Sale reports / Tennessee / Huntingdon Livestock Auction / 2026-10-13

Huntingdon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Huntingdon, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 13
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2065
Feeder Cattle receipts
142 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 161▲ 35 vs year ago 107 · +32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 33▲ 23 vs year ago 17 · +135.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 6▲ 4 vs year ago 9 · +44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to a lack of comparable data, trends could not be established. Quality good, Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.12/cwt on 17 head, down $5.16 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 23 comparable sales and sits −51.24 against this barn's trailing median of $377.36.
Average price
$326.12
▼ 5.16 vs prior sale
17 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,808
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$32.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.01
vs TN average
−46.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551333.771,83813thin
Medium and Large 2567301.271,7094thin
One grade step is worth $32.50/cwt here — about $129 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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
326.12
—
TN average15 barns · 786 hd
337.13
−11.01
National average193 barns · 18,908 hd
372.76
−46.64
This barn, trailing median23 sales
377.36
−51.24
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

23 sales
442396350304median 377.3602/2404/1406/0909/0110/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $427.80, low $317.97, median $377.36 across 23 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—Average2,525175.004,4191thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,411138.911,96013
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210133.041,61016
CowsLean 85-90%High1,092126.201,3783thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,420$2,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,365$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,118$1,8002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$1,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,0502thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3301
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478411.91/cwt405.00–425.001,9697
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529379.68/cwt370.00–400.002,0096
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1588364.94/cwt360.00–370.002,1462
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640313.75/cwt305.00–330.002,0084
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675317.54/cwt315.00–320.002,1432
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1092
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Full775250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9381
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220470.68/cwt460.00–480.001,0352
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2241
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2981
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363407.52/cwt405.00–410.001,4792
Heifers350–400Small 1375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436371.12/cwt360.00–380.001,6184
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458376.62/cwt370.00–385.001,7253
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478349.96/cwt340.00–355.001,6736
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full495320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5842
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full502295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513352.49/cwt350.00–355.001,8082
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6591
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567316.68/cwt315.00–320.001,7963
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added571349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,9936
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578298.36/cwt295.00–300.001,7253
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618321.50/cwt310.00–330.001,9874
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618308.42/cwt305.00–315.001,9063
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678294.97/cwt290.00–300.002,0006
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added720307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,2104
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added850280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3802
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1918255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3413
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365434.86/cwt430.00–440.001,5872
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed366400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4645
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405410.19/cwt395.00–425.001,6612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463386.89/cwt380.00–390.001,7918
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470364.74/cwt350.00–375.001,7145
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1507389.09/cwt377.50–400.001,9733
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8854
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8081
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573329.78/cwt320.00–340.001,8902
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625310.41/cwt310.00–312.001,9405
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633267.85/cwt250.00–285.001,6952
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8981
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1743282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0993
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1041
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,525175.00/cwt175.00–175.004,4191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070129.30/cwt127.00–132.001,3842
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168138.46/cwt136.00–141.001,6172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210127.46/cwt125.00–130.001,5423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218133.57/cwt130.00–135.001,62711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,305126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,6441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385138.76/cwt133.00–140.001,9226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,454141.22/cwt140.00–142.002,0536
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,3101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4202,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5681
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8781
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0521

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.