Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2024-10-26

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Oct 26
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
561 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 517▲ 74 vs year ago 487 · +15.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 127▲ 11 vs year ago 145 · +7.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 7.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 12.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 9.00 to 13.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher. feeder quality good, Demand fair. Slaughter Cows/Bulls quality good with strong demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $211.56/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −149.60 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.
Average price
$211.56
67 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,190
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$49
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.70
vs TN average
−48.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561212.861,19461
Medium and Large 2-3578198.331,1456thin
One grade step is worth $14.53/cwt here — about $49 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale67 hd
211.56
—
TN average14 barns · 945 hd
233.26
−21.70
National average195 barns · 25,856 hd
259.63
−48.07
This barn, trailing median32 sales
361.15
−149.60
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—Low1,709151.412,58720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,432129.621,85539
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,262126.161,59349
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,114111.961,24734

Every lot

67 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2221282.50/cwt282.50–282.506245
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3293260.00/cwt260.00–260.007622
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327275.00/cwt275.00–275.008993
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330258.00/cwt258.00–258.008514
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370270.00/cwt270.00–270.009991
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440283.50/cwt283.50–283.501,24710
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3444251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1144
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3481
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532253.92/cwt250.00–257.501,35119
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3534221.92/cwt199.00–226.001,1858
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2559251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4035
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3579233.05/cwt201.00–240.001,34911
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,60615
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3679228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5485
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733237.47/cwt235.00–240.001,7418
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734224.38/cwt220.00–227.001,64713
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780230.70/cwt228.00–231.001,79910
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2873204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,7813
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270225.00/cwt225.00–225.006081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321229.58/cwt227.00–231.007376
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386229.79/cwt225.00–231.008875
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439226.00/cwt226.00–226.009924
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3439216.00/cwt216.00–216.009486
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469223.13/cwt223.00–226.001,04644
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,1713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533213.40/cwt210.00–215.001,13731
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3593200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1865
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2597211.11/cwt210.00–216.001,26027
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605204.18/cwt203.00–212.001,23527
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3617192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1852
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2654200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,30830
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3076
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4492
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5995
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2792198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5689
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5753
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3888166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4749
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3353240.00/cwt240.00–240.008472
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2400277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,11011
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3421239.86/cwt232.50–242.501,0104
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2457280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,28015
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,1562
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3524216.96/cwt190.00–225.001,1379
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,25712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3571208.63/cwt200.00–210.001,1917
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2582228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,32716
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3631199.03/cwt192.00–200.001,2568
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,47022
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,49713
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3758173.75/cwt170.00–175.001,3174
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2763195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4883
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3920158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,4543
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3980124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2153
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,538138.47/cwt130.00–146.002,1308
Bulls——1,742153.79/cwt149.00–156.002,6797
Bulls——1,935168.80/cwt162.00–173.003,2665
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08397.09/cwt90.00–104.001,0518
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113113.12/cwt107.00–119.001,25918
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,146124.21/cwt121.00–131.001,4238
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,241114.09/cwt109.00–119.001,4164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258117.19/cwt112.00–120.001,47414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261127.24/cwt121.00–131.001,60423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270134.55/cwt132.00–141.001,70912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,446127.87/cwt123.00–131.001,84919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,462135.57/cwt132.00–141.001,98216

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.