Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2021-07-13

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 13
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
205 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 148▲ 132 vs year ago 73 · +180.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 12▲ 41 vs year ago 18 · +227.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 10▲ 17 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 and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers under 650 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.71/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$134.71
85 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$676
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$70
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.52
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500138.8069461
Medium and Large 2-3494127.4563018thin
Medium and Large 3543114.836246thin
One grade step is worth $23.97/cwt here — about $70 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 sale85 hd
134.71
—
TN average8 barns · 1,978 hd
133.19
+1.52
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—High1,78988.981,5929thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17767.3979331
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46265.149523thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97656.115487thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3223151.55/cwt150.00–153.003382
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3288157.49/cwt156.00–159.004542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328156.89/cwt154.00–160.005152
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3342145.05/cwt140.00–155.004963
Steers—Medium and Large 3355135.50/cwt135.00–136.004812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006081
Steers—Small 1-2385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3388153.03/cwt150.00–155.005943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420157.50/cwt150.00–165.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006382
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475143.00/cwt135.00–147.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482157.60/cwt155.00–163.007603
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3512142.36/cwt136.00–146.007293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523149.87/cwt145.00–155.007843
Steers—Small 1-2565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573138.33/cwt137.00–140.007939
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293146.47/cwt143.00–150.004292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338147.00/cwt145.00–151.004974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375135.08/cwt133.00–137.005072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378146.51/cwt145.00–148.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415130.96/cwt130.00–135.005435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428145.47/cwt140.00–150.006239
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476141.09/cwt135.00–146.0067214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477130.72/cwt125.00–137.006243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520125.00/cwt125.00–125.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525116.00/cwt116.00–116.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526136.69/cwt129.50–142.0071913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570121.00/cwt121.00–121.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581133.95/cwt130.00–140.007788
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595126.00/cwt125.00–127.007502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630133.13/cwt131.00–137.008396
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645107.00/cwt107.00–107.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740116.00/cwt116.00–116.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3788112.52/cwt110.00–115.008872
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2415145.00/cwt145.00–145.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422155.00/cwt155.00–155.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463129.54/cwt127.00–132.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468150.46/cwt141.00–155.0070411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518146.01/cwt140.00–154.007564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533136.49/cwt135.00–140.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575137.58/cwt136.00–140.0079110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620131.00/cwt131.00–131.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628125.14/cwt120.00–130.007865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655127.98/cwt125.00–131.008382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3683114.61/cwt111.00–118.007833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710116.00/cwt116.00–116.008241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285587.00/cwt87.00–87.007441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53682.13/cwt70.00–87.001,2624
Bulls——1,90596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,8291
Bulls——2,01394.07/cwt92.50–95.501,8944
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95049.00/cwt49.00–49.004661
Cows—Lean 85-90%98057.30/cwt51.00–61.005626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04159.03/cwt52.50–63.506156
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17666.84/cwt62.50–70.5078617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28274.81/cwt72.50–79.009598
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37558.00/cwt58.00–58.007981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50568.71/cwt68.50–69.001,0342
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2870890.00/cwt890.00–890.007,7431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915940.00/cwt940.00–940.008,6011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2980956.66/cwt890.00–1,020.009,3752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2990930.00/cwt930.00–930.009,2071

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.