Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2024-07-09

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 9
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
89 vs last sale 56 229 vs year ago 374 · 61.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
14 vs last sale 18 39 vs year ago 71 · 54.9%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to insufficient receipts and last weeks holiday lay off.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $287.87/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits 158.18 against this barn's trailing median of $446.05.
Average price
$287.87
7 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
9.61
vs TN average
15.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541287.871,5597thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales
513457401345median 446.0501/0602/2404/1405/2607/21
Steers 500–600 lb: high $499.10, low $359.18, median $446.05 across 15 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 sale7 hd
287.87
TN average6 barns · 401 hd
297.48
−9.61
National average160 barns · 9,699 hd
302.91
−15.04
This barn, trailing median15 sales
446.05
−158.18
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,608161.252,5922thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,374140.251,9274thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,140139.871,59415
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,000119.431,1946thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600565285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300268400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800785230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8064
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed350–400360305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750720225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550531271.22/cwt270.00–275.001,4404
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450413283.98/cwt275.00–302.501,1733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250240340.00/cwt340.00–340.008161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650619260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6099
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700688230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5822
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450416312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,3003
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550525295.86/cwt290.00–300.001,5533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500478307.38/cwt300.00–315.001,4692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450418334.85/cwt330.00–340.001,4002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400390350.00/cwt345.00–355.001,3652
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700680242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520252.43/cwt250.00–260.001,3135
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700663239.33/cwt238.00–240.001,5873
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550520280.69/cwt270.00–297.501,4604
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400370275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0182
HeifersSmall 1-2350–400395272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0761
BullsSmall 1-2600–650615230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750728196.16/cwt192.50–200.001,4282
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,293150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9402
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,305131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,7101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,358151.55/cwt151.00–152.002,0582
CowsBoner 80-85%1,106138.07/cwt132.00–145.001,52713
Bulls1,560167.50/cwt167.50–167.502,6131
Bulls1,655155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,5651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650600245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600560260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy450–500450240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0801
CowsLean 85-90%1,000119.43/cwt110.00–127.001,1946
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,605130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,0871
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550505242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2251
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650630230.16/cwt220.00–240.001,4502
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400375232.50/cwt232.50–232.508721
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500465260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy650–700685222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500479287.13/cwt280.00–292.501,3756
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700681229.98/cwt225.00–235.001,5665
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800780210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6381
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300265300.00/cwt300.00–300.007951
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450413274.55/cwt250.00–300.001,1342
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700655210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3761
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600590255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600555286.26/cwt285.00–287.501,5892
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700660240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5841
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750710225.04/cwt220.00–230.001,5982
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500493236.28/cwt230.00–242.501,1652
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650605235.00/cwt230.00–240.001,4222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600560240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600575255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500480265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2721
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500476279.41/cwt250.00–300.001,3304
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450415251.16/cwt240.00–262.501,0423
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550533244.30/cwt240.00–250.001,3024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476262.87/cwt250.00–272.501,2514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650610230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4031

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.