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Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 10

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065

← Jul 27Aug 10Aug 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 110▲ 49 vs year ago 125 · +39.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 47▲ 49 vs year ago 16 · +306.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well established this week. Steers steady. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.94/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$138.94

49 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$88

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

$7.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.78

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	377	140.00	527	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	526	139.43	734	42
Medium and Large 2-3	463	133.00	615	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.00/cwt here — about −$88 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

138.94

—

TN average10 barns · 2,938 hd

134.17

+4.78

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	—	Low	1,592	88.13	1,403	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	66.96	758	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,288	65.76	847	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	57.10	538	16

Every lot

52 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	154.42/cwt	152.00–157.00	352	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	153.00/cwt	151.00–155.00	413	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	153.14/cwt	150.00–156.00	490	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	160.47/cwt	159.00–162.00	534	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	156.91/cwt	155.00–160.00	581	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	673	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	158.81/cwt	150.00–163.00	759	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	151.61/cwt	150.00–156.00	802	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	370	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	147.55/cwt	146.00–149.00	550	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	502	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	146.06/cwt	142.00–152.00	612	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	144.50/cwt	136.00–149.00	696	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	141.49/cwt	135.00–148.00	734	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	139.93/cwt	134.00–145.00	802	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	135.02/cwt	130.00–138.00	822	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	129.00/cwt	125.00–134.00	862	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	126.69/cwt	120.00–136.00	903	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	626	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	430	130.88/cwt	121.00–141.00	563	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	152.26/cwt	145.00–155.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	149.25/cwt	147.00–153.00	701	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	132.50/cwt	131.00–134.00	696	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	145.01/cwt	144.00–146.00	764	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	822	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	805	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	84.52/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,308	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	91.73/cwt	91.50–92.00	1,500	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	57.10/cwt	46.00–63.00	538	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	66.75/cwt	63.00–70.00	746	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	70.16/cwt	70.00–70.50	809	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,244	67.39/cwt	65.00–70.00	838	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	61.40/cwt	58.50–63.00	864	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,715	1,875.00/cwt	1,875.00–1,875.00	32,156	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 Aug 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 110Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 47Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,118	63.00–70.00	66.75
3	—	1,153	70.00–70.50	70.16
1	—	1,440	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	58.50–63.00	61.40
8	—	1,244	65.00–70.00	67.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	942	46.00–63.00	57.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	80.00–87.50	84.52
2	—	1,635	91.50–92.00	91.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	136.00–149.00	144.50
1	—	250	148.00	148.00
3	—	668	125.00–134.00	129.00
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
4	—	573	134.00–145.00	139.93
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
5	—	609	130.00–138.00	135.02
2	—	373	146.00–149.00	147.55
8	—	419	142.00–152.00	146.06
6	—	519	135.00–148.00	141.49
4	—	713	120.00–136.00	126.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
2	—	508	135.00	135.00
1	—	395	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	144.00–146.00	145.01
4	—	433	145.00–155.00	152.26
3	—	470	147.00–153.00	149.25
2	—	640	127.00–130.00	128.49
1	—	555	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	109.00	109.00
2	—	430	121.00–141.00	130.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	149.00	149.00
1	—	665	121.00	121.00
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
2	—	525	131.00–134.00	132.50
1	—	560	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	155.00–156.00	155.51
5	—	529	150.00–156.00	151.61
2	—	333	159.00–162.00	160.47
3	—	370	155.00–160.00	156.91
6	—	478	150.00–163.00	158.81
2	—	228	152.00–157.00	154.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	123.00	123.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
1	—	510	141.00	141.00
2	—	270	151.00–155.00	153.00
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
2	—	320	150.00–156.00	153.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,715	1,875.00	1,875.00

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.