Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2020-11-10

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 10
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 206▲ 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 45▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 12▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers not well established two weeks ago. Heifers under 450 lbs 8.00 to 12.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 6.00 higher. Bulls under 550 lbs 7.00 to 12.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 6.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.34/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$120.34
48 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$115
per head · Small 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.25
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small 1-2338122.244143thin
Medium and Large 1-2498122.1660831
Medium and Large 3350120.504222thin
Medium and Large 2-3459115.1552912thin
One grade step is worth $7.09/cwt here — about −$115 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 sale48 hd
120.34
—
TN average9 barns · 1,687 hd
120.09
+0.25
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,59780.001,2783thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27550.506441thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16449.8758013
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00941.854224thin

Every lot

59 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280144.51/cwt137.00–152.004053
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330142.00/cwt142.00–142.004691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372141.90/cwt138.00–151.005285
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410129.49/cwt129.00–130.005312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423140.48/cwt140.00–141.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518130.90/cwt124.00–138.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555127.00/cwt127.00–127.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635118.00/cwt118.00–118.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720106.00/cwt106.00–106.007631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265126.00/cwt126.00–126.003341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285138.00/cwt138.00–138.003931
Heifers—Small 1-2285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340124.00/cwt124.00–124.004221
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360117.00/cwt117.00–117.004211
Heifers—Small 1-2365118.36/cwt115.00–122.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378130.97/cwt130.00–132.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3387121.59/cwt115.00–125.004713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433128.47/cwt126.00–130.005564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469121.36/cwt117.00–125.0056911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523112.99/cwt111.00–115.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526121.49/cwt117.00–125.006394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550115.00/cwt115.00–115.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566118.02/cwt115.00–121.006685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366090.00/cwt90.00–90.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775103.00/cwt103.00–103.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825104.00/cwt104.00–104.008581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422136.96/cwt135.00–140.005786
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435126.00/cwt126.00–126.005481
Bulls—Small 1-2435124.00/cwt124.00–124.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450121.00/cwt121.00–121.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465136.77/cwt132.00–139.006364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full490122.00/cwt122.00–122.005981
Bulls—Small 1-2520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
Bulls—Small 2-3520100.00/cwt100.00–100.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523120.89/cwt115.00–125.006327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529126.43/cwt123.00–135.006698
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535122.00/cwt122.00–122.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560123.96/cwt122.00–125.006943
Bulls—Small 1-2560108.00/cwt108.00–108.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2603113.01/cwt110.00–116.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680104.00/cwt104.00–104.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685101.00/cwt101.00–101.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-278588.00/cwt88.00–88.006911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,1221
Bulls——1,74377.00/cwt77.00–77.001,3422
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95043.30/cwt40.50–47.004113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12050.25/cwt47.50–55.0056310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18537.50/cwt37.50–37.504441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27550.50/cwt50.50–50.506441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29044.18/cwt42.00–46.505702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35057.50/cwt57.50–57.507761
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3950530.00/cwt530.00–530.005,0351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,063605.46/cwt600.00–610.006,4362

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.