Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2023-01-10

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 10
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
384 head
279 vs last sale 105 170 vs year ago 214 · +79.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
45 vs last sale 28 26 vs year ago 47 · +55.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
16 vs last sale 11 21 vs year ago 6 · +350.0%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to the two week holiday lay off. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.12/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$157.12
150 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$825
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.98
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526159.39839127
Medium and Large 2-3519144.5775023
One grade step is worth $14.82/cwt here — about $88 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 sale150 hd
157.12
TN average11 barns · 3,596 hd
159.09
−1.98
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
BullsAverage1,42783.481,1915thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35174.281,0038thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17972.2185125
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02255.3556512

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$8032thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,102$7644thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$6101thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$8401thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$5801thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2-3725118.00/cwt118.00–118.008561
BullsSmall 1-2583149.94/cwt145.00–155.008742
BullsMedium and Large 3510142.00/cwt142.00–142.007241
BullsMedium and Large 2-3531154.48/cwt151.00–161.008207
SteersSmall 1-2368183.62/cwt180.00–187.506762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy725140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0151
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275177.14/cwt170.00–184.004874
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2461162.04/cwt156.00–170.0074716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added706146.00/cwt145.00–150.001,0315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added798142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,13311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2719147.03/cwt142.00–151.001,0574
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added590155.50/cwt155.50–155.509174
SteersMedium and Large 2-3592161.66/cwt158.00–169.009573
SteersMedium and Large 2-3710153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1,012145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4676
SteersMedium and Large 1-2875156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3651
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
SteersSmall 1-2433168.05/cwt160.00–176.007282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570178.97/cwt176.00–182.001,0202
SteersMedium and Large 2-3420166.48/cwt156.00–178.006992
SteersMedium and Large 2-3215197.50/cwt197.50–197.504251
SteersMedium and Large 2-3533164.49/cwt160.00–172.508774
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added614155.00/cwt155.00–155.009526
SteersMedium and Large 2-3310192.00/cwt192.00–192.005951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613165.56/cwt164.00–167.001,0157
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added610167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0194
SteersMedium and Large 1-2315209.00/cwt209.00–209.006581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2681157.42/cwt155.00–160.001,0725
SteersSmall 1-2588155.02/cwt150.00–160.009122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2740151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424180.00/cwt176.00–188.007634
SteersMedium and Large 1-2517175.32/cwt169.00–180.009063
SteersMedium and Large 1-2778146.48/cwt140.00–153.001,1402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added888158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,40316
SteersMedium and Large 2-3381179.74/cwt172.00–190.006854
SteersMedium and Large 1-2376205.11/cwt195.00–217.007718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2823157.49/cwt157.00–158.001,2962
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472177.46/cwt170.00–186.0083810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574162.17/cwt158.00–170.009316
BullsMedium and Large 1-2668147.47/cwt145.00–150.009852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2855131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1201
BullsSmall 1-2460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2778127.49/cwt125.00–130.009922
CowsLean 85-90%1,04744.35/cwt40.00–48.004643
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20571.08/cwt64.00–77.5085713
CowsLean 85-90%1,01359.01/cwt52.00–66.005989
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33273.61/cwt65.00–76.509807
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1691
CowsBoner 80-85%1,00758.25/cwt52.00–65.005873
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19878.50/cwt76.00–80.009409
Bulls1,32589.72/cwt86.00–93.001,1892
Bulls1,49579.32/cwt75.00–82.001,1863
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2995840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-3805580.00/head580.00–580.005801
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3980802.55/head700.00–900.008032
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,087715.31/head640.00–800.007153
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,145910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred CowsSmall 1-2880610.00/head610.00–610.006101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525163.93/cwt160.00–170.0086116
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430178.17/cwt170.00–185.0076611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470158.05/cwt148.00–163.007433
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3469152.71/cwt146.00–157.007164
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522156.00/cwt151.00–161.0081416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2730140.60/cwt134.00–145.001,0263
BullsMedium and Large 3430166.00/cwt166.00–166.007141
BullsMedium and Large 2-3578146.82/cwt140.00–154.008493
BullsMedium and Large 2-3605156.00/cwt156.00–156.009441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423164.70/cwt160.00–172.0069719
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3665133.23/cwt125.00–140.008864
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3527146.77/cwt140.00–150.007733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577155.47/cwt150.00–162.0089714
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3220160.99/cwt150.00–172.503542
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2368175.08/cwt169.00–182.0064411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2071
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2327179.25/cwt174.00–181.005868
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3437153.71/cwt150.00–156.006723
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3633129.98/cwt125.00–135.008232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627152.22/cwt150.00–156.009545
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2668147.99/cwt142.00–152.009893

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.