Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers not well established, feeder heifers 3.00-6.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 6.00 higher. Quality poor to average with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher; slaughter bulls not well established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.26/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$116.26

50 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$10.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.45

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	561	119.93	672	29
Medium and Large 2-3	560	111.64	625	17thin
Medium and Large 3	570	110.00	627	1thin
Small 1-2	562	109.00	612	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.93/cwt here — about $60 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 sale50 hd

116.26

—

TN average4 barns · 749 hd

121.70

−5.45

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	—	High	1,618	81.33	1,316	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	56.05	653	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,110	55.74	619	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	49.13	450	6thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	115.53/cwt	114.00–117.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	112.33/cwt	107.00–117.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	92.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	111.40/cwt	103.00–120.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	123.42/cwt	120.00–128.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	117.14/cwt	111.00–126.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.63/cwt	116.00–125.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	120.96/cwt	118.00–125.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	124.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	114.05/cwt	109.00–119.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	123.85/cwt	120.00–128.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	510	109.41/cwt	105.00–114.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	458	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	125.54/cwt	122.00–129.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	127.68/cwt	121.00–131.00	655	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	123.72/cwt	118.00–129.00	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	130.85/cwt	126.00–138.00	622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	139.48/cwt	136.00–144.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	50.96/cwt	48.50–52.50	465	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	374	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,110	55.74/cwt	55.00–57.00	619	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	56.14/cwt	55.00–58.00	656	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	61.23/cwt	59.00–63.00	722	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	50.73/cwt	48.00–52.50	581	4
Bulls	—	—	1,930	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,737	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	133.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	711	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,018	645.58/cwt	640.00–650.00	6,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	130.95/cwt	128.00–135.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	131.77/cwt	130.00–134.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1

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 Jul 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 121Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	114.00–117.00	115.53
3	—	583	107.00–117.00	112.33
3	—	430	120.00	120.00
2	—	788	90.00–94.00	92.01
2	—	633	103.00–120.00	111.40
1	—	675	90.00	90.00
1	—	480	124.00	124.00
1	—	380	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	120.00–128.00	123.42
4	—	680	111.00–126.00	117.14
3	—	623	116.00–125.00	121.63
3	—	583	118.00–125.00	120.96
3	—	378	120.00–130.00	124.93
2	—	708	109.00–119.00	114.05
2	—	478	120.00–128.00	123.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	105.00–114.00	109.41
2	—	458	115.00–120.00	117.51
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	122.00–129.00	125.54
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	122.00	122.00
1	—	410	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	513	121.00–131.00	127.68
8	—	571	118.00–129.00	123.72
7	—	475	126.00–138.00	130.85
4	—	426	136.00–144.00	139.48
2	—	653	115.00–118.00	116.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	108.00	108.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	130.00–135.00	133.47
5	—	568	128.00–135.00	130.95
4	—	619	130.00–134.00	131.77
2	—	655	122.00–124.00	122.99
2	—	373	145.00	145.00
1	—	915	98.50	98.50
1	—	750	118.00	118.00
1	—	410	139.00	139.00
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	119.00–120.00	119.49
2	—	383	140.00–145.00	142.58
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	117.00	117.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	310	138.00	138.00
1	—	275	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	913	48.50–52.50	50.96
1	—	935	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	55.00–57.00	55.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,169	55.00–58.00	56.14
4	—	1,179	59.00–63.00	61.23
4	—	1,145	48.00–52.50	50.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,500	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,425	74.00	74.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	640.00–650.00	645.58

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Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southwestern Sales Co. - Huntingdon, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle