Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2024-06-22

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 22
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
308 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 405▼ 398 vs year ago 706 · −56.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 151▼ 84 vs year ago 174 · −48.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady; Feeder Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.89/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −116.26 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.
Average price
$244.89
54 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,332
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$42
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$26.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.76
vs TN average
−22.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544246.211,34049
Medium and Large 2-3528235.001,2414thin
Small 1-2590220.001,2981thin
One grade step is worth $26.21/cwt here — about $42 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 sale54 hd
244.89
—
TN average15 barns · 636 hd
258.66
−13.76
National average151 barns · 8,584 hd
267.22
−22.33
This barn, trailing median32 sales
361.15
−116.26
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—High1,719171.152,9416thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,357149.242,02518
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,215144.691,75842
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,029121.111,24619

Every lot

69 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245300.00/cwt300.00–300.007351
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2302320.00/cwt320.00–320.009663
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374334.23/cwt310.00–339.001,25011
Steers350–400Small 1-2380235.00/cwt235.00–235.008931
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3383280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0722
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423314.91/cwt311.00–317.001,3329
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2743
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4881
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3251
Steers500–550Small 1-2520242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,7027
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,56311
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579275.00/cwt273.00–279.001,5928
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,7948
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2649265.50/cwt265.50–265.501,72315
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,8372
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712260.71/cwt252.00–265.001,8563
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,9341
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2803242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9473
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2969221.50/cwt221.50–221.502,1465
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3245250.00/cwt250.00–250.006131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273292.50/cwt292.50–292.507992
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305250.00/cwt250.00–250.007631
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2306275.00/cwt275.00–275.008426
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350260.00/cwt260.00–260.009101
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2391270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0565
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0131
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0761
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463248.65/cwt245.00–252.501,1512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465263.50/cwt262.00–266.001,22514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521248.71/cwt248.00–252.001,29631
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3528235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584241.90/cwt240.00–242.001,41318
Heifers550–600Small 1-2590220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2981
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2644241.06/cwt240.00–246.001,55211
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668227.15/cwt224.00–228.001,51714
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4431
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,6611
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5003
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,7133
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3338295.00/cwt295.00–295.009973
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2448297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,3318
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,3568
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2851
Bulls450–500Small 1-2488210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0252
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4366
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3501
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580266.24/cwt266.00–267.501,54412
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4631
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3645230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4841
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3660239.17/cwt237.50–240.001,5793
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,7362
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7861
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8506
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3760225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7101
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3873190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,540163.44/cwt163.00–164.002,5172
Bulls——1,808175.00/cwt170.00–178.003,1644
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%878116.42/cwt115.00–119.001,0223
Cows—Lean 85-90%998110.50/cwt110.00–111.001,1034
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077125.82/cwt122.00–130.001,35512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143133.54/cwt127.00–138.001,52612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217143.34/cwt139.00–149.001,74417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,228138.63/cwt136.00–140.001,7023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278156.75/cwt151.00–166.002,00313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,352157.01/cwt152.00–164.002,1237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,409146.43/cwt141.00–151.002,0638

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.