Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2022-01-25

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 25
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
192 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 214▲ 92 vs year ago 100 · +92.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 47▲ 9 vs year ago 30 · +30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 6▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. 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 $141.77/cwt on 79 head.
Average price
$141.77
79 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$696
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$472
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$22.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.96
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512142.5873069
Small 1-2275141.003882thin
Medium and Large 2-3380137.175217thin
Medium and Large 3215120.002581thin
One grade step is worth $22.58/cwt here — about $472 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 sale79 hd
141.77
—
TN average9 barns · 1,938 hd
139.81
+1.96
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—Low1,34676.141,0255thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,24362.657793thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09959.846579thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03647.2148911

Every lot

63 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275180.00/cwt180.00–180.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280160.00/cwt160.00–160.004481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300190.00/cwt190.00–190.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
Steers—Small 1-2325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378155.23/cwt150.00–160.005872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382176.72/cwt170.00–185.006753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2408175.03/cwt170.00–180.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410170.00/cwt170.00–170.006971
Steers—Small 1-2425157.00/cwt157.00–157.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482170.28/cwt166.00–175.008213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520152.00/cwt152.00–152.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525160.72/cwt155.00–170.008446
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540165.00/cwt165.00–165.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558159.00/cwt155.00–162.008873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583165.00/cwt165.00–165.009627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635148.00/cwt148.00–148.009402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665138.99/cwt138.00–140.009242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695140.00/cwt140.00–140.009733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215120.00/cwt120.00–120.002581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230153.00/cwt153.00–153.003521
Heifers—Small 1-2250132.00/cwt132.00–132.003301
Heifers—Small 1-2300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315135.36/cwt131.00–140.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323151.75/cwt149.00–156.004906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360138.55/cwt130.00–146.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384153.85/cwt148.00–155.005916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417146.38/cwt145.00–148.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471142.12/cwt138.00–145.006697
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475136.91/cwt134.00–140.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507145.50/cwt145.50–145.507386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522141.41/cwt139.00–145.007387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558142.00/cwt142.00–142.007923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567141.39/cwt139.00–143.0080220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605138.00/cwt138.00–138.008352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620139.67/cwt139.00–140.008663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678129.28/cwt121.00–138.008772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703117.02/cwt110.00–124.008232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790113.00/cwt113.00–113.008931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416176.68/cwt167.00–190.007354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433152.46/cwt145.00–160.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468166.44/cwt160.00–170.007794
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483150.00/cwt150.00–150.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505148.99/cwt148.00–150.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526153.24/cwt150.00–157.008065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full560135.95/cwt130.00–142.007612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579150.42/cwt145.00–158.008719
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620135.00/cwt135.00–135.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660113.00/cwt113.00–113.007461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008565
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2753122.51/cwt120.00–125.009232
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09865.78/cwt61.00–70.007222
Bulls——1,51283.05/cwt75.00–87.001,2563
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99149.34/cwt46.00–52.004897
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04054.78/cwt50.00–57.005703
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11443.48/cwt41.00–45.004844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12862.37/cwt55.50–66.007046
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24362.65/cwt58.00–65.007793
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2930500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,8051

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.