Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher. Steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.66/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$127.66

78 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$8.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.63

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	451	130.73	589	49
Small 1-2	385	123.75	476	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	444	122.27	542	25

One grade step is worth $8.46/cwt here — about $47 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 sale78 hd

127.66

—

TN average7 barns · 1,040 hd

122.02

+5.63

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	—	High	1,908	101.02	1,928	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	63.97	885	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	61.65	730	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	55.00	578	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	575	113.66/cwt	109.00–118.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	131.33/cwt	128.00–135.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	141.50/cwt	140.00–146.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	138.70/cwt	135.00–141.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.02/cwt	118.00–122.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	578	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	63.97/cwt	57.50–67.50	885	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	60.66/cwt	58.00–63.00	704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	142.97/cwt	136.00–150.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	375	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	484	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	118.30/cwt	115.00–125.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	130.04/cwt	120.00–136.00	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	126.50/cwt	121.00–130.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	130.47/cwt	129.00–132.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	128.25/cwt	125.00–134.00	604	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	131.46/cwt	128.00–134.00	560	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	68.47/cwt	67.50–70.00	816	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	54.39/cwt	51.00–58.00	676	2
Bulls	—	—	2,025	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	2,076	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,642	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,604	1
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	141.44/cwt	133.00–150.00	471	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	143.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	133.45/cwt	131.00–136.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	143.14/cwt	140.00–146.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	153.64/cwt	150.00–160.00	505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	152.49/cwt	150.00–154.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	146.31/cwt	145.00–149.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	134.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	128.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.25/cwt	125.00–128.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	136.05/cwt	135.00–137.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	144.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	450	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	558	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 May 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 223Year ago 51

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 28Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	109.00–118.00	113.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	114.00–117.00	115.50
1	—	760	108.00	108.00
1	—	730	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	128.00–135.00	131.33
5	—	586	127.00	127.00
4	—	429	140.00–146.00	141.50
3	—	465	135.00–141.00	138.70
2	—	715	115.00	115.00
2	—	665	118.00–122.00	120.02
2	—	628	124.00–125.00	124.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	131.00	131.00
2	—	528	136.00–150.00	142.97
2	—	415	148.00–150.00	148.98
1	—	705	117.00	117.00
1	—	650	136.00	136.00
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
1	—	220	163.00	163.00
6	—	329	150.00–160.00	153.64
4	—	376	150.00–154.00	152.49
3	—	483	145.00–149.00	146.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	129.00	129.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	133.00–150.00	141.44
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	140.00–145.00	143.40
2	—	560	126.00–130.00	127.98
2	—	520	131.00–136.00	133.45
2	—	468	140.00	140.00
2	—	395	135.00–140.00	137.50
2	—	320	140.00–146.00	143.14
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
1	—	295	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
1	—	685	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	115.00–125.00	118.30
4	—	308	120.00–136.00	130.04
3	—	530	123.00	123.00
3	—	375	121.00–130.00	126.50
2	—	570	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	428	120.00	120.00
2	—	290	129.00–132.00	130.47
1	—	655	98.00	98.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	471	125.00–134.00	128.25
11	—	426	128.00–134.00	131.46
8	—	369	130.00–137.00	134.48
5	—	540	120.00–130.00	128.07
4	—	568	125.00–128.00	127.25
2	—	620	120.00–125.00	122.50
2	—	330	135.00–137.00	136.05
2	—	268	140.00–150.00	144.67
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
1	—	210	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,384	57.50–67.50	63.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,160	58.00–63.00	60.66
3	—	1,192	67.50–70.00	68.47
2	—	1,243	51.00–58.00	54.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,025	100.00–105.00	102.53
1	—	1,675	98.00	98.00

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	—	1,200	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	910.00	910.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle