Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2026-06-09

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 9
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
288 head
35 vs last sale 253 147 vs year ago 141 · +104.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
19 vs last sale 22 6 vs year ago 35 · +17.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
6 vs last sale 7 9 vs year ago 10 · 90.0%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers not well established but sold with a higher undertone, Feeder Heifers & Feeder Bulls mostly steady, Slaughter Cows & Slaughter Bulls not well established. Quality good to fancy, Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $378.34/cwt on 20 head, down $0.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 21 comparable sales and sits 4.74 against this barn's trailing median of $383.08.
Average price
$378.34
0.91 vs prior sale
20 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,090
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
8.85
vs TN average
22.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552378.342,09020
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
442407373339median 383.0801/0602/2404/1406/0208/11
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 sale20 hd
378.34
TN average16 barns · 699 hd
387.19
−8.85
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−22.18
This barn, trailing median21 sales
383.08
−4.74
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
BullsAverage1,481205.203,0395thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,348181.772,4504thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,091177.371,9359thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,046157.001,64216

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,030$3,0501thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500484436.00/cwt435.00–437.002,11029
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365527.60/cwt520.00–530.001,9264
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650614414.00/cwt414.00–414.002,54242
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900870280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4361
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650614339.50/cwt337.00–340.002,0856
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400377451.66/cwt450.00–455.001,7033
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450439436.62/cwt430.00–450.001,91728
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700673360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4233
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500474506.34/cwt500.00–510.002,40031
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300267530.74/cwt520.00–560.001,4175
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450403460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,85410
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700691324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,2395
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600569432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,4585
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3401
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,3521
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400355470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6691
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500450400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550543392.44/cwt380.00–396.002,13113
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300255580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,4791
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500488461.62/cwt450.00–470.002,2533
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350300562.50/cwt560.00–565.001,6882
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800775332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,5731
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450400502.00/cwt502.00–502.002,0081
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565384.47/cwt365.00–397.002,17213
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,6231
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550548390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1374
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5681
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570352.16/cwt350.00–365.002,0077
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350327455.13/cwt450.00–465.001,4883
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250245460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1271
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300283507.57/cwt500.00–515.001,4362
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450433412.03/cwt407.00–417.001,7842
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0651
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750707342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,4182
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000960317.00/cwt317.00–317.003,0433
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400361486.21/cwt482.00–495.001,7556
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350311520.00/cwt505.00–525.001,6175
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250205650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,3331
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500478454.65/cwt447.00–475.002,1737
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400385505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9441
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650633365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3102
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700687330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2672
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330519.70/cwt500.00–530.001,7154
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550516413.99/cwt410.00–430.002,1365
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0303,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bulls1,700215.00/cwt215.00–215.003,6551
Bulls1,700225.00/cwt225.00–225.003,8251
CowsBoner 80-85%1,128188.40/cwt185.00–197.002,1253
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,342178.70/cwt175.00–184.002,3983
Bulls1,335195.33/cwt188.00–198.002,6083
CowsLean 85-90%810121.00/cwt121.00–121.009801
CowsLean 85-90%1,091157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,7136
CowsBoner 80-85%1,072171.86/cwt169.00–177.001,8426
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,365191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,6071
CowsLean 85-90%1,042161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,6789

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.