Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2024-03-26

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 26
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
186 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 205▼ 46 vs year ago 232 · −19.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 43▲ 24 vs year ago 44 · +54.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 16▲ 4 vs year ago 14 · +28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs 9.00 to 20.00 lower, over 500 lbs 1.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers under 500 lbs steady to 7.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls not well established. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.16/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −126.98 against this barn's trailing median of $376.14.
Average price
$249.16
12 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,370
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.28
vs TN average
−17.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547251.821,37711thin
Medium and Large 2-3585220.001,2871thin
One grade step is worth $31.82/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale12 hd
249.16
—
TN average12 barns · 811 hd
262.44
−13.28
National average161 barns · 9,489 hd
266.87
−17.71
This barn, trailing median23 sales
376.14
−126.98
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales
442396350304median 376.1403/0304/2106/1609/2911/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $427.80, low $317.97, median $376.14 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,771135.902,4075thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,431127.151,82014
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,214122.491,48728
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03796.821,0048thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,187$1,7513thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$1,5833thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)715$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,7501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)985$2,6501thin

Every lot

77 lots · USDA AMS · Dickson Regional Livestock West - 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240350.00/cwt350.00–350.008401
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280337.72/cwt325.00–350.009462
Steers250–300Small 1-2290315.00/cwt315.00–315.009141
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1561
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy342300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0263
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364321.20/cwt312.50–332.501,1694
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3376293.44/cwt275.00–300.001,1034
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420315.83/cwt310.00–317.001,3266
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3427277.52/cwt275.00–282.501,1853
Steers450–500Small 1-2455240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470299.03/cwt285.00–312.501,4055
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518290.27/cwt267.50–302.501,5043
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2961
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567274.44/cwt270.00–282.501,5563
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4221
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638258.72/cwt250.00–267.501,6512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5363
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220303.30/cwt285.00–320.006672
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3272297.90/cwt280.00–312.508103
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278323.92/cwt317.50–330.009002
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy305260.00/cwt260.00–260.007931
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320321.95/cwt310.00–332.501,0302
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340225.00/cwt225.00–225.007651
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy361254.67/cwt250.00–275.009197
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365308.64/cwt290.00–325.001,1279
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375276.67/cwt275.00–280.001,0383
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3388215.29/cwt200.00–230.008352
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Full390250.00/cwt250.00–250.009751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423284.79/cwt270.00–307.501,2054
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425252.41/cwt245.00–260.001,0732
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy428231.91/cwt220.00–240.009933
Heifers400–450Small 1-2430230.00/cwt230.00–230.009891
Heifers450–500Small 1-2450250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1251
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465210.00/cwt210.00–210.009773
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467263.66/cwt250.00–275.001,2315
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513254.52/cwt240.00–270.001,3066
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2871
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587248.57/cwt238.00–252.501,4595
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626226.24/cwt220.00–235.001,4164
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2161
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Small 1-2280307.50/cwt307.50–307.508611
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3433268.00/cwt255.00–272.501,1606
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2436306.10/cwt287.50–320.001,3354
Bulls450–500Small 1-2455252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1491
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,3181
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2881
Bulls500–550Small 1-2520230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1961
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521273.83/cwt262.50–288.001,4274
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578253.80/cwt250.00–257.501,4672
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4251
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,684132.38/cwt127.00–140.002,2294
Bulls——2,120150.00/cwt150.00–150.003,1801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97578.32/cwt77.00–80.007642
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058102.98/cwt95.00–110.001,0906
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,119106.39/cwt104.00–108.001,1915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219124.07/cwt115.00–130.001,51218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293132.91/cwt130.00–136.001,7195
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,384123.56/cwt117.00–128.001,7109
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,516133.62/cwt130.00–140.002,0265
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-29251,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Small 1-29751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1871,751.12/head1,540.00–1,975.001,7513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2981,582.64/head1,375.00–1,800.001,5833
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1101,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29852,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-27151,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.