Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2024-02-24

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Feb 24
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
811 head
▲ 158 vs last sale 653▲ 265 vs year ago 546 · +48.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 105▲ 62 vs year ago 110 · +56.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs. 3.00-8.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $246.49/cwt on 317 head.
Average price
$246.49
317 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,296
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.95
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529247.261,308277
Medium and Large 2-3504241.151,21540
One grade step is worth $6.11/cwt here — about $93 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 sale317 hd
246.49
—
TN average10 barns · 2,644 hd
248.44
−1.95
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—Low1,829128.482,35021
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,257115.811,45520
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,421113.891,61822
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,111100.581,11824

Every lot

65 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 1-2260327.50/cwt327.50–327.508523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315332.36/cwt327.50–337.001,0479
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2448292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,3083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2456333.79/cwt330.00–335.001,52213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465271.37/cwt267.50–275.001,2622
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505261.11/cwt247.50–275.001,3192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515308.16/cwt307.50–309.501,5879
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534290.72/cwt281.00–294.001,55219
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563251.05/cwt249.00–255.001,4134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,6476
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585269.63/cwt267.00–270.501,57716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630257.76/cwt256.00–260.001,62411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,6926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667249.80/cwt248.00–250.001,66620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725247.34/cwt247.00–247.501,79319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,7824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,9372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added951218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,07314
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2259280.00/cwt280.00–280.007258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308286.76/cwt272.50–288.0088313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374274.67/cwt257.00–280.001,02729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,1306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464268.65/cwt255.00–269.001,24740
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3464248.87/cwt246.00–250.001,15525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,2809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532244.27/cwt235.00–246.501,30042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545254.93/cwt250.00–256.001,38911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565230.24/cwt201.00–236.251,30114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574244.72/cwt243.75–247.001,40526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587237.34/cwt231.00–239.751,39329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2644226.50/cwt226.50–226.501,45918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674216.27/cwt210.00–220.001,45832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2776168.02/cwt166.00–171.001,3045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,3011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385318.24/cwt302.50–323.001,22534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2443300.33/cwt299.00–310.001,33030
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465253.75/cwt242.50–265.001,1802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3756
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523275.04/cwt257.50–278.001,43847
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529251.33/cwt222.00–255.001,3309
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587253.59/cwt247.00–257.001,48933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2644235.38/cwt226.00–239.001,51618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,6049
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,65614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,667115.02/cwt110.00–120.001,9176
Bulls——1,881129.48/cwt126.00–133.002,4368
Bulls——1,909138.86/cwt136.00–141.002,6517
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10184.34/cwt80.00–88.009295
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110101.66/cwt95.00–108.001,12814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125113.81/cwt110.00–118.001,2805
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245114.43/cwt110.00–119.001,42510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268124.29/cwt121.00–128.001,5766
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269106.56/cwt105.00–108.001,3524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410103.96/cwt102.00–106.001,4665
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,422112.44/cwt108.00–117.001,59910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426123.06/cwt120.00–126.001,7557

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.