Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2024-11-09

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 9
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
465 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 570▼ 145 vs year ago 610 · −23.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 150▼ 35 vs year ago 153 · −22.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 550lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 550lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.39/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −136.77 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.
Average price
$224.39
71 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,264
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$30.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.01
vs TN average
−34.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564225.521,27168
Medium and Large 2-3543200.501,0892thin
Small 1-2590195.001,1511thin
One grade step is worth $30.52/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale71 hd
224.39
—
TN average13 barns · 662 hd
229.39
−5.01
National average194 barns · 18,518 hd
258.39
−34.00
This barn, trailing median32 sales
361.15
−136.77
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—Low1,756142.612,50418
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,424117.481,67219
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,253113.541,42329
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05497.791,03133

Every lot

60 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3225252.50/cwt252.50–252.505682
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310302.50/cwt302.50–302.509381
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340222.50/cwt222.50–222.507571
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,2582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3808
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3503236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1872
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,3495
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,4509
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3571244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3938
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581256.21/cwt253.00–257.001,48910
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,5892
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664245.13/cwt231.00–246.001,62817
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6709
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727226.46/cwt225.00–231.001,64612
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4541
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3282210.04/cwt202.50–227.505923
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2303259.50/cwt259.50–259.507868
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325230.00/cwt230.00–230.007481
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2399264.50/cwt264.50–264.501,05515
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3401226.00/cwt226.00–226.009064
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2454231.58/cwt231.00–236.001,05130
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3471218.23/cwt205.00–224.001,0288
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527225.00/cwt220.00–228.001,18624
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3543200.50/cwt200.00–201.001,0892
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,34711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584223.91/cwt221.50–230.501,30833
Heifers550–600Small 1-2590195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658209.43/cwt200.00–210.001,37818
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5142
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4903
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3788161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2692
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4961
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2908172.42/cwt163.00–175.001,56611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,1362
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2396332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,31714
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420244.02/cwt225.00–262.501,0256
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463287.34/cwt284.00–288.001,33019
Bulls450–500Small 1-2495210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524245.72/cwt235.00–249.001,28813
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2603231.84/cwt228.00–233.001,39813
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3645190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2261
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2663234.77/cwt234.00–238.501,55729
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3683191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3054
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2706211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4906
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2756199.54/cwt195.00–200.001,50911
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4203
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4192
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,662132.95/cwt122.00–139.002,2106
Bulls——1,803147.44/cwt142.00–151.002,65812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00586.92/cwt76.00–94.0087415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080116.14/cwt112.00–124.001,2544
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,099104.19/cwt97.00–110.001,14514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210113.30/cwt110.00–120.001,37115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293106.20/cwt103.00–109.001,3738
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308123.91/cwt121.00–126.001,6216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,313105.42/cwt103.00–107.001,3843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373123.57/cwt121.00–127.001,6976
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,487117.44/cwt112.00–120.001,74610

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.