Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the Holiday layoff, no trends could be established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.22/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$126.22

50 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$21.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.27

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	467	128.59	600	37
Medium and Large 2-3	422	122.40	516	10thin
Small 1-2	435	111.00	483	2thin
Medium and Large 3	460	107.00	492	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.59/cwt here — about $108 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

126.22

—

TN average12 barns · 3,961 hd

122.95

+3.27

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	1,790	69.25	1,240	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	54.00	834	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,100	41.40	455	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	33.63	390	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	129.07/cwt	125.00–131.00	595	13
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	492	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	775	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	117.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	585	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	215	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	136.46/cwt	132.00–144.00	491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	621	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	782	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	142.41/cwt	137.00–150.00	608	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	144.33/cwt	143.00–147.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.06/cwt	130.00–134.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	123.43/cwt	120.00–127.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	133.95/cwt	133.00–135.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.03/cwt	119.00–129.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	126.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	131.80/cwt	130.00–133.00	510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	129.97/cwt	128.00–132.00	435	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	37.48/cwt	35.00–39.50	405	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	45.31/cwt	38.50–50.00	507	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	834	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	468	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	31.50/cwt	28.00–33.00	364	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	112.11/cwt	108.00–118.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	561	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	707	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 Jan 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 172Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 0

Due to the Holiday layoff, no trends could be established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
3	—	467	115.00–120.00	117.38
2	—	378	120.00–127.00	123.43
2	—	433	120.00–125.00	122.51
2	—	335	128.00–132.00	129.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	461	125.00–131.00	129.07
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
1	—	580	127.00	127.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
2	—	325	133.00–135.00	133.95
3	—	630	119.00–129.00	125.03
6	—	533	120.00–128.00	126.00
10	—	387	130.00–133.00	131.80
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	112.00	112.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	107.00	107.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	215	137.00	137.00
1	—	485	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	542	143.00	143.00
1	—	320	154.00	154.00
1	—	375	156.00	156.00
8	—	567	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	132.00–144.00	136.46
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
1	—	480	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	427	137.00–150.00	142.41
3	—	477	143.00–147.00	144.33
2	—	515	130.00–134.00	132.06
1	—	705	104.00	104.00
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
1	—	560	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	126.00	126.00
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	119.00	119.00
2	—	403	134.00–136.00	135.01
3	—	625	108.00–118.00	112.11
1	—	460	124.00	124.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	121.00	121.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	680	104.00	104.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	830.00	830.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	35.00–39.50	37.48
3	—	1,120	38.50–50.00	45.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	54.00	54.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	40.00	40.00
3	—	1,157	28.00–33.00	31.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	68.50	68.50
1	—	1,805	70.00	70.00

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

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