Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers mostly 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 $139.59/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$139.59

81 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$21.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.51

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	565	141.95	802	57
Medium and Large 2-3	515	137.44	708	18thin
Small 1-2	523	127.33	666	3thin
Medium and Large 3	515	120.01	618	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.94/cwt here — about $183 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 sale81 hd

139.59

—

TN average9 barns · 2,008 hd

147.10

−7.51

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	1,928	104.54	2,015	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,307	77.96	1,019	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,017	76.51	778	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	65.45	599	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	820	118.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	154.39/cwt	150.00–157.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	148.78/cwt	146.00–153.00	772	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	146.20/cwt	140.00–153.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,075	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	290	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	129.67/cwt	122.00–135.00	893	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	174.22/cwt	170.00–177.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	174.69/cwt	172.00–178.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	980	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	151.27/cwt	144.50–157.00	1,088	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	161.97/cwt	158.00–163.50	1,014	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	136.04/cwt	135.00–138.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	167.32/cwt	157.00–175.00	770	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	77.20/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,024	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	905	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	75.89/cwt	73.00–78.50	763	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	65.45/cwt	58.00–72.50	599	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	996	1
Bulls	—	—	2,270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,497	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	97.01/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,606	3
Bulls	—	—	2,165	113.10/cwt	111.00–115.00	2,449	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,792	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,858	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,033.08/cwt	970.00–1,100.00	11,343	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	9,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	144.46/cwt	140.00–149.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	148.76/cwt	145.00–155.00	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	157.75/cwt	150.00–165.00	820	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	170.37/cwt	165.00–177.00	717	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	140.14/cwt	131.00–147.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	152.95/cwt	150.00–156.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	596	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	148.71/cwt	142.00–153.00	692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	541	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	143.14/cwt	140.00–146.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	131.79/cwt	126.00–138.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.96/cwt	124.00–128.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	141.61/cwt	140.00–143.00	864	5

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 178Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 53Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 11

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	117.00–120.00	118.98
5	—	412	150.00–157.00	154.39
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
10	—	519	146.00–153.00	148.78
4	—	556	140.00–153.00	146.20
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
11	—	689	122.00–135.00	129.67
2	—	325	150.00–156.00	152.95
6	—	465	142.00–153.00	148.71
2	—	720	124.00–128.00	125.96
5	—	610	140.00–143.00	141.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	445	157.00	157.00
2	—	945	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	144.00	144.00
7	—	525	131.00–147.00	140.14
1	—	630	129.00	129.00
2	—	488	140.00–145.00	142.49
2	—	373	140.00–146.00	143.14
2	—	663	115.00–120.00	117.53
2	—	570	126.00–138.00	131.79
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	121.00–123.00	122.01
1	—	660	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,075	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	166.00	166.00
1	—	980	125.00	125.00
9	—	719	144.50–157.00	151.27
3	—	687	158.00	158.00
7	—	626	158.00–163.50	161.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	155.00	155.00
2	—	478	170.00–175.00	172.51
3	—	370	170.00–177.00	174.22
3	—	527	172.00–178.00	174.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	165.00	165.00
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
1	—	630	145.00	145.00
1	—	395	174.00	174.00
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	165.00	165.00
1	—	475	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
1	—	510	123.00	123.00
2	—	440	152.00	152.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
3	—	618	135.00–138.00	136.04
7	—	460	157.00–175.00	167.32
5	—	586	145.00–155.00	148.76
7	—	520	150.00–165.00	157.75
7	—	421	165.00–177.00	170.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	140.00–149.00	144.46
2	—	413	155.00–160.00	157.48
2	—	473	155.00–160.00	157.49
1	—	596	135.00	135.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,326	75.00–80.00	77.20
1	—	1,230	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	81.50	81.50
8	—	1,005	73.00–78.50	75.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	58.00–72.50	65.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,270	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,655	92.00–100.00	97.01
2	—	2,165	111.00–115.00	113.10

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	960.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	970.00–1,100.00	1,033.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	940.00	940.00

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