Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers 7.00 to 11.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 to 14.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.89/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$144.89

97 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$16.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.72

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	534	145.91	779	82
Medium and Large 2-3	462	141.67	655	12thin
Small 1-2	465	129.67	603	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.25/cwt here — about $176 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 sale97 hd

144.89

—

TN average10 barns · 2,560 hd

147.60

−2.72

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	1,655	84.09	1,392	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	65.30	924	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	61.14	771	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	47.71	513	13

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	808	$625	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	524	146.62/cwt	145.00–149.00	768	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	152.24/cwt	148.00–155.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	154.25/cwt	150.00–158.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	140.66/cwt	140.00–143.00	928	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	155.45/cwt	150.00–158.00	584	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	159.68/cwt	155.00–165.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	142.13/cwt	137.00–147.00	884	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	148.13/cwt	145.00–151.00	695	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	170.41/cwt	170.00–172.00	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	154.06/cwt	150.00–158.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	168.99/cwt	160.00–175.00	875	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	145.47/cwt	141.00–153.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	173.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	650	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	143.95/cwt	138.00–150.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	175.23/cwt	170.00–180.00	491	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	175.46/cwt	170.00–178.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2NHTC	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	157.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	138.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	841	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	48.02/cwt	43.00–55.00	517	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	61.70/cwt	60.00–63.50	885	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	997	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	907	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	84.67/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,544	2
Bulls	—	—	1,245	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	934	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	55.16/cwt	50.00–60.00	681	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	63.52/cwt	57.50–68.00	812	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	469	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,592	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	775	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	163.28/cwt	160.00–170.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	739	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	430	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	112.30/cwt	102.00–120.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	142.58/cwt	140.00–147.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	574	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	129.86/cwt	120.00–140.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	145.09/cwt	143.00–147.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	144.23/cwt	140.00–148.00	826	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1

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 Nov 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 197Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 63Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 17Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	524	145.00–149.00	146.62
5	—	428	148.00–155.00	152.24
4	—	334	150.00–158.00	154.25
9	—	660	140.00–143.00	140.66
8	—	376	150.00–158.00	155.45
14	—	622	137.00–147.00	142.13
1	—	800	125.00	125.00
13	—	469	145.00–151.00	148.13
2	—	725	120.00–140.00	129.86
14	—	573	140.00–148.00	144.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	146.00	146.00
5	—	482	140.00–147.00	142.58
2	—	640	135.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	385	149.00	149.00
2	—	278	143.00–147.00	145.09
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	157.50	157.50
2	—	533	150.00–158.00	154.06
3	—	618	141.00–153.00	145.47
1	—	260	170.00	170.00
2	—	590	138.00–150.00	143.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	155.00–165.00	159.68
5	—	429	170.00–172.00	170.41
11	—	518	160.00–175.00	168.99
1	—	735	135.00	135.00
1	—	665	150.00	150.00
1	—	600	155.00	155.00
3	—	473	160.00–170.00	164.95
5	—	374	170.00–180.00	173.90
8	—	280	170.00–180.00	175.23
4	—	314	170.00–178.00	175.46
1	—	245	180.00	180.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	150.00	150.00
1	—	685	135.00	135.00
3	—	520	155.00–160.00	157.36
4	—	606	135.00–140.00	138.71
3	—	483	160.00–170.00	163.28
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	168.00	168.00
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	152.00	152.00
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	133.00	133.00
3	—	727	102.00–120.00	112.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,076	43.00–55.00	48.02
1	—	1,065	44.00	44.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	60.00–63.50	61.70
1	—	1,375	72.50	72.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	72.00	72.00
5	—	1,235	50.00–60.00	55.16
8	—	1,278	57.50–68.00	63.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	82.00–88.00	84.67
1	—	1,245	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,730	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,050.00	1,050.00

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