Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls and calves not well established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.41/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$113.41

30 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$9.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.23

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	479	116.01	556	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	486	111.89	544	8thin
Small 1-2	509	107.00	545	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.01/cwt here — about $12 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 sale30 hd

113.41

—

TN average11 barns · 3,098 hd

115.64

−2.23

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	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,091	44.35	484	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	44.26	654	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	37.32	383	9thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	110.94/cwt	109.00–113.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	113.87/cwt	109.00–120.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	112.74/cwt	111.00–116.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	106.97/cwt	103.00–110.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	608	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	805	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	628	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	97.94/cwt	91.00–105.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	118.48/cwt	118.00–119.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	117.07/cwt	114.00–120.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	111.97/cwt	111.00–113.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	118.90/cwt	116.00–123.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	111.05/cwt	109.00–114.00	524	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	129.50/cwt	128.00–131.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	750	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,875	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	414	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	45.22/cwt	42.00–48.00	498	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	44.26/cwt	43.50–45.00	654	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	337	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	37.73/cwt	33.50–40.00	389	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 Oct 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 166Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls and calves not well established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
1	—	790	95.00	95.00
2	—	620	109.00–113.00	110.94
3	—	527	109.00–120.00	113.87
4	—	566	111.00–116.00	112.74
5	—	668	103.00–110.00	106.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	735	102.00	102.00
1	—	860	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	103.00	103.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	104.00	104.00
1	—	780	80.00	80.00
1	—	805	78.00	78.00
2	—	615	91.00–105.00	97.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	112.00	112.00
1	—	585	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	113.00	113.00
2	—	373	118.00–119.00	118.48
2	—	415	114.00–120.00	117.07
2	—	575	111.00–113.00	111.97
8	—	473	116.00–123.00	118.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	112.00	112.00
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
2	—	368	117.00–120.00	118.49
3	—	472	109.00–114.00	111.05
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
2	—	555	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	133.00	133.00
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
2	—	550	128.00–131.00	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
1	—	580	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	40.00	40.00
5	—	1,102	42.00–48.00	45.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	43.50–45.00	44.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	34.00	34.00
8	—	1,031	33.50–40.00	37.73

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