Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeders 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.94/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$144.94

85 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$21.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.87

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	561	146.56	822	60
Small 1-2	397	144.00	571	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	467	143.05	668	19thin
Medium and Large 3	420	125.33	526	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.23/cwt here — about $295 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 sale85 hd

144.94

—

TN average10 barns · 2,150 hd

149.81

−4.87

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	1,363	99.40	1,354	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	78.41	1,116	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,067	77.38	826	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	63.15	609	9thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	431	156.09/cwt	152.00–160.00	673	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	295	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	534	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	145.19/cwt	139.00–151.00	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	162.16/cwt	150.00–169.00	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	150.62/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	168.66/cwt	162.00–177.00	971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,147	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	180.57/cwt	173.00–185.00	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	177.00/cwt	175.00–179.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	181.98/cwt	180.00–184.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	197.36/cwt	187.00–200.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	167.50/cwt	167.00–168.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	168.75/cwt	168.00–170.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	172.39/cwt	170.00–180.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	155.95/cwt	152.00–160.00	870	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	63.15/cwt	58.00–69.00	609	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	78.41/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,116	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	993	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	76.91/cwt	73.00–80.00	815	15
Bulls	—	—	1,391	101.93/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,418	7
Bulls	—	—	1,263	90.55/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,144	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	6,510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	9,114	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	160.96/cwt	154.00–168.00	769	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	137.05/cwt	133.00–141.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	147.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	462	147.63/cwt	146.00–150.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	140.40/cwt	135.00–146.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	140.69/cwt	138.00–144.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	152.48/cwt	149.00–156.00	724	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	145.99/cwt	144.00–148.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	144.07/cwt	140.00–148.00	886	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	143.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	139.74/cwt	133.00–142.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	153.32/cwt	148.00–157.00	788	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	129.71/cwt	127.50–132.00	1,070	2

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 May 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 214Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 24Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 17

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeders 1.00 to 7.00 higher. 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
6	—	431	152.00–160.00	156.09
1	—	875	127.00	127.00
1	—	990	121.00	121.00
1	—	905	120.00	120.00
6	—	559	145.00–150.00	147.36
2	—	385	150.00–152.00	151.00
1	—	760	136.00	136.00
11	—	475	149.00–156.00	152.48
9	—	615	140.00–148.00	144.07
1	—	700	143.00	143.00
4	—	656	133.00–142.00	139.74
9	—	514	148.00–157.00	153.32
2	—	825	127.50–132.00	129.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	139.00–151.00	145.19
1	—	290	154.00	154.00
2	—	565	135.00–146.00	140.40
3	—	513	138.00–144.00	140.69
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
3	—	387	144.00–148.00	145.99
3	—	477	140.00–148.00	143.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	152.00	152.00
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
3	—	462	146.00–150.00	147.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	140.00	140.00
1	—	370	152.00	152.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	181.00	181.00
1	—	660	140.00	140.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	165.00	165.00
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
2	—	413	162.00	162.00
2	—	470	165.00–175.00	170.00
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
1	—	320	185.00	185.00
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
1	—	720	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	198.00	198.00
4	—	608	150.00–169.00	162.16
1	—	750	144.00	144.00
3	—	668	146.00–156.00	150.62
2	—	270	190.00	190.00
5	—	576	162.00–177.00	168.66
1	—	740	155.00	155.00
7	—	483	173.00–185.00	180.57
1	—	225	200.00	200.00
2	—	535	175.00–179.00	177.00
2	—	425	180.00–184.00	181.98
5	—	354	187.00–200.00	197.36
1	—	905	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	167.00–168.00	167.50
4	—	475	168.00–170.00	168.75
4	—	419	170.00–180.00	172.39
2	—	558	152.00–160.00	155.95
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
1	—	525	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
1	—	710	139.00	139.00
2	—	478	154.00–168.00	160.96
2	—	628	133.00–141.00	137.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	964	58.00–69.00	63.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,423	75.00–82.00	78.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	84.50	84.50
15	—	1,060	73.00–80.00	76.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,391	95.00–107.00	101.93
2	—	1,263	90.00–91.00	90.55

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	930.00	930.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	980.00	980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,000.00	1,000.00

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