Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls and steers not well established . Heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls steady to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.25/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$177.25

54 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$34.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.66

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	498	179.11	892	42
Medium and Large 2-3	369	175.68	649	7thin
Small 1-2	413	168.50	695	4thin
Medium and Large 3	320	145.00	464	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.11/cwt here — about $428 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 sale54 hd

177.25

—

TN average8 barns · 1,574 hd

173.59

+3.66

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	1,308	89.00	1,164	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	92.28	1,327	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	85.01	951	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	69.29	689	7thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$920	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,070	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	627	168.63/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	190.26/cwt	186.00–195.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	174.97/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	176.49/cwt	175.00–178.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	227.68/cwt	220.00–232.50	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	203.02/cwt	202.00–204.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	218.71/cwt	210.00–228.00	897	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	205	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	179.17/cwt	170.00–185.00	747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	187.01/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	167.00/cwt	160.00–174.00	693	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	70.84/cwt	63.00–75.00	698	6
Bulls	—	—	1,515	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,470	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	82.87/cwt	76.00–91.00	878	9
Bulls	—	—	1,100	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	891	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	630	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,389	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	89.56/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,265	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	74.51/cwt	74.00–75.00	812	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	95.06/cwt	92.00–97.50	1,203	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	184.60/cwt	180.00–190.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	210.55/cwt	200.00–220.00	895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	180.05/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,008	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	175.33/cwt	171.00–180.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	175.93/cwt	168.00–180.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	166.47/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	187.49/cwt	175.00–195.00	712	6

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 180Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 24Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls and steers not well established . Heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls steady to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	160.00–176.00	168.63
3	—	320	186.00–195.00	190.26
3	—	582	173.00–177.00	174.97
2	—	530	175.00–178.00	176.49
6	—	417	170.00–185.00	179.17
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
2	—	468	171.00–180.00	175.33
2	—	685	162.00–171.00	166.47
1	—	250	194.00	194.00
6	—	380	175.00–195.00	187.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	186.00	186.00
1	—	280	176.00	176.00
1	—	435	180.00	180.00
1	—	560	160.00	160.00
3	—	368	168.00–180.00	175.93
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
1	—	345	164.00	164.00
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
1	—	440	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	180.00	180.00
11	—	560	173.00–183.00	180.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	222.50	222.50
1	—	220	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	180.00	180.00
1	—	610	188.00	188.00
6	—	366	220.00–232.50	227.68
2	—	463	202.00–204.00	203.02
3	—	410	210.00–228.00	218.71
1	—	315	234.00	234.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	202.00	202.00
2	—	578	184.00–190.00	187.01
1	—	715	150.00	150.00
1	—	670	166.00	166.00
1	—	605	175.00	175.00
3	—	517	180.00–190.00	184.60
1	—	945	130.00	130.00
7	—	425	200.00–220.00	210.55
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	160.00–174.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	172.00	172.00
1	—	450	179.00	179.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	985	63.00–75.00	70.84
1	—	1,050	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,059	76.00–91.00	82.87
2	—	1,090	74.00–75.00	74.51
4	—	1,266	92.00–97.50	95.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,413	85.00–92.00	89.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,100	81.00	81.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	920.00	920.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,070.00	1,070.00

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