Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable receipts. Quality fair to good, Demand good.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $355.02/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −58.75 against this barn's trailing median of $413.78.

Average price

$355.02

8 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$21.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.43

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	360.46	1,916	6thin
Medium and Large 2	540	338.72	1,829	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.74/cwt here — about $87 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

14 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $465.34, low $338.65, median $413.78 across 14 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 sale8 hd

355.02

—

TN average14 barns · 425 hd

343.60

+11.43

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.78

−58.75

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	1,577	177.03	2,792	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,282	163.73	2,099	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	158.55	1,939	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	110.00	1,139	1thin

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)	830	$1,991	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	838	$1,756	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	360	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	338.72/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	481.11/cwt	477.50–485.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	464.97/cwt	462.50–467.50	2,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	1,991.34/head	1,850.00–2,125.00	1,991	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	365.73/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	298.76/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	362.28/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	695	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	838	1,755.60/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	314.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,379	2
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	360	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	161.20/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,233	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	156.70/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,860	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,695	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,277	2
Bulls	—	—	1,443	159.02/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,295	2
Bulls	—	—	1,498	176.75/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	331.83/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,560	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	195.32/cwt	191.00–200.00	3,496	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,139	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,658	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	169.01/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,053	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	316.69/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	399.97/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	368.55/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	467.03/cwt	450.00–477.50	1,728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	379.54/cwt	362.50–392.50	1,571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	401.93/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,322	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	402.15/cwt	387.50–405.00	1,870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	456.16/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	680	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	289.95/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	343.35/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	333.39/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	430.29/cwt	422.50–437.50	1,867	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	506.37/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	384.95/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,994	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 Sep 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 232Year ago 118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 41Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 14Year ago 0

Trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable receipts. Quality fair to good, Demand good.

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	215	475.00	475.00
4	300–350	329	400.00–402.50	401.93
1	350–400	360	402.50	402.50
6	400–450	414	362.50–392.50	379.54
3	450–500	458	350.00–375.00	365.73
3	500–550	528	330.00–335.00	333.39
3	550–600	558	300.00–330.00	316.69
1	600–650	610	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	718	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	330	352.50	352.50
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	438	310.00–320.00	314.91
4	450–500	470	315.00–340.00	331.83
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	845	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	340.00–350.00	343.35
2	650–700	695	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	502	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	565	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	700	357.50	357.50
1	750–800	750	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	290	520.00	520.00
5	350–400	370	450.00–477.50	467.03
1	400–450	410	442.50	442.50
2	450–500	455	462.50–467.50	464.97
2	500–550	518	375.00–395.00	384.95
1	600–650	600	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	375	422.50	422.50
1	400–450	420	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	477.50–485.00	481.11
3	400–450	425	395.00–402.50	399.97
4	450–500	474	350.00–375.00	362.28
2	500–550	540	335.00–342.50	338.72
1	650–700	650	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	710	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	507.50	507.50
4	300–350	319	500.00–520.00	506.37
4	350–400	365	450.00–475.00	456.16
7	400–450	434	422.50–437.50	430.29
6	450–500	465	387.50–405.00	402.15
5	500–550	522	360.00–382.50	368.55
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	635	297.50–300.00	298.76
2	700–750	738	285.00–295.00	289.95
1	750–800	770	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	680	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	422.50	422.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	282.50	282.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	830	1,850.00–2,125.00	1,991.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	838	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,755.60
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,385	155.00–165.00	161.20
1	—	1,105	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,215	165.00–175.00	169.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,187	154.00–162.00	156.70
1	—	1,130	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,360	165.00–170.00	167.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	150.00–165.00	159.02
2	—	1,498	170.00–182.00	176.75
2	—	1,790	191.00–200.00	195.32

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Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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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