Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-11-04

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 4
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
583 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 487▼ 29 vs year ago 612 · −4.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 145▼ 35 vs year ago 147 · −23.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher with instances of 12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs. 8.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 4.00-12.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady with lean cows being 2.00 higher; 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 $196.16/cwt on 215 head.
Average price
$196.16
215 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,112
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.66
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572199.081,138188
Small 1-2605176.001,0651thin
Medium and Large 2-3528175.8292826
One grade step is worth $23.26/cwt here — about $210 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 sale215 hd
196.16
—
TN average13 barns · 1,986 hd
208.82
−12.66
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—Low1,630109.341,78215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44194.551,36325
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27691.951,17316
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01771.1672427

Every lot

63 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245222.50/cwt222.50–222.505451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2309233.35/cwt220.00–240.007216
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3312193.21/cwt170.00–205.006033
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430197.00/cwt197.00–197.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,0035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469238.79/cwt220.00–245.001,12016
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495189.00/cwt189.00–189.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1728
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522201.36/cwt200.00–202.001,0513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528245.85/cwt243.00–248.001,29810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589225.24/cwt220.00–229.001,32714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668218.44/cwt206.00–221.001,45912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3708179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822196.70/cwt190.00–200.001,6176
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2286210.00/cwt210.00–210.006014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340200.00/cwt200.00–200.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386226.50/cwt226.50–226.5087421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3441184.88/cwt184.00–185.008158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3456170.00/cwt170.00–170.007754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457223.89/cwt215.00–229.001,02342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525197.62/cwt190.00–202.001,03826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583191.67/cwt188.00–200.001,11725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583172.53/cwt170.00–173.001,00612
Heifers—Small 1-2605176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622198.02/cwt195.00–200.001,23213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658192.56/cwt186.00–193.751,26720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,29111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2877145.47/cwt135.00–150.001,27610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,203105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2635
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385257.46/cwt247.00–259.009918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418188.37/cwt185.00–190.007876
Bulls—Small 1-2440175.00/cwt175.00–175.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462229.09/cwt225.00–230.001,05827
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490183.72/cwt175.00–185.0090015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,09617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3549175.50/cwt175.50–175.509635
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563175.00/cwt175.00–175.009852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568200.31/cwt190.00–204.001,13823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3653175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661189.91/cwt178.00–193.001,25540
Bulls—Small 1-2690155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2757171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,29422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2876140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2265
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,506105.88/cwt101.00–108.001,5958
Bulls——1,772113.30/cwt110.00–118.002,0087
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95962.96/cwt50.00–70.0060414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07979.99/cwt72.00–84.0086313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20797.69/cwt97.00–98.001,1793
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29691.26/cwt85.00–95.001,18312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35899.27/cwt99.00–100.001,3484
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45793.65/cwt88.00–98.001,36421

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.