Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2025-02-04

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 4
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 340▲ 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 96▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 21▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $1.00-$4.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls not well established, Feeder Heifers $4.00-$8.00 lower, Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls not well established. Quality fair to good, Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.09/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −125.06 against this barn's trailing median of $376.14.
Average price
$251.09
13 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,375
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.48
vs TN average
−47.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546252.841,38112thin
Medium and Large 2565230.001,3001thin
One grade step is worth $22.84/cwt here — about $81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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
251.09
—
TN average13 barns · 927 hd
271.56
−20.48
National average192 barns · 21,303 hd
298.86
−47.77
This barn, trailing median23 sales
376.14
−125.06
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—Low1,938150.072,9093thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,343142.231,91013
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,125126.961,42822
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,125111.721,2578thin

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
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,266$2,0364thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,7501thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318352.15/cwt340.00–367.001,1203
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375329.60/cwt320.00–340.001,2362
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,3781
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,4301
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480325.06/cwt315.00–332.501,5603
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed535307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,6451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563303.83/cwt300.00–310.001,7114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622302.54/cwt295.00–312.501,8825
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633241.20/cwt227.50–255.001,5272
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668271.09/cwt262.50–280.001,8112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,8431
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790245.00/cwt240.00–250.001,9362
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2960152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,4641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233324.73/cwt320.00–330.007572
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245302.50/cwt302.50–302.507411
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265302.50/cwt302.50–302.508021
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285330.00/cwt330.00–330.009411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325313.94/cwt307.50–320.001,0202
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340267.50/cwt267.50–267.509101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345225.00/cwt225.00–225.007761
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2358277.55/cwt275.00–280.009942
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371311.89/cwt300.00–320.001,1574
Heifers400–450Small 1405270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422318.34/cwt310.00–325.001,3433
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432278.03/cwt270.00–290.001,2013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2321
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0701
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467268.73/cwt250.00–282.501,2555
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470309.95/cwt300.00–315.001,4573
Heifers450–500Small 1485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531254.98/cwt250.00–270.001,3545
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558254.87/cwt240.00–260.001,4226
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621237.44/cwt230.00–240.001,4754
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4291
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy695212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4771
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260322.50/cwt322.50–322.508391
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0301
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3300250.00/cwt250.00–250.007501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0222
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1338341.33/cwt330.00–352.501,1542
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378344.22/cwt330.00–357.501,3016
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380325.00/cwt315.00–335.001,2352
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414331.99/cwt320.00–345.001,3745
Bulls400–450Small 1440270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4851
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4502
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1532283.34/cwt280.00–285.001,5073
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573254.05/cwt240.00–267.501,4562
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608271.26/cwt270.00–272.501,6492
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3751
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6171
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680229.07/cwt220.00–235.001,5583
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6772
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4631
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,5331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,815142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,5771
Bulls——2,000154.11/cwt150.00–158.003,0822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,046121.73/cwt120.00–125.001,2738
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086115.09/cwt112.00–117.001,2504
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156140.26/cwt139.00–142.001,6214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,164108.34/cwt105.00–110.001,2614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176125.83/cwt125.00–130.001,48010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,286143.62/cwt140.00–146.001,8475
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,331133.46/cwt130.00–137.001,7764
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426149.25/cwt147.00–152.002,1284
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2662,035.74/head1,900.00–2,125.002,0364

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.