Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not well established. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.06/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$139.06

68 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$20.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

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	546	140.96	770	57
Medium and Large 2-3	468	130.13	608	10thin
Medium and Large 3	545	120.00	654	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.96/cwt here — about $116 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 sale68 hd

139.06

—

TN average7 barns · 1,528 hd

135.63

+3.43

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	1,465	87.00	1,275	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,374	68.44	941	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	65.26	997	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	54.50	529	9thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1-2	—	472	143.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	132.48/cwt	130.00–134.00	823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	137.44/cwt	130.00–142.00	524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	157.33/cwt	155.00–160.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,043	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	153.67/cwt	148.00–157.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	855	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	140.42/cwt	135.00–146.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	152.01/cwt	150.00–154.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	134.27/cwt	132.00–135.00	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	787	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	54.50/cwt	47.00–62.00	529	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	65.26/cwt	65.00–65.50	997	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	772	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,109	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	68.71/cwt	59.00–72.00	943	7
Bulls	—	—	1,465	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	129.47/cwt	125.00–134.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	144.97/cwt	142.00–148.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	124.07/cwt	122.00–126.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	928	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	832	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	147.36/cwt	144.00–151.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	140.50/cwt	135.00–146.00	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	162.03/cwt	155.00–166.00	693	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 Aug 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 174Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 65Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	140.00–150.00	143.00
6	—	621	130.00–134.00	132.48
3	—	320	142.00–148.00	144.97
3	—	570	130.00–140.00	134.88
1	—	365	152.00	152.00
5	—	434	144.00–151.00	147.36
8	—	516	135.00–146.00	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	130.00–142.00	137.44
1	—	605	121.00	121.00
2	—	570	122.00–126.00	124.07
2	—	513	120.00–125.00	122.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	680	136.50	136.50
13	—	576	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	763	142.50	142.50
19	—	662	157.50	157.50
1	—	700	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
1	—	320	162.00	162.00
1	—	650	147.00	147.00
1	—	630	144.00	144.00
4	—	525	148.00–157.00	153.67
2	—	580	145.00–150.00	147.44
3	—	428	155.00–166.00	162.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
3	—	320	155.00–160.00	157.33
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
1	—	260	154.00	154.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	135.00–146.00	140.42
2	—	463	150.00–154.00	152.01
4	—	618	132.00–135.00	134.27
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
2	—	573	135.00–140.00	137.40
2	—	655	125.00–134.00	129.47
1	—	440	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	140.00–144.00	142.01
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
2	—	623	120.00–124.00	121.99
2	—	460	140.00–150.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	970	47.00–62.00	54.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	65.00–65.50	65.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	62.50	62.50
1	—	1,530	72.50	72.50
7	—	1,372	59.00–72.00	68.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	87.00	87.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	680.00	680.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	720.00	720.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle