Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2022-04-12

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 12
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
178 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 196▼ 128 vs year ago 306 · −41.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 79▼ 9 vs year ago 62 · −14.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 17 vs year ago 21 · −81.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale 3 weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls below 650 lbs 1.00 to 7.00 lower, over 650 lbs steady. Heifers under 650 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, over 650 lbs steady. Quality fair to good. 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 $143.90/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$143.90
50 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$30.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.20
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548144.6779336
Medium and Large 2-3422144.3861011thin
Medium and Large 3375142.435342thin
Small 1-2570114.006501thin
One grade step is worth $30.67/cwt here — about $143 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 sale50 hd
143.90
—
TN average11 barns · 2,571 hd
147.11
−3.20
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—High1,652108.011,78410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25478.949898thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15478.7790916
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01160.4361112

Every lot

68 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210190.00/cwt190.00–190.003991
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280175.21/cwt170.00–181.004912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290179.00/cwt179.00–179.005191
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378175.41/cwt171.00–180.006632
Steers—Medium and Large 3380167.50/cwt167.50–167.506371
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390175.00/cwt175.00–175.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425173.00/cwt173.00–173.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445188.00/cwt188.00–188.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472180.50/cwt170.00–184.008526
Steers—Medium and Large 3485153.00/cwt153.00–153.007421
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520150.00/cwt150.00–150.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525172.43/cwt170.00–175.009052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540160.00/cwt160.00–160.008641
Steers—Small 1-2570144.00/cwt144.00–144.008211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579173.48/cwt171.00–177.001,0044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590152.00/cwt152.00–152.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624172.98/cwt170.00–175.001,0795
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650150.00/cwt150.00–150.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710155.04/cwt150.00–160.001,1012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3758141.31/cwt135.00–145.001,0713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290167.00/cwt167.00–167.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328159.73/cwt155.00–165.005242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333152.00/cwt152.00–152.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371154.81/cwt148.00–160.005746
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375142.43/cwt140.00–145.005342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379146.80/cwt145.00–150.005564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475139.75/cwt130.00–148.006644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485151.00/cwt151.00–151.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490147.50/cwt145.00–150.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521147.20/cwt145.00–148.007675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535155.00/cwt155.00–155.008291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added565138.00/cwt138.00–138.007801
Heifers—Small 1-2570114.00/cwt114.00–114.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2595141.50/cwt138.00–145.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610128.00/cwt128.00–128.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673139.07/cwt138.50–145.0093611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688127.49/cwt125.00–130.008772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added940110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378164.47/cwt160.00–166.006228
Bulls—Small 1-2410170.00/cwt170.00–170.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460152.00/cwt152.00–152.006991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy461155.28/cwt151.00–161.007164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470172.37/cwt167.00–177.008104
Bulls—Small 1-2520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529161.67/cwt160.00–165.008553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3536152.64/cwt151.00–155.008186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565157.73/cwt153.00–160.008913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580144.00/cwt144.00–144.008351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610145.46/cwt141.00–150.008872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670142.02/cwt141.00–143.009522
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,580106.48/cwt90.00–110.001,6827
Bulls——1,820111.59/cwt110.00–113.002,0313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01160.43/cwt50.00–67.5061112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12276.60/cwt70.00–82.5085912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21082.92/cwt81.00–85.001,0032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24885.27/cwt82.50–90.001,0644
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26877.61/cwt75.00–80.009846
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0013,0001

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.