Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2020-08-25

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 25

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065

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Feeder Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 125▼ 26 vs year ago 115 · −22.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 16▼ 6 vs year ago 22 · −27.3%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not be established due to inadequate receipts.

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 $120.07/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$120.07

33 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$7.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.16

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	598	120.76	722	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	471	119.83	564	16thin
Medium and Large 3	410	113.00	463	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.76/cwt here — about $259 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 sale33 hd

120.07

—

TN average10 barns · 2,143 hd

126.23

−6.16

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	1,690	86.53	1,462	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,205	58.17	701	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	57.39	701	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	48.46	465	5thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	439	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	461	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	577	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	142.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	541	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	331	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	124.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	463	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	118.67/cwt	113.00–123.00	603	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	123.23/cwt	122.00–126.00	649	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	136.04/cwt	135.00–137.00	646	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	125.96/cwt	122.00–130.00	661	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	690	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	105.72/cwt	100.00–112.00	696	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,690	86.53/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,462	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	359	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	940	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	489	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	50.07/cwt	47.00–53.00	493	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	57.39/cwt	55.00–62.00	701	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	819	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	819	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 Aug 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 125Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 22

Trends could not be established due to inadequate receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	135.00–137.00	136.04
2	—	558	120.00–125.00	122.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	122.00–130.00	125.96
2	—	570	120.00–122.00	120.98
3	—	658	100.00–112.00	105.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	133.00	133.00
1	—	600	119.00	119.00
1	—	680	119.00	119.00
2	—	488	124.00–125.00	124.50
5	—	527	122.00–126.00	123.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	715	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	141.00	141.00
1	—	435	119.00	119.00
1	—	665	109.00	109.00
2	—	315	130.00	130.00
2	—	370	120.00–130.00	124.73
2	—	470	120.00	120.00
2	—	565	110.00–118.00	113.96
2	—	615	105.00–110.00	107.46
3	—	508	113.00–123.00	118.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	169.00	169.00
1	—	370	156.00	156.00
1	—	540	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
2	—	328	140.00–141.00	140.49
4	—	379	140.00–145.00	142.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	86.00–87.00	86.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,221	55.00–62.00	57.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,310	62.50	62.50
1	—	1,365	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	42.00	42.00
4	—	985	47.00–53.00	50.07

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.