Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2021-04-13

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 13
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
306 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 214▲ 306 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 40▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 26▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale three weeks ago, Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers 5.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.65/cwt on 120 head.
Average price
$153.65
120 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$879
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 1-2
$8.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.11
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3417160.6667018thin
Medium and Large 1-2611152.4293198
Small 1-2320152.224874thin
One grade step is worth $8.44/cwt here — about $183 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 sale120 hd
153.65
—
TN average12 barns · 2,907 hd
154.76
−1.11
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—Low1,62686.321,4048thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41766.889483thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17465.5276928
CowsLean 85-90%Average93055.7151810

Every lot

78 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2280168.00/cwt168.00–168.004701
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3326169.27/cwt152.00–183.005525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327181.91/cwt175.00–190.005955
Steers—Small 1-2340155.43/cwt151.00–160.005282
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3374165.15/cwt156.00–170.006184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386173.65/cwt170.00–175.0067011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412172.20/cwt167.00–177.007095
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425158.23/cwt150.00–168.006724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455171.00/cwt171.00–171.007781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed490175.00/cwt175.00–175.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3493159.50/cwt159.00–160.007862
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525160.67/cwt158.00–163.008446
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578157.83/cwt156.00–161.009129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628148.34/cwt146.00–150.009323
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645143.00/cwt143.00–143.009221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676148.92/cwt148.50–149.001,00726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677142.53/cwt140.00–146.009658
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0368
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775130.60/cwt130.00–136.001,01210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808120.00/cwt120.00–120.009702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added935119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1132
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2210130.00/cwt130.00–130.002731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
Heifers—Small 1-2360145.00/cwt145.00–145.005221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3362143.36/cwt140.00–145.005193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423148.15/cwt145.00–151.0062717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430141.00/cwt141.00–141.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3482135.96/cwt130.00–141.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488143.33/cwt140.00–145.006993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520141.63/cwt137.00–148.007363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564134.50/cwt133.00–135.007594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585132.00/cwt132.00–132.007721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610135.00/cwt135.00–135.0082413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634130.62/cwt130.00–132.008288
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685117.48/cwt115.00–120.008052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729123.00/cwt123.00–123.008979
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735120.00/cwt120.00–120.008822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765109.00/cwt109.00–109.008341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815106.00/cwt106.00–106.008641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345158.00/cwt158.00–158.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419170.72/cwt170.00–172.007154
Bulls—Small 1-2450157.00/cwt157.00–157.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3452153.16/cwt150.00–163.006928
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469161.98/cwt158.00–165.007604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy483151.02/cwt148.00–154.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510153.96/cwt150.00–158.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520142.00/cwt142.00–142.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575143.17/cwt135.00–150.008233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed580155.00/cwt155.00–155.008991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283098.00/cwt98.00–98.008132
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18380.00/cwt80.00–80.009462
Bulls——1,74188.11/cwt85.00–89.501,5345
Bulls——1,94090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,7461
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93055.71/cwt50.00–58.5051810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15164.74/cwt60.50–67.5074520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15358.62/cwt57.50–60.506763
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27772.79/cwt70.50–75.009305
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41766.88/cwt65.00–68.009483
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2900840.00/cwt840.00–840.007,5601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3955540.00/cwt540.00–540.005,1571
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3960850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,1601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,0911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050830.00/cwt830.00–830.008,7151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,7351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165972.17/cwt800.00–1,150.0011,3265
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0011,2801

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.