Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-10-21

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 21
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
458 head
▼ 219 vs last sale 677▼ 156 vs year ago 614 · −25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 206▼ 69 vs year ago 185 · −37.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 3.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower with lean cows being as much as 10.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.94/cwt on 168 head.
Average price
$195.94
168 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,008
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.21
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524198.971,042146
Medium and Large 2-3451175.8379222
One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about $250 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 sale168 hd
195.94
—
TN average13 barns · 2,201 hd
209.15
−13.21
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—Low1,726112.381,93920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42494.561,34617
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29290.971,17523
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04774.1377625

Every lot

59 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250235.00/cwt235.00–235.005883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329226.65/cwt220.00–230.007469
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,0266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492230.69/cwt219.00–233.001,13511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521223.66/cwt220.00–230.001,1654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590210.86/cwt200.00–218.001,2445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626211.89/cwt208.00–215.001,32618
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662202.89/cwt195.00–205.501,3438
Steers—Small 1-2685187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6434
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,8224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,9101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2248194.00/cwt194.00–194.004816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2284204.00/cwt204.00–204.005797
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3351179.00/cwt179.00–179.006287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379227.62/cwt211.00–231.0086312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2448205.97/cwt201.00–206.5092340
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3456173.53/cwt165.00–180.0079110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532202.77/cwt200.50–208.501,07925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577205.96/cwt204.00–209.501,18814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657184.76/cwt183.50–185.001,21419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2764180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865146.00/cwt142.00–150.001,2638
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376237.82/cwt220.00–244.0089419
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385182.50/cwt182.50–182.507031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400215.00/cwt215.00–215.008601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2456228.35/cwt213.00–230.001,04121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3496207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0297
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514211.60/cwt200.00–215.001,08813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585207.21/cwt206.50–208.501,21234
Bulls—Small 1-2585182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3588186.13/cwt185.00–191.001,0945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,31511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3656180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2793162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,496104.22/cwt100.00–110.001,5599
Bulls——1,870129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,4121
Bulls——1,918118.06/cwt112.00–124.002,26410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93966.85/cwt60.00–70.006286
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06573.75/cwt71.00–78.0078513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11482.25/cwt80.00–85.009166
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27791.06/cwt86.00–96.001,16313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,302101.39/cwt98.00–105.001,3205
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32180.30/cwt75.00–85.001,0615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,406102.94/cwt100.00–106.001,4474
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41195.06/cwt92.00–98.001,3419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47185.04/cwt82.00–88.001,2514

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.