Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2023-07-25

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 25
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
▼ 187 vs last sale 374▲ 26 vs year ago 161 · +16.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 71▲ 49 vs year ago 51 · +96.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared t the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeders not well established. Quality poor to average. 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 $212.93/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$212.93
37 head · 435 lb average
Value per head Derived
$927
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$443
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$46.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.36
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2484222.501,07823
Medium and Large 2-3347213.727417thin
Small 1-2370210.007771thin
Medium and Large 3361175.846346thin
One grade step is worth $46.66/cwt here — about $443 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 sale37 hd
212.93
—
TN average10 barns · 1,980 hd
220.29
−7.36
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—High2,010126.402,5414thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41498.421,3919thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19994.361,13224
CowsLean 85-90%Low97773.257167thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3230243.00/cwt243.00–243.005591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3279261.56/cwt242.50–272.507304
Steers—Medium and Large 3320215.00/cwt215.00–215.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325239.79/cwt230.00–250.007793
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373235.44/cwt230.00–240.008783
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405238.00/cwt238.00–238.009641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0813
Steers—Medium and Large 3450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480239.67/cwt234.00–245.001,1502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260207.64/cwt200.00–215.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3277215.41/cwt210.00–220.005973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290252.50/cwt252.50–252.507321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310210.00/cwt210.00–210.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315245.13/cwt238.00–252.507722
Heifers—Small 1-2370210.00/cwt210.00–210.007771
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385164.87/cwt160.00–170.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388225.03/cwt220.00–230.008732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388214.90/cwt210.00–220.008342
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410170.00/cwt170.00–170.006971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414237.95/cwt230.00–240.009855
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481224.23/cwt220.00–228.001,0795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573211.00/cwt210.00–214.001,2094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670192.44/cwt190.00–200.001,2894
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380224.78/cwt214.00–235.008542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385240.00/cwt240.00–240.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414240.11/cwt235.00–245.009944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425213.95/cwt201.00–225.009093
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460187.00/cwt187.00–187.008601
Bulls—Small 1-2470178.00/cwt178.00–178.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472216.98/cwt210.00–225.001,0245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505188.00/cwt188.00–188.009491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520217.45/cwt215.00–220.001,1312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640187.05/cwt180.00–194.001,1972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713169.16/cwt160.00–178.001,2062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,972124.53/cwt120.00–130.002,4563
Bulls——2,125132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,8051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94466.76/cwt65.00–70.006304
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02281.90/cwt76.00–85.008373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17185.47/cwt80.00–90.001,0017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20496.64/cwt88.00–105.001,16415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265108.40/cwt102.00–114.001,3712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378100.92/cwt95.00–106.001,3915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37890.05/cwt88.00–92.001,2413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,700111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,8871

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.