Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2024-01-13

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jan 13
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
359 head
▼ 353 vs last sale 712▼ 279 vs year ago 638 · −43.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 197▼ 63 vs year ago 166 · −38.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 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 $207.41/cwt on 157 head.
Average price
$207.41
157 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,147
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.94
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553207.891,149155
Medium and Large 2-3585170.009952thin
One grade step is worth $37.89/cwt here — about $154 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 sale157 hd
207.41
—
TN average10 barns · 1,324 hd
215.35
−7.94
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—High1,736110.981,9278thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,437102.721,47612
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20293.971,13040
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02783.8886120

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2249256.00/cwt256.00–256.006378
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2314261.66/cwt252.00–280.008228
Steers—Small 1-2370202.50/cwt202.50–202.507492
Steers—Small 1-2403232.00/cwt232.00–232.009352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465258.43/cwt255.00–265.001,20214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0891
Steers—Small 1-2500182.50/cwt182.50–182.509131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3507222.73/cwt218.00–237.001,1294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534251.64/cwt250.00–255.001,3443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592245.09/cwt244.00–246.001,45111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594228.77/cwt220.00–230.001,3598
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4648
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710201.97/cwt200.00–204.001,4342
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3718194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added887196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,7393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317231.12/cwt229.00–238.0073313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388232.10/cwt213.00–236.009016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465218.92/cwt206.00–224.501,01820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527211.98/cwt203.00–214.001,11729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533220.57/cwt218.00–223.001,17612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580210.64/cwt205.00–213.001,22215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585170.00/cwt170.00–170.009952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590193.15/cwt190.00–193.501,14010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,2908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659184.68/cwt183.00–193.001,21725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692208.49/cwt199.00–210.001,44311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371273.31/cwt262.50–278.001,0146
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380218.00/cwt218.00–218.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,0253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,1388
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,1483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538238.81/cwt219.00–240.001,28517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,28711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2958
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2744174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2957
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,490102.91/cwt102.00–104.001,5332
Bulls——1,792112.21/cwt110.00–116.002,0115
Bulls——1,950121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,3601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00699.12/cwt96.00–103.009974
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01285.80/cwt81.00–92.0086810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06570.53/cwt60.00–75.007516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17193.30/cwt87.00–100.001,09325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21382.72/cwt77.00–86.001,0038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301109.20/cwt102.00–113.001,4217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42899.42/cwt95.00–102.001,4207
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450107.35/cwt105.00–111.001,5575

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.