Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared t the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeders not well established. Quality poor to average. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.93/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$212.93

37 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$443

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

$46.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.36

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	484	222.50	1,078	23
Medium and Large 2-3	347	213.72	741	7thin
Small 1-2	370	210.00	777	1thin
Medium and Large 3	361	175.84	634	6thin

One grade step is worth $46.66/cwt here — about $443 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 sale37 hd

212.93

—

TN average10 barns · 1,980 hd

220.29

−7.36

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	2,010	126.40	2,541	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,414	98.42	1,391	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	94.36	1,132	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	73.25	716	7thin

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 3	—	385	164.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	211.00/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	225.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	214.90/cwt	210.00–220.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	224.23/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,079	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	237.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	985	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	192.44/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	239.79/cwt	230.00–250.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	239.67/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	279	261.56/cwt	242.50–272.50	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	235.44/cwt	230.00–240.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	240.11/cwt	235.00–245.00	994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	169.16/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	837	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	66.76/cwt	65.00–70.00	630	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	81.90/cwt	76.00–85.00	837	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	90.05/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,241	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,887	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	100.92/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,391	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	108.40/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,371	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	96.64/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,164	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	85.47/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,001	7
Bulls	—	—	2,125	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,805	1
Bulls	—	—	1,972	124.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	217.45/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	224.78/cwt	214.00–235.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	245.13/cwt	238.00–252.50	772	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	213.95/cwt	201.00–225.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	187.05/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	216.98/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,024	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	207.64/cwt	200.00–215.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	277	215.41/cwt	210.00–220.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	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 Jul 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 374Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 71Year ago 51

Compared t the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeders not well established. Quality poor to average. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	160.00–170.00	164.87
2	—	260	200.00–215.00	207.64
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	410	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	210.00–214.00	211.00
2	—	388	220.00–230.00	225.03
1	—	290	252.50	252.50
5	—	481	220.00–228.00	224.23
5	—	414	230.00–240.00	237.95
4	—	670	190.00–200.00	192.44
2	—	315	238.00–252.50	245.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	210.00–220.00	214.90
1	—	310	210.00	210.00
1	—	510	210.00	210.00
3	—	277	210.00–220.00	215.41
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	225.00	225.00
1	—	585	235.00	235.00
1	—	515	225.00	225.00
3	—	445	243.00	243.00
2	—	480	234.00–245.00	239.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	230.00–250.00	239.79
4	—	279	242.50–272.50	261.56
3	—	373	230.00–240.00	235.44
1	—	405	238.00	238.00
1	—	230	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	200.00	200.00
1	—	320	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	190.00	190.00
1	—	485	235.00	235.00
1	—	385	240.00	240.00
4	—	414	235.00–245.00	240.11
2	—	713	160.00–178.00	169.16
2	—	520	215.00–220.00	217.45
1	—	665	195.00	195.00
2	—	590	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	188.00	188.00
1	—	460	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	214.00–235.00	224.78
1	—	565	210.00	210.00
3	—	425	201.00–225.00	213.95
2	—	640	180.00–194.00	187.05
5	—	472	210.00–225.00	216.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	944	65.00–70.00	66.76
3	—	1,022	76.00–85.00	81.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	88.00–92.00	90.05
1	—	1,700	111.00	111.00
5	—	1,378	95.00–106.00	100.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	102.00–114.00	108.40
15	—	1,204	88.00–105.00	96.64
7	—	1,171	80.00–90.00	85.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,125	132.00	132.00
3	—	1,972	120.00–130.00	124.53

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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