Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not be established due to inadequate receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.80/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$119.80

42 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$11.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.70

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	433	121.49	526	28
Medium and Large 1-2	559	118.50	662	10thin
Medium and Large 3	438	111.67	489	3thin
Small 1-2	365	110.00	402	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.49/cwt here — about $124 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 sale42 hd

119.80

—

TN average10 barns · 2,359 hd

126.50

−6.70

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	—	Average	1,850	80.89	1,497	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	58.69	728	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	44.89	445	7thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	527	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	295	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	788	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,405	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,204	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	121.75/cwt	116.00–125.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	124.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	117.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	125.60/cwt	125.00–128.00	452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	121.67/cwt	115.00–125.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	120.14/cwt	115.00–122.00	497	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	413	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	462	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	45.37/cwt	41.50–47.50	442	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	593	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	66.70/cwt	65.50–68.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	679	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,665	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	76.34/cwt	75.50–77.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	538	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	57.14/cwt	50.00–60.50	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	431	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	625	5

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 Mar 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 32Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 3Year ago 0

Trends could not be established due to inadequate receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	162.00	162.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	540	146.00	146.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	151.00	151.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	134.00	134.00
2	—	363	130.00–140.00	135.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	130.00–140.00	135.03
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
1	—	290	154.00	154.00
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	148.00	148.00
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	116.00–125.00	121.75
2	—	728	100.00–110.00	104.88
1	—	570	129.00	129.00
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	128.00	128.00
1	—	560	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	108.00	108.00
1	—	325	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	127.00	127.00
1	—	630	116.00	116.00
2	—	335	120.00–128.00	124.12
2	—	528	115.00–119.00	117.03
5	—	360	125.00–128.00	125.60
6	—	470	115.00–125.00	121.67
9	—	414	115.00–122.00	120.14
2	—	573	117.00–120.00	118.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	115.00–118.00	116.51
4	—	573	117.00–119.00	117.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	120.00	120.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	915	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	790.00	790.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	580.00	580.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	42.00	42.00
6	—	974	41.50–47.50	45.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	52.00	52.00
2	—	1,420	65.50–68.00	66.70
6	—	1,197	50.00–60.50	57.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,850	75.50–77.00	76.34

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