Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2021-04-27

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 27
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
221 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 306▲ 37 vs year ago 184 · +20.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 62▲ 12 vs year ago 17 · +70.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 21▲ 5 vs year ago 6 · +83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago Slaughter cows 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifers 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 to 13.00 lower. Quality fair to good, with several thin fleshed calves. 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 $134.94/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$134.94
96 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$4.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.63
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483135.4165482
Medium and Large 2-3417132.2655213thin
Small 1-2450131.005901thin
One grade step is worth $4.41/cwt here — about $64 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 sale96 hd
134.94
—
TN average11 barns · 1,917 hd
131.30
+3.63
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—Low1,38680.701,1185thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58363.621,0073thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23659.8774015
CowsLean 85-90%Average82848.624033thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330156.30/cwt150.00–163.005162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2339169.75/cwt169.00–170.005754
Steers—Small 1-2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3366155.76/cwt152.00–159.005704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370157.00/cwt157.00–157.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Steers—Small 1-2405155.00/cwt155.00–155.006281
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420155.49/cwt148.00–160.006533
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3493134.48/cwt131.00–138.006632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515143.33/cwt142.00–146.007383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007911
Steers—Small 1-2580132.00/cwt132.00–132.007661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620136.67/cwt130.00–140.008473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-293596.00/cwt96.00–96.008981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3230155.00/cwt155.00–155.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280135.00/cwt135.00–135.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2311156.00/cwt156.00–156.004854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320141.00/cwt141.00–141.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367143.40/cwt135.00–152.0052615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3384133.08/cwt130.00–140.005114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421137.53/cwt132.00–143.0057911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423135.51/cwt135.00–136.005732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed440147.00/cwt147.00–147.006471
Heifers—Small 1-2450131.00/cwt131.00–131.005901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468134.27/cwt130.00–138.006288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480128.95/cwt125.00–132.006193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006796
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488130.00/cwt130.00–130.006342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519131.90/cwt130.00–136.0068510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy555124.00/cwt124.00–124.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567128.07/cwt126.00–133.0072613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625127.50/cwt127.50–127.507971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645132.50/cwt132.50–132.508555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673119.99/cwt110.00–125.008083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418142.44/cwt141.00–144.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431159.24/cwt150.00–167.006866
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467147.41/cwt140.00–150.0068813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3469143.70/cwt136.00–145.006747
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480136.00/cwt136.00–136.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513131.96/cwt128.00–138.006774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530140.00/cwt135.00–145.007428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560122.00/cwt122.00–122.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563135.35/cwt135.00–136.007623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585121.00/cwt121.00–121.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625124.01/cwt122.00–126.007754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635117.00/cwt117.00–117.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663115.02/cwt110.00–120.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy68095.00/cwt95.00–95.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy71090.00/cwt90.00–90.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725108.00/cwt108.00–108.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376597.94/cwt95.00–101.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281893.47/cwt92.00–95.007652
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,08571.00/cwt71.00–71.007701
Bulls——1,46183.12/cwt80.00–87.501,2144
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82848.62/cwt46.50–52.004033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18760.38/cwt56.50–65.0071711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30851.50/cwt50.00–52.506742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43365.45/cwt65.00–66.009382
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48062.18/cwt60.50–64.009202
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,79066.50/cwt66.50–66.501,1901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.009,9001

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.