Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2024-02-13

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 13
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
516 head
▲ 444 vs last sale 72▲ 336 vs year ago 180 · +186.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 10▼ 3 vs year ago 24 · −12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 11 vs year ago 14 · −78.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts the last reported sale. Quality average to fancy with several weaned and vaccinated cattle. Demand strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $282.68/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$282.68
219 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,580
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$464
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$55.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.51
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2567286.651,625196
Medium and Large 2-3488262.371,28013thin
Small 1-2502231.181,16110thin
One grade step is worth $55.47/cwt here — about $464 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 sale219 hd
282.68
—
TN average9 barns · 2,128 hd
263.16
+19.51
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—Low1,566118.321,8534thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,312103.761,3615thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,47994.081,3913thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18786.681,0294thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,245$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$9751thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245312.50/cwt312.50–312.507661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2342322.65/cwt319.00–326.001,1033
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0701
Steers—Small 1-2360245.85/cwt235.00–257.008852
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3368275.67/cwt250.00–301.001,0142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378317.16/cwt300.00–327.001,19911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380339.38/cwt335.00–344.001,2902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410313.07/cwt310.00–316.001,2842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422303.44/cwt300.00–310.001,2813
Steers—Small 1-2425250.24/cwt230.00–270.001,0642
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458331.12/cwt303.00–335.001,51721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463284.95/cwt270.00–300.001,3193
Steers—Small 1-2463242.30/cwt235.00–250.001,1222
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470265.14/cwt250.00–276.001,2463
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added505280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3771
Steers—Small 1-2510221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513327.99/cwt296.00–329.001,68349
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535287.64/cwt287.00–291.001,5396
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565297.97/cwt284.00–311.001,6847
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566269.64/cwt250.00–285.001,5265
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625245.00/cwt240.00–255.001,53113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627268.43/cwt260.00–285.001,68315
Steers—Small 1-2630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,61321
Steers—Small 1-2670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715236.29/cwt226.00–238.001,68916
Steers—Small 1-2715194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717230.17/cwt220.00–236.001,6503
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added735220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777225.90/cwt225.00–230.001,75511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2793210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245290.00/cwt290.00–290.007111
Heifers—Small 1-2275240.00/cwt240.00–240.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310288.65/cwt282.50–295.008952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325265.08/cwt260.00–275.008623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350252.00/cwt252.00–252.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358266.74/cwt260.00–270.009553
Heifers—Small 1-2370237.23/cwt220.00–249.008783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,25733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428256.09/cwt240.00–272.001,0966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468243.35/cwt235.00–252.001,1399
Heifers—Small 1-2473220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485231.75/cwt220.00–240.001,1243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed493263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,29711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added499274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,36725
Heifers—Small 1-2505229.50/cwt229.00–230.001,1592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520237.40/cwt235.00–240.001,2345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,30411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1551
Heifers—Small 1-2555210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560219.97/cwt210.00–230.001,2323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567240.83/cwt237.00–244.001,36625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed615217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,33511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3621192.82/cwt181.00–200.001,1975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625213.23/cwt210.00–220.001,3333
Heifers—Small 1-2670190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671209.80/cwt200.00–219.001,40831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2542
Heifers—Medium and Large 3765150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773182.52/cwt180.00–185.001,4112
Heifers—Small 1-2785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2391236.00/cwt236.00–236.009234
Bulls—Small 1-2410250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2041
Bulls—Small 1-2458246.62/cwt240.00–250.001,1303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473257.25/cwt250.00–266.001,2173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478261.91/cwt256.00–280.001,2524
Bulls—Small 1-2515209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526268.02/cwt256.00–278.001,4105
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568262.22/cwt250.00–268.001,4894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573253.36/cwt250.00–257.001,4523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620245.29/cwt240.00–252.001,5213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3638213.21/cwt200.00–230.001,3603
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,215111.63/cwt110.00–113.001,3562
Bulls——1,615120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,9381
Bulls——2,220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,8861
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12580.00/cwt80.00–80.009001
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20888.90/cwt87.00–92.001,0743
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,325109.20/cwt105.00–113.001,4474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43387.62/cwt82.00–92.001,2562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,570107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,6801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3875975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.