Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.96/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −129.12 against this barn's trailing median of $383.08.

Average price

$253.96

10 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$32.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.51

vs TN average

−3.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	260.55	1,455	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	563	227.60	1,281	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.95/cwt here — about $173 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 sale10 hd

253.96

—

TN average12 barns · 841 hd

249.45

+4.51

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−3.84

This barn, trailing median21 sales

383.08

−129.12

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,277	142.82	1,824	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	136.37	1,599	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	122.31	1,162	6thin

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)	995	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,310	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	250–300	295	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,143	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	345.27/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	243.45/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,568	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	790	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	379.17/cwt	362.50–395.00	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	324.78/cwt	320.00–330.00	747	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	650–700	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,256	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	135.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,537	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	122.31/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,162	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	140.02/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,722	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,124	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	273.76/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	274.94/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,311	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	297.32/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	227.60/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	241.23/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	320	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	273.76/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	266.55/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	503	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	387.50/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,337	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 Jul 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 145Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 32Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 15

No trends could be 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
1	200–250	230	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	295	387.50	387.50
2	300–350	345	375.00–400.00	387.50
2	350–400	365	335.00–355.00	345.27
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	402.50	402.50
3	400–450	415	362.50–395.00	379.17
1	450–500	475	352.50	352.50
1	550–600	550	292.50	292.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	295	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	460	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	320.00–330.00	324.78
1	250–300	275	307.50	307.50
1	300–350	320	322.50	322.50
2	400–450	440	272.50–275.00	273.76
3	450–500	468	260.00–277.50	266.55
2	550–600	568	230.00–257.50	243.45
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	312.50	312.50
2	500–550	515	272.50–275.00	273.76
4	550–600	575	262.50	262.50
1	600–650	630	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	660	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	252.50	252.50
3	400–450	413	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	563	220.00–235.00	227.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	290.00–307.50	297.32
3	450–500	477	267.50–280.00	274.94
2	500–550	525	260.00–270.00	265.00
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	915	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	680	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	262.50	262.50
2	500–550	503	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	558	240.00–242.50	241.23
1	650–700	685	217.00	217.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,310.00	1,310.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,230	137.00–142.00	140.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,136	130.00–140.00	135.29
1	—	1,465	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	950	115.00–127.00	122.31

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