Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts for comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.85/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$220.85

91 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$31.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.27

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	505	227.07	1,146	54
Medium and Large 2-3	505	216.01	1,091	28
Small 1-2	500	205.00	1,025	3thin
Medium and Large 3	459	195.37	897	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.70/cwt here — about $249 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 sale91 hd

220.85

—

TN average13 barns · 2,608 hd

228.12

−7.27

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	—	Low	1,640	116.50	1,911	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	101.60	1,442	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	96.22	1,173	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	84.18	888	9thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,190	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,220	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	214.17/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,137	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	227.02/cwt	224.00–230.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	254.87/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	220.97/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	234.33/cwt	231.00–240.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	238.92/cwt	235.00–244.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	216.75/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	240.70/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,377	13
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	206.73/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	221.69/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,182	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	254.26/cwt	250.00–255.50	1,307	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	231.68/cwt	230.00–235.00	966	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	253.47/cwt	252.00–255.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	658	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	247.96/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,515	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	236.26/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	264.08/cwt	250.00–280.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	239.66/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	217.97/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	89.70/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,102	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	782	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	86.27/cwt	80.00–90.00	943	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	97.81/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,188	20
Bulls	—	—	1,820	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,966	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,825	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	98.42/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,408	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	111.13/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,539	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	1,220.00/head	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,220	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	243.52/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	208.62/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	212.95/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,124	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	233.62/cwt	220.00–241.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	223.22/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,051	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	233.31/cwt	230.00–236.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	206.11/cwt	201.00–211.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	224.18/cwt	220.00–231.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,323	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	210.67/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,194	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	213.91/cwt	208.00–219.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	181.50/cwt	174.00–189.00	917	2

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 Sep 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 68Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 25Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 2Year ago 7

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts for comparison.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	269.00	269.00
3	—	417	230.00–235.00	231.68
1	—	460	230.00	230.00
2	—	510	240.00	240.00
1	—	330	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	251.00–261.00	254.87
13	—	572	230.00–250.00	240.70
5	—	514	250.00–255.50	254.26
1	—	775	224.00	224.00
3	—	627	230.00–240.00	236.26
2	—	325	250.00–280.00	264.08
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	252.00–255.00	253.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	220.00–225.00	222.51
1	—	625	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	611	241.00–252.00	247.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	204.00	204.00
9	—	531	200.00–220.00	214.17
4	—	489	215.00–220.00	216.75
4	—	336	230.00–236.00	233.31
3	—	420	220.00–231.00	224.18
6	—	567	207.00–215.00	210.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	224.00–230.00	227.02
3	—	575	219.00–225.00	220.97
3	—	365	231.00–240.00	234.33
6	—	329	235.00–244.00	238.92
4	—	664	205.00–210.00	206.73
8	—	533	215.00–232.50	221.69
1	—	265	248.00	248.00
7	—	471	218.00–230.00	223.22
3	—	618	208.00–219.00	213.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	232.00	232.00
11	—	564	234.50	234.50
1	—	695	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	215.00	215.00
1	—	650	180.00	180.00
1	—	320	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	195.00	195.00
2	—	475	201.00–211.00	206.11
1	—	385	202.00	202.00
2	—	505	174.00–189.00	181.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	171.00	171.00
1	—	885	140.00	140.00
3	—	528	210.00–215.00	212.95
3	—	422	220.00–241.00	233.62
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	180.00	180.00
1	—	445	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	239.00–240.00	239.66
1	—	595	205.00	205.00
2	—	513	216.00–220.00	217.97
2	—	423	240.00–247.00	243.52
4	—	625	202.00–214.00	208.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	184.00	184.00
1	—	485	204.00	204.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,229	85.00–94.00	89.70
1	—	1,245	110.00	110.00
20	—	1,215	88.00–105.00	97.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,093	80.00–90.00	86.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,431	90.00–105.00	98.42
2	—	1,385	110.00–112.50	111.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,460	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,190.00	1,190.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,220.00	1,220.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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