Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.38/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$148.38

41 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$9.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.60

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	578	149.78	866	35
Medium and Large 2-3	443	140.27	621	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.51/cwt here — about $245 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 sale41 hd

148.38

—

TN average11 barns · 2,334 hd

144.78

+3.60

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	—	Low	1,850	83.10	1,537	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,085	70.00	760	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	62.45	740	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	50.02	502	6thin

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)	1,010	$860	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$720	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$880	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,620	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	173.58/cwt	170.00–177.50	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	164.06/cwt	160.00–171.00	464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	158.65/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	152.55/cwt	150.00–154.00	798	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	140.30/cwt	130.00–150.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,044	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	437	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,085	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	760	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	56.39/cwt	50.00–62.50	687	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	66.23/cwt	64.00–70.00	770	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	51.02/cwt	49.00–55.00	516	5
Bulls	—	—	1,710	78.65/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,345	2
Bulls	—	—	2,130	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,960	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,010	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,620	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	144.50/cwt	139.00–150.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	550	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	151.57/cwt	150.00–152.00	893	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	148.96/cwt	145.00–153.00	915	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	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 Dec 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 236Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 45Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 14

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
1	—	365	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	153.00	153.00
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	170.00	170.00
1	—	470	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	139.00–150.00	144.50
2	—	628	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	150.00	150.00
2	—	378	170.00–177.50	173.58
3	—	283	160.00–171.00	164.06
3	—	638	156.00–164.00	158.65
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
1	—	565	161.00	161.00
3	—	678	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
1	—	660	144.00	144.00
2	—	280	160.00–165.00	162.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	156.00	156.00
10	—	523	150.00–154.00	152.55
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
7	—	589	150.00–152.00	151.57
2	—	683	148.00	148.00
8	—	614	145.00–153.00	148.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	130.00	130.00
2	—	663	144.00	144.00
1	—	555	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	130.00–150.00	140.30
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
1	—	360	136.00	136.00
1	—	595	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	45.00	45.00
5	—	1,011	49.00–55.00	51.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,219	50.00–62.50	56.39
8	—	1,163	64.00–70.00	66.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	77.00–80.00	78.65
1	—	2,130	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
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	880.00	880.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	720.00	720.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,620	1,625.00	1,625.00

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