Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-08-19

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Aug 19
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
504 head
▼ 346 vs last sale 850▼ 263 vs year ago 767 · −34.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 216▲ 35 vs year ago 147 · +23.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.55/cwt on 187 head.
Average price
$215.55
187 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$20
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$53.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.87
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533218.841,167140
Medium and Large 2-3477206.6398546
Small 1-2695165.001,1471thin
One grade step is worth $53.84/cwt here — about $20 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 sale187 hd
215.55
—
TN average11 barns · 2,146 hd
224.42
−8.87
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—Average1,876124.882,34215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,386109.511,51816
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,210109.271,32217
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06993.0299517

Every lot

65 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2316243.07/cwt240.00–245.007685
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3333213.64/cwt203.00–231.0071110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373252.00/cwt252.00–252.009407
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3463213.53/cwt210.00–220.009893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475244.84/cwt234.50–247.001,16317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,3524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545232.69/cwt225.00–238.001,26817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4575
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,34810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2643210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,47013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,6753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,6916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5571
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2859220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8904
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2252217.50/cwt217.50–217.505483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3289230.00/cwt230.00–230.006656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381229.87/cwt220.00–231.0087620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455229.37/cwt229.00–234.001,04428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3462205.24/cwt186.00–213.0094815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529230.76/cwt229.50–236.001,22132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535201.51/cwt185.00–207.001,07824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590213.23/cwt200.00–216.001,25829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637198.53/cwt195.00–210.001,2657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2651204.50/cwt204.50–204.501,33112
Heifers—Small 1-2695165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2923138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2743
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3368218.82/cwt210.00–228.008052
Bulls—Small 1-2390210.00/cwt210.00–210.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2393235.00/cwt235.00–235.0092412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410230.00/cwt230.00–230.009431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3412202.50/cwt202.50–202.508343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465228.19/cwt221.00–230.001,06130
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477207.91/cwt205.00–210.0099210
Bulls—Small 1-2488190.00/cwt190.00–190.009272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519223.45/cwt210.00–226.001,16017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,25915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3586192.48/cwt190.00–195.001,12810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,36818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3671183.00/cwt170.00–185.001,22812
Bulls—Small 1-2675195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3745160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2888160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,711114.39/cwt108.00–120.001,9575
Bulls——1,949128.65/cwt125.00–133.002,5078
Bulls——1,993136.01/cwt135.00–137.002,7112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86580.38/cwt75.00–85.006954
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,107103.95/cwt102.00–106.001,1513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14094.79/cwt90.00–100.001,08110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185108.02/cwt103.00–113.001,28011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22599.57/cwt98.00–101.001,2202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271117.55/cwt115.00–120.001,4944
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,367109.10/cwt104.00–114.001,49111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40399.01/cwt98.00–100.001,3892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443118.02/cwt116.00–120.001,7033

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.