Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2023-03-14

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 14
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 172▲ 57 vs year ago 130 · +43.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 35▲ 41 vs year ago 24 · +170.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 3▲ 3 vs year ago 8 · +37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls and feeder steers not well established last sale. Heifers under 550 lbs 8.00 to 20.00 higher, over 550 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Bulls under 600 lbs 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well established. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.65/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$186.65
65 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$922
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$68.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.05
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2477193.2692244
Medium and Large 2-3536176.6294717thin
Small 1-2463167.047743thin
Medium and Large 3605125.007561thin
One grade step is worth $68.26/cwt here — about $165 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 sale65 hd
186.65
—
TN average10 barns · 2,196 hd
189.70
−3.05
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—Low1,915107.182,0536thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,33291.601,22011
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24289.871,11625
CowsLean 85-90%Low96372.5369913

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 Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)835$8101thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)793$7682thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,2401thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325240.54/cwt230.00–255.007823
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330208.32/cwt190.00–221.006873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372240.55/cwt230.00–260.008956
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375190.00/cwt190.00–190.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416234.77/cwt225.00–240.009775
Steers—Small 1-2475185.00/cwt185.00–185.008791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0491
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0401
Steers—Small 1-2505185.00/cwt185.00–185.009341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519217.58/cwt210.00–225.001,1294
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy550205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572208.29/cwt204.00–211.001,1913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy608177.51/cwt175.00–180.001,0792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616187.75/cwt180.00–201.001,1574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669184.20/cwt175.00–201.001,2324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2881
Steers—Small 1-2Full840150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2882170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4993
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2312211.14/cwt202.00–215.006595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373204.03/cwt200.00–212.007614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400214.00/cwt214.00–214.008561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed405209.00/cwt209.00–209.008461
Heifers—Small 1-2410170.00/cwt170.00–170.006971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425208.08/cwt204.00–212.008843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425190.04/cwt180.00–200.008083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470200.28/cwt190.00–207.009419
Heifers—Small 1-2490165.56/cwt160.00–171.008112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed495207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy510160.00/cwt160.00–160.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521178.17/cwt174.00–181.009287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525185.12/cwt180.00–195.0097211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568176.53/cwt170.00–185.001,0037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582167.82/cwt161.00–170.009774
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730152.48/cwt150.00–155.001,1132
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2403227.48/cwt225.00–230.009172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445200.00/cwt200.00–200.008901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470211.24/cwt208.00–217.009933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470191.43/cwt185.00–198.009002
Bulls—Small 1-2495203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513208.31/cwt205.00–210.001,0693
Bulls—Small 1-2530190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530170.00/cwt170.00–170.009011
Bulls—Small 1-2565127.00/cwt127.00–127.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570194.17/cwt188.00–205.001,1075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full695152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0561
Bulls—Small 1-2755130.00/cwt130.00–130.009821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2833150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2965140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,6511
Bulls——1,954109.42/cwt105.00–112.002,1385
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96176.11/cwt70.00–83.007317
Cows—Lean 85-90%96668.35/cwt60.00–75.006606
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21180.67/cwt71.00–85.009775
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22490.23/cwt85.00–95.001,10415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,290101.53/cwt95.00–107.001,3103
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32897.98/cwt95.00–100.001,3015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35989.00/cwt82.00–93.001,2107
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3793767.67/head760.00–775.007682
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3835810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,240.00/head1,240.00–1,240.001,2401

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.