Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls not well established. Feeder heifers 10.00 lower. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.26/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$201.26

59 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$38.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.37

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	492	209.41	1,031	32
Medium and Large 2-3	472	200.38	946	19thin
Small 1-2	688	171.00	1,176	2thin
Medium and Large 3	508	170.66	866	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.75/cwt here — about $164 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 sale59 hd

201.26

—

TN average11 barns · 3,285 hd

214.63

−13.37

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	1,464	119.58	1,751	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	97.99	1,396	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	97.12	1,198	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	74.68	744	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,110	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,225	4thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2-3	—	488	202.51/cwt	200.00–215.00	988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	170.49/cwt	169.00–172.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	204.49/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	227.61/cwt	225.00–230.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	204.57/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,156	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	765	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	195.09/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	214.18/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,034	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	211.28/cwt	210.00–214.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	259.94/cwt	250.00–270.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,419	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	242.00/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	880	1
Steers	Small 2-3	—	380	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	193.43/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	191.80/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,078	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	228.21/cwt	215.00–235.00	945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	213.81/cwt	210.00–221.00	913	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	203.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	177.66/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	196.54/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,197	1
Bulls	—	—	1,258	122.47/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,541	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	129.06/cwt	127.50–130.00	2,413	2
Bulls	—	—	1,265	107.21/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,356	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	104.56/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,378	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	71.00/cwt	60.00–75.00	699	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	96.23/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,166	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	105.14/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,362	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	97.46/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,418	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,318	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	83.87/cwt	83.00–85.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	231.03/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	213.96/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,014	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	234.90/cwt	230.00–240.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,167	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 Jun 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 217Year ago 257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 60Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls not well established. Feeder heifers 10.00 lower. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	200.00–215.00	202.51
1	—	695	178.00	178.00
3	—	322	210.00–214.00	211.28
5	—	562	185.00–200.00	191.80
1	—	420	211.00	211.00
3	—	385	200.00–210.00	203.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	169.00–172.00	170.49
1	—	555	170.00	170.00
1	—	435	171.00	171.00
2	—	545	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	204.00–205.00	204.49
2	—	230	225.00–230.00	227.61
9	—	565	200.00–208.00	204.57
1	—	650	190.00	190.00
3	—	617	185.00–200.00	195.09
6	—	483	211.00–220.00	214.18
1	—	345	225.00	225.00
8	—	427	210.00–221.00	213.81
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	152.00	152.00
1	—	610	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	185.00	185.00
3	—	282	250.00–270.00	259.94
2	—	735	185.00	185.00
5	—	1,130	159.00	159.00
1	—	820	173.00	173.00
2	—	540	241.00–243.00	242.00
1	—	445	235.00	235.00
1	—	635	225.00	225.00
1	—	365	241.00	241.00
3	—	660	180.00–200.00	193.43
1	—	495	230.00	230.00
4	—	561	225.00–235.00	231.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	240.00	240.00
1	—	395	230.00	230.00
1	—	540	223.00	223.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	241.00	241.00
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	161.00	161.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	200.00–210.00	204.95
5	—	414	215.00–235.00	228.21
3	—	573	190.00–200.00	196.54
1	—	725	175.00	175.00
5	—	474	200.00–225.00	213.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	180.00	180.00
2	—	578	170.00–185.00	177.66
1	—	545	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	215.00	215.00
1	—	460	230.00	230.00
3	—	425	230.00–240.00	234.90
1	—	640	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	181.00	181.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,110.00	1,110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	90.00	90.00
10	—	1,212	90.00–104.00	96.23
2	—	1,295	100.00–110.00	105.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	104.00–105.00	104.56
4	—	1,455	95.00–102.00	97.46
1	—	1,515	87.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	984	60.00–75.00	71.00
2	—	1,025	83.00–85.00	83.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	120.00–126.00	122.47
2	—	1,870	127.50–130.00	129.06
2	—	1,265	105.00–110.00	107.21

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle