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Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Name: Huntingdon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 28

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

149 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 187▼ 5 vs year ago 154 · −3.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 28▼ 8 vs year ago 14 · −57.1%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to a lack comparable receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.97/cwt on 4 head, down $15.29 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 22 comparable sales and sits +33.21 against this barn's trailing median of $376.75.

Average price

$409.97

▼ 15.29 vs prior sale

4 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$483

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$126.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs TN average

−14.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	441.62	2,310	3thin
Medium and Large 2	580	315.00	1,827	1thin

One grade step is worth $126.62/cwt here — about $483 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 sale4 hd

409.97

—

TN average14 barns · 488 hd

409.03

+0.93

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−14.10

This barn, trailing median22 sales

376.75

+33.21

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

22 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $427.80, low $317.97, median $376.75 across 22 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,300	172.00	2,236	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	162.18	1,659	3thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,715	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,764	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,030	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,010	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,280	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,247	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	522.54/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,393	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	460	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,392	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1	465	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,116	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	483	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,632	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,755	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,703	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,520	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	728	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,912	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	235	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,504	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	251	720.06/cwt	660.00–740.00	1,807	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,454	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	306	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,836	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,710	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	369	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,011	10
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,983	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	407	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,076	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	461.64/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,948	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	469.72/cwt	467.00–475.00	2,024	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	465.21/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,261	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	441.62/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,310	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,827	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,190	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,446	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,442	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	605.28/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,604	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,070	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,865	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	515.17/cwt	450.00–550.00	1,896	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	597.52/cwt	585.00–600.00	2,241	10
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	405	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,964	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	539.43/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,330	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,392	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	463	455.14/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,107	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,361	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	475.05/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,565	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,632	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	418.95/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,572	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,236	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	162.18/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,659	3

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 187Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 28Year ago 14

No trends could be established due to a lack comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	570.00	570.00
2	300–350	342	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	422	460.00–465.00	461.64
1	450–500	460	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	580	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	600	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	251	660.00–740.00	720.06
1	350–400	385	515.00	515.00
3	400–450	431	467.00–475.00	469.72
5	450–500	486	445.00–475.00	465.21
3	500–550	523	430.00–450.00	441.62
1	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	660	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	306	600.00	600.00
10	350–400	369	545.00	545.00
5	400–450	407	510.00	510.00
9	600–650	610	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	640.00	640.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	700.00	700.00
1	250–300	280	630.00	630.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	700.00	700.00
1	300–350	335	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	380	600.00	600.00
1	400–450	420	535.00	535.00
2	450–500	458	515.00–530.00	522.54
4	550–600	575	470.00	470.00
1	600–650	600	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	545.00	545.00
10	550–600	568	485.00	485.00
8	700–750	728	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	690.00	690.00
10	350–400	375	585.00–600.00	597.52
9	400–450	432	535.00–550.00	539.43
1	450–500	460	520.00	520.00
2	500–550	540	470.00–480.00	475.05
8	550–600	566	465.00	465.00
5	600–650	614	395.00–425.00	418.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	463	450.00–460.00	455.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	600.00–610.00	605.28
1	300–350	330	565.00	565.00
4	350–400	368	450.00–550.00	515.17
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	511	462.00	462.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	157.00–170.00	162.18

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.