Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2024-01-06

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 6
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
712 head
▼ 171 vs last sale 883▼ 318 vs year ago 1,030 · −30.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 105▼ 20 vs year ago 217 · −9.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed the past two weeks in observance of the Holidays.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.32/cwt on 283 head.
Average price
$211.32
283 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,172
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$35.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.83
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555212.301,179274
Medium and Large 2-3542185.421,0055thin
Small 1-2530176.509354thin
One grade step is worth $35.80/cwt here — about $244 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 sale283 hd
211.32
—
TN average8 barns · 2,140 hd
214.15
−2.83
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—Average1,601110.471,76916
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46394.321,38026
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19890.921,08940
CowsLean 85-90%Average99774.6474444

Every lot

70 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2284275.31/cwt265.00–279.0078210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2307248.08/cwt245.00–250.007628
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365215.00/cwt215.00–215.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,0823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471263.57/cwt260.00–268.001,24111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3497224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,3503
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513260.17/cwt240.00–264.001,33528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581234.28/cwt230.00–245.001,36115
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621218.28/cwt215.00–221.001,35612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628237.58/cwt235.00–239.001,49214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669228.58/cwt220.00–232.001,52918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669209.85/cwt201.00–211.001,40434
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5624
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,67321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2798200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added831208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,72810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2899195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7538
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255210.37/cwt209.00–220.005369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310216.06/cwt211.00–218.006707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377249.32/cwt244.00–252.0094012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417237.00/cwt237.00–237.0098813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427210.00/cwt210.00–210.008978
Heifers—Small 1-2430175.00/cwt175.00–175.007531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2454214.06/cwt200.00–219.0097227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465226.54/cwt224.00–230.001,05319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480190.00/cwt190.00–190.009121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,25610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533224.81/cwt210.00–228.001,19833
Heifers—Small 1-2563177.00/cwt177.00–177.009973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3567178.37/cwt175.00–180.001,0113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573219.92/cwt212.00–224.001,26045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617218.39/cwt217.50–219.001,34715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664203.40/cwt202.00–208.001,35121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671183.59/cwt180.00–195.001,23225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2743172.74/cwt170.00–176.001,28311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2882151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,074170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8264
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,14011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395230.00/cwt230.00–230.009093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0006
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3429230.00/cwt230.00–230.009877
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462249.38/cwt243.00–251.001,15230
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528236.30/cwt236.00–237.001,24823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3588188.73/cwt185.00–190.001,1104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590214.54/cwt210.00–215.001,26622
Bulls—Small 1-2610150.00/cwt150.00–150.009151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653191.10/cwt185.00–192.001,24816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3674163.28/cwt160.00–165.001,1013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772156.97/cwt155.00–161.001,2123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,338101.43/cwt97.00–106.001,3576
Bulls——1,742114.32/cwt109.00–120.001,9919
Bulls——1,915130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,4901
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88062.49/cwt60.00–69.0055010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02877.43/cwt70.00–82.0079631
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07286.38/cwt84.00–89.009263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193100.17/cwt97.00–105.001,1957
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19790.03/cwt85.00–95.001,07829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20981.19/cwt80.00–82.009824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39399.59/cwt98.00–101.001,3875
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48093.07/cwt88.00–96.001,37721

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.