Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-10-14

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 14
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
677 head
▲ 677 vs last sale 0▲ 31 vs year ago 646 · +4.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
206 head
▲ 206 vs last sale 0▲ 82 vs year ago 124 · +66.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs. 3.00-10.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; 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 $194.53/cwt on 264 head.
Average price
$194.53
264 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,104
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.01
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564197.721,115237
Medium and Large 2-3598166.5099527
One grade step is worth $31.23/cwt here — about $120 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 sale264 hd
194.53
—
TN average10 barns · 1,778 hd
207.53
−13.01
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—Low1,734114.811,99020
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43699.591,43039
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23594.311,16555
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02384.9486941

Every lot

69 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2236231.00/cwt231.00–231.005455
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290200.00/cwt200.00–200.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2298220.00/cwt220.00–220.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2308225.00/cwt225.00–225.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3343192.00/cwt192.00–192.006593
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350202.50/cwt202.50–202.507091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2453238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,08018
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2541228.68/cwt228.00–232.001,23712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570202.76/cwt192.50–212.501,1562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576226.09/cwt215.50–229.501,30220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635227.95/cwt227.00–229.001,44715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4198
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662205.72/cwt205.00–210.001,3627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671227.66/cwt225.00–231.001,5289
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,6325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735215.94/cwt210.50–217.001,5876
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added784223.50/cwt223.50–223.501,7525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,8741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2911199.50/cwt199.50–199.501,8175
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238200.00/cwt200.00–200.004763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2292191.00/cwt191.00–191.005585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323205.00/cwt205.00–205.006622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365201.00/cwt201.00–201.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378225.43/cwt223.00–227.0085219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438169.00/cwt169.00–169.007406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3453177.98/cwt175.00–180.008065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480213.29/cwt199.00–216.001,02442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525195.92/cwt190.00–200.001,02941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,14951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3584163.49/cwt160.00–171.009553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610181.86/cwt180.00–183.001,1098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630196.50/cwt196.50–196.501,2384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662187.96/cwt181.00–188.501,24433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2744186.62/cwt181.50–188.501,38811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2776185.00/cwt182.00–185.501,43611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3792155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,22810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2922131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2083
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3371187.50/cwt187.50–187.506966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375223.40/cwt223.00–225.0083819
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400210.00/cwt210.00–210.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466214.42/cwt200.00–218.0099925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479181.64/cwt172.00–187.508705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515204.48/cwt190.00–210.501,05328
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568175.00/cwt175.00–175.009943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581201.43/cwt185.00–205.001,17017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2606177.10/cwt173.00–187.501,0737
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3653165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671191.00/cwt177.50–194.001,28223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2753183.35/cwt171.00–185.001,38126
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3812124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1953
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,503107.13/cwt104.00–111.001,6107
Bulls——1,858118.94/cwt114.00–123.002,21013
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91073.55/cwt71.00–79.006697
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00994.85/cwt91.00–103.009577
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05685.33/cwt79.00–90.0090127
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16684.29/cwt82.00–86.009835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178106.49/cwt101.00–109.001,2548
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25493.18/cwt87.00–100.001,16842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32086.88/cwt85.00–89.001,1472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42397.01/cwt91.00–101.001,38023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473105.64/cwt102.00–114.001,55614

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.