Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts two weeks ago.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.82/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$165.82

184 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$37.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.84

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	522	168.75	880	168
Small 1-2	382	147.75	564	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	513	130.83	671	12thin

One grade step is worth $37.92/cwt here — about $209 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 sale184 hd

165.82

—

TN average6 barns · 405 hd

150.97

+14.84

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	1,988	87.89	1,747	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	57.92	682	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,349	56.91	767	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	52.44	510	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2Value Added	—	638	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	139.92/cwt	130.00–145.00	578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	162.00/cwt	160.00–164.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	159.13/cwt	148.00–160.00	929	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	126.38/cwt	126.00–130.00	901	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	314	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	439	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	702	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	325	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	880	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	138.23/cwt	130.00–144.00	784	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	314	123.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	388	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	363	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	129.07/cwt	128.00–131.00	683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	450	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	131.06/cwt	120.00–140.00	554	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	52.44/cwt	50.00–55.00	510	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	851	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,213	59.11/cwt	57.50–60.50	717	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	53.42/cwt	50.00–55.50	632	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	842	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	59.91/cwt	57.50–63.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	863.16/cwt	800.00–920.00	9,840	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Bulls	—	—	1,988	87.89/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	119.47/cwt	118.00–121.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	129.94/cwt	127.00–133.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	122.08/cwt	120.00–124.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	158.50/cwt	156.00–161.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	139.03/cwt	130.00–147.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	353	156.68/cwt	145.00–168.50	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	729	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	125.14/cwt	123.00–135.00	410	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 99Year ago 32

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 16Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 11Year ago 3

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts two weeks ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	638	122.00	122.00
4	—	314	145.00	145.00
62	—	439	160.00	160.00
8	—	529	128.00–131.00	129.07
8	—	552	130.00	130.00
2	—	353	145.00–168.50	156.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	413	130.00–145.00	139.92
1	—	360	132.00	132.00
2	—	560	120.00–123.00	121.50
2	—	520	120.00–124.00	122.08
2	—	320	130.00–147.00	139.03
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	127.00	127.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	120.00–130.00	123.48
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
2	—	653	100.00–110.00	104.98
1	—	590	108.00	108.00
4	—	414	125.00	125.00
9	—	328	123.00–135.00	125.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	160.00–164.00	162.00
1	—	945	101.00	101.00
3	—	673	129.00–130.00	129.66
3	—	567	130.00–144.00	138.23
2	—	628	127.00–133.00	129.94
2	—	378	160.00	160.00
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	584	148.00–160.00	159.13
4	—	860	120.00	120.00
11	—	713	126.00–130.00	126.38
54	—	478	184.00	184.00
3	—	612	140.00	140.00
5	—	510	159.00	159.00
26	—	376	194.00	194.00
9	—	432	183.00	183.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	148.00–150.00	148.99
1	—	315	143.00	143.00
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
2	—	623	118.00–121.00	119.47
1	—	690	119.00	119.00
1	—	455	131.00	131.00
2	—	715	105.00	105.00
2	—	325	156.00–161.00	158.50
1	—	280	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	121.00	121.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
5	—	455	143.00	143.00
3	—	395	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	122.00	122.00
5	—	423	120.00–140.00	131.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	50.00–55.00	52.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	52.50	52.50
2	—	1,213	57.50–60.50	59.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,184	50.00–55.50	53.42
1	—	1,275	66.00	66.00
5	—	1,153	57.50–63.00	59.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,988	81.00–90.00	87.89

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)	2	—	1,140	800.00–920.00	863.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	810.00	810.00

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

Steers · 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