Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls and feeders not well established due to inadequate receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.13/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$125.13

38 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$26.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.72

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	522	129.06	674	27
Medium and Large 2-3	555	119.66	664	8thin
Medium and Large 3	555	105.00	583	2thin
Small 1-2	590	103.00	608	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.06/cwt here — about $66 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 sale38 hd

125.13

—

TN average8 barns · 787 hd

119.41

+5.72

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,578	57.50	907	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	54.35	617	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	48.00	454	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	Small 1-2	—	590	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	132.67/cwt	131.00–135.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	112.00/cwt	104.00–120.00	540	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	152.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	147.03/cwt	145.00–149.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	136.42/cwt	135.00–138.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	136.96/cwt	136.00–138.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	132.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	119.43/cwt	115.00–124.00	547	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,135	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	54.80/cwt	52.00–57.50	562	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	61.74/cwt	60.00–62.50	809	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	48.07/cwt	46.00–50.00	520	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	801	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,820	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	1,001	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	119.73/cwt	108.00–126.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	128.94/cwt	124.00–133.00	669	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	127.73/cwt	125.00–128.50	723	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	131.75/cwt	128.00–135.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	131.86/cwt	129.00–135.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	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 Aug 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 117Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls and feeders not well established due to inadequate receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
1	—	535	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	115.00–117.00	116.02
3	—	532	108.00–126.00	119.73
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	519	124.00–133.00	128.94
8	—	566	125.00–128.50	127.73
5	—	482	128.00–135.00	131.75
2	—	425	129.00–135.00	131.86
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	135.00	135.00
1	—	350	137.00	137.00
1	—	490	128.00	128.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
2	—	533	124.00	124.00
2	—	605	110.00–120.00	114.96
3	—	417	131.00–135.00	132.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	135.00	135.00
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
1	—	510	118.00	118.00
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
2	—	385	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	112.00	112.00
3	—	482	104.00–120.00	112.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	153.00	153.00
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
2	—	270	150.00–155.00	152.64
2	—	305	145.00–149.00	147.03
2	—	423	135.00–138.00	136.42
2	—	470	136.00–138.00	136.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	139.00	139.00
1	—	415	138.00	138.00
1	—	465	128.00	128.00
3	—	383	130.00–137.00	132.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
2	—	458	115.00–124.00	119.43
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	138.00	138.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	52.00–57.50	54.80
4	—	1,311	60.00–62.50	61.74
5	—	1,082	46.00–50.00	48.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,820	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	48.00	48.00

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

Bulls · 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