Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-10-07

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 7
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
461 head
▼ 314 vs last sale 775▼ 35 vs year ago 496 · −7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 241▼ 23 vs year ago 168 · −13.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher on Boner and Lean Cows, 2.00 lower on Breaker Cows; 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 $191.09/cwt on 182 head.
Average price
$191.09
182 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,087
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$43.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.65
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2573193.271,108161
Medium and Large 2-3534175.5693820
Small 1-2580150.008701thin
One grade step is worth $43.27/cwt here — about $238 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 sale182 hd
191.09
—
TN average15 barns · 2,684 hd
213.74
−22.65
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—Average1,783115.722,06317
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23796.031,18819
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40892.051,29619
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11980.5990220

Every lot

60 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240230.00/cwt230.00–230.005523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2307226.98/cwt220.00–245.006977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475185.00/cwt185.00–185.008791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525227.03/cwt220.00–230.001,1927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574233.81/cwt220.00–236.001,3429
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2281
Steers—Small 1-2655185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662220.28/cwt210.00–226.501,4588
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,6562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2756212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added915223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,0401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235221.00/cwt221.00–221.005192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2306222.20/cwt203.00–225.506807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378224.75/cwt213.00–227.0085012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3444188.00/cwt188.00–188.008357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458199.53/cwt195.00–200.0091433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,07320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525169.00/cwt169.00–169.008872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578169.13/cwt160.00–171.009786
Heifers—Small 1-2580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590190.34/cwt187.00–191.001,12327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3612168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,0315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,20730
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2757174.20/cwt174.00–175.001,31910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2894151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2985128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2614
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3379193.99/cwt189.00–207.507355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384237.18/cwt230.00–238.0091118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3424166.08/cwt150.00–181.007044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2442220.00/cwt220.00–220.009723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2452226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,02217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483182.15/cwt181.00–185.008807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,13615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527181.71/cwt175.00–195.009583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,23226
Bulls—Small 1-2580157.50/cwt157.50–157.509141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3587186.36/cwt175.00–190.001,0948
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626183.84/cwt180.00–190.001,1515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,30419
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2766188.09/cwt176.00–190.501,44118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2904141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2755
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,653106.83/cwt101.00–112.001,7665
Bulls——1,837119.43/cwt114.00–125.002,19412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05769.34/cwt65.00–73.007335
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12081.87/cwt78.00–86.0091711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19591.15/cwt88.00–95.001,0894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20495.52/cwt93.00–99.001,15011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272104.00/cwt100.00–108.001,3235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30284.60/cwt82.00–87.001,1013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400101.04/cwt97.00–105.001,4155
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40091.33/cwt88.00–95.001,27910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44082.59/cwt80.00–85.001,1894

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.