Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the Christmas and New Year holiday lay off, no trends could be established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.52/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$120.52

77 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$16.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

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	536	121.76	652	56
Medium and Large 2-3	438	118.45	519	12thin
Small 1-2	430	118.42	510	7thin
Medium and Large 3	375	105.50	396	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.26/cwt here — about $257 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 sale77 hd

120.52

—

TN average8 barns · 2,230 hd

118.02

+2.49

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	1,730	75.29	1,302	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	51.44	679	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	50.12	608	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	43.37	395	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	121.65/cwt	118.00–126.00	629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	147.66/cwt	145.00–150.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	120.68/cwt	114.00–122.50	734	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	122.09/cwt	121.00–122.50	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	125.74/cwt	124.00–128.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	116.68/cwt	113.00–122.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.28/cwt	131.00–140.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	136.49/cwt	134.00–139.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	552	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	478	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	432	115.97/cwt	115.00–118.00	501	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	51.44/cwt	50.50–52.50	679	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	45.70/cwt	45.00–47.00	537	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	55.12/cwt	54.00–56.00	765	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	49.68/cwt	47.50–50.50	551	4
Bulls	—	—	1,911	80.74/cwt	78.50–82.50	1,543	5
Bulls	—	—	1,503	68.47/cwt	60.00–75.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	125.73/cwt	125.00–128.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	122.72/cwt	118.00–126.00	578	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	125.72/cwt	122.00–130.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	117.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	130.39/cwt	126.00–135.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	119.52/cwt	115.00–124.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	133.34/cwt	128.00–140.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	115.03/cwt	112.00–117.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	120.07/cwt	117.00–123.00	516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	140.35/cwt	136.00–145.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	11,086	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	144.92/cwt	133.00–151.00	481	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	45.32/cwt	43.00–49.50	407	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	370	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	141.52/cwt	138.00–145.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	145.05/cwt	140.00–151.00	612	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 Jan 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 329Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 62Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 2

Due to the Christmas and New Year holiday lay off, no trends could be established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	114.00	114.00
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
8	—	517	118.00–126.00	121.65
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
8	—	608	114.00–122.50	120.68
5	—	556	121.00–122.50	122.09
4	—	378	125.00–128.00	125.73
11	—	471	118.00–126.00	122.72
5	—	434	122.00–130.00	125.72
3	—	678	115.00–120.00	117.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	582	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	118.00	118.00
2	—	390	120.00–125.00	122.50
3	—	432	115.00–118.00	115.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
3	—	463	112.00–117.00	115.03
4	—	430	117.00–123.00	120.07
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	363	125.00–126.00	125.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	101.00	101.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	133.00	133.00
7	—	410	145.00–150.00	147.66
3	—	388	155.00	155.00
1	—	335	153.00	153.00
3	—	530	131.00–140.00	135.28
2	—	458	134.00–139.00	136.49
1	—	760	106.00	106.00
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	590	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	152.00	152.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	151.00–152.00	151.51
1	—	685	103.00	103.00
2	—	378	136.00–145.00	140.35
5	—	332	133.00–151.00	144.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	124.00–128.00	125.74
3	—	672	113.00–122.00	116.68
5	—	515	128.00–140.00	133.34
2	—	453	138.00–145.00	141.52
3	—	422	140.00–151.00	145.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	580	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	126.00–135.00	130.39
2	—	563	115.00–124.00	119.52
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	50.50–52.50	51.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	45.00–47.00	45.70
3	—	1,387	54.00–56.00	55.12
4	—	1,109	47.50–50.50	49.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	897	43.00–49.50	45.32
1	—	950	37.50	37.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,911	78.50–82.50	80.74
4	—	1,503	60.00–75.00	68.47

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	—	1,205	920.00	920.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	590.00	590.00

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