Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale three weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers under 650 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.71/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$134.71

85 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$23.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.52

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	500	138.80	694	61
Medium and Large 2-3	494	127.45	630	18thin
Medium and Large 3	543	114.83	624	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.97/cwt here — about $70 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 sale85 hd

134.71

—

TN average8 barns · 1,978 hd

133.19

+1.52

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	—	High	1,789	88.98	1,592	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	67.39	793	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,462	65.14	952	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	56.11	548	7thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2-3	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	147.00/cwt	145.00–151.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	146.51/cwt	145.00–148.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	114.61/cwt	111.00–118.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	129.54/cwt	127.00–132.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	136.69/cwt	129.50–142.00	719	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	133.13/cwt	131.00–137.00	839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	146.01/cwt	140.00–154.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	137.58/cwt	136.00–140.00	791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	133.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	778	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	156.89/cwt	154.00–160.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	146.47/cwt	143.00–150.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	141.09/cwt	135.00–146.00	672	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	7,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	138.33/cwt	137.00–140.00	793	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	149.87/cwt	145.00–155.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	157.60/cwt	155.00–163.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	157.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.46/cwt	141.00–155.00	704	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	66.84/cwt	62.50–70.50	786	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	59.03/cwt	52.50–63.50	615	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	74.81/cwt	72.50–79.00	959	8
Bulls	—	—	1,905	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,829	1
Bulls	—	—	2,013	94.07/cwt	92.50–95.50	1,894	4
Bulls	—	—	1,536	82.13/cwt	70.00–87.00	1,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	127.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	744	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	8,601	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	956.66/cwt	890.00–1,020.00	9,375	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	466	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	57.30/cwt	51.00–61.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	798	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	68.71/cwt	68.50–69.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	130.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	9,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	143.00/cwt	135.00–147.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	153.03/cwt	150.00–155.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	135.08/cwt	133.00–137.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	136.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	130.72/cwt	125.00–137.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	223	151.55/cwt	150.00–153.00	338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	142.36/cwt	136.00–146.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	145.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	623	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	157.49/cwt	156.00–159.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	145.05/cwt	140.00–155.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	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 Jul 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 148Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 12Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
2	—	520	125.00	125.00
5	—	415	130.00–135.00	130.96
2	—	375	133.00–137.00	135.08
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
2	—	595	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	788	110.00–115.00	112.52
3	—	477	125.00–137.00	130.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	145.00–151.00	147.00
2	—	378	145.00–148.00	146.51
13	—	526	129.50–142.00	136.69
6	—	630	131.00–137.00	133.13
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
8	—	581	130.00–140.00	133.95
2	—	293	143.00–150.00	146.47
1	—	740	116.00	116.00
14	—	476	135.00–146.00	141.09
9	—	428	140.00–150.00	145.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	116.00	116.00
1	—	645	107.00	107.00
1	—	570	121.00	121.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	111.00–118.00	114.61
2	—	463	127.00–132.00	129.54
1	—	620	131.00	131.00
4	—	533	135.00–140.00	136.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	140.00–154.00	146.01
3	—	422	155.00	155.00
10	—	575	136.00–140.00	137.58
1	—	710	116.00	116.00
11	—	468	141.00–155.00	150.46
2	—	655	125.00–131.00	127.98
1	—	855	87.00	87.00
5	—	628	120.00–130.00	125.14
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	154.00–160.00	156.89
1	—	730	140.00	140.00
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
9	—	573	137.00–140.00	138.33
3	—	523	145.00–155.00	149.87
3	—	482	155.00–163.00	157.60
2	—	420	150.00–165.00	157.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	135.00–136.00	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	135.00–147.00	143.00
3	—	388	150.00–155.00	153.03
2	—	223	150.00–153.00	151.55
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
3	—	512	136.00–146.00	142.36
2	—	288	156.00–159.00	157.49
3	—	342	140.00–155.00	145.05
2	—	425	150.00	150.00

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	—	870	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	940.00	940.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	890.00–1,020.00	956.66
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	930.00	930.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,176	62.50–70.50	66.84
6	—	1,041	52.50–63.50	59.03
8	—	1,282	72.50–79.00	74.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	49.00	49.00
6	—	980	51.00–61.00	57.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	58.00	58.00
2	—	1,505	68.50–69.00	68.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	96.00	96.00
4	—	2,013	92.50–95.50	94.07
4	—	1,536	70.00–87.00	82.13

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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