Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-08-05

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 5
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
505 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 438▲ 56 vs year ago 449 · +12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 163▲ 70 vs year ago 90 · +77.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 4.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.90/cwt on 200 head.
Average price
$212.90
200 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,175
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$280
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.26
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2562214.631,206179
Medium and Large 2-3467198.1592621
One grade step is worth $16.48/cwt here — about $280 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 sale200 hd
212.90
—
TN average15 barns · 3,269 hd
223.16
−10.26
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—Average1,790136.752,44721
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,450114.421,65912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,152111.891,28928
CowsLean 85-90%Average963100.6196916

Every lot

59 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330254.00/cwt254.00–254.008384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1668
Steers—Small 1-2495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523246.20/cwt240.00–247.001,2889
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580238.82/cwt230.00–240.501,38517
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4966
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673247.42/cwt246.00–248.501,66511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674236.31/cwt235.00–241.501,59319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added839224.50/cwt224.50–224.501,88411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,085190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318207.54/cwt202.50–212.506602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319222.10/cwt211.00–225.007085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363200.00/cwt200.00–200.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390220.46/cwt214.00–221.0086013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3451210.00/cwt210.00–210.009479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471223.45/cwt215.00–224.001,05232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508170.00/cwt170.00–170.008642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526220.69/cwt210.00–229.001,16134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3562186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2591223.97/cwt210.00–225.001,32446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636202.08/cwt200.00–205.001,28532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769181.57/cwt178.00–183.001,3967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added798192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2859156.87/cwt154.50–160.501,3485
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365203.58/cwt182.50–212.507435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381257.00/cwt257.00–257.0097915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3411222.50/cwt222.50–222.5091411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,07927
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523235.22/cwt229.00–236.001,23035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3534203.13/cwt170.00–215.001,0856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584216.17/cwt205.00–219.001,26220
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3607180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0933
Bulls—Small 1-2643175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666214.05/cwt202.50–215.001,42626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2764189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4192
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,388121.30/cwt118.00–125.001,6842
Bulls——1,799141.84/cwt140.00–145.002,5527
Bulls——1,851136.36/cwt129.00–139.002,52412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93382.18/cwt79.00–85.007672
Cows—Lean 85-90%964114.00/cwt109.00–118.001,0994
Cows—Lean 85-90%96998.94/cwt95.00–104.0095910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,131121.68/cwt119.00–126.001,3767
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155110.52/cwt105.00–116.001,27717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178100.60/cwt95.00–104.001,1854
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,4511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,449113.14/cwt108.00–117.001,6398
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,472121.29/cwt118.00–124.001,7853

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.