Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2024-04-13

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Apr 13
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
539 head
▼ 403 vs last sale 942▼ 442 vs year ago 981 · −45.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 180▼ 83 vs year ago 224 · −37.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 4.00-12.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 4.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. 4.00-10.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.20/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −126.95 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.
Average price
$234.20
50 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,297
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$37.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.09
vs TN average
−29.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552237.281,30941
Medium and Large 2-3565222.721,2588thin
Small 1-2540200.001,0801thin
One grade step is worth $37.28/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale50 hd
234.20
—
TN average9 barns · 394 hd
249.29
−15.09
National average181 barns · 13,137 hd
263.96
−29.76
This barn, trailing median32 sales
361.15
−126.95
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
430384338291median 361.1503/0705/0207/1109/1210/31
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.39, low $305.42, median $361.15 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,773144.492,56222
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,232134.771,66121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,440130.051,87318
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,060106.931,13323

Every lot

68 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273315.00/cwt315.00–315.008603
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305295.00/cwt295.00–295.009003
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2316311.00/cwt301.00–316.0098311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added409347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,4199
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,3693
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469308.87/cwt307.50–309.001,44911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539269.55/cwt261.00–283.001,45310
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,5994
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581285.85/cwt285.00–288.001,6617
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3951
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,6262
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,6121
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663259.22/cwt259.00–259.501,7199
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5621
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775221.33/cwt221.00–222.001,7153
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273296.15/cwt295.00–297.508086
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295250.00/cwt250.00–250.007382
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330298.55/cwt287.50–307.509854
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345262.50/cwt262.50–262.509065
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371292.08/cwt289.00–302.001,08431
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3429229.12/cwt220.00–233.0098317
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445260.58/cwt249.00–262.001,16018
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2454250.61/cwt240.00–253.001,13834
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458258.33/cwt257.00–261.001,1839
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530236.24/cwt234.00–238.001,25223
Heifers500–550Small 1-2540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added547243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,3293
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565222.72/cwt200.00–226.001,2588
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570244.50/cwt244.50–244.501,3944
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592235.26/cwt228.00–238.001,39311
Heifers600–650Small 1-2600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2001
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3201
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658213.62/cwt213.00–216.001,40615
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5035
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736192.11/cwt185.00–195.001,41410
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3374270.28/cwt257.50–287.001,0117
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377319.40/cwt297.00–330.001,20413
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416289.36/cwt285.00–292.501,20410
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3433265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1473
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2455289.46/cwt270.00–294.001,31722
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3481242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1644
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3506253.72/cwt242.50–257.501,28414
Bulls500–550Small 1-2510212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0841
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527272.40/cwt260.00–276.001,43627
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576259.50/cwt259.50–259.501,4959
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3592232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3763
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4392
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3645220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4191
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2654242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5837
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3658222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4613
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2747207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5467
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2818185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5132
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2913167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,548130.10/cwt125.00–135.002,0145
Bulls——1,808143.02/cwt138.00–148.002,58611
Bulls——1,898159.16/cwt155.00–163.003,0216
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99887.65/cwt80.00–95.008756
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,074120.69/cwt118.00–124.001,2966
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086109.95/cwt105.00–115.001,19411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192134.88/cwt130.00–140.001,60811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259123.90/cwt120.00–128.001,5605
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294145.40/cwt143.00–148.001,8815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,341121.50/cwt120.00–123.001,6294
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,464129.12/cwt125.00–133.001,8909
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,476138.55/cwt135.00–142.002,0455

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.