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Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 8

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065

← Feb 22Mar 8Mar 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 260 vs last sale 390▼ 111 vs year ago 241 · −46.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 31▼ 30 vs year ago 54 · −55.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 12 · −33.3%

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 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeders not well established due to light receipts.

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 $143.09/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$143.09

43 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$24.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.65

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	483	144.63	699	33
Medium and Large 2-3	363	142.37	517	6thin
Small 1-2	385	135.33	521	3thin
Medium and Large 3	460	120.00	552	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.63/cwt here — about $147 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 sale43 hd

143.09

—

TN average10 barns · 2,515 hd

146.74

−3.65

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	—	High	1,518	99.00	1,502	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	80.65	1,142	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	69.40	891	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	55.00	666	1thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	177.28/cwt	174.00–181.00	493	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	285	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	496	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	181.49/cwt	176.00–187.50	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	440	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	156.92/cwt	150.00–164.00	714	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	844	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	490	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	168.50/cwt	168.00–169.00	898	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	165.57/cwt	160.00–170.00	934	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	157.04/cwt	154.00–160.00	971	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	150.38/cwt	143.00–157.50	1,072	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	145.24/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,111	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	125.54/cwt	110.00–141.00	1,134	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	371	141.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	525	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	145.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	565	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	144.46/cwt	142.00–146.00	605	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	700	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	143.97/cwt	143.00–146.00	746	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	143.77/cwt	141.00–148.00	824	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	140.80/cwt	138.00–143.00	873	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	139.99/cwt	138.00–142.00	914	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	173.49/cwt	173.00–174.00	751	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	766	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	154.40/cwt	150.00–159.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	146.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	832	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	832	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,351	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,591	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,727	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	666	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	64.19/cwt	57.00–68.00	815	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	73.57/cwt	70.00–80.00	953	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,199	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	78.48/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,113	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,565	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,980	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	13,052	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	13,712	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,420.00/cwt	1,420.00–1,420.00	16,472	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	16,709	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	13,496	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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 390Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 31Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 12

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeders not well established due to light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	140.00–145.00	141.56
1	—	245	148.00	148.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	149.00	149.00
8	—	388	145.00–150.00	145.63
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
4	—	620	138.00–143.00	140.80
5	—	475	145.00–150.00	147.40
5	—	573	141.00–148.00	143.77
4	—	419	142.00–146.00	144.46
2	—	653	138.00–142.00	139.99
3	—	518	143.00–146.00	143.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
4	—	765	139.00–153.00	145.24
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
2	—	533	168.00–169.00	168.50
2	—	618	154.00–160.00	157.04
1	—	485	174.00	174.00
2	—	713	143.00–157.50	150.38
4	—	564	160.00–170.00	165.57
2	—	903	110.00–141.00	125.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	150.00–164.00	156.92
2	—	330	176.00–187.50	181.49
2	—	278	174.00–181.00	177.28
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	420	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	166.00	166.00
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
1	—	285	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	140.00–150.00	146.54
2	—	433	173.00–174.00	173.49
7	—	628	130.00–135.00	132.55
3	—	670	125.00	125.00
3	—	450	170.00	170.00
2	—	528	150.00–160.00	154.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	150.00–159.00	154.40
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,418	75.00–82.00	78.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	57.00–68.00	64.19
5	—	1,296	70.00–80.00	73.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,493	90.00–91.00	90.49
1	—	1,515	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,040.00	1,040.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,120.00	1,120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,410.00	1,410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,420.00	1,420.00

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.