Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Steers and bulls steady to 10.00 higher. Heifers steady to 8.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.34/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$171.34

74 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$13.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.58

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	518	175.01	906	54
Small 1-2	343	162.37	557	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	498	161.20	803	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.80/cwt here — about $103 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 sale74 hd

171.34

—

TN average9 barns · 1,604 hd

162.76

+8.58

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	1,831	108.71	1,990	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,297	80.93	1,049	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	78.00	877	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	58.31	557	15

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 2-3	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	153.99/cwt	153.00–155.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	144.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	153.22/cwt	150.00–157.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	137.47/cwt	130.00–142.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	151.92/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	155.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	158.28/cwt	140.00–166.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	170.23/cwt	164.00–177.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	162.83/cwt	160.00–166.00	518	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	367	159.82/cwt	138.00–170.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	181.44/cwt	177.00–188.00	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	181.99/cwt	171.00–190.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	175.49/cwt	175.00–176.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	181.96/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,115	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	180.52/cwt	177.00–183.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	163.18/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	178.42/cwt	175.00–181.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	172.64/cwt	171.00–174.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	180.00/cwt	170.00–190.00	414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	156.41/cwt	146.00–161.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	169.30/cwt	167.00–171.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	945	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	47.51/cwt	47.00–48.00	443	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	59.97/cwt	50.00–72.00	575	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	80.77/cwt	77.50–82.50	1,060	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	67.45/cwt	58.00–72.50	698	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	86.32/cwt	82.50–90.00	1,078	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	76.40/cwt	70.00–82.50	834	27
Bulls	—	—	1,575	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,638	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,117	1
Bulls	—	—	2,083	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	2,469	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	10,863	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	12,602	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	146.08/cwt	141.00–150.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	154.57/cwt	154.00–155.00	784	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	157.51/cwt	157.00–158.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	170.96/cwt	165.00–175.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	139.69/cwt	136.00–141.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	155.80/cwt	148.00–159.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	156.05/cwt	154.00–158.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	152.24/cwt	150.00–154.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	176.59/cwt	170.00–183.00	994	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 130Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 24Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 26

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Steers and bulls steady to 10.00 higher. Heifers steady to 8.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
1	—	370	146.00	146.00
3	—	482	140.00–150.00	144.65
3	—	568	130.00–142.00	137.47
4	—	429	141.00–150.00	146.08
1	—	340	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	153.00–155.00	153.99
8	—	418	150.00–157.00	153.22
2	—	595	151.00	151.00
2	—	678	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
4	—	612	136.00–141.00	139.69
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
5	—	327	148.00–159.00	155.80
2	—	288	154.00–158.00	156.05
8	—	526	150.00–154.00	152.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	454	156.50	156.50
3	—	614	154.00	154.00
3	—	553	154.00	154.00
7	—	507	154.00–155.00	154.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	144.00–160.00	151.92
1	—	775	145.00	145.00
7	—	476	177.00–188.00	181.44
4	—	386	171.00–190.00	181.99
1	—	275	181.00	181.00
4	—	520	177.00–183.00	180.52
4	—	624	156.00–169.00	163.18
3	—	413	175.00–181.00	178.42
2	—	805	139.00	139.00
3	—	325	171.00–174.00	172.64
1	—	685	150.00	150.00
2	—	230	170.00–190.00	180.00
8	—	563	170.00–183.00	176.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	150.00–160.00	155.02
4	—	583	140.00–166.00	158.28
2	—	475	164.00–177.00	170.23
1	—	830	120.00	120.00
2	—	318	160.00–166.00	162.83
1	—	605	164.00	164.00
2	—	420	175.00–176.00	175.49
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	138.00–170.00	159.82
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	188.00	188.00
5	—	613	179.00–184.00	181.96
3	—	545	182.00	182.00
2	—	440	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	146.00–161.00	156.41
2	—	478	157.00–158.00	157.51
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
3	—	507	167.00–171.00	169.30
1	—	395	175.00	175.00
5	—	463	165.00–175.00	170.96
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	82.50	82.50
10	—	1,312	77.50–82.50	80.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	47.00–48.00	47.51
13	—	958	50.00–72.00	59.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	58.00–72.50	67.45
9	—	1,249	82.50–90.00	86.32
27	—	1,092	70.00–82.50	76.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,330	84.00	84.00
3	—	2,083	117.00–120.00	118.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,020.00	1,020.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	930.00	930.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,350.00	1,350.00

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

Steers · 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