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Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 8

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

111 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 133▼ 81 vs year ago 192 · −42.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 25▲ 8 vs year ago 21 · +38.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 0▲ 35 vs year ago 3 · +1,166.7%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to a lack of comparable receipts from last week, trends can not be established. Quality fair. Demand for Replacement Cattle good. Demand for Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Cattle moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $219.93/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −156.21 against this barn's trailing median of $376.14.

Average price

$219.93

18 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$10.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.69

vs TN average

−32.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	223.28	1,230	12thin
Medium and Large 2	530	213.25	1,130	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.03/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

219.93

—

TN average15 barns · 967 hd

232.63

−12.69

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−32.75

This barn, trailing median23 sales

376.14

−156.21

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,895	137.19	2,600	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	125.43	1,804	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	114.04	1,341	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	89.90	939	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,894	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,733	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,011	$1,462	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,300	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,640	$3,600	1thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	330.90/cwt	320.00–342.50	936	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	315.15/cwt	313.00–317.50	1,040	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	311.67/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,106	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,057	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	259.90/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,248	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	250.55/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,308	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	228.97/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,317	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	845	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	233.71/cwt	220.00–248.00	848	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	217.47/cwt	207.00–223.00	950	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	242.22/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,063	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	237.09/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,124	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	216.58/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,057	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	226.99/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,196	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	224.06/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,266	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	199.74/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,139	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	223.51/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,370	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,026	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	289.26/cwt	284.00–302.50	1,198	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	281.35/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,184	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	250.98/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,175	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	244.97/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,296	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	236.49/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,253	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	231.29/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,335	3
Bulls	600–650	Small 1Full	605	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	983	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,427	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	214.51/cwt	202.00–221.00	1,422	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,613	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,827	132.25/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,416	3
Bulls	—	—	2,100	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	3,192	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	87.38/cwt	83.00–90.00	900	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	108.87/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,195	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,100	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	116.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,417	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	127.17/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,783	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,903	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	1,640	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	1,724.87/head	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,725	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	1,664.05/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,664	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,013	1,310.09/head	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,310	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	1,299.75/head	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	1,957.45/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,957	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 Oct 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 133Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 25Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 0Year ago 3

Due to a lack of comparable receipts from last week, trends can not be established. Quality fair. Demand for Replacement Cattle good. Demand for Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Cattle moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	320.00–342.50	330.90
2	300–350	330	313.00–317.50	315.15
3	350–400	355	310.00–315.00	311.67
2	450–500	480	255.00–265.00	259.90
3	500–550	522	244.00–254.00	250.55
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	271.00	271.00
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	575	228.00–230.00	228.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	256.00	256.00
2	350–400	363	220.00–248.00	233.71
3	400–450	437	207.00–223.00	217.47
2	450–500	488	200.00–233.00	216.58
4	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	570	190.00–210.00	199.74
1	750–800	760	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	810	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	240.00–247.00	242.22
7	450–500	474	235.00–244.00	237.09
5	500–550	527	220.00–235.00	226.99
6	550–600	565	220.00–234.00	224.06
2	600–650	613	221.00–226.00	223.51
1	650–700	685	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	421	275.00–284.00	281.35
2	450–500	468	250.00–252.00	250.98
2	500–550	530	236.00–237.00	236.49
3	550–600	577	230.00–234.00	231.29
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	663	202.00–221.00	214.51
2	700–750	725	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	284.00–302.50	289.26
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
4	500–550	529	241.00–250.00	244.97
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	615	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	740	218.00	218.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,088	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,957.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,008	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,664.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	985	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,724.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,013	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,310.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,020	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,299.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,640	3,600.00	3,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	108.00–110.00	108.87
4	—	1,215	115.00–120.00	116.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	115.00	115.00
6	—	1,402	125.00–130.00	127.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,030	83.00–90.00	87.38
1	—	1,100	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,827	130.00–137.00	132.25
1	—	2,100	152.00	152.00

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.