Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-08-12

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 12
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
850 head
▲ 345 vs last sale 505▲ 269 vs year ago 581 · +46.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
216 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 160▲ 108 vs year ago 108 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.40/cwt on 366 head.
Average price
$226.40
366 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,179
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.57
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520228.521,188312
Medium and Large 2-3527214.451,13152
Small 1-2480206.009892thin
One grade step is worth $22.52/cwt here — about $199 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 sale366 hd
226.40
—
TN average12 barns · 2,694 hd
228.97
−2.57
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—Low1,837129.052,37123
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,392112.701,56819
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,211111.311,34821
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05797.091,02725

Every lot

74 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255257.50/cwt257.50–257.506572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322255.89/cwt250.00–259.008246
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3337232.91/cwt225.00–237.007853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463253.49/cwt245.00–260.001,17420
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465210.00/cwt210.00–210.009771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470272.23/cwt271.00–274.001,27914
Steers—Small 1-2495200.00/cwt200.00–200.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3512225.06/cwt210.00–233.001,1526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,4038
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528245.73/cwt242.50–249.001,29718
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583214.27/cwt210.00–217.501,2499
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587236.89/cwt236.00–249.001,39114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592252.28/cwt250.00–262.001,49316
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654242.13/cwt241.00–243.001,58416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,55113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720226.67/cwt225.00–231.001,6327
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761225.35/cwt220.00–229.001,71511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2898196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,7602
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3905165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,4416
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238242.00/cwt242.00–242.0057610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324234.00/cwt234.00–234.007585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369233.39/cwt233.00–235.0086130
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375223.11/cwt221.00–225.008372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433210.60/cwt206.00–215.009126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463228.58/cwt226.00–235.001,05859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465244.30/cwt244.00–244.501,13615
Heifers—Small 1-2480206.00/cwt206.00–206.009892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483222.46/cwt209.00–224.001,07419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530230.74/cwt225.00–235.001,22359
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1638
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,2036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578230.11/cwt220.00–232.001,33080
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600217.18/cwt215.00–221.001,30322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3641205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659222.02/cwt221.00–224.001,4639
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3671195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725202.85/cwt200.00–203.501,47111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,5021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2832162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3483
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378258.24/cwt245.00–260.0097626
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413221.39/cwt195.00–225.0091412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453245.23/cwt230.00–248.001,11133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3516208.52/cwt207.00–210.001,0768
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531233.48/cwt220.50–238.501,24050
Bulls—Small 1-2560212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585199.91/cwt190.00–205.001,1698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,30624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2647210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,35920
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3648180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3684185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2764183.50/cwt183.50–183.501,4028
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2866170.50/cwt170.50–170.501,4774
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,746116.92/cwt110.00–123.002,0416
Bulls——1,843129.97/cwt125.00–135.002,39511
Bulls——1,918139.49/cwt137.00–142.002,6756
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02282.01/cwt76.00–88.008387
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06399.51/cwt94.00–105.001,05812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,087109.84/cwt107.00–113.001,1946
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180113.18/cwt108.00–118.001,33611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244123.05/cwt120.00–126.001,5314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247100.05/cwt95.00–105.001,2486
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,362111.46/cwt107.00–116.001,51810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,387123.33/cwt120.00–127.001,7115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,471102.52/cwt100.00–105.001,5084

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.