Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2022-10-25

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 25
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 188▲ 41 vs year ago 156 · +26.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 39▲ 5 vs year ago 58 · +8.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 8▼ 12 vs year ago 29 · −41.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Steers steady to 7.00 lower. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls 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 $136.34/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$136.34
56 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$702
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.89
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529137.0372547
Small 1-2455135.486174thin
Medium and Large 2-3429130.605615thin
One grade step is worth $6.43/cwt here — about $164 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 sale56 hd
136.34
—
TN average10 barns · 2,004 hd
139.24
−2.89
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—Low1,84380.771,4888thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46557.1183714
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25956.1970727
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13350.365715thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$7402thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)965$6601thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,075$8512thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)800$8101thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3328154.75/cwt140.00–165.005083
Steers—Small 1-2335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3363151.57/cwt139.00–160.005503
Steers—Small 1-2370163.00/cwt163.00–163.006031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385175.15/cwt169.00–177.0067413
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3403153.02/cwt150.00–156.006172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437160.00/cwt160.00–160.006993
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470156.98/cwt155.00–158.007383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490157.00/cwt157.00–157.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510150.00/cwt150.00–150.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530149.65/cwt145.00–151.007935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555155.00/cwt155.00–155.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full575138.00/cwt138.00–138.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624142.55/cwt140.00–147.008904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678139.07/cwt135.00–141.009433
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3210140.00/cwt140.00–140.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305146.68/cwt142.00–154.004473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328140.00/cwt140.00–140.004592
Heifers—Small 1-2340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373143.94/cwt141.00–147.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426139.63/cwt135.00–142.005956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470136.48/cwt135.00–139.006414
Heifers—Small 1-2473135.95/cwt135.00–137.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full485134.00/cwt134.00–134.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522138.24/cwt133.00–143.0072210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530133.00/cwt133.00–133.007051
Heifers—Small 1-2535135.00/cwt135.00–135.007221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576139.35/cwt136.00–140.008036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620133.51/cwt130.00–137.0082810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661130.78/cwt126.00–135.008644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760118.00/cwt118.00–118.008971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415150.00/cwt150.00–150.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480144.50/cwt143.00–146.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485135.10/cwt125.00–145.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513142.44/cwt140.00–145.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525132.00/cwt132.00–132.006931
Bulls—Small 1-2565129.50/cwt120.00–139.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580145.00/cwt145.00–145.008411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623135.02/cwt134.00–136.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745125.00/cwt125.00–125.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3840106.00/cwt106.00–106.008901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65674.53/cwt70.00–82.001,2344
Bulls——2,03087.00/cwt84.00–90.001,7664
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13350.36/cwt49.00–53.005715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23353.10/cwt50.00–55.5065511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26257.15/cwt54.00–62.0072113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33763.34/cwt60.00–65.508473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38151.49/cwt48.00–54.507114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41564.92/cwt62.50–67.509192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52057.96/cwt55.00–62.508818
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2800810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,075851.16/head800.00–900.008512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3940600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3965660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3995760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205720.00/head720.00–720.007201

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.