Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2025-09-09

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 9
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
232 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 137▲ 82 vs year ago 150 · +54.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 29▼ 8 vs year ago 49 · −16.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 2▼ 4 vs year ago 18 · −22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $361.12/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 7 of 17 comparable sales and sits −21.07 against this barn's trailing median of $382.19.
Average price
$361.12
26 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,929
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.87
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539364.911,96519thin
Medium and Large 2522350.841,8317thin
One grade step is worth $14.07/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale26 hd
361.12
—
TN average16 barns · 549 hd
359.25
+1.87
This barn, trailing median17 sales
382.19
−21.07
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
479422365308median 382.1903/3106/0207/2809/2210/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,880197.513,7132thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,308165.732,16810
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,149160.031,83813
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,027136.931,40611

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$2,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$2,2251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)835$2,5001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)815$2,2314thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,045$2,0001thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422438.06/cwt430.00–470.001,8495
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475423.97/cwt410.00–437.502,0143
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490363.75/cwt352.50–375.001,7822
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0182
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,7941
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added570402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,2942
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0992
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added620367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,2791
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1931
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added720337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,4302
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added800315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280425.00/cwt422.50–427.501,1903
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321424.16/cwt412.50–432.501,3624
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322384.91/cwt372.50–405.001,2393
Heifers350–400Small 1355305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0831
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369415.39/cwt400.00–430.001,5337
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4631
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412408.83/cwt400.00–427.501,68411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2443362.54/cwt355.00–370.001,6062
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467390.71/cwt380.00–405.001,8253
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490353.30/cwt350.00–360.001,7313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520345.45/cwt330.00–350.001,79611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5641
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2536314.33/cwt300.00–330.001,6855
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573334.97/cwt320.00–350.001,91911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7981
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6531
Heifers600–650Small 1600255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5301
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1604322.05/cwt310.00–330.001,9455
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8461
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215630.64/cwt622.50–640.001,3562
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,1401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260613.32/cwt602.50–625.001,5952
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290535.26/cwt520.00–550.001,5522
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322536.75/cwt510.00–552.501,7283
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333454.08/cwt407.50–475.001,5123
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375477.73/cwt465.00–500.001,7914
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383440.20/cwt430.00–450.001,6862
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417435.65/cwt427.50–440.001,8173
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed425465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9761
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465414.09/cwt400.00–427.501,9264
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479366.72/cwt345.00–375.001,7576
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2514355.98/cwt350.00–367.501,8306
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520372.24/cwt360.00–380.001,93611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564354.82/cwt330.00–367.502,0018
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8241
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614338.09/cwt330.00–350.002,0768
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624310.73/cwt302.50–320.001,9394
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655315.81/cwt310.00–320.002,0693
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy690270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8631
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723287.72/cwt270.00–297.502,0803
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1743318.34/cwt312.50–325.002,3653
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805280.03/cwt275.00–285.002,2542
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,880197.51/cwt195.00–200.003,7132
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%984125.21/cwt120.00–130.001,2324
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040140.10/cwt135.00–145.001,4575
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080152.46/cwt152.00–153.001,6472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,087148.96/cwt145.00–152.001,6193
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,131158.11/cwt155.00–165.001,7885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203168.58/cwt165.00–173.002,0285
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,243164.18/cwt162.00–168.002,0414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,338173.87/cwt170.00–180.002,3264
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378152.55/cwt150.00–155.002,1022
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-37401,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28402,333.33/head2,000.00–2,625.002,3333
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.