Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale three weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers not well established. Heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.98/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$136.98

54 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$9.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.60

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	539	139.81	754	37
Medium and Large 3	332	133.33	442	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	544	130.29	709	14thin

One grade step is worth $9.52/cwt here — about $45 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 sale54 hd

136.98

—

TN average8 barns · 1,191 hd

143.58

−6.60

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	1,512	103.40	1,563	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	81.76	1,161	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	75.75	865	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	64.57	668	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,070	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$740	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	564	128.50/cwt	125.00–135.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	148.73/cwt	140.00–155.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	142.34/cwt	141.00–144.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	126.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	146.97/cwt	140.00–153.00	694	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	134.50/cwt	130.00–139.00	831	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	142.98/cwt	138.00–148.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	134.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	157.94/cwt	154.00–160.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	143.98/cwt	141.00–146.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	140.70/cwt	140.00–143.00	785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	685	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Full	—	510	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.79/cwt	142.00–146.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	154.03/cwt	140.00–161.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	123.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	135.44/cwt	130.00–141.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	141.71/cwt	140.00–146.00	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	129.68/cwt	126.00–135.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	164.52/cwt	164.00–165.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	83.72/cwt	83.00–84.50	1,049	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	68.36/cwt	68.00–69.00	810	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,143	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	80.68/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,166	3
Bulls	—	—	1,512	103.40/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,563	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	64.57/cwt	62.50–67.00	668	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	76.37/cwt	71.50–83.00	845	10

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 Jun 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 225Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 23Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	564	125.00–135.00	128.50
3	—	440	141.00–144.00	142.34
2	—	710	125.00	125.00
1	—	500	131.00	131.00
1	—	485	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	140.00–155.00	148.73
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
2	—	660	124.00–130.00	126.98
9	—	472	140.00–153.00	146.97
7	—	618	130.00–139.00	134.50
7	—	558	140.00–143.00	140.70
4	—	523	142.00–146.00	143.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	91.00	91.00
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	131.00	131.00
1	—	750	135.00	135.00
2	—	665	160.00–161.00	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	145.00	145.00
1	—	895	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
5	—	563	126.00–135.00	129.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	138.00–148.00	142.98
2	—	718	130.00–140.00	134.98
3	—	477	154.00–160.00	157.94
1	—	500	155.00	155.00
4	—	615	140.00–146.00	141.71
2	—	560	140.00	140.00
2	—	418	164.00–165.00	164.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	141.00–146.00	143.98
3	—	442	140.00–161.00	154.03
3	—	735	120.00–125.00	123.00
2	—	460	130.00–141.00	135.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,070.00	1,070.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	740.00	740.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	83.00–84.50	83.72
3	—	1,185	68.00–69.00	68.36
10	—	1,106	71.50–83.00	76.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,445	80.00–82.50	80.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	62.50–67.00	64.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	100.00–105.00	103.40

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southwestern Sales Co. - Huntingdon, TN

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Replacement Cattle

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