Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2026-04-07

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 7
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 205▲ 96 vs year ago 55 · +174.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 36▲ 15 vs year ago 11 · +136.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 10 · +30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $474.86/cwt on 17 head, up $28.81 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 15 comparable sales and sits +31.53 against this barn's trailing median of $443.33.
Average price
$474.86
▲ 28.81 vs prior sale
17 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$396
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$105.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.17
vs TN average
−15.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544495.922,69711thin
Medium and Large 2555445.502,4725thin
Medium and Large 3590390.002,3011thin
One grade step is worth $105.92/cwt here — about $396 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale17 hd
474.86
—
TN average16 barns · 567 hd
481.03
−6.17
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
−15.97
This barn, trailing median15 sales
443.33
+31.53
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales
513457401344median 443.3303/0304/1405/2609/2910/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $499.10, low $358.46, median $443.33 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—High1,842204.183,7604thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,290180.352,32610
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,121171.601,9246thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,040141.001,4663thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,420$3,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,8832thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$2,7353thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,350$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$2,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$1,6501thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379567.95/cwt550.00–570.002,1539
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8101
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1445525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,33610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1381
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,4342
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520472.62/cwt460.00–485.002,4582
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528511.68/cwt510.00–512.002,7026
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563477.00/cwt477.00–477.002,6865
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578427.42/cwt422.00–430.002,4703
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,5704
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677388.46/cwt380.00–397.002,6305
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full680330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2441
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added770368.38/cwt365.00–375.002,8373
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5613
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2691
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330437.27/cwt430.00–445.001,4432
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368483.88/cwt470.00–500.001,78110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added380515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9573
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7182
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433475.35/cwt470.00–495.002,0588
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517420.65/cwt407.00–435.002,1756
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565380.27/cwt370.00–390.002,1492
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9381
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3731
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1121
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720333.03/cwt332.00–335.002,3983
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,8201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2277550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5242
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,9531
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2329524.98/cwt515.00–550.001,7274
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1364547.61/cwt540.00–555.001,9934
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412531.62/cwt525.00–550.002,1906
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0461
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482513.40/cwt490.00–525.002,4758
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0831
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515465.05/cwt460.00–470.002,3952
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2531
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4424
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615382.60/cwt370.00–395.002,3532
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,2901
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665356.52/cwt350.00–360.002,3713
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,812198.90/cwt195.00–203.003,6043
Bulls——1,930220.00/cwt220.00–220.004,2461
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%980160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5681
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,035167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,7281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,092169.31/cwt169.00–170.001,8493
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,188193.23/cwt190.00–200.002,2963
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208177.33/cwt175.00–180.002,1422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,330176.47/cwt174.00–181.002,3476
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,2361
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,882.52/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,734.95/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29101,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.