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Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 9

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065

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Feeder Cattle receipts

149 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 186▼ 87 vs year ago 236 · −36.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 68▼ 8 vs year ago 50 · −16.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 18▲ 12 vs year ago 10 · +120.0%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steer under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady. Steers under 600 lbs mostly steady, over 600 lbs not well established. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $258.94/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −123.25 against this barn's trailing median of $382.19.

Average price

$258.94

21 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$40.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	265.66	1,404	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	251.31	1,320	7thin
Small 1-2	575	225.00	1,294	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.66/cwt here — about $110 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale21 hd

258.94

—

TN average11 barns · 377 hd

262.68

−3.74

This barn, trailing median17 sales

382.19

−123.25

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

17 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $465.34, low $321.62, median $382.19 across 17 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,561	135.07	2,108	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	126.90	1,576	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,583	124.58	1,973	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	87.75	867	6thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,130	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,110	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,277	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$1,650	1thin

Every lot

64 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	358.11/cwt	350.00–365.00	949	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	948	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,108	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	314.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,017	2
Steers	300–350	Small 1-2	345	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	983	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	311.52/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,318	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	300.39/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,412	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	291.16/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,383	2
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	281.26/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,460	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	251.04/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,318	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	264.85/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,531	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	665	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,516	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	230	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	637	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	273.33/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,115	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	251.97/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,167	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	259.47/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,232	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	246.22/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,275	2
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	530	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,126	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,126	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,358	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,384	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	237.59/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,366	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	236.88/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,466	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,627	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,113	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,156	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	300.04/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,326	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	290.82/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,358	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	271.82/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,283	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	273.28/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,399	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	251.53/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,303	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	253.47/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,407	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Bulls	550–600	Small 1-2	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,411	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	119.76/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,515	3
Bulls	—	—	1,569	132.67/cwt	126.00–140.00	2,082	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	153.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,834	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	96.88/cwt	90.00–110.00	916	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	78.62/cwt	75.00–85.00	811	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	123.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,476	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,432	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	134.26/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,751	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	126.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,951	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,059	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	2,276.89/head	2,020.00–2,550.00	2,277	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	790	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	930	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	1

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 →

Dickson Regional Livestock West - Huntingdon, TN

Tue Apr 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 186Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 68Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	332.50	332.50
2	300–350	323	310.00–320.00	314.96
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	475	282.50–300.00	291.16
2	500–550	525	240.00–262.50	251.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	350.00–365.00	358.11
2	300–350	310	357.50	357.50
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	423	307.50–317.50	311.52
4	450–500	470	280.00–312.50	300.39
7	500–550	519	265.00–292.50	281.26
2	550–600	578	260.00–270.00	264.85
1	800–850	825	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	365	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	408	270.00–275.00	273.33
4	450–500	475	252.50–275.00	259.47
2	500–550	518	240.00–252.50	246.22
3	550–600	565	240.00–250.00	244.97
6	600–650	619	230.00–245.00	236.88
2	700–750	723	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	277.00	277.00
1	350–400	375	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
4	450–500	463	250.00–257.50	251.97
2	550–600	575	235.00–240.00	237.59
1	700–750	745	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	322.50	322.50
1	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	442	292.50–312.50	300.04
6	450–500	467	275.00–310.00	290.82
8	500–550	512	260.00–292.50	273.28
5	550–600	555	247.50–262.50	253.47
1	600–650	610	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	705	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	775	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	312.50	312.50
1	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
5	450–500	472	250.00–285.00	271.82
6	500–550	518	240.00–270.00	251.53
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	2,020.00–2,550.00	2,276.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,110.00	1,110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,130.00	1,130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	75.00–85.00	78.62
3	—	945	90.00–110.00	96.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,542	120.00–130.00	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,197	120.00–125.00	123.35
1	—	1,245	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,304	127.00–140.00	134.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,569	126.00–140.00	132.67
3	—	1,265	115.00–125.00	119.76
3	—	1,845	150.00–155.00	153.58

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.