Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.65/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$124.65

27 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$10.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.06

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	564	129.53	731	13thin
Small 1-2	571	122.50	700	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	589	119.18	702	10thin

One grade step is worth $10.35/cwt here — about $29 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 sale27 hd

124.65

—

TN average9 barns · 879 hd

131.71

−7.06

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	1,195	80.00	956	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	68.49	961	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,110	66.08	733	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	53.41	544	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	784	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	68.49/cwt	63.50–73.00	961	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	53.41/cwt	46.00–59.50	544	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	66.39/cwt	65.00–68.00	723	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	958	701.91/cwt	650.00–775.00	6,724	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,186.83/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	13,803	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,505	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	951.39/cwt	925.00–975.00	11,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	468	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	125.63/cwt	121.00–130.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	—	—	1,195	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	956	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	134.01/cwt	130.00–137.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	126.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.98/cwt	131.00–135.00	751	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	124.55/cwt	123.00–126.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	141.34/cwt	140.00–144.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	136.92/cwt	130.00–141.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	127.49/cwt	126.00–128.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	784	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 May 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 147Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 23Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 17Year ago 5

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	64.50	64.50
5	—	1,089	65.00–68.00	66.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	63.50–73.00	68.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,019	46.00–59.50	53.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,800	111.00	111.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	958	650.00–775.00	701.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,186.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	925.00–975.00	951.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	975.00	975.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	95.00	95.00
1	—	960	90.00	90.00
2	—	573	123.00–126.00	124.55
4	—	430	130.00–135.00	132.49
1	—	680	124.00	124.00
4	—	514	126.00–128.00	127.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	125.00–126.00	125.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	121.00–130.00	125.63
1	—	555	123.00	123.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	141.00–142.00	141.50
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
1	—	860	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	131.00–135.00	132.98
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	122.00	122.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
3	—	525	130.00–137.00	134.01
4	—	584	120.00–130.00	126.96
3	—	488	140.00–144.00	141.34
1	—	825	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	85.00	85.00
3	—	485	130.00–141.00	136.92
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	745	87.00	87.00
2	—	418	144.00–145.00	144.50
1	—	810	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	130.00	130.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle