Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Breaker & Boner Slaughter Cows $7.00 lower, Lean Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls & Feeder Cattle not well established. Demand for Feeder Cattle moderate. Quality fair to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $219.02/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −164.06 against this barn's trailing median of $383.08.

Average price

$219.02

10 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$1.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.36

vs TN average

−21.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	219.39	1,196	8thin
Medium and Large 2	563	217.53	1,225	2thin

One grade step is worth $1.86/cwt here — about −$29 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

219.02

—

TN average15 barns · 849 hd

224.38

−5.36

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−21.07

This barn, trailing median21 sales

383.08

−164.06

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	1,943	150.95	2,933	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,521	121.84	1,854	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	116.25	1,458	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,249	104.09	1,300	14

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,152	$1,443	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	400–450	429	236.45/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,014	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	221.66/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	254.84/cwt	250.00–265.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	246.25/cwt	245.00–247.50	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	220.03/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,250	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	247.20/cwt	240.00–255.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	635	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	229.88/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,087	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	610	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	246.45/cwt	240.00–250.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	324.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	239.13/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	248.97/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,310	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	2
Steers	Small 1	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	307.02/cwt	300.00–320.00	982	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	251.34/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,184	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	97.68/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,120	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,645	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	120.28/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,702	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	112.73/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,649	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	117.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,374	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	110.50/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,492	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	128.37/cwt	127.00–129.50	2,285	2
Bulls	—	—	1,943	150.95/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,933	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,103	1,239.61/head	1,230.00–1,250.00	1,240	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,160	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	400	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	202.56/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	281.37/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	224.98/cwt	220.00–227.50	938	3
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	533	213.90/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 118Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 47Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	270	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	310	250.00–265.00	254.84
2	350–400	375	245.00–247.50	246.25
7	400–450	429	230.00–242.50	236.45
6	450–500	473	225.00–236.00	229.88
3	500–550	523	220.00–225.00	221.66
4	550–600	568	217.50–222.50	220.03
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	240.00–250.00	246.45
1	300–350	335	252.50	252.50
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
3	400–450	417	220.00–227.50	224.98
2	450–500	473	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	563	215.00–220.00	217.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	370	240.00–255.00	247.20
3	500–550	537	235.00–242.50	239.13
1	550–600	585	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	320.00–330.00	324.90
6	300–350	320	300.00–320.00	307.02
2	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
7	450–500	471	247.50–265.00	251.34
7	500–550	526	245.00–255.00	248.97
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	610	202.50	202.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	275.00–287.50	281.37
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	480	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	510	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	665	200.00–205.00	202.56
3	700–750	728	205.00	205.00
2	750–800	795	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	635	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	715	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	790	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	855	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	212.50	212.50
2	500–550	533	207.50–220.00	213.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,147	95.00–102.00	97.68
7	—	1,350	102.00–115.00	110.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,415	117.00–125.00	120.28
2	—	1,780	127.00–129.50	128.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,463	106.00–117.00	112.73
12	—	1,167	115.00–120.00	117.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,943	150.00–152.00	150.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,230.00–1,250.00	1,239.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle