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Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, May 12

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065

← Apr 28May 12May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

223 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 184▲ 223 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 17▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 6▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)Sat Oct 31, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers not well established. Heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.50/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$119.50

83 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$10.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.33

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	380	125.24	476	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	118.67	657	67
Small 1-2	385	117.50	452	2thin
Medium and Large 3	360	115.00	414	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.24/cwt here — about $62 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

119.50

—

TN average12 barns · 2,617 hd

120.83

−1.33

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	1,285	89.67	1,152	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	59.92	682	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	48.23	455	5thin

Every lot

79 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	356	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	485	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	365	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	416	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	157.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	583	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	142.77/cwt	135.00–154.00	540	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	408	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	551	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	415	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	432	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	468	123.66/cwt	121.00–125.00	579	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	470	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	635	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	135.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	720	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	113.50/cwt	107.00–120.00	738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	847	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	135.47/cwt	130.00–139.00	434	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	414	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	127.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	471	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	121.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	521	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	125.52/cwt	124.00–130.00	540	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	125.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	588	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	123.37/cwt	120.00–126.00	654	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	123.54/cwt	119.00–125.00	698	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	118.49/cwt	117.00–119.00	697	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	124.33/cwt	122.00–128.00	748	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	738	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	786	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	731	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	140.68/cwt	134.00–150.00	598	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	137.26/cwt	134.00–140.00	674	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	515	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	133.19/cwt	130.00–139.00	690	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	562	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	684	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	127.04/cwt	124.00–130.00	715	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	115.97/cwt	114.00–118.00	731	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	643	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	704	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	100.48/cwt	97.00–104.00	734	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	808	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	696	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,163	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,125	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	50.79/cwt	48.00–52.50	476	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	365	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	58.09/cwt	53.00–64.00	635	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	53.89/cwt	52.50–55.00	595	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	66.36/cwt	63.50–70.00	831	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	7,176	1

This sale against other markets

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 May 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 184Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	105.00–108.00	106.51
1	—	760	104.00	104.00
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
13	—	565	119.00–125.00	123.54
10	—	469	120.00–130.00	125.33
7	—	430	124.00–130.00	125.52
4	—	320	130.00–139.00	135.47
3	—	602	122.00–128.00	124.33
3	—	530	120.00–126.00	123.37
2	—	708	100.00–102.00	100.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	110.00–120.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	120.00–125.00	121.48
3	—	310	130.00	130.00
2	—	468	120.00–121.00	120.51
2	—	368	126.00–130.00	127.96
1	—	240	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	588	117.00–119.00	118.49
7	—	786	93.00	93.00
3	—	700	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	131.00	131.00
3	—	468	121.00–125.00	123.66
2	—	408	130.00–140.00	134.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
1	—	415	104.00	104.00
1	—	365	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	135.00–154.00	142.77
2	—	650	107.00–120.00	113.50
2	—	475	140.00	140.00
2	—	340	140.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	144.00	144.00
1	—	265	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	126.00	126.00
4	—	525	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	156.00–160.00	157.97
3	—	532	130.00–140.00	135.37
1	—	790	101.00	101.00
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	131.00	131.00
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	155.00	155.00
1	—	280	157.00	157.00
1	—	220	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	130.00–140.00	135.00
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	134.00–150.00	140.68
3	—	562	120.00–125.00	121.66
2	—	643	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	493	135.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	520	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	130.00–139.00	133.19
4	—	491	134.00–140.00	137.26
2	—	730	97.00–104.00	100.48
2	—	630	114.00–118.00	115.97
2	—	563	124.00–130.00	127.04
1	—	800	87.00	87.00
1	—	755	107.00	107.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	938	48.00–52.50	50.79
1	—	960	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,093	53.00–64.00	58.09
5	—	1,252	63.50–70.00	66.36
2	—	1,105	52.50–55.00	53.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,355	83.00	83.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	920.00	920.00

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.