Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers not well established. Heifers 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.13/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$113.13

80 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$16.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.33

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	488	114.90	560	64
Medium and Large 2-3	467	106.62	498	15thin
Small 1-2	375	98.00	368	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.90/cwt here — about $193 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 sale80 hd

113.13

—

TN average11 barns · 2,152 hd

108.80

+4.33

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	1,688	77.90	1,315	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,305	49.70	649	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	49.20	594	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	44.85	475	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	117.39/cwt	117.00–118.00	431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	117.22/cwt	110.00–124.00	606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	87.46/cwt	80.00–91.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	110.71/cwt	101.00–114.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	116.46/cwt	115.00–119.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	115.82/cwt	112.00–120.00	496	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	131.48/cwt	131.00–132.00	287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	115.42/cwt	111.00–118.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	116.51/cwt	111.00–119.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	111.25/cwt	110.00–113.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	127.54/cwt	125.00–133.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	107.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	117.67/cwt	113.00–120.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	785	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	518	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	91.32/cwt	89.00–95.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	112.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	699	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	119.17/cwt	116.00–122.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	640	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	129.36/cwt	126.00–132.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	694	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,464	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,690	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	14,630	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	8,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	900	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	531	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,309	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	461	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	880	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	352	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	757	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	54.57/cwt	52.00–59.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	437	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	50.34/cwt	49.50–51.50	726	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	48.99/cwt	46.00–52.00	575	14
Bulls	—	—	1,674	78.63/cwt	76.00–80.50	1,316	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	44.85/cwt	40.00–48.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	82.95/cwt	80.00–86.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	86.40/cwt	85.00–87.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	95.99/cwt	92.00–100.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	104.52/cwt	101.00–108.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	119.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	95.13/cwt	90.00–100.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	118.16/cwt	112.00–124.00	497	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	114.45/cwt	112.00–117.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	104.00/cwt	95.00–112.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Full	—	385	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	118.63/cwt	117.00–121.00	376	3

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 Oct 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 268Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers not well established. Heifers 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	117.00–118.00	117.39
6	—	479	115.00–119.00	116.46
18	—	428	112.00–120.00	115.82
2	—	218	131.00–132.00	131.48
7	—	531	111.00–118.00	115.42
6	—	568	111.00–119.00	116.51
4	—	671	110.00–113.00	111.25
4	—	725	100.00–110.00	107.50
3	—	622	110.00–115.00	112.39
4	—	289	118.00–122.00	119.97
3	—	317	117.00–121.00	118.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
1	—	900	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	113.00	113.00
1	—	340	116.00	116.00
2	—	428	112.00–115.00	113.47
2	—	628	100.00–101.00	100.49
2	—	378	101.00–108.00	104.52
2	—	565	90.00–100.00	95.13
3	—	525	108.00–110.00	109.01
1	—	235	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	110.00–124.00	117.22
4	—	725	80.00–91.00	87.46
4	—	603	101.00–114.00	110.71
5	—	427	125.00–133.00	127.54
3	—	580	113.00–120.00	117.67
3	—	670	89.00–95.00	91.32
5	—	477	116.00–122.00	119.17
3	—	380	126.00–132.00	129.36
1	—	780	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	66.00	66.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	104.00	104.00
1	—	575	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	80.00–86.00	82.95
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
5	—	671	85.00–87.00	86.40
4	—	635	92.00–100.00	95.99
8	—	421	112.00–124.00	118.16
2	—	485	112.00–117.00	114.45
1	—	745	79.00	79.00
3	—	512	95.00–112.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	90.00	90.00
1	—	360	131.00	131.00
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
2	—	675	110.00–115.00	112.44
1	—	600	119.00	119.00
1	—	840	107.00	107.00
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	128.00	128.00
2	—	538	116.00–120.00	117.97
1	—	455	117.00	117.00
1	—	355	128.00	128.00
1	—	345	121.00	121.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,540	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	990.00	990.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,674	76.00–80.50	78.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	36.00	36.00
3	—	1,343	52.00–59.00	54.57
14	—	1,173	46.00–52.00	48.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	40.00	40.00
1	—	1,316	57.50	57.50
3	—	1,443	49.50–51.50	50.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	40.00–48.00	44.85

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