Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2021-02-23

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 23

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065

← Feb 9Feb 23Mar 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

413 head

▲ 314 vs last sale 99▲ 381 vs year ago 32 · +1,190.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 16▲ 5 vs year ago 14 · +35.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 11▲ 0 vs year ago 3 · +0.0%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts two weeks ago.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.82/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$165.82

184 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$37.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.84

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	522	168.75	880	168
Small 1-2	382	147.75	564	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	513	130.83	671	12thin

One grade step is worth $37.92/cwt here — about $209 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 sale184 hd

165.82

—

TN average6 barns · 405 hd

150.97

+14.84

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	1,988	87.89	1,747	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	57.92	682	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,349	56.91	767	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	52.44	510	2thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	403	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	315	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	158.50/cwt	156.00–161.00	515	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	363	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	541	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	376	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	729	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	605	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	162.00/cwt	160.00–164.00	648	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	791	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	880	54
Steers	—	Small 1-2	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	811	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	138.23/cwt	130.00–144.00	784	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	159.13/cwt	148.00–160.00	929	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	857	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	119.47/cwt	118.00–121.00	744	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	129.94/cwt	127.00–133.00	816	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	873	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	126.38/cwt	126.00–130.00	901	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	954	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	314	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	455	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	314	123.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	388	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	139.03/cwt	130.00–147.00	445	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	325	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	125.14/cwt	123.00–135.00	410	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	353	156.68/cwt	145.00–168.50	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	139.92/cwt	130.00–145.00	578	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	414	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	518	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	439	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	702	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	122.08/cwt	120.00–124.00	635	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	129.07/cwt	128.00–131.00	683	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	718	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	680	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	637	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	778	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	653	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	423	131.06/cwt	120.00–140.00	554	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,988	87.89/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,747	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	52.44/cwt	50.00–55.00	510	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	59.91/cwt	57.50–63.00	691	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	53.42/cwt	50.00–55.50	632	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,213	59.11/cwt	57.50–60.50	717	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	842	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	851	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,708	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	863.16/cwt	800.00–920.00	9,840	2

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 Feb 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 99Year ago 32

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 16Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 11Year ago 3

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts two weeks ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	638	122.00	122.00
4	—	314	145.00	145.00
62	—	439	160.00	160.00
8	—	529	128.00–131.00	129.07
8	—	552	130.00	130.00
2	—	353	145.00–168.50	156.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	413	130.00–145.00	139.92
1	—	360	132.00	132.00
2	—	560	120.00–123.00	121.50
2	—	520	120.00–124.00	122.08
2	—	320	130.00–147.00	139.03
1	—	740	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	127.00	127.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	120.00–130.00	123.48
1	—	290	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
2	—	653	100.00–110.00	104.98
1	—	590	108.00	108.00
4	—	414	125.00	125.00
9	—	328	123.00–135.00	125.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	160.00–164.00	162.00
1	—	945	101.00	101.00
3	—	673	129.00–130.00	129.66
3	—	567	130.00–144.00	138.23
2	—	628	127.00–133.00	129.94
2	—	378	160.00	160.00
1	—	500	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	584	148.00–160.00	159.13
4	—	860	120.00	120.00
11	—	713	126.00–130.00	126.38
54	—	478	184.00	184.00
3	—	612	140.00	140.00
5	—	510	159.00	159.00
26	—	376	194.00	194.00
9	—	432	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	148.00–150.00	148.99
1	—	315	143.00	143.00
1	—	485	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
2	—	623	118.00–121.00	119.47
1	—	690	119.00	119.00
1	—	455	131.00	131.00
2	—	715	105.00	105.00
2	—	325	156.00–161.00	158.50
1	—	280	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	121.00	121.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
5	—	455	143.00	143.00
3	—	395	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	122.00	122.00
5	—	423	120.00–140.00	131.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	50.00–55.00	52.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	52.50	52.50
2	—	1,213	57.50–60.50	59.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,184	50.00–55.50	53.42
1	—	1,275	66.00	66.00
5	—	1,153	57.50–63.00	59.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,988	81.00–90.00	87.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	800.00–920.00	863.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	810.00	810.00

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.