Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows not well established. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.29/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$126.29

44 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$94

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

$9.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	415	130.00	540	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	534	127.35	680	36
Medium and Large 2-3	527	120.29	633	7thin

One grade step is worth $9.71/cwt here — about −$94 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 sale44 hd

126.29

—

TN average12 barns · 3,456 hd

126.90

−0.61

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	1,724	87.40	1,507	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	54.60	666	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	42.28	444	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	505	120.00/cwt	111.00–129.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	129.66/cwt	126.00–131.00	692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	131.14/cwt	130.00–137.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	133.19/cwt	133.00–134.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	122.62/cwt	120.00–126.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	130.63/cwt	130.00–132.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	124.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	121.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	133.71/cwt	130.00–136.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	129.52/cwt	128.00–131.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	157.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	144.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	137.73/cwt	135.00–144.00	782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	128.11/cwt	128.00–129.00	898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	492	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	710	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	703	1
Bulls	—	—	1,724	87.40/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,507	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	592	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	55.20/cwt	52.50–57.50	679	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	42.28/cwt	42.00–42.50	444	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 Aug 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 158Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 30Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	111.00–129.00	120.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
1	—	385	132.00	132.00
2	—	573	120.00–125.00	122.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	124.00	124.00
1	—	755	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	534	126.00–131.00	129.66
6	—	378	130.00–137.00	131.14
5	—	486	133.00–134.00	133.19
4	—	567	127.00–129.00	128.01
3	—	627	120.00–126.00	122.62
3	—	422	130.00–132.00	130.63
1	—	975	103.00	103.00
1	—	735	113.00	113.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	270	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	559	120.00–130.00	124.99
3	—	607	120.00–125.00	121.98
3	—	487	130.00–136.00	133.71
2	—	533	128.00–131.00	129.52
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
1	—	655	133.00	133.00
2	—	313	155.00–160.00	157.60
2	—	625	130.00–135.00	132.48
2	—	720	120.00–125.00	122.47
3	—	447	145.00	145.00
4	—	480	140.00–150.00	144.54
8	—	568	135.00–144.00	137.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	138.00	138.00
9	—	701	128.00–129.00	128.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
2	—	468	136.00	136.00
2	—	565	130.00–135.00	132.48
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	147.00	147.00
1	—	710	99.00	99.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,724	85.00–91.00	87.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	51.00	51.00
6	—	1,230	52.50–57.50	55.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	42.00–42.50	42.28

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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