Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2024-02-17

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 17
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
653 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 599▲ 249 vs year ago 404 · +61.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 77▲ 0 vs year ago 105 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $244.53/cwt on 240 head.
Average price
$244.53
240 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,240
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$391
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$15.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.57
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516245.391,265221
Medium and Large 2-3408234.8395818thin
Small 1-2380230.008741thin
One grade step is worth $15.39/cwt here — about $391 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 sale240 hd
244.53
—
TN average9 barns · 1,917 hd
239.96
+4.57
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—Low1,546117.991,8258thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,476115.151,69916
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,205109.931,32543
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05192.2196923

Every lot

64 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2249332.50/cwt332.50–332.508285
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0548
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2393348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,3683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added444325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4437
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2448283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,2682
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,46827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508318.09/cwt308.00–320.001,61613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514289.68/cwt283.00–296.001,4894
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533262.79/cwt253.00–269.001,40113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4077
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2592272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,61019
Steers—Large 1-2Value Added604274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,65510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627264.27/cwt254.00–266.251,65734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628237.00/cwt234.00–238.001,48810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,74220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758225.01/cwt221.00–226.001,7065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3257245.00/cwt245.00–245.006303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330267.50/cwt267.50–267.508832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360245.37/cwt242.50–247.508837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377270.34/cwt257.50–275.001,01919
Heifers—Small 1-2380230.00/cwt230.00–230.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434274.62/cwt272.00–279.001,19216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435228.00/cwt228.00–228.009922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439246.38/cwt240.00–249.001,0827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460258.04/cwt243.50–266.001,18759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528238.42/cwt229.00–241.001,25923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530219.72/cwt212.50–227.001,1656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added547246.23/cwt242.00–250.001,34717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585227.63/cwt227.00–230.001,33214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589224.30/cwt220.00–225.001,32128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626225.00/cwt223.00–227.501,40913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658214.56/cwt214.00–217.001,41211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5602
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380262.50/cwt262.50–262.509982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383329.53/cwt322.50–330.001,26230
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,1522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,38315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515283.19/cwt250.00–290.001,45824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2589260.43/cwt247.00–263.001,53418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656234.50/cwt234.50–234.501,53828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2769204.75/cwt197.00–206.001,5757
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,324110.31/cwt108.00–111.001,4614
Bulls——1,735132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,2901
Bulls——1,780123.57/cwt120.00–126.002,2003
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%997104.63/cwt102.00–110.001,0435
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03481.23/cwt72.00–87.008409
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09996.28/cwt91.00–100.001,0589
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181109.54/cwt104.00–114.001,29421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19597.61/cwt93.00–101.001,1669
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252119.08/cwt115.00–127.001,49113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468113.38/cwt111.00–115.001,6649
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,486117.43/cwt116.00–119.001,7457

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.