Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-09-16

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 16
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,078 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 1,009▲ 130 vs year ago 948 · +13.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
215 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 243▲ 128 vs year ago 87 · +147.1%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.39/cwt on 414 head.
Average price
$214.39
414 head · 579 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,241
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.82
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581215.791,254389
Medium and Large 2-3545192.641,04925
One grade step is worth $23.15/cwt here — about $205 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 sale414 hd
214.39
—
TN average11 barns · 3,037 hd
226.21
−11.82
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—High1,785126.562,25918
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,386109.741,52117
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,236109.401,35216
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11799.431,11019

Every lot

71 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 1-2243277.00/cwt277.00–277.006734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326259.28/cwt250.00–269.0084516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434256.73/cwt250.00–260.001,1143
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3462204.27/cwt190.00–209.009444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,18313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527251.11/cwt245.00–254.001,32334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580240.44/cwt228.00–244.001,39518
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3603202.30/cwt198.00–215.001,2204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668236.75/cwt235.00–244.001,58172
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707234.11/cwt231.00–234.501,6559
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729241.45/cwt238.50–243.001,76028
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2753232.48/cwt229.00–234.001,75123
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3788217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2884211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,8659
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added887234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,0769
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245267.50/cwt267.50–267.506553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320240.00/cwt240.00–240.0076814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330207.50/cwt207.50–207.506851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384236.00/cwt236.00–236.0090617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2443228.50/cwt228.50–228.501,01255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466225.00/cwt224.00–226.001,04912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467212.00/cwt212.00–212.009905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3507180.00/cwt180.00–180.009135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529222.49/cwt216.00–223.001,17768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577188.17/cwt185.00–192.001,0869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588208.52/cwt200.00–215.001,22655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614217.06/cwt210.00–219.501,33316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662210.25/cwt210.00–210.501,39268
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2739189.13/cwt186.00–207.001,39820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765209.75/cwt207.00–212.001,60520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777199.19/cwt198.00–200.001,54822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2916171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5665
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355247.50/cwt247.50–247.508791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382274.54/cwt250.00–277.001,04933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413232.50/cwt232.50–232.509605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,11344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2456240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3499207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521234.82/cwt225.00–236.001,22360
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529207.96/cwt200.00–210.001,1005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577196.50/cwt196.50–196.501,1348
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583225.01/cwt210.00–226.001,31233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1532
Bulls—Small 1-2645175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,29410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673213.14/cwt202.50–216.751,43456
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3723165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2743206.10/cwt199.00–207.501,53124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2907155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,40610
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,582110.73/cwt105.00–115.001,7523
Bulls——1,814137.15/cwt134.00–140.002,4884
Bulls——1,830127.02/cwt122.00–132.002,32411
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96781.03/cwt78.00–85.007843
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,122109.41/cwt107.00–114.001,2285
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15599.91/cwt95.00–105.001,15411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178102.76/cwt100.00–105.001,2113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227109.40/cwt107.00–112.001,34210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323116.04/cwt114.00–118.001,5353
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378102.64/cwt100.00–105.001,4143
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,381116.22/cwt114.00–119.001,6054
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,391109.27/cwt107.00–112.001,52010

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.