Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2023-07-11

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 11
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
374 head
▲ 220 vs last sale 154▲ 96 vs year ago 278 · +34.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 41▼ 64 vs year ago 135 · −47.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 9▲ 9 vs year ago 6 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to lower. Bull steady to 2.00 higher. Feeders mostly steady. Quality poor 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 $208.14/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$208.14
114 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$979
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$31.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.58
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2477211.511,00991
Medium and Large 2-3443195.4886722
Small 1-2485180.008731thin
One grade step is worth $31.51/cwt here — about $136 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 sale114 hd
208.14
—
TN average6 barns · 1,502 hd
212.72
−4.58
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—Low1,890119.602,2615thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,375100.761,3865thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19994.051,12830
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04779.2183020

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)1,175$1,1601thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,0301thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3220250.00/cwt250.00–250.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240276.00/cwt276.00–276.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2267256.18/cwt250.00–265.006845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318236.65/cwt230.00–240.007533
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335224.85/cwt220.00–230.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380240.00/cwt240.00–240.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380230.02/cwt225.00–235.008743
Steers—Small 1-2405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428206.54/cwt185.00–225.008845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1049
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474238.15/cwt230.00–245.001,1298
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2509244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,24220
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1881
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567241.21/cwt235.00–246.001,36823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623216.52/cwt210.00–227.001,3493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290242.77/cwt235.00–245.007045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308240.50/cwt240.00–241.007412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3329210.49/cwt200.00–231.006934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy375220.12/cwt211.00–230.008252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380212.53/cwt210.00–215.008082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390223.24/cwt210.00–230.0087117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410193.23/cwt187.00–204.007927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy425210.00/cwt210.00–210.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430218.97/cwt215.00–225.009423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468197.73/cwt180.00–210.009254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481218.36/cwt210.00–220.001,05027
Heifers—Small 1-2485180.00/cwt180.00–180.008731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526206.52/cwt189.00–212.001,08618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2552187.89/cwt185.00–200.001,0377
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3584180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606175.16/cwt171.00–180.001,0615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703164.65/cwt162.00–170.001,1573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3422221.74/cwt220.00–225.009363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425227.53/cwt220.00–235.009674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468200.00/cwt200.00–200.009362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472219.01/cwt210.00–225.001,0345
Bulls—Small 1-2495210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530195.84/cwt180.00–207.001,0383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575205.46/cwt201.00–210.001,1812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581183.98/cwt175.00–200.001,0695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621184.63/cwt180.00–199.001,1474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628173.73/cwt170.00–180.001,0913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678178.14/cwt172.50–184.001,2082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680160.51/cwt160.00–161.001,0912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,852116.68/cwt115.00–119.002,1613
Bulls——1,948123.98/cwt123.00–125.002,4152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93072.67/cwt70.00–76.006763
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06880.36/cwt75.00–85.0085817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14384.92/cwt84.00–86.009712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19793.73/cwt85.00–100.001,12224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241100.52/cwt95.00–106.001,2474
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37095.48/cwt92.00–100.001,3083
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383108.68/cwt107.50–110.001,5032
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29001,030.00/head1,030.00–1,030.001,0301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601

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.