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Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 20

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

162 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 100▲ 94 vs year ago 68 · +138.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 35▲ 39 vs year ago 25 · +156.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady. There were not enough receipts of feeder cattle to establish a trend.

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 $236.27/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −145.91 against this barn's trailing median of $382.19.

Average price

$236.27

14 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$70.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.80

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	250.72	1,372	7thin
Medium and Large 2	540	228.79	1,236	6thin
Medium and Large 3	555	180.00	999	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.72/cwt here — about $373 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 sale14 hd

236.27

—

TN average12 barns · 314 hd

243.08

−6.80

This barn, trailing median17 sales

382.19

−145.91

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	—	High	1,718	165.86	2,850	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,554	140.32	2,180	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	133.95	1,606	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	116.38	1,196	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,875	1thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	283.75/cwt	280.00–287.50	837	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,078	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	312.30/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,146	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,082	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,224	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	237.18/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,115	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	262.47/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,381	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	251.23/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,352	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,325	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	246.99/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,391	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,473	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	869	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	353	248.81/cwt	240.00–257.50	878	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	251.52/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,029	10
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	244.19/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,028	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	245.79/cwt	239.00–252.50	1,136	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	229.14/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,070	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	235.87/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,196	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	231.67/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,304	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	210.90/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,202	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	216.80/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,253	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,281	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,406	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	878	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,134	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,141	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	286.02/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,184	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	268.11/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,126	6
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	265.24/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,241	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,152	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	246.80/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,190	3
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	495	240.00/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,188	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	229.54/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,212	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	255.97/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,359	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	227.30/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,284	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	237.60/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,397	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	228.14/cwt	222.00–232.50	1,419	3
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	211.01/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,340	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	221.63/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,474	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	207.51/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,438	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,716	164.84/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,829	7
Bulls	—	—	1,735	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,002	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	119.30/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,213	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	103.08/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,077	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,398	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,635	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	135.26/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,633	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	124.11/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,498	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	137.60/cwt	134.00–143.00	2,120	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	145.09/cwt	143.00–147.50	2,287	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	770	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	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 Aug 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 100Year ago 68

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 35Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 2

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady. There were not enough receipts of feeder cattle to establish a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
3	550–600	570	202.50–220.00	210.90
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	750	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	240.00–257.50	248.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	409	250.00–260.00	251.52
5	450–500	462	239.00–252.50	245.79
3	500–550	507	230.00–247.50	235.87
6	550–600	563	230.00–235.00	231.67
2	600–650	630	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	267.50	267.50
4	400–450	421	235.00–255.00	244.19
3	450–500	467	222.50–235.00	229.14
1	500–550	515	220.00	220.00
3	550–600	578	211.00–225.00	216.80
3	600–650	616	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	280.00–287.50	283.75
1	350–400	370	292.50	292.50
2	450–500	470	230.00–245.00	237.18
2	500–550	538	250.00–252.50	251.23
2	550–600	558	235.00–240.00	237.51
1	600–650	620	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	312.50	312.50
5	350–400	367	300.00–320.00	312.30
3	400–450	408	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
7	500–550	526	250.00–270.00	262.47
5	550–600	563	240.00–255.00	246.99
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	242.50	242.50
1	550–600	555	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	292.50	292.50
1	350–400	390	292.50	292.50
6	400–450	420	250.00–282.50	268.11
3	450–500	482	240.00–255.00	246.80
4	500–550	528	210.00–237.50	229.54
2	550–600	565	220.00–235.00	227.30
3	600–650	635	200.00–218.00	211.01
2	650–700	693	205.00–210.00	207.51
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	302.50	302.50
7	400–450	414	277.50–295.00	286.02
3	450–500	468	252.50–272.50	265.24
5	500–550	531	252.50–262.50	255.97
2	550–600	588	230.00–245.00	237.60
3	600–650	622	222.00–232.50	228.14
3	650–700	665	220.00–225.00	221.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	495	230.00–250.00	240.00
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,017	110.00–125.00	119.30
3	—	1,045	100.00–110.00	103.08
1	—	1,075	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,207	122.00–127.00	124.11
3	—	1,140	140.00–145.00	143.38
16	—	1,207	127.00–145.00	135.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,576	143.00–147.50	145.09
7	—	1,541	134.00–143.00	137.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	173.00	173.00
7	—	1,716	160.00–167.00	164.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,875.00	1,875.00

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.