Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2026-07-21

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 21
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
137 head
17 vs last sale 120 75 vs year ago 62 · +121.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
6 vs last sale 23 9 vs year ago 8 · +112.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
4 vs last sale 0 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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 data. Quality good, Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $358.43/cwt on 6 head, down $54.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 21 comparable sales and sits 24.65 against this barn's trailing median of $383.08.
Average price
$358.43
54.50 vs prior sale
6 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,950
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
12.54
vs TN average
17.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544358.431,9506thin
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 sale6 hd
358.43
TN average15 barns · 731 hd
370.97
−12.54
National average148 barns · 5,785 hd
375.81
−17.38
This barn, trailing median21 sales
383.08
−24.65
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
BullsAverage1,782233.714,1653thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,432178.652,5583thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,165176.292,0544thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025150.001,5381thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$2,4552thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2350–400395425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6791
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8761
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300283555.90/cwt550.00–570.001,5733
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500462400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8482
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850820300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4601
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed200–250200680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,3601
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800755300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2651
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550536362.12/cwt350.00–365.001,9415
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315512.91/cwt500.00–520.001,6163
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500483353.36/cwt350.00–355.001,7073
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430449.30/cwt440.00–470.001,9323
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650600400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4001
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1614
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400361450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6253
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1601
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250240598.00/cwt598.00–598.001,4352
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570402.46/cwt400.00–410.002,2944
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700685325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2261
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524426.96/cwt422.00–430.002,2376
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350331445.44/cwt435.00–460.001,4745
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400388500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9403
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350317586.32/cwt570.00–620.001,8593
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7681
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275564.82/cwt560.00–570.001,5532
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500450430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9351
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6801
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650600290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7401
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500480350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6802
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300275500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy650–700658367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,4156
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed400–450447285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2742
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900860270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450437410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7928
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650605340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0571
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400351500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7553
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375492.27/cwt485.00–505.001,8464
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7331
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650635332.48/cwt330.00–335.002,1112
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600585340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9891
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415417.82/cwt410.00–435.001,7346
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0942
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515421.37/cwt400.00–430.002,1704
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,3032
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750700315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2051
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450435441.24/cwt440.00–445.001,9194
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450415400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6601
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8091
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700681308.91/cwt307.00–315.002,1044
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500450470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1151
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed200–250230590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,3571
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600555350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9431
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350310575.00/cwt570.00–580.001,7832
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,455.36/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4552
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bulls1,718223.06/cwt220.00–226.003,8322
Bulls1,910255.00/cwt255.00–255.004,8711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,093185.58/cwt180.00–190.002,0282
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,0461
CowsLean 85-90%1,025150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5381
CowsBoner 80-85%1,220171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,0861
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,400182.47/cwt179.00–187.002,5552
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,495171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,5561

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.