Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2023-06-13

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 13
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 110▲ 68 vs year ago 149 · +45.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 25▲ 29 vs year ago 31 · +93.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 6▲ 4 vs year ago 5 · +80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale three weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls, feeder steers and feeder bulls not well established. Heifers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. 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 $211.50/cwt on 88 head.
Average price
$211.50
88 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,113
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$49.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.56
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516219.591,13465
Medium and Large 2-3548198.631,08813thin
Small 1-2540181.509805thin
Medium and Large 3587169.669965thin
One grade step is worth $49.94/cwt here — about $138 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 sale88 hd
211.50
—
TN average10 barns · 2,880 hd
213.06
−1.56
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—Average1,449112.651,6327thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41697.971,38710
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16797.061,13322
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06781.9887512

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,2301thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,1812thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278298.32/cwt285.00–310.008293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315292.38/cwt290.00–295.009212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330258.81/cwt255.00–262.508542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360280.00/cwt275.00–285.001,0083
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373247.29/cwt240.00–256.009225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy375240.00/cwt240.00–240.009001
Steers—Small 1-2390250.00/cwt250.00–250.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478253.37/cwt250.00–257.001,2112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551251.79/cwt247.00–253.001,3875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580240.77/cwt230.00–251.001,3962
Steers—Small 1-2595210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4191
Steers—Small 1-2665195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4922
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,6271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823191.50/cwt190.00–193.001,5762
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335241.48/cwt240.00–243.008092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371236.07/cwt225.00–241.008768
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375219.94/cwt210.00–231.008252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400210.00/cwt210.00–210.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417230.46/cwt225.00–240.009616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472226.30/cwt220.00–231.001,0689
Heifers—Small 1-2477203.86/cwt185.00–215.009723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,1801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521219.35/cwt215.00–225.001,14311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523164.14/cwt161.00–167.508582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535213.06/cwt210.00–216.001,1402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554223.99/cwt222.00–225.001,2416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562215.84/cwt211.00–220.001,2136
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606210.68/cwt200.00–215.001,2777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625184.79/cwt175.00–200.001,1553
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0711
Heifers—Small 1-2635147.97/cwt146.00–150.009402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665183.61/cwt176.00–190.001,2213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666193.31/cwt187.00–200.001,2874
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715184.92/cwt181.00–189.001,3222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420260.00/cwt250.00–270.001,0922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3432236.68/cwt235.00–240.001,0223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476232.33/cwt220.00–240.001,1067
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513208.83/cwt196.00–215.001,0713
Bulls—Small 1-2520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535224.98/cwt220.00–230.001,2044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572216.51/cwt210.00–227.001,2385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2081
Bulls—Small 1-2590215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633202.47/cwt200.00–205.001,2822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668225.24/cwt197.00–255.001,5052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3825140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,315122.86/cwt120.00–125.001,6162
Bulls——1,502108.56/cwt100.00–115.001,6315
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98769.15/cwt61.00–77.006833
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09486.25/cwt80.00–92.009449
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16295.90/cwt92.00–101.001,11419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200104.40/cwt100.00–107.001,2533
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38197.95/cwt94.00–105.001,3537
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,3062
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,181.19/head1,160.00–1,200.001,1812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,230.00/head1,230.00–1,230.001,2301

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.