Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls and Feeders not well established due to inadequate receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −142.08 against this barn's trailing median of $383.08.

Average price

$241.00

5 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,354

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$1.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.40

vs TN average

−24.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	570	242.50	1,382	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	240.63	1,348	4thin

One grade step is worth $1.88/cwt here — about $35 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.

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 sale5 hd

241.00

—

TN average12 barns · 856 hd

265.40

−24.40

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−24.37

This barn, trailing median21 sales

383.08

−142.08

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	—	Low	1,641	155.32	2,548	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	138.20	2,073	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	135.77	1,582	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	103.37	1,094	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,689	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,110	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	377.34/cwt	370.00–385.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	341.11/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,119	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	320.44/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	237.47/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	260.67/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	261.80/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	271.89/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	266.63/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	326.25/cwt	320.00–332.50	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	285.01/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,371	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	250–300	285	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	919	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	830	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	583	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	460	271.25/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,308	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,855	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,783	1
Bulls	—	—	1,355	133.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,802	2
Bulls	—	—	2,115	176.26/cwt	175.00–177.50	3,728	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	111.89/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,161	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	148.30/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	255.04/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	590	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,372	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	136.51/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,978	7
Bulls	—	—	1,515	156.23/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,367	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	135.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,544	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	95.06/cwt	90.00–100.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	219.91/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	241.25/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	260.12/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,066	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,688.83/head	1,630.00–1,750.00	1,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	232.02/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,204	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	247.68/cwt	232.50–260.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	246.12/cwt	232.50–256.50	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	307	294.67/cwt	280.00–302.50	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	265.71/cwt	250.00–280.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	269.16/cwt	232.50–307.50	1,176	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	289	356.21/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	234.99/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,821	2

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 Jun 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 77Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 26Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 9

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls and Feeders not well established due to inadequate receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	370.00–385.00	377.34
4	250–300	289	350.00–370.00	356.21
9	300–350	328	335.00–352.50	341.11
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	575	252.50–270.00	261.80
3	600–650	633	260.00–261.00	260.67
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	775	234.00–236.00	234.99
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	330	310.00–315.00	312.50
1	450–500	485	282.50	282.50
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	320.00–332.50	326.25
4	300–350	321	310.00–330.00	320.44
2	400–450	410	250.00–270.00	260.12
4	450–500	466	270.00–272.50	271.89
1	500–550	530	247.50	247.50
2	550–600	560	232.50–250.00	241.25
3	600–650	612	230.00–247.50	237.47
1	850–900	855	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	285	327.50	327.50
3	300–350	307	280.00–302.50	294.67
2	350–400	368	250.00–280.00	265.71
3	400–450	425	232.50–256.50	246.12
3	450–500	473	232.50–260.00	247.68
1	550–600	570	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	610	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	680	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	481	270.00–290.00	285.01
2	500–550	533	250.00–282.50	266.63
2	550–600	563	245.00–265.00	255.04
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	710	202.00	202.00
1	900–950	925	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	267.50–275.00	271.25
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	583	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	437	232.50–307.50	269.16
4	500–550	519	227.50–240.00	232.02
2	550–600	575	210.00–230.00	219.91
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	780	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	1,630.00–1,750.00	1,688.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,043	90.00–100.00	95.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	150.00	150.00
7	—	1,449	131.00–142.00	136.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	110.00–114.00	111.89
4	—	1,259	145.00–154.00	148.30
5	—	1,141	130.00–140.00	135.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	130.00–135.00	133.01
2	—	2,115	175.00–177.50	176.26
3	—	1,515	150.00–165.00	156.23

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