Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2024-06-29

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jun 29
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
452 head
▲ 144 vs last sale 308▼ 254 vs year ago 706 · −36.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 90▼ 13 vs year ago 174 · −7.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 5.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 9.00 to 12.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher; slaughter Bulls steady. No sale July 6th. Next sale July 13th.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.25/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −126.91 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.
Average price
$234.25
64 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,307
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$3.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.80
vs TN average
−35.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2575235.661,35638
Medium and Large 2-3532232.181,23526
One grade step is worth $3.47/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale64 hd
234.25
—
TN average11 barns · 456 hd
255.04
−20.80
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
−35.03
This barn, trailing median32 sales
361.15
−126.91
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—Low1,595159.652,54617
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,384153.862,13039
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,173145.721,70961
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,088120.761,31422

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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2248312.50/cwt312.50–312.507752
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2298317.50/cwt317.50–317.509463
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300302.50/cwt302.50–302.509081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,0241
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378315.27/cwt302.50–318.001,19216
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,3755
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530301.39/cwt297.00–304.001,5977
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,4771
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,5711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3881
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2603270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,62810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3641239.51/cwt239.00–240.001,5354
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674262.21/cwt261.00–264.001,7675
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770245.80/cwt244.00–247.501,8934
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778250.77/cwt250.50–251.001,95113
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,9522
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9601
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,005165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6582
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,088196.50/cwt196.50–196.502,13818
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285235.00/cwt235.00–235.006701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2302285.00/cwt285.00–285.008616
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367269.65/cwt269.00–270.009903
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3378250.53/cwt244.00–257.509472
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3427242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0335
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467254.30/cwt248.00–256.001,18830
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478221.35/cwt210.00–225.001,0584
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517248.22/cwt245.00–251.001,2839
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3531233.47/cwt220.00–238.001,24025
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1201
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2593227.80/cwt225.00–228.001,35115
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added594236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,40214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4662
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656226.09/cwt225.00–230.001,48319
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4511
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730202.52/cwt200.00–205.001,4782
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5393
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,099178.50/cwt178.50–178.501,9628
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0291
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2434291.33/cwt287.00–293.001,26424
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3486248.05/cwt245.00–250.001,2065
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3503249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,2528
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520279.36/cwt265.00–281.001,45320
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3563232.21/cwt220.00–236.001,30714
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2582255.92/cwt245.00–260.001,48926
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3613239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4653
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655244.80/cwt237.00–251.001,6039
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3673226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5212
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3705210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4811
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2763239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,8243
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3825170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4031
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3859202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7355
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,525157.89/cwt154.00–163.002,4089
Bulls——1,670143.40/cwt132.00–150.002,3952
Bulls——1,674167.71/cwt165.00–175.002,8076
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017106.50/cwt100.00–110.001,0835
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103128.27/cwt125.00–132.001,41512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,121135.74/cwt130.00–140.001,52220
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,123116.98/cwt113.00–121.001,3145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159145.28/cwt141.00–152.001,68423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248157.38/cwt153.00–164.001,96418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,285135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,7351
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,357149.09/cwt145.00–153.002,02316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,409158.18/cwt154.00–168.002,22922

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.