Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due inadequate receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $267.04/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −179.01 against this barn's trailing median of $446.05.

Average price

$267.04

14 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,456

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$16.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

vs TN average

−13.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	270.56	1,469	11thin
Medium and Large 2	555	254.13	1,410	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.43/cwt here — about $58 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

15 sales

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 sale14 hd

267.04

—

TN average14 barns · 498 hd

264.33

+2.70

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

−13.30

This barn, trailing median15 sales

446.05

−179.01

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	1,863	171.24	3,190	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	142.02	2,002	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	137.97	1,648	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	118.15	1,286	9thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	268.74/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	252.34/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	246.02/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	235.07/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	307.27/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	351.31/cwt	350.00–352.50	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	331.07/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,122	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	350	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	121.39/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,266	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	137.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,792	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,882	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	136.16/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,603	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	148.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,298	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	114.11/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,307	4
Bulls	—	—	1,548	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,539	2
Bulls	—	—	2,020	174.86/cwt	171.00–180.00	3,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	231.63/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	256.19/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	239.74/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	321.14/cwt	302.50–327.00	1,224	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	923	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,297	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	297.53/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	251.42/cwt	245.00–257.50	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	226.59/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	460	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	278.02/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	240.79/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,247	3

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 Aug 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 83Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 12Year ago 42

No trends could be established due inadequate receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	267.50–270.00	268.74
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	468	237.50–255.00	246.02
2	500–550	543	220.00–250.00	235.07
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	245.00–257.50	251.42
1	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	483	220.00–225.00	222.49
1	500–550	540	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	675	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	710	180.00	180.00
2	900–950	923	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	265.00	265.00
1	250–300	280	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	480	247.50–257.50	252.34
3	500–550	518	237.50–245.00	240.79
3	550–600	558	225.00–245.00	231.63
3	600–650	617	220.00–235.00	226.59
2	650–700	670	220.00–230.00	224.96
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	460	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	300.00–315.00	307.27
2	350–400	385	295.00–300.00	297.53
1	400–450	420	282.50	282.50
1	450–500	485	267.50	267.50
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	565	250.00–262.50	256.19
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	350.00–352.50	351.31
1	250–300	270	320.00	320.00
6	300–350	339	310.00–335.00	331.07
6	350–400	381	302.50–327.00	321.14
1	450–500	485	287.50	287.50
7	500–550	539	267.50–287.50	278.02
3	550–600	556	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	643	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	668	230.00–250.00	239.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,043	117.00–125.00	121.39
4	—	1,145	110.00–121.00	114.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,306	135.00–140.00	137.19
3	—	1,548	145.00–150.00	148.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	147.00	147.00
5	—	1,177	128.00–140.00	136.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	163.00–165.00	163.99
4	—	2,020	171.00–180.00	174.86

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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