Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-09-23

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 23
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,082 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 1,078▲ 208 vs year ago 874 · +23.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 215▲ 11 vs year ago 142 · +7.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-8.00 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 $214.39/cwt on 383 head.
Average price
$214.39
383 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,167
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$387
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$49.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.19
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549214.951,179370
Medium and Large 2-3412201.2582912thin
Small 1-2480165.007921thin
One grade step is worth $49.95/cwt here — about $387 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 sale383 hd
214.39
—
TN average13 barns · 3,196 hd
221.58
−7.19
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—High1,793121.952,18720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,415104.451,47818
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,245100.061,24517
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07387.0493422

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 1-2256259.09/cwt252.50–260.006639
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2307255.00/cwt255.00–255.0078310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,0533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2451245.50/cwt245.50–245.501,10710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475206.00/cwt206.00–206.009792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,19529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530229.40/cwt229.00–230.001,21617
Steers—Small 1-2565209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568240.84/cwt230.00–241.501,36817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576260.69/cwt249.00–262.001,502106
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3576205.95/cwt205.00–210.501,1866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,64981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665226.76/cwt223.00–236.001,50820
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3842
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727222.82/cwt215.00–226.001,62012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2888219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,9452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,0171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2247257.50/cwt257.50–257.506367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2299249.00/cwt249.00–249.0074512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325220.00/cwt220.00–220.007152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350195.00/cwt195.00–195.006833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376230.43/cwt222.50–234.0086619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429222.00/cwt222.00–222.009523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435205.00/cwt205.00–205.008921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3459201.00/cwt201.00–201.009235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463222.45/cwt215.00–225.001,03062
Heifers—Small 1-2480165.00/cwt165.00–165.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,13120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515180.00/cwt180.00–180.009271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522214.56/cwt198.50–217.251,12055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573224.88/cwt224.50–225.001,28950
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576206.98/cwt200.00–210.001,19247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,39916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664198.68/cwt192.00–204.001,31949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740189.92/cwt186.00–191.001,40522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2869160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3907
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382256.88/cwt241.00–258.0098129
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427190.00/cwt187.50–205.0081112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453236.02/cwt225.00–238.001,06933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480200.33/cwt200.00–201.009623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510193.85/cwt191.00–195.0098914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532215.90/cwt205.50–221.501,14923
Bulls—Small 1-2570180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578205.50/cwt200.00–207.001,18823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2652210.87/cwt199.00–214.501,37530
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3664193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3703195.83/cwt195.00–196.001,3776
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2711204.50/cwt204.50–204.501,45419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767198.77/cwt198.00–199.001,52527
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,580110.73/cwt105.00–116.001,7506
Bulls——1,869124.98/cwt120.00–130.002,33611
Bulls——1,943133.31/cwt132.00–135.002,5903
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01275.28/cwt70.00–80.007626
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07789.70/cwt85.00–95.0096613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17899.02/cwt98.00–100.001,1663
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232100.10/cwt95.00–105.001,23311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23892.03/cwt90.00–94.001,1393
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297107.96/cwt106.00–110.001,4003
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,387112.99/cwt112.00–114.001,5673
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395105.01/cwt100.00–110.001,46511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48996.51/cwt95.00–98.001,4374

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.