Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. over 500 lbs steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.86/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$123.86

57 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$16.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

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	523	127.54	667	37
Medium and Large 2-3	433	119.23	516	13thin
Small 1-2	413	115.33	477	3thin
Medium and Large 3	386	111.19	429	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.35/cwt here — about $238 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 sale57 hd

123.86

—

TN average10 barns · 2,688 hd

127.30

−3.45

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	1,639	73.14	1,198	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	49.73	571	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,312	49.61	651	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	44.85	485	9thin

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 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	110.25/cwt	110.00–111.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	126.87/cwt	124.00–130.00	795	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	132.90/cwt	130.00–136.00	482	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	126.84/cwt	122.00–130.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	129.61/cwt	127.00–131.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	130.10/cwt	125.00–136.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	243	143.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	143.50/cwt	138.00–149.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	139.02/cwt	137.00–140.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	141.99/cwt	139.00–145.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	130.45/cwt	125.00–136.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	140.28/cwt	132.00–142.00	780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	149.61/cwt	146.00–155.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	134.97/cwt	130.00–145.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	124.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	146.90/cwt	145.00–149.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.78/cwt	129.00–138.00	757	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	46.70/cwt	42.50–48.00	568	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	46.63/cwt	45.00–48.00	591	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	54.21/cwt	53.50–55.00	678	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	42.28/cwt	35.50–45.50	482	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	46.90/cwt	45.00–48.50	485	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	792	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	51.24/cwt	48.00–53.00	678	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	50.35/cwt	46.50–53.00	550	10
Bulls	—	—	1,534	69.12/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,060	4
Bulls	—	—	1,848	81.17/cwt	78.00–83.50	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,887	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,916	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	811.94/cwt	770.00–850.00	9,646	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,310	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	6,943	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	8,177	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,628	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	141.82/cwt	138.00–150.00	655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	130.45/cwt	120.00–141.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	117.38/cwt	110.00–125.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	126.69/cwt	122.00–130.00	707	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	114.02/cwt	112.00–116.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	483	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1

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 Nov 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 156Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 58Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 29Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
2	—	315	110.00–125.00	117.38
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	457	110.00–111.00	110.25
2	—	313	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	620	122.00	122.00
1	—	380	124.00	124.00
2	—	400	117.00	117.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
1	—	575	123.00	123.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	627	124.00–130.00	126.87
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
2	—	363	130.00–136.00	132.90
2	—	673	122.00–126.00	123.99
7	—	466	122.00–130.00	126.84
5	—	534	127.00–131.00	129.61
5	—	419	125.00–136.00	130.10
3	—	558	122.00–130.00	126.69
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
2	—	440	121.00–125.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	101.00	101.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	140.00–146.00	143.03
4	—	428	139.00–145.00	141.99
2	—	520	125.00–136.00	130.45
1	—	395	141.00	141.00
4	—	489	130.00–145.00	134.97
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	137.00	137.00
2	—	500	138.00–149.00	143.50
1	—	745	126.00	126.00
3	—	635	137.00–140.00	139.02
7	—	556	132.00–142.00	140.28
5	—	377	146.00–155.00	149.61
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	145.00	145.00
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
2	—	600	120.00–128.00	124.00
2	—	420	145.00–149.00	146.90
1	—	805	101.00	101.00
5	—	570	129.00–138.00	132.78
7	—	462	138.00–150.00	141.82
1	—	900	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	101.00	101.00
1	—	480	126.00	126.00
2	—	538	120.00–141.00	130.45
1	—	445	141.00	141.00
2	—	628	112.00–116.00	114.02
1	—	895	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,217	42.50–48.00	46.70
2	—	1,250	53.50–55.00	54.21
10	—	1,093	46.50–53.00	50.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	45.00–48.00	46.63
1	—	1,440	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,324	48.00–53.00	51.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,139	35.50–45.50	42.28
5	—	1,034	45.00–48.50	46.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,534	66.00–72.00	69.12
2	—	1,848	78.00–83.50	81.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	540.00	540.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	580.00	580.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	530.00	530.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	770.00–850.00	811.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	690.00	690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,000.00	1,000.00

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