Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale three weeks ago, Slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well established the last reported sale. Steers under 500 lbs 20.00 to 25.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.85/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$166.85

69 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$29.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.03

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	506	169.57	858	56
Medium and Large 2-3	502	156.43	784	12thin
Small 1-2	480	140.00	672	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.57/cwt here — about $186 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 sale69 hd

166.85

—

TN average9 barns · 1,997 hd

163.82

+3.03

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	1,663	90.58	1,506	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	83.00	1,001	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,338	82.93	1,110	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	69.92	717	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,150	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,018	$888	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,500	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	—	521	169.09/cwt	166.00–172.00	881	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	176.90/cwt	171.00–184.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	219.40/cwt	214.00–223.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	163.54/cwt	161.00–166.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	165.49/cwt	160.00–171.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	154.53/cwt	153.00–156.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	173.77/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	222.00/cwt	220.00–225.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	175.20/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	205.21/cwt	201.00–214.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	175.48/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	220.59/cwt	211.00–227.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	191.95/cwt	181.00–203.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	208.03/cwt	205.00–211.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	180.46/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,038	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	208.51/cwt	197.00–221.00	892	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,182	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	82.00/cwt	77.00–88.00	918	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,055	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	82.93/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,110	3
Bulls	—	—	1,858	96.63/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,795	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	767	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	69.40/cwt	66.00–76.00	704	4
Bulls	—	—	1,533	86.54/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,327	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	143.21/cwt	130.00–156.00	902	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,149.68/head	900.00–1,350.00	1,150	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	165.64/cwt	160.00–173.00	962	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	168.11/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,029	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	192.22/cwt	185.00–203.00	911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	162.92/cwt	151.00–170.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	185.17/cwt	180.00–190.00	974	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	161.25/cwt	152.00–171.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	196.02/cwt	189.00–200.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	156.50/cwt	152.00–161.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	168.04/cwt	161.00–175.00	793	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	180.57/cwt	171.00–190.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	161.84/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,063	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	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 Feb 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 193Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 30Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 7Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	521	166.00–172.00	169.09
3	—	372	171.00–184.00	176.90
1	—	290	220.00	220.00
6	—	575	161.00–166.00	163.54
4	—	419	160.00–171.00	165.49
2	—	743	151.00	151.00
3	—	612	166.00	166.00
3	—	212	189.00–200.00	196.02
12	—	472	161.00–175.00	168.04
2	—	338	171.00–190.00	180.57
6	—	657	161.00–166.00	161.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	166.00	166.00
2	—	578	153.00–156.00	154.53
2	—	630	130.00–156.00	143.21
4	—	423	151.00–170.00	162.92
2	—	490	152.00–161.00	156.50
1	—	395	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	214.00–223.00	219.40
3	—	320	220.00–225.00	222.00
1	—	540	180.00	180.00
5	—	620	171.00–180.00	175.20
3	—	463	201.00–214.00	205.21
2	—	583	171.00–180.00	175.48
6	—	371	211.00–227.00	220.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	160.00	160.00
1	—	720	160.00	160.00
1	—	690	150.00	150.00
1	—	440	171.00	171.00
3	—	378	181.00–203.00	191.95
2	—	278	205.00–211.00	208.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	660	171.00–178.00	173.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	167.00	167.00
1	—	735	150.00	150.00
4	—	575	175.00–188.00	180.46
2	—	428	197.00–221.00	208.51
1	—	860	140.00	140.00
8	—	612	165.00–180.00	168.11
7	—	474	185.00–203.00	192.22
8	—	526	180.00–190.00	185.17
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	168.00	168.00
4	—	581	160.00–173.00	165.64
1	—	500	169.00	169.00
1	—	830	130.00	130.00
2	—	468	152.00–171.00	161.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,119	77.00–88.00	82.00
1	—	1,425	74.00	74.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	80.00–87.00	82.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	72.00	72.00
4	—	1,015	66.00–76.00	69.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	95.00–98.00	96.63
3	—	1,533	83.00–92.00	86.54

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,075	900.00–1,350.00	1,149.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	900.00	900.00

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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