Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale 3 weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls below 650 lbs 1.00 to 7.00 lower, over 650 lbs steady. Heifers under 650 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, over 650 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 $143.90/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$143.90

50 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$30.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.20

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	548	144.67	793	36
Medium and Large 2-3	422	144.38	610	11thin
Medium and Large 3	375	142.43	534	2thin
Small 1-2	570	114.00	650	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.67/cwt here — about $143 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 sale50 hd

143.90

—

TN average11 barns · 2,571 hd

147.11

−3.20

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	1,652	108.01	1,784	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,254	78.94	989	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	78.77	909	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	60.43	611	12

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1-2Value Added	—	940	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	141.50/cwt	138.00–145.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	141.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	175.21/cwt	170.00–181.00	491	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	570	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	173.48/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	175.41/cwt	171.00–180.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	161.67/cwt	160.00–165.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	142.02/cwt	141.00–143.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	172.37/cwt	167.00–177.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	157.73/cwt	153.00–160.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	164.47/cwt	160.00–166.00	622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	461	155.28/cwt	151.00–161.00	716	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	60.43/cwt	50.00–67.50	611	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	77.61/cwt	75.00–80.00	984	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	76.60/cwt	70.00–82.50	859	12
Bulls	—	—	1,820	111.59/cwt	110.00–113.00	2,031	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	106.48/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,682	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	82.92/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,003	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	85.27/cwt	82.50–90.00	1,064	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	484	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	152.64/cwt	151.00–155.00	818	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	145.46/cwt	141.00–150.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	139.75/cwt	130.00–148.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	146.80/cwt	145.00–150.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	154.81/cwt	148.00–160.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	159.73/cwt	155.00–165.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	172.98/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	180.50/cwt	170.00–184.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	147.20/cwt	145.00–148.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	139.07/cwt	138.50–145.00	936	11

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 Apr 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 196Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 79Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	155.00	155.00
1	—	485	151.00	151.00
11	—	673	138.50–145.00	139.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	138.00–145.00	141.50
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
1	—	290	167.00	167.00
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
2	—	688	125.00–130.00	127.49
2	—	490	145.00–150.00	147.50
6	—	371	148.00–160.00	154.81
2	—	328	155.00–165.00	159.73
5	—	521	145.00–148.00	147.20
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	130.00–148.00	139.75
2	—	333	152.00	152.00
4	—	379	145.00–150.00	146.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	175.00	175.00
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
3	—	758	135.00–145.00	141.31
2	—	280	170.00–181.00	175.21
1	—	425	173.00	173.00
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	167.50	167.50
1	—	485	153.00	153.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	179.00	179.00
1	—	680	153.00	153.00
1	—	600	172.00	172.00
1	—	590	152.00	152.00
1	—	540	160.00	160.00
1	—	210	190.00	190.00
1	—	445	188.00	188.00
2	—	378	171.00–180.00	175.41
1	—	840	139.00	139.00
6	—	472	170.00–184.00	180.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	150.00–160.00	155.04
2	—	765	157.00	157.00
4	—	579	171.00–177.00	173.48
2	—	525	170.00–175.00	172.43
4	—	690	158.00	158.00
5	—	624	170.00–175.00	172.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	529	160.00–165.00	161.67
2	—	670	141.00–143.00	142.02
4	—	470	167.00–177.00	172.37
3	—	565	153.00–160.00	157.73
8	—	378	160.00–166.00	164.47
2	—	610	141.00–150.00	145.46
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	151.00–161.00	155.28
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
1	—	410	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	536	151.00–155.00	152.64
1	—	460	152.00	152.00
1	—	580	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,011	50.00–67.50	60.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	75.00–80.00	77.61
2	—	1,210	81.00–85.00	82.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,122	70.00–82.50	76.60
4	—	1,248	82.50–90.00	85.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,820	110.00–113.00	111.59
7	—	1,580	90.00–110.00	106.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00

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