Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2024-09-07

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Sep 7
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,076 head
▲ 636 vs last sale 440▲ 67 vs year ago 1,009 · +6.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 167▼ 82 vs year ago 243 · −33.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale Feeder Steers 9.00 to 12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 8.00 to 14.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs 2.00 higher, over 500lbs 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 9.00 to 12.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $247.81/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −164.32 against this barn's trailing median of $412.12.
Average price
$247.81
142 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,366
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$30.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.86
vs TN average
−21.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552249.551,377134
Medium and Large 2544218.641,1888thin
One grade step is worth $30.91/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale142 hd
247.81
—
TN average13 barns · 441 hd
250.67
−2.86
National average147 barns · 6,928 hd
269.40
−21.59
This barn, trailing median32 sales
412.12
−164.32
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
504441379316median 412.1203/0705/0207/1109/1210/31
Steers 500–600 lb: high $489.95, low $329.86, median $412.12 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—High1,569154.912,43020
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,412136.651,93031
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,186135.011,60138
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,087113.691,23643

Every lot

80 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265255.00/cwt255.00–255.006761
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2316251.00/cwt251.00–251.007936
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2519
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2459250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1485
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474262.45/cwt261.00–270.001,24454
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,29511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528212.27/cwt200.00–219.001,1214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529242.55/cwt235.00–245.001,28320
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555253.50/cwt253.50–253.501,40787
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2559225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2584
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587236.50/cwt236.00–240.001,38816
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,52011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633227.25/cwt227.00–229.001,43848
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660225.95/cwt224.00–232.001,49159
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2674209.39/cwt200.00–215.001,4118
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709220.93/cwt215.00–227.501,56617
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2748217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6238
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,71512
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773214.31/cwt210.00–221.001,6575
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7025
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2867196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,6997
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2930185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7211
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2955175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6711
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,015170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260250.00/cwt250.00–250.006504
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329227.35/cwt225.00–235.007488
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3339200.00/cwt200.00–200.006787
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382238.00/cwt238.00–238.0090922
Heifers400–450Small 1420180.00/cwt180.00–180.007561
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436219.63/cwt210.00–230.0095817
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2446243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0847
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459214.00/cwt214.00–214.009826
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460239.50/cwt239.50–239.501,10242
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518217.77/cwt217.50–218.001,12858
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1695
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,09711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572213.70/cwt212.00–219.001,22216
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586201.85/cwt180.00–205.001,18343
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2601206.50/cwt206.50–206.501,24142
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2656194.70/cwt190.00–199.001,27735
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3986
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718181.50/cwt175.00–188.001,3036
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770188.83/cwt183.00–190.001,4546
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2802189.50/cwt189.50–189.501,5209
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2828180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4902
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2890159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4153
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380249.00/cwt249.00–249.009464
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2386273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,05424
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2412220.00/cwt220.00–220.0090612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008823
Bulls400–450Small 1425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006591
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2447265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1859
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1195
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3508197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517217.31/cwt208.00–225.001,12313
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2519236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,22519
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577220.78/cwt220.00–225.001,27445
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2589200.41/cwt200.00–201.001,18012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1561
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3429
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2653202.23/cwt175.00–206.001,32119
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2512
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2731201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,46925
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1911
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2759180.50/cwt170.00–191.001,3708
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 3820130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0662
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2851146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2425
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2942146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3753
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,349141.76/cwt124.00–149.001,9128
Bulls——1,659159.82/cwt155.00–165.002,6519
Bulls——1,885175.24/cwt171.00–179.003,3033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%989101.76/cwt94.00–107.001,00611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,114113.62/cwt110.00–118.001,26619
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,131123.88/cwt120.00–129.001,40113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175128.02/cwt125.00–132.001,50411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176136.65/cwt133.00–141.001,60722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251143.18/cwt142.00–145.001,7915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,356138.18/cwt134.00–143.001,87416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442146.02/cwt144.00–150.002,1065
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,487129.53/cwt125.00–135.001,92610

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.