Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeders not well established due to light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.09/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$143.09

43 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$24.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.65

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	483	144.63	699	33
Medium and Large 2-3	363	142.37	517	6thin
Small 1-2	385	135.33	521	3thin
Medium and Large 3	460	120.00	552	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.63/cwt here — about $147 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 sale43 hd

143.09

—

TN average10 barns · 2,515 hd

146.74

−3.65

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	—	High	1,518	99.00	1,502	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	80.65	1,142	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	69.40	891	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	55.00	666	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2-3	—	371	141.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	145.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.80/cwt	138.00–143.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	145.24/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,111	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	156.92/cwt	150.00–164.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	730	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	168.50/cwt	168.00–169.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	157.04/cwt	154.00–160.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	181.49/cwt	176.00–187.50	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	177.28/cwt	174.00–181.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	150.38/cwt	143.00–157.50	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	165.57/cwt	160.00–170.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	125.54/cwt	110.00–141.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	146.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	173.49/cwt	173.00–174.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	832	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,199	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	64.19/cwt	57.00–68.00	815	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	73.57/cwt	70.00–80.00	953	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	666	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,727	1
Bulls	—	—	1,493	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,351	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	78.48/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,113	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,591	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,565	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	13,712	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	13,496	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	16,709	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,420.00/cwt	1,420.00–1,420.00	16,472	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	13,052	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	154.40/cwt	150.00–159.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	143.77/cwt	141.00–148.00	824	5
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	144.46/cwt	142.00–146.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	139.99/cwt	138.00–142.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	143.97/cwt	143.00–146.00	746	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 390Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 31Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 12

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeders not well established due to light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	140.00–145.00	141.56
1	—	245	148.00	148.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	149.00	149.00
8	—	388	145.00–150.00	145.63
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
4	—	620	138.00–143.00	140.80
5	—	475	145.00–150.00	147.40
5	—	573	141.00–148.00	143.77
4	—	419	142.00–146.00	144.46
2	—	653	138.00–142.00	139.99
3	—	518	143.00–146.00	143.97
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
4	—	765	139.00–153.00	145.24
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
2	—	533	168.00–169.00	168.50
2	—	618	154.00–160.00	157.04
1	—	485	174.00	174.00
2	—	713	143.00–157.50	150.38
4	—	564	160.00–170.00	165.57
2	—	903	110.00–141.00	125.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	150.00–164.00	156.92
2	—	330	176.00–187.50	181.49
2	—	278	174.00–181.00	177.28
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	166.00	166.00
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
1	—	285	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	140.00–150.00	146.54
2	—	433	173.00–174.00	173.49
7	—	628	130.00–135.00	132.55
3	—	670	125.00	125.00
3	—	450	170.00	170.00
2	—	528	150.00–160.00	154.98
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	150.00–159.00	154.40
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,418	75.00–82.00	78.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	57.00–68.00	64.19
5	—	1,296	70.00–80.00	73.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,493	90.00–91.00	90.49
1	—	1,515	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,040.00	1,040.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,120.00	1,120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,410.00	1,410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,420.00	1,420.00

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