Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to a lack of comparable receipts. Quality & Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $425.25/cwt on 12 head, up $16.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 21 comparable sales and sits +42.18 against this barn's trailing median of $383.08.

Average price

$425.25

▲ 16.92 vs prior sale

12 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,277

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.86

vs TN average

+3.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	425.25	2,277	12thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale12 hd

425.25

—

TN average18 barns · 859 hd

414.39

+10.86

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

+3.08

This barn, trailing median21 sales

383.08

+42.18

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	1,403	183.07	2,568	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,324	175.80	2,328	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	167.53	2,023	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	155.00	1,542	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)	963	$2,252	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	855	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	838	$1,717	3thin

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	750–800	765	331.69/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	1,602	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	558.35/cwt	520.00–565.00	2,133	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	452.01/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,364	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	415.60/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,228	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	440.00/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	537.50/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,803	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	333.06/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	3,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	472.33/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	477.97/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	2,251.69/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,252	2
Steers	Small 1	500–550	540	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,268	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	189.22/cwt	186.00–195.00	2,579	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	174.80/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,274	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	149.25/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,788	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	158.66/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,118	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	179.48/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,091	4
Bulls	—	—	1,403	183.07/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,568	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,352	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	855	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	161.90/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,110	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	505.03/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,988	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	1,716.65/head	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,717	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	518.06/cwt	510.00–545.00	2,212	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	636.93/cwt	600.00–655.00	2,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	2,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	708.24/cwt	705.00–710.00	1,948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	367.25/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	424.79/cwt	412.00–430.00	2,591	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	527.41/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,278	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	467.22/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,014	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	524.97/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	447.56/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,144	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	542.00/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	1,510	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,625	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 Apr 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 222Year ago 247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 28Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 26Year ago 3

No trends due to a lack of comparable receipts. Quality & Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	218	735.00	735.00
1	250–300	250	650.00	650.00
5	300–350	326	540.00–545.00	542.00
11	350–400	350	515.00	515.00
15	400–450	431	460.00–490.00	467.22
6	450–500	479	445.00–460.00	447.56
5	500–550	536	405.00–440.00	415.60
1	550–600	570	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	665	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
4	750–800	765	322.00–335.00	331.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	505.00	505.00
5	500–550	523	450.00–455.00	452.01
1	600–650	645	455.00	455.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	570.00	570.00
2	350–400	370	460.00–485.00	472.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	200	755.00	755.00
3	250–300	275	705.00–710.00	708.24
3	300–350	320	600.00–655.00	636.93
13	350–400	382	520.00–565.00	558.35
6	400–450	427	510.00–545.00	518.06
2	450–500	478	500.00–510.00	505.03
1	500–550	510	480.00	480.00
3	550–600	585	435.00–450.00	440.00
2	600–650	628	355.00–380.00	367.25
1	650–700	695	350.00	350.00
3	700–750	718	310.00–350.00	333.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	480	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	450.00	450.00
1	650–700	650	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	730.00	730.00
2	250–300	267	750.00	750.00
4	350–400	350	535.00–545.00	537.50
8	400–450	432	520.00–540.00	527.41
2	450–500	493	520.00–530.00	524.97
3	500–550	533	465.00	465.00
10	600–650	610	412.00–430.00	424.79
1	700–750	700	375.00	375.00
1	750–800	760	360.00	360.00
3	850–900	853	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	450.00–505.00	477.97
1	450–500	490	480.00	480.00
1	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	745	335.00	335.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	420.00	420.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	838	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,716.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,251.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,363	186.00–195.00	189.22
6	—	1,301	170.00–180.00	174.80
2	—	1,335	157.00–160.00	158.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	140.00–156.00	149.25
4	—	1,165	177.00–182.00	179.48
2	—	1,303	160.00–164.00	161.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	155.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	181.00–185.00	183.07

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle