Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well established this week. Steers and heifers steady. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.39/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$135.39

42 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$6.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.27

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	527	137.16	723	30
Medium and Large 2-3	452	130.98	592	12thin

One grade step is worth $6.17/cwt here — about $131 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 sale42 hd

135.39

—

TN average9 barns · 1,802 hd

135.12

+0.27

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	1,372	78.56	1,078	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	70.36	1,049	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	68.48	823	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	57.70	590	11

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
Bulls	—	—	1,338	74.34/cwt	70.00–80.00	995	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	61.62/cwt	60.00–63.50	749	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	70.36/cwt	65.00–74.50	1,049	4
Bulls	—	—	1,440	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,253	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	59.91/cwt	57.50–63.50	600	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	53.82/cwt	52.50–55.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	135.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	706	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	150.97/cwt	150.00–152.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.00	812	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	133.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	106.68/cwt	106.00–108.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	146.04/cwt	144.00–148.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	143.43/cwt	141.00–146.00	810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	77.08/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,087	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	69.16/cwt	64.50–74.00	809	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	159.87/cwt	156.00–164.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	125.52/cwt	122.00–129.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	145.93/cwt	141.00–151.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	159.88/cwt	157.00–163.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	159.97/cwt	158.00–162.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.39/cwt	125.00–136.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	121.56/cwt	118.00–125.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	149.63/cwt	144.00–152.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	143.31/cwt	141.00–145.00	656	3

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 205Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 59Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	70.00–80.00	74.34
1	—	1,440	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,215	60.00–63.50	61.62
2	—	1,410	75.00–79.00	77.08
15	—	1,170	64.50–74.00	69.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	65.00–74.50	70.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,001	57.50–63.50	59.91
4	—	1,059	52.50–55.00	53.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	148.00	148.00
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
1	—	520	158.00	158.00
1	—	610	145.00	145.00
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
1	—	420	167.00	167.00
3	—	483	158.00–162.00	159.97
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	150.00–152.00	150.97
1	—	565	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	152.00	152.00
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	130.00–140.00	135.75
4	—	656	130.00	130.00
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
3	—	618	130.00–132.00	131.32
4	—	560	130.00–138.00	133.26
1	—	310	146.00	146.00
4	—	414	144.00–148.00	146.04
2	—	705	122.00–129.00	125.52
4	—	380	144.00–152.00	149.63
3	—	458	141.00–145.00	143.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	142.00	142.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
2	—	405	130.00–135.00	132.50
1	—	700	113.00	113.00
2	—	593	120.00–128.00	124.02
1	—	280	138.00	138.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
2	—	485	125.00–136.00	130.39
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	470	144.00	144.00
2	—	660	116.00–118.00	117.02
2	—	615	118.00–125.00	121.56
2	—	595	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	106.00–108.00	106.68
2	—	565	141.00–146.00	143.43
2	—	475	156.00–164.00	159.87
2	—	538	141.00–151.00	145.93
2	—	423	157.00–163.00	159.88

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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