Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2026-07-28

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 28
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
69 head
68 vs last sale 137 30 vs year ago 99 · 30.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
3 vs last sale 17 1 vs year ago 13 · +7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 4 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $360.27/cwt on 12 head, down $52.03 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits 53.51 against this barn's trailing median of $413.78.
Average price
$360.27
52.03 vs prior sale
12 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,997
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.34
vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554360.271,99712thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales
479428376325median 413.7801/0602/2405/1207/0708/11
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 sale12 hd
360.27
TN average15 barns · 277 hd
355.92
+4.34
This barn, trailing median14 sales
413.78
−53.51
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
BullsAverage1,798222.794,0065thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,370191.002,6172thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,015182.331,8513thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low800122.009761thin

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)1,170$3,1501thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4441
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600576349.91/cwt335.00–360.002,0158
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450415370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5361
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550511380.98/cwt360.00–395.001,9474
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300250535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,3381
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360427.50/cwt420.00–435.001,5392
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700663342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,2673
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2501
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550510390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9891
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550505430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1722
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2061
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500480445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1361
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450400425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7001
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650605340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0571
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350333400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3322
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7641
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9881
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618312.31/cwt310.00–315.001,9303
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515366.05/cwt350.00–380.001,8855
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300250475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,1881
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625341.68/cwt340.00–345.002,1363
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500466436.44/cwt430.00–450.002,0349
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400364376.91/cwt335.00–390.001,3726
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800750280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1001
HeifersSmall 1350–400365300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0951
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467358.39/cwt355.00–360.001,6743
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1703,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
BullsHeavy Weight2,455230.00/cwt230.00–230.005,6471
Bulls1,255200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,5101
Bulls1,760227.99/cwt227.00–230.004,0133
CowsBoner 80-85%920187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7201
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,285180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,3131
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,455202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,9391
CowsLean 85-90%800122.00/cwt122.00–122.009761
CowsBoner 80-85%1,063180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9132

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.