Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2024-05-28

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, May 28
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 103▼ 33 vs year ago 110 · −30.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 38▲ 1 vs year ago 25 · +4.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 17▲ 0 vs year ago 6 · +0.0%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.79/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −124.35 against this barn's trailing median of $376.14.
Average price
$251.79
18 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,424
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.70
vs TN average
−15.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563254.861,43615thin
Medium and Large 2-3577236.471,3643thin
One grade step is worth $18.39/cwt here — about $72 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale18 hd
251.79
—
TN average7 barns · 272 hd
257.49
−5.70
National average129 barns · 6,320 hd
267.62
−15.83
This barn, trailing median23 sales
376.14
−124.35
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—High2,048156.463,2042thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,348135.801,8316thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,176131.591,54815
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,190117.001,3921thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$1,4501thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338349.44/cwt340.00–352.501,1814
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,1651
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3231
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3651
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed480320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5361
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555287.45/cwt282.50–292.501,5952
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620269.92/cwt267.50–272.501,6742
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3220337.50/cwt337.50–337.507431
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275327.50/cwt327.50–327.509011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325327.04/cwt320.00–335.001,0632
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2321
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed410305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1891
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433282.99/cwt281.00–285.001,2252
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473275.94/cwt267.50–290.001,3053
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2741
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513255.07/cwt250.00–260.001,3092
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3751
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573255.23/cwt252.00–260.001,46212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3577236.47/cwt230.00–250.001,3643
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618238.98/cwt230.00–246.001,4774
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5822
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6171
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4131
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423303.68/cwt300.00–307.501,2852
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3061
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,4011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,5581
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3231
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3785171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,048156.46/cwt155.00–157.503,2042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,162129.40/cwt122.00–135.001,50411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,3921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215137.60/cwt133.00–144.001,6724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320139.51/cwt138.00–142.001,8424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405128.37/cwt120.00–134.001,8042
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39801,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.