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Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 23

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065

← Jan 9Jan 23Feb 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 139 vs last sale 211▼ 121 vs year ago 193 · −62.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 19▼ 20 vs year ago 30 · −66.7%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)Sat Oct 31, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends were established due to inadequate receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.28/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$223.28

30 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$11.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.05

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	496	224.71	1,115	26
Medium and Large 2-3	348	215.00	747	2thin
Small 1-2	505	213.00	1,076	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.71/cwt here — about $39 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 sale30 hd

223.28

—

TN average3 barns · 296 hd

227.34

−4.05

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,610	85.00	1,369	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	100.97	1,241	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	99.98	1,373	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,255	81.00	1,017	1thin

Every lot

40 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	805	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	279.60/cwt	265.00–294.00	987	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	425	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,054	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,133	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	252.00/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,247	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	535	173.50/cwt	157.00–190.00	928	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	231.73/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,432	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	219.97/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,496	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	241.31/cwt	240.00–244.00	760	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	872	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	236.36/cwt	231.00–241.00	995	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	233.10/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,084	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	470	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,062	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	222.66/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,256	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	213.04/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,317	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,392	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	991	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,131	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	245.53/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,142	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	224.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,203	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,414	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,369	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	95.55/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,159	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	109.11/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,367	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,017	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	99.98/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,373	2

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southwestern Sales Co. - Huntingdon, TN

Tue Jan 23, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 211Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 30

No trends were established due to inadequate receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	230.00–237.00	231.73
2	—	273	290.00–300.00	295.05
2	—	353	265.00–294.00	279.60
1	—	525	240.00	240.00
3	—	680	218.00–222.00	219.97
1	—	315	285.00	285.00
1	—	445	255.00	255.00
2	—	495	250.00–254.00	252.00
1	—	575	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	157.00–190.00	173.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	275.00	275.00
1	—	455	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	226.00	226.00
1	—	540	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	230.00–236.00	233.10
4	—	618	210.00–216.00	213.04
1	—	670	180.00	180.00
2	—	763	180.00–185.00	182.48
9	—	421	231.00–241.00	236.36
3	—	564	220.00–224.00	222.66
1	—	395	240.00	240.00
3	—	315	240.00–244.00	241.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	220.00	220.00
1	—	415	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	257.00	257.00
2	—	465	244.00–247.00	245.53
2	—	535	220.00–230.00	224.95
1	—	670	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	251.00	251.00
1	—	495	245.00	245.00
1	—	540	210.00	210.00
1	—	590	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	96.00–105.00	99.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	93.00–97.00	95.55
2	—	1,253	108.00–110.00	109.11

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.