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Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, May 24

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065

← May 10May 24Jun 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

225 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 211▲ 141 vs year ago 84 · +167.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 52▲ 64 vs year ago 15 · +426.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 7▲ 8 vs year ago 15 · +53.3%

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 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Bulls not well established. 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 $140.97/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$140.97

58 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$36.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.77

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	506	146.69	743	34
Medium and Large 2-3	520	138.77	722	14thin
Medium and Large 3	430	128.25	552	8thin
Small 1-2	553	110.00	608	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.69/cwt here — about $135 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 sale58 hd

140.97

—

TN average9 barns · 1,561 hd

144.74

−3.77

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	1,778	108.50	1,929	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,306	78.03	1,019	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	76.47	881	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	63.58	627	12

Every lot

72 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	174.00/cwt	172.00–176.00	470	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	158.30/cwt	154.00–163.00	589	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	170.06/cwt	165.00–177.00	806	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	478	125.66/cwt	121.00–130.00	601	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	162.78/cwt	160.00–167.00	848	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	151.77/cwt	145.00–155.00	807	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	162.62/cwt	160.00–171.00	911	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	886	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	989	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	155.48/cwt	155.00–156.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	131.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	431	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	149.70/cwt	147.00–152.00	624	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	143.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	607	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	148.55/cwt	145.00–152.00	701	12
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	149.00/cwt	144.00–155.00	772	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	140.43/cwt	136.00–145.00	739	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	143.77/cwt	139.00–145.00	821	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	141.25/cwt	141.00–142.00	888	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	138.01/cwt	137.00–139.00	950	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,001	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	952	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	660	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	160.06/cwt	158.00–162.00	760	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	156.62/cwt	150.00–160.00	811	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	523	140.02/cwt	131.00–145.00	732	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	160.48/cwt	160.00–162.00	841	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	827	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	139.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	874	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	131.66/cwt	131.00–133.00	840	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	854	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	125.67/cwt	125.00–127.00	861	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	959	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	120.50/cwt	115.00–126.00	910	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,020	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	816	1
Bulls	—	—	1,846	116.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,151	4
Bulls	—	—	1,940	107.34/cwt	107.00–108.00	2,082	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	64.29/cwt	58.00–70.00	631	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	672	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	606	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	75.97/cwt	70.00–79.50	877	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	80.38/cwt	79.00–82.50	939	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,289	77.52/cwt	75.00–79.50	999	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	964	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,362	81.75/cwt	80.50–83.50	1,113	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,456.32/cwt	1,300.00–1,675.00	13,253	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	19,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	1,666.97/cwt	1,480.00–1,820.00	20,104	6

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 May 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 211Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 52Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 7Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,154	70.00–79.50	75.97
1	—	1,010	66.50	66.50
6	—	1,168	79.00–82.50	80.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	981	58.00–70.00	64.29
2	—	1,010	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	72.50	72.50
3	—	1,362	80.50–83.50	81.75
11	—	1,289	75.00–79.50	77.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,846	115.00–120.00	116.50
3	—	1,940	107.00–108.00	107.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	115.00–126.00	120.50
3	—	415	159.00	159.00
2	—	657	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
5	—	629	135.00–140.00	139.01
4	—	524	160.00–162.00	160.48
1	—	705	136.00	136.00
2	—	595	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	131.00–133.00	131.66
3	—	685	125.00–127.00	125.67
2	—	475	158.00–162.00	160.06
3	—	518	150.00–160.00	156.62
1	—	410	156.00	156.00
1	—	380	161.00	161.00
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
2	—	570	140.00–150.00	145.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	131.00–145.00	140.02
1	—	400	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	160.00–171.00	162.62
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
3	—	610	160.00	160.00
2	—	270	172.00–176.00	174.00
6	—	474	165.00–177.00	170.06
1	—	665	150.00	150.00
9	—	521	160.00–167.00	162.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
1	—	615	144.00	144.00
3	—	532	145.00–155.00	151.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	121.00–130.00	125.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
3	—	372	154.00–163.00	158.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	725	138.00	138.00
2	—	688	137.00–139.00	138.01
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
5	—	571	139.00–145.00	143.77
3	—	417	147.00–152.00	149.70
12	—	472	145.00–152.00	148.55
4	—	629	141.00–142.00	141.25
3	—	518	144.00–155.00	149.00
2	—	275	155.00–156.00	155.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
5	—	422	140.00–145.00	143.82
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	800	119.00	119.00
4	—	526	136.00–145.00	140.43
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	130.00	130.00
3	—	327	130.00–134.00	131.67
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
1	—	390	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	910	1,300.00–1,675.00	1,456.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,206	1,480.00–1,820.00	1,666.97

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.