Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeders not well established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.23/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$192.23

34 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$44.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.82

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	496	194.70	966	27
Medium and Large 2-3	374	189.40	708	5thin
Small 1-2	520	182.00	946	1thin
Medium and Large 3	445	150.00	668	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.70/cwt here — about $298 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 sale34 hd

192.23

—

TN average12 barns · 3,106 hd

196.05

−3.82

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	—	High	1,560	115.47	1,802	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,362	91.07	1,240	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	88.25	1,071	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	964	68.70	662	11

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)	1,023	$1,095	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,055	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$840	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	380	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	187.15/cwt	184.00–192.00	977	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	215.00/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,064	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	189.87/cwt	187.00–191.00	1,118	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	201.56/cwt	195.00–207.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	195.32/cwt	190.00–201.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	236.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	234.51/cwt	234.00–236.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	227.43/cwt	225.00–230.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	65.77/cwt	60.00–70.00	641	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	76.50/cwt	71.00–84.00	718	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,075	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,285	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	91.10/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,261	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	83.26/cwt	80.00–87.00	953	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	96.98/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,264	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	89.49/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,105	14
Bulls	—	—	1,830	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,334	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	121.39/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,043	3
Bulls	—	—	1,258	101.50/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,277	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	935	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	854	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	666	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 May 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 182Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 61Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 7

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeders not well established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	207.00	207.00
2	—	640	185.00	185.00
6	—	522	184.00–192.00	187.15
3	—	338	211.00	211.00
1	—	230	227.50	227.50
7	—	589	187.00–191.00	189.87
3	—	412	195.00–207.00	201.56
2	—	465	190.00–201.00	195.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	219.00	219.00
1	—	520	170.00	170.00
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
1	—	320	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	187.00	187.00
1	—	485	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	182.00	182.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
1	—	375	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	210.00–218.00	215.00
3	—	315	230.00–240.00	236.18
1	—	440	217.00	217.00
1	—	290	240.00	240.00
1	—	240	250.00	250.00
4	—	364	234.00–236.00	234.51
1	—	575	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	225.00–230.00	227.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	180.00	180.00
2	—	560	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,000	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	135.00	135.00
1	—	635	129.00	129.00
1	—	550	190.00	190.00
1	—	480	178.00	178.00
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	210.00	210.00
1	—	570	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	974	60.00–70.00	65.77
3	—	938	71.00–84.00	76.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,325	97.00	97.00
6	—	1,384	88.00–93.00	91.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,145	80.00–87.00	83.26
2	—	1,303	93.00–101.00	96.98
14	—	1,235	84.00–95.00	89.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	125.00–130.00	127.53
3	—	1,683	120.00–124.00	121.39
3	—	1,258	99.00–105.00	101.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,270.00	1,270.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,090.00	1,090.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	840.00	840.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,950.00	1,950.00

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