Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Trends for feeder cattle could not be established due to inadequate receipts. Demand strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.47/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$164.47

38 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$6.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.17

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	501	165.46	829	32
Medium and Large 2-3	473	159.17	752	6thin

One grade step is worth $6.30/cwt here — about $77 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 sale38 hd

164.47

—

TN average8 barns · 1,953 hd

157.30

+7.17

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	1,696	109.07	1,849	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,245	85.05	1,059	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	81.78	963	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	66.03	664	14

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$1,060	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	240	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	158.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	185.97/cwt	185.00–187.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	166.49/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	170.62/cwt	169.50–174.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	185.21/cwt	180.00–189.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	650	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	171.60/cwt	160.00–182.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	162.47/cwt	159.00–166.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	170.76/cwt	169.00–175.00	871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	148.91/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	876	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	90.40/cwt	86.50–95.50	1,308	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,159	82.76/cwt	80.00–86.00	959	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	72.63/cwt	65.00–76.00	789	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	88.99/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,124	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	82.34/cwt	75.00–87.00	973	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	55.19/cwt	52.00–59.00	584	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	67.84/cwt	59.00–75.00	676	12
Bulls	—	—	1,683	108.38/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,824	3
Bulls	—	—	1,185	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,114	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	117.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,317	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	167.79/cwt	164.00–171.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	163.47/cwt	158.00–169.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	162.62/cwt	155.00–172.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	164.45/cwt	157.00–176.00	954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	169.77/cwt	158.00–178.00	862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	167.88/cwt	160.00–172.00	791	6

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 Aug 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 76Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 28Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 3

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Trends for feeder cattle could not be established due to inadequate receipts. Demand strong.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	173.00	173.00
4	—	626	155.00–165.00	158.59
1	—	845	120.00	120.00
6	—	426	164.00–171.00	167.79
4	—	580	157.00–176.00	164.45
6	—	508	158.00–178.00	169.77
1	—	350	182.00	182.00
1	—	300	180.00	180.00
1	—	270	183.00	183.00
1	—	780	132.00	132.00
6	—	471	160.00–172.00	167.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
1	—	395	158.00	158.00
1	—	275	177.00	177.00
2	—	560	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	205.00	205.00
2	—	588	184.00	184.00
2	—	518	185.00–187.00	185.97
1	—	445	181.00	181.00
1	—	200	205.00	205.00
1	—	890	149.00	149.00
1	—	380	187.00	187.00
1	—	835	146.00	146.00
4	—	473	180.00–189.00	185.21
1	—	685	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	148.00	148.00
1	—	345	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	166.00–167.00	166.49
4	—	597	169.50–174.00	170.62
1	—	630	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	160.00–182.00	171.60
2	—	565	159.00–166.00	162.47
2	—	508	158.00–169.00	163.47
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	145.00	145.00
3	—	473	155.00–172.00	162.62
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	169.00–175.00	170.76
2	—	675	143.00–155.00	148.91
1	—	965	104.00	104.00
1	—	495	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	86.50–95.50	90.40
7	—	1,159	80.00–86.00	82.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,087	65.00–76.00	72.63
4	—	1,263	88.00–92.00	88.99
30	—	1,182	75.00–87.00	82.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	52.00–59.00	55.19
12	—	996	59.00–75.00	67.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	103.00–111.00	108.38
1	—	1,185	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,970	115.00–120.00	117.63

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,060.00	1,060.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southwestern Sales Co. - Huntingdon, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle