Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2026-01-13

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 13
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
166 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 222▼ 366 vs year ago 532 · −68.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 48▼ 3 vs year ago 32 · −9.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 7▲ 0 vs year ago 12 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers not well established but sold with a higher undertone, Feeder Heifers $8.00-$12.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $6.00-$14.00 higher, Slaughter Cow steady to $2.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls not well established. Quality good, Demand good to strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $354.45/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 10 of 23 comparable sales and sits −21.69 against this barn's trailing median of $376.14.
Average price
$354.45
21 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,926
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.25
vs TN average
−59.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549365.002,00310thin
Medium and Large 2539344.871,85711thin
One grade step is worth $20.13/cwt here — about $146 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale21 hd
354.45
—
TN average16 barns · 866 hd
366.71
−12.25
National average188 barns · 26,809 hd
413.48
−59.03
This barn, trailing median23 sales
376.14
−21.69
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—High1,685176.002,9662thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,370166.862,2858thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,233147.221,8169thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,045138.071,4435thin

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)1,180$2,5523thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,425$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,228$3,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)930$1,6001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)905$1,6933thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2250540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,3501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7161
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2371443.85/cwt425.00–460.001,6475
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374492.08/cwt470.00–500.001,8404
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415432.09/cwt420.00–450.001,7933
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420484.64/cwt470.00–500.002,0352
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,3482
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564418.86/cwt415.00–430.002,3624
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3041
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1704325.33/cwt315.00–337.002,2906
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added737352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,5946
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6132
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321462.52/cwt450.00–485.001,4856
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368427.38/cwt425.00–430.001,5732
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378462.51/cwt450.00–480.001,7489
Heifers400–450Small 1430395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6991
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435417.63/cwt407.00–430.001,8175
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438374.74/cwt360.00–390.001,6412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466401.26/cwt380.00–415.001,87011
Heifers450–500Small 1470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added485450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1831
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485364.95/cwt355.00–370.001,7703
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1502385.03/cwt370.00–395.001,9333
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526346.69/cwt337.00–355.001,8248
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569356.41/cwt350.00–365.002,0287
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9453
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615346.64/cwt335.00–352.002,1326
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2643325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0902
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,2242
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6691
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,3711
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2811
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328513.50/cwt500.00–520.001,6843
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6691
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3691
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8063
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2450420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8904
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479373.62/cwt355.00–395.001,7904
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1493462.77/cwt430.00–470.002,28111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528407.58/cwt405.00–410.002,1522
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9252
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568400.07/cwt385.00–405.002,2724
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3281
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5031
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2821
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1858302.54/cwt290.00–315.002,5962
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,460162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,3651
Bulls——1,910190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,6291
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010134.26/cwt130.00–137.001,3563
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098143.79/cwt140.00–148.001,5792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231141.37/cwt138.00–145.001,7404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235151.90/cwt150.00–153.001,8765
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,303164.66/cwt162.00–167.002,1462
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,386174.11/cwt172.00–177.002,4134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,403154.55/cwt154.00–155.002,1682
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 39301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2283,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1232,353.45/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2952,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29051,693.28/head1,575.00–1,750.001,6933

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.