Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cow 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers under 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls not well established two weeks ago. Quality average to fancy.. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.12/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$127.12

66 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$29.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.54

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	503	130.72	658	52
Medium and Large 2-3	466	121.15	565	8thin
Medium and Large 3	480	109.00	523	2thin
Small 1-2	619	101.25	626	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.47/cwt here — about $31 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 sale66 hd

127.12

—

TN average10 barns · 2,243 hd

124.58

+2.54

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	1,647	84.29	1,388	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	52.23	651	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,414	51.64	730	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	43.29	440	8thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	623	124.97/cwt	122.00–128.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	854	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	136.89/cwt	133.00–139.00	578	12
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	760	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.71/cwt	131.00–144.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	139.15/cwt	135.00–140.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	134.99/cwt	132.00–138.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	136.67/cwt	132.00–139.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	149.26/cwt	146.00–154.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	152.97/cwt	149.00–157.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	134.28/cwt	130.00–139.00	428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	145.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	99.01/cwt	95.00–103.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	148.10/cwt	144.00–152.00	767	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	47.13/cwt	45.00–51.00	602	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	52.63/cwt	50.00–55.00	654	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	48.77/cwt	48.00–49.50	611	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	55.78/cwt	55.00–56.50	706	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	44.47/cwt	40.00–50.00	448	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	378	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	941	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	52.77/cwt	48.50–56.00	753	9
Bulls	—	—	1,568	81.93/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,285	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,606	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,770	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	718	660.42/cwt	620.00–700.00	4,742	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	880.95/cwt	860.00–910.00	10,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	758.23/cwt	680.00–850.00	7,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	126.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	141.70/cwt	135.00–148.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	143.56/cwt	138.00–150.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	124.56/cwt	120.00–129.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	130.80/cwt	128.00–135.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	129.62/cwt	128.00–133.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	125.07/cwt	122.00–128.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	120.50/cwt	119.00–122.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	128.05/cwt	120.00–133.00	671	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	125.85/cwt	120.00–129.00	715	8

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 167Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 40Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 4Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	122.00–128.00	124.97
2	—	718	119.00	119.00
12	—	422	133.00–139.00	136.89
4	—	373	132.00–139.00	136.67
4	—	319	130.00–139.00	134.28
3	—	463	128.00–133.00	129.62
11	—	524	120.00–133.00	128.05
8	—	568	120.00–129.00	125.85
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	112.00	112.00
1	—	335	131.00	131.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
3	—	370	122.00–128.00	125.07
2	—	575	119.00–122.00	120.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	85.50	85.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	128.00–135.00	130.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	146.00	146.00
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
2	—	313	140.00–150.00	145.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	131.00–144.00	135.71
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
6	—	608	135.00–140.00	139.15
2	—	663	132.00–138.00	134.99
3	—	470	146.00–154.00	149.26
1	—	745	132.00	132.00
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
2	—	575	140.00–145.00	142.48
2	—	333	149.00–157.00	152.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	95.00–103.00	99.01
2	—	518	144.00–152.00	148.10
4	—	474	135.00–148.00	141.70
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
4	—	416	138.00–150.00	143.56
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	645	119.00	119.00
1	—	510	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	125.00–129.00	126.96
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
2	—	528	120.00–129.00	124.56
1	—	420	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	45.00–51.00	47.13
1	—	1,710	55.00	55.00
9	—	1,426	48.50–56.00	52.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,243	50.00–55.00	52.63
4	—	1,253	48.00–49.50	48.77
2	—	1,265	55.00–56.50	55.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,007	40.00–50.00	44.47
1	—	1,080	35.00	35.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	80.00–84.00	81.93
1	—	1,805	89.00	89.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	530.00	530.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	718	620.00–700.00	660.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,172	860.00–910.00	880.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	680.00–850.00	758.23

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