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Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 17

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 132▼ 85 vs year ago 164 · −51.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 32▼ 30 vs year ago 42 · −71.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 12▼ 5 vs year ago 11 · −45.5%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not be established due to insufficient receipts. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

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 $232.73/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −143.41 against this barn's trailing median of $376.14.

Average price

$232.73

13 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,277

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$49.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.95

vs TN average

−52.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	249.14	1,349	6thin
Medium and Large 2	552	221.78	1,223	6thin
Medium and Large 3	575	200.00	1,150	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.14/cwt here — about $199 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale13 hd

232.73

—

TN average9 barns · 448 hd

253.68

−20.95

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−52.22

This barn, trailing median23 sales

376.14

−143.41

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	120.00	1,656	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	117.26	1,461	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,202	94.71	1,138	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,935	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,438	2thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	335.09/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,049	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,441	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,526	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	259.00/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,334	2
Steers	550–600	Small 1	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	902	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	265.80/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,116	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,215	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	248.87/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,170	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	276.25/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,309	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	257.43/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,326	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	220.25/cwt	207.50–235.00	1,152	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	240.86/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,368	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	223.30/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,295	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,376	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,357	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	308.67/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,482	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	286.14/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,505	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,364	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,175	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	263.61/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,608	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	241.76/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,482	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,465	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,583	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	963	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	117.26/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,461	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	104.41/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,326	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,656	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,935.43/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,935	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 132Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 32Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 11

Trends could not be established due to insufficient receipts. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	202.50	202.50
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	445	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	540	252.50	252.50
3	600–650	613	230.00–252.50	241.76
1	650–700	675	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	480	305.00–312.50	308.67
4	500–550	526	275.00–307.50	286.14
2	600–650	610	257.00–270.00	263.61
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	726	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	275.00–280.00	277.50
1	350–400	360	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	420	250.00–277.50	265.80
2	450–500	470	237.50–260.00	248.87
3	500–550	523	207.50–235.00	220.25
3	550–600	580	220.00–230.00	223.30
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	860	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	282.50	282.50
4	450–500	474	272.50–280.00	276.25
3	500–550	515	250.00–262.50	257.43
3	550–600	568	235.00–245.00	240.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	475	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	455	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	515	250.00–267.50	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	332.50–337.50	335.09
3	400–450	449	321.00	321.00
2	450–500	483	316.00	316.00
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00

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)	2	—	1,133	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,935.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,950.00	1,950.00

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	—	950	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,246	115.00–119.00	117.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,270	100.00–107.00	104.41

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.