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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 27, 2020

263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.82/cwt -6.33 vs last sale · ≈ $496/hd at 428 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 263 336 0
Feeder cattle 206 268 0
Slaughter cattle 45 68 0
Replacement cattle 12 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers not well established. Heifers 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 131.00 $131.00 $472 -18.08
525 525 1 122.00 $122.00 $640 -12.60
600 600 1 119.00 $119.00 $714 —
660–690 675 2 110.00–115.00 $112.44 $759 -15.18
770 770 1 108.00 $108.00 $832 -4.00
840 840 1 107.00 $107.00 $899 —
950 950 1 90.00 $90.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 121.00 $121.00 $417 -21.02
355 355 1 128.00 $128.00 $454 -10.39
445 445 1 128.00 $128.00 $570 ±0.00
455 455 1 117.00 $117.00 $532 —
530–545 538 2 116.00–120.00 $117.97 $635 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 94.00 $94.00 $437 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 218 2 131.00–132.00 $131.48 $287 —
280–295 289 4 118.00–122.00 $119.97 $347 -13.65
305–325 317 3 117.00–121.00 $118.63 $376 -13.59
350–380 367 5 117.00–118.00 $117.39 $431 -11.22
400–445 428 18 112.00–120.00 $115.82 $496 -6.33
450–495 479 6 115.00–119.00 $116.46 $558 -3.52
515–540 531 7 111.00–118.00 $115.42 $613 -3.54
555–580 568 6 111.00–119.00 $116.51 $662 -1.56
600–640 622 3 110.00–115.00 $112.39 $699 -5.80
665–675 671 4 110.00–113.00 $111.25 $746 -4.60
725 725 4 100.00–110.00 $107.50 $779 -6.01
785 785 1 90.00 $90.00 $706 —
900 900 1 75.00 $75.00 $675 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 126.00 $126.00 $296 —
340 340 1 116.00 $116.00 $394 -4.01
375–380 378 2 101.00–108.00 $104.52 $395 -15.55
385 385 1 90.00 $90.00 $346 -30.07
420–435 428 2 112.00–115.00 $113.47 $486 —
470 470 1 113.00 $113.00 $531 -2.46
520–530 525 3 108.00–110.00 $109.01 $572 -2.99
550–580 565 2 90.00–100.00 $95.13 $537 -17.37
610–645 628 2 100.00–101.00 $100.49 $631 +4.49
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 98.00 $98.00 $368 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 3 126.00–132.00 $129.36 $492 —
410–440 427 5 125.00–133.00 $127.54 $545 -10.45
455–495 477 5 116.00–122.00 $119.17 $568 -11.74
500–530 517 6 110.00–124.00 $117.22 $606 -7.43
580 580 3 113.00–120.00 $117.67 $682 -3.57
600–610 603 4 101.00–114.00 $110.71 $668 —
640 640 1 92.00 $92.00 $589 —
665–675 670 3 89.00–95.00 $91.32 $612 —
700–740 725 4 80.00–91.00 $87.46 $634 —
780 780 1 89.00 $89.00 $694 —
785 785 1 66.00 $66.00 $518 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 421 8 112.00–124.00 $118.16 $497 -11.26
475–495 485 2 112.00–117.00 $114.45 $555 -2.10
510–515 512 3 95.00–112.00 $104.00 $532 -10.83
580 580 1 100.00 $100.00 $580 +2.93
630–638 635 4 92.00–100.00 $95.99 $610 -2.52
665–673 671 5 85.00–87.00 $86.40 $580 -7.60
745 745 1 79.00 $79.00 $589 -11.97
815–845 830 2 80.00–86.00 $82.95 $688 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 104.00 $104.00 $416 -26.00
575 575 1 85.00 $85.00 $489 -29.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 105.00 $105.00 $483 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1410 1173 80-85% 14 46.00–52.00 $48.99 $575 +0.78
1280 1280 80-85% 1 36.00 $36.00 $461 —
1175–1480 1343 80-85% 3 52.00–59.00 $54.57 $733 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 75-80% 1 40.00 $40.00 $352 —
1316 1316 75-80% 1 57.50 $57.50 $757 —
1400–1480 1443 75-80% 3 49.50–51.50 $50.34 $726 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1220 1060 85-90% 4 40.00–48.00 $44.85 $475 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1905 1674 4 76.00–80.50 $78.63 $1,316 —
1745 1745 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,309 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 990.00 $990.00 —
1540 1540 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.