Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2024-11-16

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 16
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
687 head
▲ 687 vs last sale 0▲ 154 vs year ago 533 · +28.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 149 vs last sale 0▲ 25 vs year ago 124 · +20.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 650lbs 9.00 to 14.00 higher, over 650lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 8.00 to 12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.77/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −132.38 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.
Average price
$228.77
102 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,300
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.14
vs TN average
−36.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572230.051,31791
Medium and Large 2-3535218.201,16811thin
One grade step is worth $11.85/cwt here — about $149 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale102 hd
228.77
—
TN average15 barns · 942 hd
231.91
−3.14
National average194 barns · 23,548 hd
265.10
−36.33
This barn, trailing median32 sales
361.15
−132.38
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—Average1,786145.702,60218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,379110.261,52131
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,219106.271,29536
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06287.5893044

Every lot

69 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3284268.28/cwt262.50–270.007624
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317302.50/cwt302.50–302.509595
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335250.00/cwt250.00–250.008382
Steers350–400Small 1-2375217.50/cwt217.50–217.508161
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,3719
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,4613
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2632
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518282.19/cwt270.00–286.001,46214
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584269.62/cwt262.00–271.001,57515
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,58910
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618234.47/cwt233.00–237.501,4493
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,60725
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683244.83/cwt244.00–246.001,67217
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715237.09/cwt235.00–238.001,6959
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6363
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2756228.66/cwt226.00–230.001,7296
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2895202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,8081
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,038198.50/cwt198.50–198.502,0605
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3288232.50/cwt232.50–232.506703
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335240.00/cwt240.00–240.008041
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3367225.83/cwt220.00–230.008295
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379242.16/cwt240.50–250.0091811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3442220.00/cwt220.00–220.009723
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455231.79/cwt231.50–234.001,05536
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3461220.25/cwt191.00–228.001,01520
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3526214.31/cwt210.00–215.001,1277
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529228.31/cwt221.00–229.001,20824
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3551225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2404
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,35111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2593228.84/cwt227.00–235.501,35756
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3603212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2786
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632224.38/cwt222.00–227.001,41815
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3659209.45/cwt201.00–211.001,38020
Heifers650–700Small 1-2660201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3272
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,51211
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2741209.90/cwt206.00–212.001,55515
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,5772
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5761
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3855180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5391
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2923181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,67110
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,26522
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3388277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,0774
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425238.92/cwt232.50–242.001,0156
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,30926
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3463250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1585
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526248.50/cwt248.50–248.501,30727
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3529227.72/cwt220.00–232.501,2056
Bulls550–600Small 1-2550215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1834
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3582220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2807
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2590235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,38725
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3606217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3184
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2662221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,46332
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3674207.00/cwt205.00–211.001,3956
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3716192.19/cwt191.00–193.001,3765
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2761201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,53010
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,571136.69/cwt131.00–139.002,1476
Bulls——1,854157.91/cwt156.00–160.002,9284
Bulls——1,913146.36/cwt140.00–150.002,8008
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04479.32/cwt70.00–86.0082823
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07794.37/cwt88.00–103.001,01617
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104106.23/cwt105.00–109.001,1734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118123.00/cwt121.00–125.001,3752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224100.21/cwt90.00–106.001,22719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226111.71/cwt107.00–115.001,37015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,323121.75/cwt120.00–124.001,6114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373104.43/cwt100.00–108.001,43413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,401112.39/cwt109.00–116.001,57514

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.