Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2022-04-26

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 26
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
214 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 178▼ 7 vs year ago 221 · −3.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 53▼ 5 vs year ago 29 · −17.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 4▼ 1 vs year ago 11 · −9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers mostly 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 $139.59/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$139.59
81 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$768
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$21.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.51
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565141.9580257
Medium and Large 2-3515137.4470818thin
Small 1-2523127.336663thin
Medium and Large 3515120.016183thin
One grade step is worth $21.94/cwt here — about $183 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 sale81 hd
139.59
—
TN average9 barns · 2,008 hd
147.10
−7.51
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—Average1,928104.542,0156thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30777.961,0195thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,01776.517789thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average91565.455992thin

Every lot

75 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 3-4290159.00/cwt159.00–159.004611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370174.22/cwt170.00–177.006453
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395174.00/cwt174.00–174.006871
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475149.00/cwt149.00–149.007081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478172.51/cwt170.00–175.008252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527174.69/cwt172.00–178.009213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530165.00/cwt165.00–165.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550165.00/cwt165.00–165.009081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560166.00/cwt166.00–166.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626161.97/cwt158.00–163.501,0147
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630145.00/cwt145.00–145.009141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640155.00/cwt155.00–155.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719151.27/cwt144.50–157.001,0889
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full765130.00/cwt130.00–130.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added790140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added895129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added980125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,075120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325152.95/cwt150.00–156.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373143.14/cwt140.00–146.005342
Heifers—Small 1-2375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412154.39/cwt150.00–157.006365
Heifers—Medium and Large 3443122.01/cwt121.00–123.005412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445157.00/cwt157.00–157.006995
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445144.00/cwt144.00–144.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465148.71/cwt142.00–153.006926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488142.49/cwt140.00–145.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519148.78/cwt146.00–153.0077210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525140.14/cwt131.00–147.007367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2556146.20/cwt140.00–153.008134
Heifers—Small 1-2570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570131.79/cwt126.00–138.007512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610141.61/cwt140.00–143.008645
Heifers—Small 1-2625112.00/cwt112.00–112.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630129.00/cwt129.00–129.008131
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660116.00/cwt116.00–116.007661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663117.53/cwt115.00–120.007792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2689129.67/cwt122.00–135.0089311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720125.96/cwt124.00–128.009072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820118.98/cwt117.00–120.009763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added945110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413157.48/cwt155.00–160.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421170.37/cwt165.00–177.007177
Bulls—Small 1-2440152.00/cwt152.00–152.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460167.32/cwt157.00–175.007707
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473157.49/cwt155.00–160.007452
Bulls—Small 1-2510123.00/cwt123.00–123.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515144.46/cwt140.00–149.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520157.75/cwt150.00–165.008207
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2586148.76/cwt145.00–155.008725
Bulls—Small 1-2590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3596135.00/cwt135.00–135.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618136.04/cwt135.00–138.008413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007881
Bulls—Small 1-2655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65597.01/cwt92.00–100.001,6063
Bulls——2,165113.10/cwt111.00–115.002,4492
Bulls——2,270110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,4971
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91565.45/cwt58.00–72.505992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00575.89/cwt73.00–78.507638
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11081.50/cwt81.50–81.509051
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23081.00/cwt81.00–81.009961
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32677.20/cwt75.00–80.001,0244
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3880760.00/cwt760.00–760.006,6881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020960.00/cwt960.00–960.009,7921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,030860.00/cwt860.00–860.008,8581
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,000940.00/cwt940.00–940.009,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,033.08/cwt970.00–1,100.0011,3432

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.