Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2023-02-28

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 28
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
172 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 180▼ 218 vs year ago 390 · −55.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 24▲ 4 vs year ago 31 · +12.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 14▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls and steers not well established . Heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls steady to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.25/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$177.25
54 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$836
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$428
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.66
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2498179.1189242
Medium and Large 2-3369175.686497thin
Small 1-2413168.506954thin
Medium and Large 3320145.004641thin
One grade step is worth $34.11/cwt here — about $428 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 sale54 hd
177.25
—
TN average8 barns · 1,574 hd
173.59
+3.66
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—Average1,30889.001,1642thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43892.281,3276thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11885.0195115
CowsLean 85-90%Average99469.296897thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$9201thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)900$1,0701thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2205210.00/cwt210.00–210.004311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3220216.00/cwt216.00–216.004751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3250222.50/cwt222.50–222.505561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315234.00/cwt234.00–234.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366227.68/cwt220.00–232.508336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410218.71/cwt210.00–228.008973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463203.02/cwt202.00–204.009402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3205186.00/cwt186.00–186.003811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250194.00/cwt194.00–194.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280176.00/cwt176.00–176.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320190.26/cwt186.00–195.006093
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004641
Heifers—Small 1-2345164.00/cwt164.00–164.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368175.93/cwt168.00–180.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380187.49/cwt175.00–195.007126
Heifers—Small 1-2380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417179.17/cwt170.00–185.007476
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007831
Heifers—Small 1-2440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468175.33/cwt171.00–180.008212
Heifers—Small 1-2485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528180.00/cwt180.00–180.009502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530176.49/cwt175.00–178.009352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560180.05/cwt173.00–183.001,00811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560160.00/cwt160.00–160.008961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582174.97/cwt173.00–177.001,0183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627168.63/cwt160.00–176.001,0573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685166.47/cwt162.00–171.001,1402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2415167.00/cwt160.00–174.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425210.55/cwt200.00–220.008957
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450179.00/cwt179.00–179.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490202.00/cwt202.00–202.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517184.60/cwt180.00–190.009543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550172.00/cwt172.00–172.009461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578187.01/cwt184.00–190.001,0812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10081.00/cwt81.00–81.008911
Bulls——1,51597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,4701
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98570.84/cwt63.00–75.006986
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05060.00/cwt60.00–60.006301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05982.87/cwt76.00–91.008789
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09074.51/cwt74.00–75.008122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26695.06/cwt92.00–97.501,2034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41389.56/cwt85.00–92.001,2653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46295.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3893
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,105920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29001,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0701

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.