Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale three weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Bulls steady. Feeders were not well established, due to light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.54/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$111.54

23 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$1.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.97

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	478	112.32	537	9thin
Small 1-2	397	111.24	441	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	420	110.96	466	10thin

One grade step is worth $1.36/cwt here — about $71 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 sale23 hd

111.54

—

TN average9 barns · 1,893 hd

120.51

−8.97

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	1,785	79.01	1,411	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	54.90	634	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,220	51.50	628	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	46.80	519	10

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	112.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	110.07/cwt	106.00–114.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	106.87/cwt	104.00–110.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	113.58/cwt	110.00–116.00	373	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	295	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	342	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	387	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	125.50/cwt	124.00–127.00	640	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,290	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,160	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	80.64/cwt	77.00–82.50	1,466	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	548	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	58.78/cwt	57.00–59.50	721	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	53.79/cwt	51.00–57.00	597	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	628	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	42.58/cwt	40.00–45.00	491	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	47.86/cwt	45.50–51.00	526	8

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 Aug 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 234Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale three weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Bulls steady. Feeders were not well established, due to light 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	—	450	126.00	126.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	710	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	119.00	119.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	106.00	106.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
2	—	415	115.00	115.00
2	—	478	110.00–116.00	112.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
2	—	433	106.00–114.00	110.07
2	—	473	110.00	110.00
2	—	523	104.00–110.00	106.87
3	—	328	110.00–116.00	113.58
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	116.00	116.00
1	—	365	106.00	106.00
2	—	463	110.00–113.00	111.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	145.00	145.00
1	—	425	127.00	127.00
1	—	500	127.00	127.00
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
2	—	510	124.00–127.00	125.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	72.50	72.50
4	—	1,818	77.00–82.50	80.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	45.50	45.50
5	—	1,227	57.00–59.50	58.78
9	—	1,109	51.00–57.00	53.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	51.50	51.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	40.00–45.00	42.58
8	—	1,098	45.50–51.00	47.86

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle