Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not be established due to inadequate receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.36/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$124.36

36 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$13.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.01

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	494	126.73	626	23
Medium and Large 2-3	465	120.82	562	11thin
Medium and Large 3	390	120.00	468	1thin
Small 1-2	485	113.00	548	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.73/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale36 hd

124.36

—

TN average11 barns · 3,081 hd

121.34

+3.01

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,305	74.51	972	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,240	55.00	682	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	52.01	625	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	44.59	487	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 lots · USDA AMS · Southwestern Sales Co. - Huntingdon, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	115.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	125.32/cwt	123.00–127.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	148.35/cwt	143.00–155.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	139.58/cwt	136.00–144.00	666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	143.05/cwt	135.00–151.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	136.70/cwt	133.00–139.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	132.53/cwt	129.00–137.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	106.53/cwt	104.00–109.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	128.66/cwt	125.00–133.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	130.77/cwt	125.00–133.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	125.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	115.83/cwt	112.00–120.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	124.28/cwt	117.00–133.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	160.09/cwt	158.00–163.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	158.04/cwt	156.00–161.00	591	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	150.48/cwt	148.00–153.00	561	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	845	1
Bulls	—	—	1,313	77.34/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,015	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	692	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	51.88/cwt	49.50–54.00	626	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	661	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	703	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	44.59/cwt	42.00–47.00	487	2

How this sale compares

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southwestern Sales Co. - Huntingdon, TN

Tue Jun 11, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 51Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 4Year ago 0

Trends could not be established due to inadequate receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	138.00	138.00
2	—	618	114.00–118.00	115.99
3	—	582	123.00–127.00	125.32
5	—	419	143.00–155.00	148.35
8	—	477	136.00–144.00	139.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
2	—	388	135.00–151.00	143.05
2	—	533	123.00–124.00	123.49
3	—	427	133.00–139.00	136.70
4	—	460	129.00–137.00	132.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	144.00	144.00
1	—	640	113.00	113.00
2	—	395	133.00–134.00	133.50
2	—	683	104.00–109.00	106.53
3	—	412	125.00–133.00	128.66
6	—	471	125.00–133.00	130.77
8	—	535	120.00–130.00	125.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	127.00	127.00
1	—	620	108.00	108.00
2	—	523	112.00–120.00	115.83
2	—	583	120.00–121.00	120.49
5	—	371	117.00–133.00	124.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
1	—	570	139.00	139.00
1	—	635	136.00	136.00
3	—	325	158.00–163.00	160.09
8	—	374	156.00–161.00	158.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	136.00	136.00
1	—	600	128.00	128.00
2	—	373	148.00–153.00	150.48
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	66.00	66.00
3	—	1,313	75.00–80.00	77.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	49.00	49.00
1	—	1,225	56.50	56.50
11	—	1,207	49.50–54.00	51.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	53.50	53.50
1	—	1,245	56.50	56.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	42.00–47.00	44.59

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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