Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This sale was not reported two weeks ago, therefore no trends could be established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.07/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$130.07

58 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$12.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.04

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	480	132.27	635	48
Medium and Large 2-3	488	119.48	583	10thin

One grade step is worth $12.79/cwt here — about $52 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 sale58 hd

130.07

—

TN average11 barns · 2,318 hd

128.03

+2.04

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	1,709	82.91	1,417	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	60.85	891	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,097	55.88	613	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	45.95	478	5thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	158.71/cwt	150.00–164.00	597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	133.11/cwt	131.00–135.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.35/cwt	120.00–135.00	688	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	128.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	134.64/cwt	132.00–137.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Full	—	475	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	150.28/cwt	145.00–152.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	158.00/cwt	156.00–160.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	154.55/cwt	153.00–156.00	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	154.93/cwt	152.00–157.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	145.30/cwt	141.00–149.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	147.83/cwt	143.00–152.00	627	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	985	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	39.21/cwt	36.00–42.00	409	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	50.44/cwt	45.50–52.50	523	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,024	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	61.54/cwt	60.00–64.00	811	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	858	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,057	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	57.16/cwt	52.50–62.50	613	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	46.46/cwt	42.50–50.50	502	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	86.61/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,614	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	849.14/cwt	830.00–870.00	9,408	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	860	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	147.48/cwt	140.00–152.00	680	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.84/cwt	129.00–138.00	759	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	129.63/cwt	126.00–133.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	136.66/cwt	136.00–137.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	133.47/cwt	130.00–137.00	384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	130.91/cwt	125.00–137.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	133.22/cwt	125.00–136.00	635	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	107.42/cwt	101.00–114.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	529	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 Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 174Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 23Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 0

This sale was not reported two weeks ago, therefore no trends could be established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
1	—	385	141.00	141.00
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
1	—	285	146.00	146.00
1	—	435	147.00	147.00
2	—	563	137.00–140.00	138.53
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
2	—	233	153.00–156.00	154.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	150.00–164.00	158.71
4	—	478	145.00–152.00	150.28
2	—	315	156.00–160.00	158.00
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
1	—	275	152.00	152.00
3	—	427	152.00–157.00	154.93
2	—	638	130.00–140.00	135.02
2	—	525	144.00–145.00	144.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	131.00–135.00	133.11
10	—	528	120.00–135.00	130.35
7	—	604	120.00–130.00	128.24
6	—	430	132.00–137.00	134.64
1	—	245	143.00	143.00
3	—	557	126.00–133.00	129.63
3	—	385	136.00–137.00	136.66
2	—	288	130.00–137.00	133.47
14	—	477	125.00–136.00	133.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
1	—	215	131.00	131.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
2	—	623	101.00–114.00	107.42
1	—	480	132.00	132.00
1	—	390	132.00	132.00
2	—	420	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
3	—	518	141.00–149.00	145.30
7	—	424	143.00–152.00	147.83
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
7	—	461	140.00–152.00	147.48
8	—	580	129.00–138.00	130.84
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
2	—	455	135.00	135.00
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	102.00	102.00
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
2	—	715	100.00–101.00	100.51
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
2	—	518	125.00–137.00	130.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	65.00	65.00
15	—	1,072	52.50–62.50	57.16
3	—	1,080	42.50–50.50	46.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	36.00–42.00	39.21
3	—	1,037	45.50–52.50	50.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,318	60.00–64.00	61.54
1	—	1,635	52.50	52.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	75.50	75.50
2	—	1,863	85.00–88.00	86.61

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	—	1,108	830.00–870.00	849.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	730.00	730.00

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