Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough receipts this week to establish a market trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.98/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$123.98

43 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$0.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.49

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	573	124.06	711	31
Medium and Large 2-3	483	123.76	598	12thin

One grade step is worth $0.29/cwt here — about $113 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

123.98

—

TN average9 barns · 2,216 hd

122.49

+1.49

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	—	Low	1,278	60.45	773	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	60.00	897	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,103	53.71	592	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	45.96	452	9thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,278	60.45/cwt	60.00–61.00	773	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	858	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	604	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	52.19/cwt	50.00–54.50	529	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	897	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	46.45/cwt	44.00–50.00	469	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	883	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	125.25/cwt	125.00–125.50	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	138.19/cwt	136.00–141.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	105.49/cwt	101.00–110.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	140.78/cwt	132.00–150.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	142.78/cwt	130.00–157.00	518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	128.21/cwt	125.00–134.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	152.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	132.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	790	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	125.34/cwt	121.00–130.00	351	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 Jan 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 182Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 35Year ago 18

Not enough receipts this week to establish a market trend.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	60.00–61.00	60.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,245	48.50	48.50
4	—	1,013	50.00–54.50	52.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,009	44.00–50.00	46.45
1	—	785	42.00	42.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
2	—	475	144.00–145.00	144.49
2	—	518	132.00–150.00	140.78
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
2	—	323	150.00–155.00	152.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	130.00–157.00	142.78
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	706	125.00	125.00
8	—	570	125.00–125.50	125.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	123.00	123.00
2	—	758	101.00–110.00	105.49
1	—	435	132.00	132.00
4	—	555	122.50	122.50
1	—	510	126.00	126.00
3	—	610	120.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	305	133.00	133.00
4	—	474	125.00–134.00	128.21
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	126.00	126.00
2	—	465	125.00–126.00	125.49
7	—	560	122.50	122.50
2	—	280	121.00–130.00	125.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	125.00–126.00	125.52
4	—	471	136.00–141.00	138.19
2	—	730	90.00–95.00	92.48
1	—	660	97.00	97.00
2	—	418	145.00–146.00	145.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	130.00–140.00	134.91
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
2	—	515	127.00–130.00	128.49
1	—	550	122.00	122.00
2	—	483	130.00–134.00	132.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	81.00	81.00

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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