Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends were established due to the two week holiday lay off.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $226.46/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$226.46

83 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,431

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$27.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.18

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	655	227.33	1,488	69
Medium and Large 2-3	501	225.84	1,131	12thin
Medium and Large 3	638	200.00	1,275	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.33/cwt here — about $213 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 sale83 hd

226.46

—

TN average12 barns · 2,424 hd

231.64

−5.18

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	1,768	106.63	1,885	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	87.02	1,121	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,295	85.98	1,114	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	70.64	754	6thin

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)	1,135	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,090	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	573	215.73/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,236	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	219.21/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,138	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	208.06/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,296	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	249.98/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,322	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	225.70/cwt	216.00–231.00	1,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	231.64/cwt	225.00–237.00	982	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	247.63/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	236.91/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,343	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	251.16/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,153	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	221.93/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	264.70/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	233.04/cwt	231.00–236.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	211.97/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	208.27/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	216.37/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	950	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,843	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,697	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	218.68/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	233.01/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	217.45/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	224.81/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	228.58/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,081	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	791	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	227.89/cwt	220.00–231.00	850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	885	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	383	181.88/cwt	151.00–214.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	227.88/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	196.42/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	187.49/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	212.53/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,101	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	980	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	106.63/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,885	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	79.45/cwt	75.00–82.50	992	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	74.04/cwt	70.00–77.00	783	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	67.23/cwt	65.00–72.00	725	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	83.03/cwt	82.50–83.50	1,150	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,144	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,343	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 Jan 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 164Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 42Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 27

No trends were established due to the two week holiday lay off.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	210.00–225.00	215.73
13	—	519	215.00–226.00	219.21
9	—	623	200.00–215.00	208.06
9	—	424	225.00–237.00	231.64
1	—	310	240.00	240.00
9	—	473	220.00–236.00	228.58
2	—	663	200.00–210.00	205.02
1	—	390	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	175.00	175.00
1	—	450	227.00	227.00
1	—	335	236.00	236.00
2	—	558	200.00	200.00
9	—	373	220.00–231.00	227.89
1	—	420	230.00	230.00
2	—	638	190.00–203.00	196.42
2	—	683	185.00–190.00	187.49
4	—	518	210.00–217.00	212.53
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	176.00	176.00
1	—	540	170.00	170.00
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
1	—	475	210.00	210.00
2	—	383	151.00–214.00	181.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	205.00	205.00
1	—	720	210.00	210.00
9	—	529	240.00–257.00	249.98
4	—	631	216.00–231.00	225.70
4	—	421	241.00–252.00	247.63
8	—	567	226.00–250.00	236.91
6	—	459	250.00–256.00	251.16
4	—	668	215.00–233.00	221.93
4	—	378	250.00–300.00	264.70
1	—	215	251.00	251.00
3	—	778	200.00–215.00	208.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	200.00	200.00
1	—	580	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	225.00	225.00
2	—	490	230.00–235.00	232.50
4	—	379	231.00–236.00	233.04
3	—	685	210.00–216.00	211.97
1	—	595	220.00	220.00
1	—	320	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	209.00–220.00	216.37
12	—	950	194.00	194.00
9	—	793	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	215.00–221.00	218.68
4	—	468	226.00–237.00	233.01
2	—	618	215.00–220.00	217.45
1	—	425	245.00	245.00
2	—	520	225.00–231.00	227.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	230.00	230.00
2	—	468	220.00–230.00	224.81
1	—	500	227.00	227.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,090.00	1,090.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	105.00–108.00	106.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	75.00–82.50	79.45
1	—	1,300	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,385	97.00	97.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	70.00–77.00	74.04
3	—	1,078	65.00–72.00	67.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,385	82.50–83.50	83.03

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

Steers · 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