Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2022-07-12

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 12
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
278 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 257▲ 73 vs year ago 205 · +35.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 88▲ 76 vs year ago 59 · +128.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 11 vs year ago 17 · −64.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady. Steers under 600 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Bulls under 600 lbs 1.00 to 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well established. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.12/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$157.12
82 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$831
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$6
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$21.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.18
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529160.1484762
Medium and Large 2-3536149.1680017thin
Medium and Large 3418140.505872thin
Small 1-2605139.008411thin
One grade step is worth $21.14/cwt here — about $6 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 sale82 hd
157.12
—
TN average7 barns · 1,190 hd
166.30
−9.18
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—Low1,613100.051,61410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38680.511,11622
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14377.4088466
CowsLean 85-90%Average99563.5963323

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)780$5801thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275165.00/cwt165.00–165.004541
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325157.00/cwt157.00–157.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005612
Steers—Medium and Large 3330141.00/cwt141.00–141.004651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367160.00/cwt160.00–160.005873
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370155.00/cwt155.00–155.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425174.12/cwt171.50–177.0074014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425161.04/cwt160.00–162.006842
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480163.64/cwt162.00–165.007853
Steers—Medium and Large 3505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3521148.83/cwt145.00–158.007757
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535157.95/cwt156.00–163.008454
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563148.97/cwt142.00–155.008393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589159.09/cwt157.50–164.0093717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605158.00/cwt158.00–158.009562
Steers—Small 1-2605139.00/cwt139.00–139.008411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617156.77/cwt152.00–161.009675
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3638148.04/cwt145.00–151.009442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663140.00/cwt140.00–140.009283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680145.00/cwt145.00–145.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685139.42/cwt134.00–145.009552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724137.92/cwt135.00–147.009994
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245152.00/cwt152.00–152.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323150.53/cwt150.00–151.004862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed340154.00/cwt154.00–154.005247
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370145.00/cwt145.00–145.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390152.00/cwt150.00–154.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417149.83/cwt145.00–152.006258
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3439138.95/cwt131.00–145.006104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457147.09/cwt140.00–150.006727
Heifers—Small 1-2460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490126.00/cwt126.00–126.006171
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528146.13/cwt141.00–149.0077214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530142.00/cwt142.00–142.007531
Heifers—Small 1-2530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555148.00/cwt148.00–148.008214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568143.38/cwt135.00–148.0081411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595128.00/cwt128.00–128.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613140.77/cwt135.00–146.008636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670127.00/cwt127.00–127.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730136.00/cwt136.00–136.009931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955100.00/cwt100.00–100.009551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2425145.63/cwt135.00–157.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429161.25/cwt155.00–165.006924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430149.88/cwt130.00–160.006444
Bulls—Small 1-2460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465159.27/cwt155.00–164.007418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476148.24/cwt140.00–155.007064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525146.89/cwt144.00–150.007712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578146.50/cwt142.00–153.008474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615135.00/cwt135.00–135.008301
Bulls—Small 1-2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680105.00/cwt100.00–110.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 371894.48/cwt90.00–99.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376090.00/cwt90.00–90.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-387085.00/cwt85.00–85.007401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,596105.13/cwt95.00–111.001,6786
Bulls——1,63892.42/cwt90.00–95.001,5144
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90051.76/cwt51.00–53.004663
Cows—Lean 85-90%99765.02/cwt60.00–73.0064819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05868.90/cwt55.00–76.0072912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15278.31/cwt74.00–83.0090242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19482.70/cwt80.00–86.0098712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23572.00/cwt72.00–72.008891
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34073.80/cwt72.50–75.009892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38284.41/cwt82.50–85.501,1679
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39878.53/cwt75.00–82.501,09811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3780580.00/head580.00–580.005801

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.