Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2023-11-14

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 14
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
275 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 218▲ 39 vs year ago 236 · +16.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 58▲ 33 vs year ago 45 · +73.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 6▲ 1 vs year ago 9 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers not well established last sale. Heifers and bulls mostly steady. 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 $191.05/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$191.05
96 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,010
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$414
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$19.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.48
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537194.311,04475
Medium and Large 2-3507180.9291715thin
Small 1-2496175.748725thin
Medium and Large 3360175.006301thin
One grade step is worth $19.31/cwt here — about $414 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 sale96 hd
191.05
—
TN average12 barns · 2,370 hd
195.53
−4.48
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—Low1,866109.642,0465thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17886.031,01418
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39885.081,18915
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11869.1077317

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$1,0001thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3343227.51/cwt226.00–229.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375231.00/cwt231.00–231.008661
Steers—Small 1-2410233.00/cwt233.00–233.009551
Steers—Small 1-2460180.00/cwt180.00–180.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463240.38/cwt226.00–254.001,1132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540217.01/cwt216.00–218.001,1722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565184.49/cwt184.00–185.001,0422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570212.28/cwt210.00–219.001,2107
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626208.79/cwt206.00–210.001,3075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660211.48/cwt210.00–213.001,3962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295185.00/cwt185.00–185.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300210.00/cwt210.00–210.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360175.00/cwt175.00–175.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363211.93/cwt210.00–216.007694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375200.64/cwt190.00–211.007522
Heifers—Small 1-2400192.00/cwt192.00–192.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415206.36/cwt190.00–215.0085611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440170.00/cwt170.00–170.007481
Heifers—Small 1-2475170.00/cwt170.00–170.008081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477207.98/cwt200.00–216.0099211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480185.00/cwt185.00–185.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy510180.00/cwt180.00–180.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515172.30/cwt160.00–180.008873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522196.40/cwt180.00–208.001,02518
Heifers—Small 1-2528169.86/cwt160.00–180.008972
Heifers—Small 1-2550177.00/cwt177.00–177.009741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565193.65/cwt180.00–206.001,0948
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590177.44/cwt170.00–185.001,0472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617175.58/cwt170.00–182.001,0833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621187.54/cwt184.00–200.001,1658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy625175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655177.48/cwt175.00–180.001,1622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2788151.50/cwt151.00–152.001,1942
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385230.00/cwt230.00–230.008861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390221.00/cwt221.00–221.008621
Bulls—Small 1-2390204.50/cwt202.00–207.007982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430214.88/cwt210.00–225.009243
Bulls—Small 1-2440170.00/cwt170.00–170.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478207.18/cwt133.00–234.009905
Bulls—Small 1-2515187.45/cwt170.00–207.009653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517215.39/cwt210.00–222.001,1147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520180.00/cwt180.00–180.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3552193.29/cwt180.00–200.001,0673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570200.53/cwt194.00–208.001,1434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3609178.99/cwt178.00–186.001,09010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615202.96/cwt190.00–208.001,2486
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,643106.66/cwt104.00–110.001,7523
Bulls——2,200114.10/cwt110.00–118.002,5102
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09262.74/cwt60.00–66.006858
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14274.75/cwt70.00–84.008549
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16987.72/cwt84.00–92.501,02512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19782.64/cwt76.00–87.009896
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36579.57/cwt71.00–87.001,0867
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40889.17/cwt87.00–91.001,2567
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,3251,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.