Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-09-30

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 30
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
775 head
▼ 307 vs last sale 1,082▲ 36 vs year ago 739 · +4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
241 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 153▲ 51 vs year ago 190 · +26.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 8.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 7.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.17/cwt on 295 head.
Average price
$194.17
295 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,036
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$19
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$20.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.20
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536195.421,048275
Medium and Large 2-3474177.5084116thin
Small 1-2588175.001,0294thin
One grade step is worth $20.42/cwt here — about $19 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 sale295 hd
194.17
—
TN average11 barns · 2,354 hd
214.37
−20.20
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—Average1,798119.542,15020
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40293.431,31020
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25692.371,16021
CowsLean 85-90%High1,12477.2486823

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2312235.00/cwt235.00–235.0073310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459239.80/cwt225.00–243.001,10137
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524230.21/cwt225.00–232.001,20632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579226.63/cwt225.00–233.501,31225
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3624198.20/cwt192.50–200.001,2374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640223.34/cwt215.00–225.001,42917
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3664190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677215.43/cwt215.00–216.001,4587
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2741216.31/cwt210.00–218.001,6037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,130170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245202.50/cwt202.50–202.504962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313204.52/cwt200.00–210.006409
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378207.79/cwt200.00–210.0078518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415175.00/cwt175.00–175.007263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2443195.00/cwt195.00–195.008649
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3451180.00/cwt180.00–180.008124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459194.26/cwt190.00–195.0089269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526199.05/cwt191.00–201.001,04762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530180.00/cwt180.00–180.009541
Heifers—Small 1-2567175.00/cwt175.00–175.009923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589200.56/cwt191.50–201.501,18152
Heifers—Small 1-2650175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662189.75/cwt185.50–191.001,25631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2742159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2603
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380188.54/cwt180.00–200.007169
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390225.00/cwt225.00–225.0087813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405183.54/cwt175.00–200.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445230.35/cwt210.00–235.001,02527
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3493175.00/cwt175.00–175.008633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526221.61/cwt215.50–223.501,16638
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3574169.20/cwt167.50–172.509716
Bulls—Small 1-2580175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583215.10/cwt200.50–218.501,25451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,30227
Bulls—Small 1-2665170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695184.65/cwt182.50–185.001,2837
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2771184.98/cwt164.00–188.001,42624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2914147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3487
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2253227.00/cwt227.00–227.005742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,523107.11/cwt100.00–114.001,6316
Bulls——1,906122.91/cwt118.00–128.002,34311
Bulls——1,955132.03/cwt130.00–134.002,5813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04165.20/cwt60.00–70.006796
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14876.89/cwt72.00–82.0088311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16389.91/cwt85.00–95.001,0466
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23192.81/cwt87.00–98.001,14211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279102.80/cwt100.00–105.001,3155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28680.97/cwt77.00–85.001,0415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39193.52/cwt88.00–99.001,30112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408104.02/cwt101.00–107.001,4654
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43182.57/cwt79.00–86.001,1824

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.