cwt95.00–108.001,17227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271112.18/cwt110.00–119.001,4267
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30491.25/cwt86.00–94.001,1907
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,401102.88/cwt96.00–109.001,44118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,481112.96/cwt110.00–116.001,6736
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,3311

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.