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Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, May 11

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065

← Apr 27May 11May 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 221▼ 76 vs year ago 223 · −34.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 29▼ 5 vs year ago 28 · −17.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 11▲ 10 vs year ago 7 · +142.9%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Bulls under 650 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 650 lbs steady. Demand moderate. Quality fair to good.

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 $139.49/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$139.49

49 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$263

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

$0.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.30

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	435	139.73	608	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	625	139.42	872	38

One grade step is worth $0.31/cwt here — about −$263 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 sale49 hd

139.49

—

TN average11 barns · 1,552 hd

139.79

−0.30

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	1,808	84.57	1,529	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	65.47	887	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	63.39	837	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	51.65	457	4thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	308	152.95/cwt	151.00–155.00	471	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	358	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	519	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	134.07/cwt	130.00–142.00	640	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	152.27/cwt	145.00–153.00	743	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	142.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	749	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	701	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	144.33/cwt	141.00–145.00	821	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	812	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	865	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,047	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	963	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,098	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	125.68/cwt	121.00–130.00	393	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	325	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	555	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	474	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	604	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	122.25/cwt	120.00–127.00	641	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	121.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	708	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	744	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	873	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	138.25/cwt	135.00–140.00	644	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	130.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	674	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	691	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	704	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	703	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	598	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	812	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,212	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	83.63/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,372	2
Bulls	—	—	2,435	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	2,216	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	394	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	907	52.87/cwt	45.00–57.00	480	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	718	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	62.74/cwt	60.00–65.50	812	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	69.27/cwt	67.00–72.00	965	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	69.11/cwt	68.50–70.00	992	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	870.16/cwt	860.00–880.00	9,511	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	927.70/cwt	910.00–950.00	10,696	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	916.10/cwt	850.00–960.00	10,993	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,310	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	10,218	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,696	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 May 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 221Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 29Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 11Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
2	—	418	140.00–145.00	142.40
4	—	516	125.00–135.00	130.66
2	—	463	140.00–145.00	142.49
2	—	618	113.00–115.00	113.98
2	—	583	118.00–119.00	118.51
1	—	855	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	703	85.00	85.00
1	—	435	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	135.00–140.00	138.25
1	—	670	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	121.00–123.00	121.99
11	—	524	120.00–127.00	122.25
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
2	—	468	128.00–130.00	129.01
6	—	582	120.00–124.00	121.65
4	—	905	96.50	96.50
3	—	425	130.00–132.00	130.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	121.00–130.00	125.68
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	455	123.00	123.00
2	—	588	110.00–116.00	112.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
6	—	474	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	260	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	140.00–146.00	142.05
11	—	488	145.00–153.00	152.27
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
2	—	608	132.00–135.00	133.52
12	—	569	141.00–145.00	144.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	865	121.00	121.00
3	—	963	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	151.00–155.00	152.95
3	—	477	130.00–142.00	134.07
3	—	527	131.00–135.00	132.99
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
2	—	358	145.00	145.00

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	—	1,093	860.00–880.00	870.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	910.00–950.00	927.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,200	850.00–960.00	916.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	780.00	780.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	60.00–65.50	62.74
3	—	1,435	68.50–70.00	69.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	67.00–72.00	69.27
2	—	1,248	57.50	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	48.00	48.00
3	—	907	45.00–57.00	52.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	82.50–85.00	83.63
1	—	1,515	80.00	80.00
1	—	2,435	91.00	91.00

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.