Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2023-06-27

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 27
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 217▼ 103 vs year ago 257 · −40.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 60▼ 47 vs year ago 88 · −53.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 9▲ 9 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 and bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls not well established. Feeder heifers 10.00 lower. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.26/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$201.26
59 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$994
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$38.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.37
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2492209.411,03132
Medium and Large 2-3472200.3894619thin
Small 1-2688171.001,1762thin
Medium and Large 3508170.668666thin
One grade step is worth $38.75/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 sale59 hd
201.26
—
TN average11 barns · 3,285 hd
214.63
−13.37
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—Average1,464119.581,7516thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42497.991,3967thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23497.121,19813
CowsLean 85-90%Low99674.687447thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$1,1101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,2254thin

Every lot

67 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 2-3255240.00/cwt240.00–240.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2282259.94/cwt250.00–270.007333
Steers—Medium and Large 3325241.00/cwt241.00–241.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365241.00/cwt241.00–241.008801
Steers—Small 2-3380161.00/cwt161.00–161.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395230.00/cwt230.00–230.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1391
Steers—Small 1-2520196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540242.00/cwt241.00–243.001,3072
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,2041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561231.03/cwt225.00–235.001,2964
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy625160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660193.43/cwt180.00–200.001,2773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,130159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,7975
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230227.61/cwt225.00–230.005242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322211.28/cwt210.00–214.006803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345225.00/cwt225.00–225.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385203.42/cwt200.00–210.007833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420211.00/cwt211.00–211.008861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427213.81/cwt210.00–221.009138
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435171.00/cwt171.00–171.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483214.18/cwt211.00–220.001,0346
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483170.49/cwt169.00–172.008232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488202.51/cwt200.00–215.009886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523204.49/cwt204.00–205.001,0692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545171.00/cwt171.00–171.009322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3562191.80/cwt185.00–200.001,0785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565204.57/cwt200.00–208.001,1569
Heifers—Small 1-2610190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617195.09/cwt185.00–200.001,2043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2371
Heifers—Small 1-2765152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3414228.21/cwt215.00–235.009455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425234.90/cwt230.00–240.009983
Bulls—Small 1-2445185.00/cwt185.00–185.008231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474213.96/cwt200.00–225.001,0145
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525204.95/cwt200.00–210.001,0762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573196.54/cwt190.00–200.001,1263
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578177.66/cwt170.00–185.001,0272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy645181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,258122.47/cwt120.00–126.001,5412
Bulls——1,265107.21/cwt105.00–110.001,3562
Bulls——1,870129.06/cwt127.50–130.002,4132
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98471.00/cwt60.00–75.006995
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02583.87/cwt83.00–85.008602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21296.23/cwt90.00–104.001,16610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295105.14/cwt100.00–110.001,3622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,318104.56/cwt104.00–105.001,3782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1971
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45597.46/cwt95.00–102.001,4184
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,3181
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101

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.