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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 7.00 to 12.00 higher, over 500 lbs not well established. Bulls under 650 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 650 lbs not well established. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.94/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$209.94

55 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$63.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.74

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	476	213.62	1,016	48
Medium and Large 2-3	457	209.33	956	3thin
Small 1-2	460	171.79	790	3thin
Medium and Large 3	505	150.00	758	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.62/cwt here — about $258 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 sale55 hd

209.94

—

TN average10 barns · 1,847 hd

190.21

+19.74

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	1,809	109.07	1,973	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	88.16	1,177	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	84.70	1,063	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	66.71	709	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,211	$1,117	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	216.49/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	220.39/cwt	205.00–236.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	250.81/cwt	241.00–261.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	226.57/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	228.06/cwt	226.00–230.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,128	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	428	175.42/cwt	150.00–203.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	220.95/cwt	220.00–222.00	714	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	861	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,043	24
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	166.19/cwt	162.00–170.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	216.10/cwt	210.00–224.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	216.88/cwt	214.00–220.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	211.17/cwt	200.00–217.00	978	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	990	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	87.85/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,207	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	88.68/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,012	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	82.04/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,092	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	61.72/cwt	55.00–74.00	643	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	79.17/cwt	77.00–82.00	883	2
Bulls	—	—	1,832	112.22/cwt	108.00–115.00	2,056	5
Bulls	—	—	1,835	103.20/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,894	5
Bulls	—	—	1,685	115.89/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,953	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	1,116.71/head	1,100.00–1,160.00	1,117	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	223.15/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	178.86/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	191.11/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	211.22/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	217.48/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	239.77/cwt	236.00–241.00	971	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	201.02/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	992	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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 215Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 54Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 14Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	140.00	140.00
2	—	490	216.00–217.00	216.49
3	—	418	205.00–236.00	220.39
1	—	595	190.00	190.00
1	—	540	212.00	212.00
2	—	630	173.00–185.00	178.86
1	—	680	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	185.00	185.00
1	—	420	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	215.00–235.00	223.15
4	—	615	185.00–204.00	191.11
2	—	728	160.00	160.00
1	—	765	154.00	154.00
1	—	535	210.00	210.00
2	—	558	214.00–221.00	217.48
4	—	405	236.00–241.00	239.77
1	—	390	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	170.00	170.00
1	—	255	240.00	240.00
1	—	345	211.00	211.00
1	—	480	227.00	227.00
1	—	545	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	228.00	228.00
2	—	270	241.00–261.00	250.81
4	—	476	222.00–237.00	226.57
1	—	350	246.00	246.00
2	—	413	226.00–230.00	228.06
1	—	515	219.00	219.00
1	—	750	180.00	180.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	150.00–203.00	175.42
2	—	323	220.00–222.00	220.95
1	—	395	218.00	218.00
1	—	265	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	210.00	210.00
1	—	500	207.00	207.00
1	—	470	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	474	220.00	220.00
2	—	395	220.00	220.00
4	—	506	200.00–215.00	211.22
1	—	760	178.00	178.00
1	—	670	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	162.00–170.00	166.19
1	—	530	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	210.00–224.00	216.10
2	—	365	214.00–220.00	216.88
1	—	605	192.00	192.00
3	—	463	200.00–217.00	211.17
2	—	518	200.00–202.00	201.02
1	—	340	220.00	220.00
1	—	570	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	90.00	90.00
6	—	1,374	84.00–92.00	87.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,141	85.00–92.00	88.68
6	—	1,331	78.00–87.00	82.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,042	55.00–74.00	61.72
2	—	1,115	77.00–82.00	79.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,832	108.00–115.00	112.22
5	—	1,835	100.00–108.00	103.20
2	—	1,685	115.00–117.00	115.89

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,211	1,100.00–1,160.00	1,116.71

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