Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2025-11-04

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 4
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
92 vs last sale 105 17 vs year ago 180 · +9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
11 vs last sale 10 8 vs year ago 29 · 27.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
6 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $399.90/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits 46.15 against this barn's trailing median of $446.05.
Average price
$399.90
33 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,185
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$501
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$61.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+25.24
vs TN average
19.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548401.772,20132
Medium and Large 2500340.001,7001thin
One grade step is worth $61.77/cwt here — about $501 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales
513457401345median 446.0501/0602/2404/1405/2607/21
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 sale33 hd
399.90
TN average14 barns · 443 hd
374.66
+25.24
National average195 barns · 36,957 hd
419.10
−19.20
This barn, trailing median15 sales
446.05
−46.15
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,915197.003,7732thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,369147.062,0137thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,104146.631,6186thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,000131.671,3173thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$2,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$2,0252thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)700$1,5501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,170$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,595$3,3001thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500477415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9803
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4804
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650636376.25/cwt375.00–377.502,3936
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450416432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,7994
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650627320.88/cwt310.00–325.002,0126
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750713346.54/cwt340.00–350.002,4713
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600568331.27/cwt330.00–332.501,8822
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700650382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,4863
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500478390.04/cwt382.50–397.501,8642
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550533407.19/cwt400.00–415.002,17017
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8701
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250235385.00/cwt385.00–385.009051
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250245402.50/cwt402.50–402.509861
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550513323.65/cwt302.50–337.501,6603
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4061
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270404.72/cwt400.00–410.001,0932
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700660275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8151
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350315379.76/cwt375.00–385.001,1962
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500485332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,6131
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3061
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550500340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 27001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500482346.57/cwt320.00–360.001,6703
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650618320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9782
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300290417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,2111
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6751
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350305345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0521
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 28501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450443362.48/cwt350.00–370.001,6063
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550526301.69/cwt275.00–310.001,5874
BullsSmall 1400–450405325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3161
HeifersSmall 1450–500470275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2931
BullsSmall 1350–400355307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,0921
CowsBoner 80-85%1,085169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8341
CowsBoner 80-85%1,140150.04/cwt145.00–155.001,7103
CowsLean 85-90%965145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3991
CowsLean 85-90%1,030130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3391
CowsLean 85-90%1,005120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2061
Bulls1,915197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,7732
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450440325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4301
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373366.33/cwt362.50–370.001,3662
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,380142.35/cwt140.00–145.001,9644
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,265160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0241
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,398150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,0972
CowsBoner 80-85%1,058130.32/cwt125.00–135.001,3792
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500495300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4851
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550545300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6351
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600568262.44/cwt250.00–275.001,4912
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350300395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1851
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430340.00/cwt330.00–350.001,4622
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450405305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2351
BullsMedium and Large 11,1703,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0452,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550505350.93/cwt347.50–357.501,7728
SteersMedium and Large 1Full600–650605345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0871
SteersMedium and Large 1Full550–600570310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7671
SteersMedium and Large 1Full400–450440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5953,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5991
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750735322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,3701
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450428397.76/cwt390.00–417.501,7028
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450426413.93/cwt400.00–422.501,7634
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450443356.27/cwt352.50–360.001,5782
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0131
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550530387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,0541
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,1631
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550511335.24/cwt325.00–340.001,7138
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500466327.59/cwt320.00–335.001,5274
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400357440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5713
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569315.40/cwt300.00–325.001,7954
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523366.69/cwt365.00–370.001,9183
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323418.85/cwt405.00–430.001,3535
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650613300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8393
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500463361.76/cwt357.50–362.501,6757
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700690307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,1221
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350335412.46/cwt410.00–415.001,3822
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550542422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,2906
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600590392.01/cwt390.00–402.502,3136

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.