Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2022-07-26

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 26
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
161 head
117 vs last sale 278 51 vs year ago 110 · +46.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
84 vs last sale 135 4 vs year ago 47 · +8.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
1 vs last sale 6 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to limited receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.31/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$143.31
39 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$716
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.12
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502148.1974524
Medium and Large 2-3504137.1269113thin
Medium and Large 3438125.005472thin
One grade step is worth $23.19/cwt here — about $198 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 sale39 hd
143.31
TN average9 barns · 1,750 hd
146.43
−3.12
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,84289.681,6525thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14667.2677125
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33767.208983thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07953.2957514

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,228$1,0542thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,380$1,4001thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3360145.00/cwt145.00–145.005222
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3485147.00/cwt147.00–147.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2415146.89/cwt144.00–150.006102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570155.00/cwt155.00–155.008841
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3413135.86/cwt126.00–142.005613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472147.68/cwt146.00–150.006973
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3608121.48/cwt117.00–126.007392
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565131.53/cwt130.00–133.007432
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added630150.00/cwt150.00–150.009453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2622157.69/cwt155.00–161.009813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2388150.99/cwt150.00–152.005862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680145.00/cwt145.00–145.009861
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575147.64/cwt145.00–150.008495
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2537149.99/cwt148.00–153.008055
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290195.00/cwt195.00–195.005661
SteersMedium and Large 2-3280157.23/cwt150.00–165.004402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2368180.33/cwt173.00–190.006649
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535155.00/cwt155.00–155.008291
SteersMedium and Large 2-3323161.81/cwt157.00–166.005232
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added690150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0357
SteersMedium and Large 1-2310186.00/cwt186.00–186.005771
BullsMedium and Large 1-2576148.47/cwt145.00–151.008554
BullsMedium and Large 1-2517154.31/cwt150.00–160.007983
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420169.39/cwt160.00–179.007112
BullsSmall 1-2535135.00/cwt135.00–135.007221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480177.00/cwt177.00–177.008501
BullsSmall 1-2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
CowsLean 85-90%1,17565.00/cwt65.00–65.007641
CowsLean 85-90%1,07157.05/cwt50.00–64.006117
CowsLean 85-90%1,07346.94/cwt40.00–55.005046
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33767.20/cwt66.50–68.008983
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04559.68/cwt59.00–60.006243
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14766.96/cwt60.00–72.0076818
Bulls1,63085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3861
Bulls1,89590.85/cwt87.00–95.001,7224
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21574.29/cwt72.00–75.009034
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2281,053.85/head980.00–1,120.001,0542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,020600.00/head600.00–600.006001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3665127.00/cwt127.00–127.008451
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2875117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2825111.00/cwt111.00–111.009161
BullsMedium and Large 2-3615133.98/cwt133.00–135.008242
BullsMedium and Large 2-3540137.00/cwt137.00–137.007401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665128.00/cwt128.00–128.008511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2274160.39/cwt157.00–167.004394
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 3270130.00/cwt130.00–130.003511
BullsMedium and Large 2-3460172.00/cwt172.00–172.007911
BullsMedium and Large 2-3578138.94/cwt134.00–144.008032
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365157.81/cwt150.00–165.005762
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3695137.00/cwt137.00–137.009521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2422174.54/cwt169.00–177.507373
HeifersMedium and Large 3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3533147.49/cwt147.00–148.007862

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.