Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs 9.00 to 20.00 lower, over 500 lbs 1.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers under 500 lbs steady to 7.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls not well established. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.16/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −133.91 against this barn's trailing median of $383.08.

Average price

$249.16

12 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$31.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.28

vs TN average

−17.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	251.82	1,377	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	585	220.00	1,287	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.82/cwt here — about $90 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $427.80, low $352.76, median $383.08 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

249.16

—

TN average12 barns · 811 hd

262.44

−13.28

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−17.71

This barn, trailing median21 sales

383.08

−133.91

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,771	135.90	2,407	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,431	127.15	1,820	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	122.49	1,487	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	96.82	1,004	8thin

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)	975	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,187	$1,751	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$1,583	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,750	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	284.79/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	226.24/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	263.66/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,231	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	303.30/cwt	285.00–320.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	306.10/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	361	254.67/cwt	250.00–275.00	919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	323.92/cwt	317.50–330.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	308.64/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,127	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	248.57/cwt	238.00–252.50	1,459	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,582.64/head	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,583	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	273.83/cwt	262.50–288.00	1,427	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	455	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,149	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	250–300	280	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	861	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	975	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	715	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	342	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,026	3
Steers	Small 1-2	250–300	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	78.32/cwt	77.00–80.00	764	2
Bulls	—	—	1,684	132.38/cwt	127.00–140.00	2,229	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	133.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,026	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	123.56/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,710	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	124.07/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,512	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	102.98/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,090	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	475	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,318	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	106.39/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,191	5
Bulls	—	—	2,120	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,180	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	132.91/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	215.29/cwt	200.00–230.00	835	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,751.12/head	1,540.00–1,975.00	1,751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	428	231.91/cwt	220.00–240.00	993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	299.03/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	268.00/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,160	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	276.67/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	272	297.90/cwt	280.00–312.50	810	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	252.41/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	321.95/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	290.27/cwt	267.50–302.50	1,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	315.83/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	274.44/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	293.44/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	253.80/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	258.72/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	337.72/cwt	325.00–350.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	277.52/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	254.52/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,306	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	321.20/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,169	4

How this sale compares

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 Mar 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 205Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 43Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	285.00–320.00	303.30
2	250–300	278	317.50–330.00	323.92
2	300–350	320	310.00–332.50	321.95
9	350–400	365	290.00–325.00	308.64
4	400–450	423	270.00–307.50	284.79
5	450–500	467	250.00–275.00	263.66
6	500–550	513	240.00–270.00	254.52
5	550–600	587	238.00–252.50	248.57
4	600–650	626	220.00–235.00	226.24
1	650–700	660	227.50	227.50
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	260.00	260.00
7	350–400	361	250.00–275.00	254.67
3	400–450	428	220.00–240.00	231.91
3	450–500	465	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	340	225.00	225.00
2	350–400	388	200.00–230.00	215.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	280.00–312.50	297.90
3	350–400	375	275.00–280.00	276.67
2	400–450	425	245.00–260.00	252.41
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	685	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	280	325.00–350.00	337.72
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	364	312.50–332.50	321.20
6	400–450	420	310.00–317.00	315.83
5	450–500	470	285.00–312.50	299.03
3	500–550	518	267.50–302.50	290.27
3	550–600	567	270.00–282.50	274.44
2	600–650	638	250.00–267.50	258.72
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	376	275.00–300.00	293.44
3	400–450	427	275.00–282.50	277.52
3	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	436	287.50–320.00	306.10
4	500–550	521	262.50–288.00	273.83
2	550–600	578	250.00–257.50	253.80
1	600–650	620	244.00	244.00
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	307.50	307.50
1	450–500	455	252.50	252.50
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	255.00–272.50	268.00
1	500–550	505	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	625	228.00	228.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,298	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,582.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,187	1,540.00–1,975.00	1,751.12
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,750.00	1,750.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	77.00–80.00	78.32
6	—	1,058	95.00–110.00	102.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,516	130.00–140.00	133.62
9	—	1,384	117.00–128.00	123.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,219	115.00–130.00	124.07
5	—	1,119	104.00–108.00	106.39
5	—	1,293	130.00–136.00	132.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,684	127.00–140.00	132.38
1	—	2,120	150.00	150.00

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.

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Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dickson Regional Livestock West - Huntingdon, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle