Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This sale was not reported two weeks ago therefore no trends could be established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.24/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$108.24

98 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

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

$8.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.54

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	350	116.00	406	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	603	108.25	652	82
Medium and Large 2-3	493	107.12	528	14thin

One grade step is worth $8.88/cwt here — about −$122 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 sale98 hd

108.24

—

TN average10 barns · 1,812 hd

117.78

−9.54

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	1,597	86.86	1,387	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	66.64	926	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	64.81	786	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	860	58.00	499	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 2-3	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	715	89.94/cwt	87.00–93.00	643	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,243	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,972	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,591	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	782.56/cwt	780.00–785.00	6,026	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	98.60/cwt	95.00–102.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.53/cwt	135.00–146.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	178.06/cwt	176.00–180.00	459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	423	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	96.66/cwt	94.00–102.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	103.50/cwt	100.00–107.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	130.50/cwt	125.00–136.00	320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Full	—	420	89.88/cwt	80.00–100.00	377	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	499	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	66.21/cwt	66.00–66.50	914	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	952	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	67.51/cwt	66.50–68.00	887	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	65.48/cwt	64.00–67.00	727	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	580	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	89.79/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	101.14/cwt	100.00–102.00	733	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	697	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	119.08/cwt	115.00–122.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	120.96/cwt	118.00–125.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	102.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	111.02/cwt	108.00–120.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	97.91/cwt	94.00–104.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	123.07/cwt	119.00–125.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	133.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	475	102.91/cwt	100.00–106.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	528	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	526	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	123.34/cwt	122.00–124.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Full	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	147.62/cwt	142.00–152.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	134.65/cwt	125.00–144.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	553	2

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 Apr 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 102Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 0

This sale was not reported two weeks ago therefore no trends could be established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
2	—	773	95.00–102.00	98.60
2	—	583	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	695	108.00	108.00
1	—	260	152.00	152.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	739	111.50	111.50
7	—	643	120.00	120.00
6	—	792	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	135.00–146.00	138.53
2	—	660	109.00	109.00
2	—	468	148.00–150.00	149.01
2	—	258	176.00–180.00	178.06
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	96.00	96.00
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
4	—	419	142.00–152.00	147.62
2	—	528	125.00–129.00	126.99
2	—	478	125.00–144.00	134.65
2	—	388	140.00–145.00	142.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	87.00–93.00	89.94
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	112.00	112.00
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	122.00–124.00	123.34
1	—	535	113.00	113.00
1	—	385	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	107.00	107.00
1	—	305	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	94.00–102.00	96.66
2	—	585	100.00–107.00	103.50
2	—	245	125.00–136.00	130.50
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	106.00	106.00
1	—	475	119.00	119.00
1	—	410	117.00	117.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	80.00–100.00	89.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	725	100.00–102.00	101.14
13	—	642	108.50	108.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	115.00–122.00	119.08
7	—	421	118.00–125.00	120.96
4	—	623	100.00–110.00	102.94
4	—	581	108.00–120.00	111.02
3	—	675	94.00–104.00	97.91
3	—	368	119.00–125.00	123.07
3	—	313	130.00–135.00	133.38
1	—	915	94.00	94.00
1	—	805	94.00	94.00
1	—	790	98.00	98.00
1	—	530	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	100.00–106.00	102.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	105.00–106.00	105.50
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
1	—	400	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,628	85.00–93.50	89.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	66.00–66.50	66.21
1	—	1,410	67.50	67.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,314	66.50–68.00	67.51
3	—	1,110	64.00–67.00	65.48
1	—	1,115	52.00	52.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	890.00	890.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	780.00–785.00	782.56

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle