Sale reports / Tennessee / Carthage Livestock Auction / 2024-11-23

Carthage Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Carthage, Tennessee · Sat, Nov 23
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2062
Feeder Cattle receipts
618 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 687▲ 503 vs year ago 115 · +437.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 149▼ 1 vs year ago 109 · −0.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 7.00 to 9.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00 to 12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.68/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −119.47 against this barn's trailing median of $361.15.
Average price
$241.68
113 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,326
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.22
vs TN average
−25.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551243.261,340103
Medium and Large 2-3527225.401,18910thin
One grade step is worth $17.86/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale113 hd
241.68
—
TN average14 barns · 902 hd
242.90
−1.22
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−25.37
This barn, trailing median32 sales
361.15
−119.47
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—Low1,634147.662,41212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,394115.441,60935
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,231112.791,38825
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13295.631,08212

Every lot

76 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324308.20/cwt300.00–315.009997
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325227.50/cwt227.50–227.507391
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,1751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468302.03/cwt300.00–305.001,41410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476284.12/cwt280.00–287.001,3527
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3261
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540286.61/cwt286.00–290.001,54828
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2544268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,4587
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584262.99/cwt260.00–267.001,53611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4593
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3951
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added646262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,6937
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3664229.92/cwt225.00–235.001,5274
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666244.51/cwt244.00–250.001,62812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673260.06/cwt259.00–262.501,75016
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729252.22/cwt251.00–252.501,83916
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734237.18/cwt232.00–240.001,74112
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8741
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828239.41/cwt235.50–242.001,9825
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added889240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1346
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2218292.50/cwt292.50–292.506383
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3312250.12/cwt240.00–255.007806
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3374243.72/cwt200.00–256.0091219
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,0293
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3444226.67/cwt225.00–230.001,0069
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3459229.30/cwt217.50–231.001,05227
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3512226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1577
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528241.11/cwt237.00–242.001,27344
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537245.92/cwt245.00–246.501,32115
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570240.34/cwt239.00–241.001,37015
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583246.66/cwt245.50–248.001,43829
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620240.82/cwt236.00–243.001,49335
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620214.92/cwt210.00–220.001,3332
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2646231.25/cwt231.00–232.001,4948
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5583
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3669212.08/cwt200.00–216.001,4194
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5646
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726227.22/cwt224.50–231.001,65014
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6972
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2873188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,6462
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3908142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2893
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2381328.37/cwt302.50–330.001,25117
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390225.83/cwt222.50–232.508813
Bulls350–400Small 2-3390220.00/cwt220.00–220.008581
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2405326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,3208
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,35015
Bulls450–500Small 1-2465222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,0351
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3466250.72/cwt220.00–265.001,1688
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3522225.87/cwt210.00–240.001,1796
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,37811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3560210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1761
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570244.50/cwt244.50–244.501,39412
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3603171.85/cwt155.00–205.001,0363
Bulls600–650Small 1-2625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3131
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2657235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,54413
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4243
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3715185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3231
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3765199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,5224
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,62710
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2922171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5773
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,406132.75/cwt129.00–139.001,8665
Bulls——1,739154.90/cwt150.00–158.002,6944
Bulls——1,873162.86/cwt160.00–165.003,0503
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089108.73/cwt106.00–111.001,1844
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13078.48/cwt75.00–84.008873
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16795.43/cwt90.00–100.001,1145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216102.66/cwt96.00–108.001,2487
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217113.98/cwt109.00–119.001,38712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,276122.21/cwt120.00–126.001,5596
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,371123.66/cwt121.00–130.001,6957
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,393116.63/cwt112.00–120.001,62518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412107.54/cwt100.00–110.001,51810

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.