Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded steady. Trends could not be established for Slaughter Bulls or Feeder Calves due to insufficient receipts. Demand was strong for calves under 400lbs and moderate for feeder calves over 400lbs. Quality good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.07/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −160.01 against this barn's trailing median of $383.08.

Average price

$223.07

9 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$44.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.93

vs TN average

−13.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	234.53	1,208	5thin
Medium and Large 2	563	215.00	1,210	3thin
Medium and Large 3	525	190.00	998	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.53/cwt here — about $210 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale9 hd

223.07

—

TN average13 barns · 917 hd

225.00

−1.93

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−13.94

This barn, trailing median21 sales

383.08

−160.01

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	—	Low	1,640	158.00	2,591	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,330	125.48	1,669	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,554	124.17	1,929	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,149	100.54	1,155	9thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	350–400	368	247.84/cwt	241.00–255.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	234.53/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	285.19/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	255.28/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,202	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	210.09/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	232.96/cwt	230.00–236.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	235.52/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,083	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	202.49/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	218.84/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	182.25/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,247	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,990	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	127.23/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,902	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	117.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,489	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	131.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,849	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	124.65/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,615	9
Bulls	—	—	1,465	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,995	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	90.37/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,002	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	108.67/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,283	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	299.77/cwt	290.00–310.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	600–650	620	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	316.95/cwt	300.00–340.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	253.53/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	245.50/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	303.72/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	255.83/cwt	250.00–262.50	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	240.28/cwt	238.00–242.50	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	227.75/cwt	227.50–228.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	317.06/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	615	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	183.26/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,351	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 Sep 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 150Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 49Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	276	290.00–310.00	299.77
3	300–350	333	250.00–262.50	255.83
5	350–400	368	241.00–255.00	247.84
2	400–450	410	238.00–242.50	240.28
7	450–500	460	230.00–243.00	235.52
5	500–550	515	230.00–238.00	234.53
1	600–650	605	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	325	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	380	230.00–236.00	232.96
1	400–450	410	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	473	210.00–227.00	218.84
3	550–600	563	215.00	215.00
3	600–650	628	200.00	200.00
4	650–700	659	200.00–210.00	202.49
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	275.00–295.00	285.19
4	450–500	471	252.50–260.00	255.28
2	500–550	530	245.00–246.00	245.50
2	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	618	227.50–228.00	227.75
3	700–750	737	180.00–190.00	183.26
1	800–850	815	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	500	237.00	237.00
2	550–600	580	200.00–220.00	210.09
3	600–650	647	210.00	210.00
4	650–700	684	180.00–189.00	182.25
1	750–800	775	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	300.00–340.00	316.95
3	300–350	323	300.00–327.50	317.06
2	350–400	363	300.00–307.50	303.72
1	450–500	495	261.00	261.00
1	500–550	500	272.50	272.50
2	550–600	570	252.00–255.00	253.53
1	600–650	600	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,495	124.00–132.00	127.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,265	115.00–120.00	117.67
7	—	1,411	130.00–135.00	131.01
9	—	1,296	122.00–128.00	124.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,109	80.00–100.00	90.37
5	—	1,181	105.00–115.00	108.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,815	165.00	165.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Huntingdon Livestock Auction