Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2022-10-11

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 11
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
188 head
▼ 131 vs last sale 319▲ 21 vs year ago 167 · +12.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 51▼ 1 vs year ago 40 · −2.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 4 vs year ago 4 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago and on a light test, Slaughter cows 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Steers and bulls 1.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand weak to moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.31/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$135.31
62 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$720
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$110
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 1-2
$5.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.25
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3391136.565349thin
Medium and Large 1-2565135.5776647
Small 1-2490131.466446thin
One grade step is worth $5.10/cwt here — about −$110 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 sale62 hd
135.31
—
TN average10 barns · 2,641 hd
139.57
−4.25
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—Low1,70687.911,5005thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42766.189446thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20063.3776011
CowsLean 85-90%Average97657.105587thin

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
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)875$8901thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323157.95/cwt156.00–160.005102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325165.05/cwt164.00–166.005362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385166.49/cwt166.00–167.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395165.00/cwt165.00–165.006521
Steers—Small 1-2405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418150.49/cwt150.00–151.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483163.81/cwt160.00–165.007915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519161.39/cwt155.00–167.008384
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528146.98/cwt140.00–154.007765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563157.02/cwt156.00–158.008842
Steers—Small 1-2605142.00/cwt142.00–142.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623150.49/cwt145.00–154.009386
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728138.02/cwt137.00–139.001,0052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772136.02/cwt132.00–141.001,0503
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315138.46/cwt136.00–141.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345143.00/cwt143.00–143.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365139.00/cwt139.00–139.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Heifers—Small 1-2405135.00/cwt135.00–135.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416137.59/cwt135.00–140.005725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425134.51/cwt134.00–135.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465134.55/cwt133.00–136.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472135.82/cwt134.00–137.006415
Heifers—Small 1-2473129.81/cwt125.00–135.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy483135.49/cwt135.00–136.006542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530135.29/cwt134.00–137.007173
Heifers—Small 1-2530131.37/cwt130.00–132.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568136.41/cwt134.00–138.0077512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633133.70/cwt132.00–135.008463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement659139.00/cwt139.00–139.009165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662132.47/cwt125.00–134.008778
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700132.00/cwt132.00–132.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432164.04/cwt161.00–168.007093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433152.46/cwt146.00–159.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465156.01/cwt155.00–158.007253
Bulls—Small 1-2480157.00/cwt157.00–157.007541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Bulls—Small 1-2505121.00/cwt121.00–121.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3508140.49/cwt140.00–141.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540142.50/cwt142.00–143.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555135.00/cwt130.00–140.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573142.66/cwt138.00–150.008173
Bulls—Small 1-2573132.42/cwt130.00–135.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628132.08/cwt130.00–135.008298
Bulls—Small 1-2628117.43/cwt115.00–120.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy875118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67584.62/cwt82.00–87.001,4173
Bulls——1,75392.85/cwt91.00–95.001,6282
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97551.06/cwt50.00–52.004982
Cows—Lean 85-90%97759.52/cwt53.00–64.005825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17864.53/cwt63.00–67.507609
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29858.13/cwt54.00–62.507552
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35563.00/cwt63.00–63.008541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44166.82/cwt65.00–70.009635
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3875890.00/head890.00–890.008901

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.