Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls and feeders not well established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.74/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$120.74

43 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$18.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.27

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	495	124.43	615	29
Medium and Large 2-3	511	114.67	586	11thin
Medium and Large 3	395	110.00	435	1thin
Small 1-2	490	106.00	519	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.43/cwt here — about $96 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 sale43 hd

120.74

—

TN average10 barns · 2,172 hd

123.02

−2.27

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	—	High	1,473	91.11	1,342	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,232	69.67	858	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	65.25	756	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	54.90	511	8thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	116.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	128.02/cwt	125.00–131.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	118.35/cwt	117.00–119.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	125.59/cwt	125.00–128.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	132.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	121.46/cwt	118.00–125.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	138.54/cwt	134.00–143.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	142.27/cwt	137.00–145.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,400	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	475	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	155.33/cwt	155.00–156.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	149.00/cwt	145.00–153.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	127.26/cwt	120.00–135.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	122.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	141.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	549	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	7,938	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,488	94.17/cwt	89.50–98.00	1,401	2
Bulls	—	—	1,447	84.28/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,220	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	880	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	440	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	70.23/cwt	68.00–72.50	909	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	65.28/cwt	62.50–68.00	747	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	881	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	846	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	451	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	55.89/cwt	52.00–60.00	519	7

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 Jun 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 76Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 17Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 4

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls and feeders not well established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	110.00–120.00	116.08
2	—	353	125.00–131.00	128.02
1	—	815	91.00	91.00
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	117.00–119.00	118.35
5	—	479	125.00–128.00	125.59
5	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.81
4	—	566	118.00–125.00	121.46
3	—	287	134.00–143.00	138.54
1	—	670	108.00	108.00
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	122.00	122.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	101.00	101.00
1	—	510	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	107.00–110.00	108.47
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	130.00–135.00	131.74
3	—	430	137.00–145.00	142.27
2	—	473	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	134.00	134.00
1	—	770	114.00	114.00
3	—	373	155.00–156.00	155.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
1	—	285	159.00	159.00
1	—	440	145.00	145.00
1	—	870	86.00	86.00
2	—	330	145.00–153.00	149.00
2	—	475	120.00–135.00	127.26
2	—	620	120.00–126.00	122.98
3	—	387	140.00–145.00	141.97
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
1	—	545	125.00	125.00

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	—	800	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	980.00	980.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	105.50	105.50
2	—	1,488	89.50–98.00	94.17
3	—	1,447	80.00–87.00	84.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,295	68.00–72.50	70.23
10	—	1,145	62.50–68.00	65.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,253	67.50	67.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	48.00	48.00
7	—	929	52.00–60.00	55.89

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