Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2025-08-26

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 26
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
194 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 76▲ 105 vs year ago 89 · +118.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 12▲ 3 vs year ago 28 · +10.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 3▼ 2 vs year ago 8 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable receipts last week. Quality good, Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.36/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 5 of 23 comparable sales and sits −42.78 against this barn's trailing median of $376.14.
Average price
$333.36
27 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,811
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$412
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$70.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.17
vs TN average
−36.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546345.001,88416thin
Medium and Large 2540320.581,73110thin
Medium and Large 3535275.001,4711thin
One grade step is worth $70.00/cwt here — about $412 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 sale27 hd
333.36
—
TN average19 barns · 1,332 hd
356.53
−23.17
National average160 barns · 10,603 hd
369.81
−36.45
This barn, trailing median23 sales
376.14
−42.78
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—Low1,537178.532,7436thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,369170.822,3395thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,070160.101,7148thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low926115.021,0646thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)823$2,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$2,9001thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230522.50/cwt522.50–522.501,2021
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3521
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270397.08/cwt390.00–405.001,0722
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340463.26/cwt450.00–475.001,5753
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4041
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,6411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427422.03/cwt402.50–435.001,8028
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468350.92/cwt330.00–372.501,6423
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470402.51/cwt392.50–412.501,8924
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4961
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added490420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0582
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5661
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2508360.81/cwt357.50–362.501,8333
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added513400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0522
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532379.06/cwt372.50–390.002,0173
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575357.44/cwt352.50–370.002,0554
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6821
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1701
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6751
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,4511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed270412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,1141
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1951
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328420.83/cwt412.50–435.001,3805
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1221
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369414.01/cwt410.00–417.501,5285
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3881
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431387.44/cwt375.00–402.501,67010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438352.56/cwt340.00–360.001,5446
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465337.77/cwt325.00–350.001,5712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478366.11/cwt350.00–380.001,75010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,5241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519328.41/cwt320.00–340.001,7046
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added523375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523352.87/cwt340.00–370.001,8465
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569328.83/cwt320.00–340.001,8718
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571308.84/cwt305.00–315.001,7634
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610303.69/cwt300.00–307.501,8532
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620322.85/cwt310.00–340.002,0024
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0781
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,2381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283466.76/cwt450.00–500.001,3213
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2681
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383414.71/cwt400.00–430.001,5882
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3281
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405369.81/cwt355.00–385.001,4982
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424407.99/cwt400.00–415.001,7304
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7901
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7101
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,5581
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523341.35/cwt312.50–352.501,7856
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529371.44/cwt360.00–385.001,9659
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580341.26/cwt340.00–342.501,9792
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7851
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9531
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623336.29/cwt325.00–342.502,0954
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9621
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667337.70/cwt327.50–347.502,2523
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733308.70/cwt295.00–322.502,2632
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0631
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1845270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2821
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,9881
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,060150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5901
Bulls——1,605187.79/cwt184.00–192.003,0144
Bulls——1,740170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,9581
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%766100.00/cwt100.00–100.007663
Cows—Boner 80-85%995145.18/cwt140.00–150.001,4452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,043170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7733
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065135.05/cwt130.00–139.001,4382
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148160.15/cwt155.00–165.001,8393
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,247165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,0583
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,553179.56/cwt179.00–180.002,7892
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38201,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28252,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.