Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to inadequate receipts, no trends could be established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.55/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$125.55

31 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$3.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.13

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	529	126.57	670	21
Medium and Large 2-3	445	123.80	551	5thin
Small 1-2	456	123.02	561	5thin

One grade step is worth $3.55/cwt here — about $109 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 sale31 hd

125.55

—

TN average9 barns · 1,570 hd

122.42

+3.13

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	1,603	86.54	1,387	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,557	59.00	918	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,036	58.39	605	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	50.69	569	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,313	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	381	142.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	417	124.36/cwt	123.00–125.00	519	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	820	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	617	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	60.18/cwt	56.50–65.00	598	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	50.69/cwt	49.50–52.00	569	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	63.01/cwt	62.50–63.50	1,023	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	86.54/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	123.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	715	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	141.13/cwt	140.00–146.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	127.41/cwt	120.00–135.00	729	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	115.52/cwt	111.00–120.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	153.47/cwt	152.00–155.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	609	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,020	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,020	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	163.94/cwt	163.00–165.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	127.02/cwt	126.00–130.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.93/cwt	125.00–131.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1

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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 100Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 30Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 2

Due to inadequate receipts, no trends could be established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	925	110.00	110.00
3	—	727	115.00	115.00
1	—	460	141.00	141.00
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
2	—	373	152.00–155.00	153.47
2	—	265	163.00–165.00	163.94
1	—	845	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	143.00	143.00
5	—	1,020	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
4	—	381	140.00–150.00	142.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
8	—	579	120.00–125.00	123.49
4	—	459	126.00–130.00	127.02
2	—	623	122.00–123.00	122.49
1	—	355	142.00	142.00
1	—	270	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
3	—	417	123.00–125.00	124.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	116.00	116.00
1	—	495	123.00	123.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	111.00	111.00
6	—	479	140.00–146.00	141.13
2	—	572	120.00–135.00	127.41
2	—	528	125.00–131.00	127.93
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	111.00–120.00	115.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	580.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,623	62.50–63.50	63.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	53.00	53.00
3	—	993	56.50–65.00	60.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	49.50–52.00	50.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,603	84.00–90.00	86.54

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