Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.54/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$139.54

45 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$149

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

$0.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.01

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	406	140.22	569	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	515	139.34	718	35

One grade step is worth $0.87/cwt here — about −$149 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 sale45 hd

139.54

—

TN average10 barns · 2,254 hd

138.53

+1.01

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	1,645	93.33	1,536	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	69.67	761	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	60.00	840	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	55.89	597	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	563	133.38/cwt	128.00–139.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	133.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	181.60/cwt	178.00–185.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	146.09/cwt	140.00–152.00	624	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	137.96/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,007	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	169.58/cwt	161.00–177.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	141.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,084	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	173.58/cwt	170.00–177.00	729	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	144.84/cwt	142.00–147.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	142.15/cwt	137.00–146.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	150.65/cwt	150.00–152.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	142.75/cwt	142.00–144.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	149.48/cwt	148.00–151.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	14,260	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,703	95.99/cwt	93.50–99.00	1,635	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,346	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	770	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	740	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	55.89/cwt	54.00–57.50	597	4

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 Feb 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 192Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 39Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 12Year ago 11

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	128.00–139.00	133.38
9	—	427	140.00–152.00	146.09
4	—	518	137.00–146.00	142.15
3	—	318	150.00–152.00	150.65
4	—	470	142.00–144.00	142.75
2	—	375	148.00–151.00	149.48
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
2	—	623	130.00–135.00	132.47
2	—	730	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	130.00–138.00	133.91
1	—	470	134.00	134.00
4	—	368	142.00–147.00	144.84
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
1	—	320	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	160.00	160.00
2	—	423	178.00–185.00	181.60
1	—	600	149.00	149.00
3	—	730	137.00–140.00	137.96
1	—	365	192.00	192.00
6	—	691	140.00–145.00	141.67
1	—	465	169.00	169.00
2	—	818	130.00–135.00	132.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	137.00	137.00
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	161.00–177.00	169.58
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	170.00	170.00
1	—	480	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
1	—	615	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	170.00–177.00	173.58
1	—	450	172.00	172.00
1	—	520	164.00	164.00
1	—	710	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,240.00	1,240.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	680.00	680.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	93.50–99.00	95.99
1	—	1,530	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	71.00	71.00
1	—	1,105	67.00	67.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	54.00–57.50	55.89

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle