Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2023-11-25

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 25
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 418 vs last sale 533▼ 174 vs year ago 289 · −60.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 124▲ 13 vs year ago 96 · +13.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends this week on feeder calves due to light offerings. Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.37/cwt on 46 head.
Average price
$191.37
46 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$965
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$282
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.43
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2521193.691,01039
Medium and Large 2-3408178.437287thin
One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about $282 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 sale46 hd
191.37
—
TN average3 barns · 536 hd
199.80
−8.43
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—Low1,676111.721,8727thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23094.951,16817
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44494.001,35716
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08975.9382717

Every lot

45 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473226.81/cwt220.00–234.001,0732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2542219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3222
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added648220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3230192.50/cwt192.50–192.504431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380179.62/cwt177.50–185.006834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440190.00/cwt190.00–190.008361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450200.00/cwt200.00–200.0090012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455175.00/cwt175.00–175.007961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528189.54/cwt185.00–190.001,00111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678176.98/cwt176.00–178.001,2002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2980138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368219.00/cwt219.00–219.008062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400220.00/cwt220.00–220.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480206.00/cwt206.00–206.009891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0557
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0988
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2599189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733168.95/cwt164.00–174.001,2382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,433103.95/cwt100.00–107.001,4903
Bulls——1,835113.39/cwt112.00–115.002,0813
Bulls——1,925130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,5031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05575.10/cwt72.00–78.007927
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09363.86/cwt60.00–67.006984
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12584.94/cwt80.00–90.009566
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18582.55/cwt80.00–85.009783
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22794.02/cwt90.00–98.001,1549
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262104.07/cwt100.00–108.001,3135
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42695.04/cwt92.00–98.001,3557
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43285.10/cwt82.00–88.001,2195
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491103.31/cwt101.00–106.001,5404

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.