Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2024-07-27

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Jul 27
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
388 head
▼ 322 vs last sale 710▼ 50 vs year ago 438 · −11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 149▼ 28 vs year ago 163 · −17.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 500 4.00 to 6.00 lower, over 500 mostly steady; Feeder Heifers mostly steady; Feeder Bulls under 500 4.00 to 6.00 lower, over 500 steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 1.00to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.45/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −125.70 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.
Average price
$235.45
74 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,303
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.70
vs TN average
−29.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556241.851,34551
Medium and Large 2-3547221.271,21023
One grade step is worth $20.58/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale74 hd
235.45
—
TN average12 barns · 879 hd
259.15
−23.70
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−29.18
This barn, trailing median32 sales
361.15
−125.70
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—High1,744161.772,82117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,404146.802,06232
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,232137.481,69443
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,106121.791,34734

Every lot

62 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2208326.00/cwt326.00–326.006782
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295310.00/cwt310.00–310.009151
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332324.92/cwt317.00–333.001,0794
Steers450–500Small 2455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472283.16/cwt276.00–291.001,3374
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3486250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2154
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519278.56/cwt278.00–280.001,4467
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568232.53/cwt225.00–240.001,3212
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572264.53/cwt260.00–266.001,5138
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5362
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643251.85/cwt250.00–255.001,6198
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668240.56/cwt240.00–245.001,6079
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8372
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255262.50/cwt262.50–262.506692
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3303240.00/cwt240.00–240.007272
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325263.11/cwt257.50–265.008558
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370247.23/cwt245.00–250.009157
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435202.50/cwt202.50–202.508811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438225.00/cwt225.00–225.009862
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2457250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,14316
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470233.69/cwt232.00–235.001,09814
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3517230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1898
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,30619
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563216.61/cwt210.00–220.001,22015
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570239.98/cwt239.00–241.001,36832
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1552
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667208.34/cwt205.00–210.001,39015
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4414
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712205.38/cwt203.00–210.001,4623
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2756199.67/cwt199.00–201.001,5106
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4421
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,018169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7203
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2387323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,2508
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3388290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1255
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3416257.59/cwt235.00–270.001,0726
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462281.82/cwt276.00–285.001,30217
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1522
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,40718
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2587257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5099
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3588221.97/cwt220.00–225.001,3055
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3571
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5432
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3622230.40/cwt230.00–231.001,43310
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2694235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6315
Bulls700–750Large 2700195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3651
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785213.18/cwt211.00–220.001,6734
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,677163.38/cwt160.00–167.002,7409
Bulls——1,785152.13/cwt149.00–155.002,7165
Bulls——1,875173.02/cwt170.00–176.003,2443
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049117.58/cwt114.00–121.001,23312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084109.01/cwt106.00–110.001,1824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,149127.43/cwt123.00–133.001,46418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194131.68/cwt125.00–138.001,57226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275142.03/cwt139.00–146.001,81111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,319154.28/cwt148.00–159.002,0356
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,368137.01/cwt136.00–138.001,8742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,406144.55/cwt140.00–148.002,03219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408152.48/cwt149.00–159.002,14711

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.