Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2022-01-11

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 11
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
214 head
77 vs last sale 137 32 vs year ago 182 · +17.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
13 vs last sale 34 12 vs year ago 35 · +34.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
8 vs last sale 14 3 vs year ago 9 · 33.3%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the two week Christmas and New Year holiday layoff, no trends could be established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.36/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$143.36
95 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$710
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.12
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514145.0574575
Medium 1-2565145.008191thin
Medium and Large 2-3425138.0758716thin
Small 1-2375133.004992thin
Medium and Large 3435120.005221thin
One grade step is worth $25.05/cwt here — about $223 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 sale95 hd
143.36
TN average9 barns · 2,208 hd
140.23
+3.12
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage2,17587.501,9032thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,61161.749956thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24960.7275823
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02752.615409thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersSmall 1-2535145.00/cwt145.00–145.007761
SteersSmall 1-2285158.00/cwt158.00–158.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 3435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568142.23/cwt138.00–145.0080813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2666138.23/cwt135.00–140.009214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2313180.00/cwt180.00–180.005632
SteersMedium and Large 2-3425168.02/cwt167.00–170.007143
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519144.71/cwt138.00–149.0075113
SteersMedium and Large 3490133.00/cwt133.00–133.006521
SteersSmall 1-2378145.59/cwt141.00–150.005502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785142.68/cwt139.00–146.001,1203
SteersMedium and Large 1-2610155.00/cwt155.00–155.009461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480142.00/cwt142.00–142.006821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423149.38/cwt145.00–154.006328
SteersMedium and Large 2-3578137.51/cwt135.00–140.007952
SteersMedium and Large 2-3315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2388179.27/cwt175.00–186.006963
SteersMedium and Large 2-3735132.00/cwt132.00–132.009701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521162.74/cwt160.00–165.008484
SteersMedium and Large 1-2588158.42/cwt152.00–165.009322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423173.82/cwt170.00–175.007354
SteersMedium and Large 2-3360162.00/cwt162.00–162.005831
SteersMedium and Large 2-3535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2735147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added706147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0384
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715132.37/cwt130.00–135.009463
BullsSmall 1-2450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
BullsSmall 1-2440141.00/cwt141.00–141.006201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423174.23/cwt170.00–180.007375
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522157.26/cwt154.00–162.008217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478146.71/cwt143.00–150.0070114
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375139.58/cwt130.00–151.005235
HeifersMedium 1-2565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008191
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3330142.09/cwt140.00–144.004692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378151.19/cwt146.00–160.005719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2612142.19/cwt138.00–144.0087010
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007931
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
HeifersSmall 1-2440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
HeifersSmall 1-2310146.00/cwt146.00–146.004531
BullsMedium and Large 1-2466166.89/cwt160.00–174.007788
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy795128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275156.00/cwt156.00–156.004291
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3468135.01/cwt125.00–140.006324
BullsMedium and Large 2-3430158.93/cwt156.00–162.006832
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3425143.52/cwt142.00–145.006102
BullsMedium and Large 1-2638142.03/cwt139.00–150.009067
BullsMedium and Large 2-3525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2355174.00/cwt174.00–174.006181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2685147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0071
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568154.30/cwt150.00–165.008766
BullsMedium and Large 2-3575144.00/cwt138.00–150.008282
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,095540.00/cwt540.00–540.005,9131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005770.00/cwt770.00–770.007,7391
Bulls2,17587.50/cwt87.00–88.001,9032
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24063.62/cwt56.00–69.0078914
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30070.00/cwt70.00–70.009101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25854.48/cwt50.00–60.006858
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57558.00/cwt58.00–58.009141
CowsLean 85-90%1,02752.61/cwt47.50–57.505409
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61862.49/cwt62.00–63.501,0115

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.