Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Steers steady to 7.00 lower. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls 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 $136.34/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$136.34

56 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$6.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.89

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	529	137.03	725	47
Small 1-2	455	135.48	617	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	429	130.60	561	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.43/cwt here — about $164 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 sale56 hd

136.34

—

TN average10 barns · 2,004 hd

139.24

−2.89

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	—	Low	1,843	80.77	1,488	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	57.11	837	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	56.19	707	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	50.36	571	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$740	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$660	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$851	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$810	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	620	133.51/cwt	130.00–137.00	828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	138.24/cwt	133.00–143.00	722	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	139.35/cwt	136.00–140.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	154.75/cwt	140.00–165.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	175.15/cwt	169.00–177.00	674	13
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	136.48/cwt	135.00–139.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	142.55/cwt	140.00–147.00	890	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	153.02/cwt	150.00–156.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	156.98/cwt	155.00–158.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	139.07/cwt	135.00–141.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	149.65/cwt	145.00–151.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	151.57/cwt	139.00–160.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	144.50/cwt	143.00–146.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	57.96/cwt	55.00–62.50	881	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	53.10/cwt	50.00–55.50	655	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	64.92/cwt	62.50–67.50	919	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	57.15/cwt	54.00–62.00	721	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	63.34/cwt	60.00–65.50	847	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	50.36/cwt	49.00–53.00	571	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	51.49/cwt	48.00–54.50	711	4
Bulls	—	—	1,656	74.53/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,234	4
Bulls	—	—	2,030	87.00/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,766	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	851.16/head	800.00–900.00	851	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	294	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	135.10/cwt	125.00–145.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	731	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	129.50/cwt	120.00–139.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	139.63/cwt	135.00–142.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	130.78/cwt	126.00–135.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	459	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	135.95/cwt	135.00–137.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	146.68/cwt	142.00–154.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	143.94/cwt	141.00–147.00	537	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 Oct 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 188Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 39Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 8Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	620	130.00–137.00	133.51
10	—	522	133.00–143.00	138.24
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
6	—	576	136.00–140.00	139.35
4	—	470	135.00–139.00	136.48
6	—	426	135.00–142.00	139.63
4	—	661	126.00–135.00	130.78
3	—	305	142.00–154.00	146.68
2	—	373	141.00–147.00	143.94
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
2	—	473	135.00–137.00	135.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	140.00	140.00
1	—	530	133.00	133.00
2	—	328	140.00	140.00
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	140.00–165.00	154.75
2	—	403	150.00–156.00	153.02
3	—	470	155.00–158.00	156.98
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
3	—	363	139.00–160.00	151.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	385	169.00–177.00	175.15
1	—	900	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	157.00	157.00
4	—	624	140.00–147.00	142.55
3	—	678	135.00–141.00	139.07
3	—	437	160.00	160.00
1	—	780	135.00	135.00
5	—	530	145.00–151.00	149.65
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	163.00	163.00
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	135.00	135.00
1	—	575	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	106.00	106.00
1	—	525	132.00	132.00
2	—	485	125.00–145.00	135.10
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	134.00–136.00	135.02
2	—	480	143.00–146.00	144.50
1	—	580	145.00	145.00
1	—	745	125.00	125.00
2	—	513	140.00–145.00	142.44
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	120.00–139.00	129.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,520	55.00–62.50	57.96
2	—	1,415	62.50–67.50	64.92
4	—	1,381	48.00–54.50	51.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,233	50.00–55.50	53.10
13	—	1,262	54.00–62.00	57.15
3	—	1,337	60.00–65.50	63.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,133	49.00–53.00	50.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,656	70.00–82.00	74.53
4	—	2,030	84.00–90.00	87.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	800.00–900.00	851.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	810.00	810.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	720.00	720.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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