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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

403 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $115.50/cwt ≈ $1,096/hd at 949 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $131.01/cwt +7.05 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 584 lb · 14 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $98.80/cwt -5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 842 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 403 192 221
Feeder cattle 329 155 172
Slaughter cattle 62 25 46
Replacement cattle 12 12 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to the Holiday lay off two weeks ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 327 3 150.00–160.00 $154.90 $507 —
350–395 366 8 140.00–156.00 $150.35 $550 +8.45
410–420 413 3 148.00–157.00 $151.31 $625 +10.83
450–470 460 2 140.00–150.00 $144.89 $666 —
520 520 1 135.00 $135.00 $702 +4.10
590 590 1 134.00 $134.00 $791 +7.00
600–610 605 2 130.00 $130.00 $786 +12.00
650–665 658 2 129.00–134.00 $131.47 $865 —
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 +19.00
775 value added 775 7 120.00 $120.00 $930 —
885 885 1 109.00 $109.00 $965 —
949 value added 949 21 115.50 $115.50 $1,096 —
960 value added 960 1 115.50 $115.50 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 141.00–145.00 $142.90 $376 -1.61
305–340 323 3 145.00–150.00 $148.25 $479 +6.25
385 385 1 135.00 $135.00 $520 —
410–435 423 5 130.00–145.00 $138.55 $586 +9.06
565 565 1 125.00 $125.00 $706 —
600 600 1 123.00 $123.00 $738 —
670 670 1 108.00 $108.00 $724 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 2 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $470 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 2 140.00 $140.00 $494 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 130.00 $130.00 $299 —
325–330 328 2 130.00–133.00 $131.49 $431 -3.51
355–390 370 4 125.00–136.00 $131.89 $488 +0.92
400–430 416 8 118.00–129.00 $124.22 $517 -4.25
450–480 456 7 119.00–125.00 $123.14 $562 +1.78
520 520 1 116.00 $116.00 $603 -5.49
500–545 531 9 120.00–125.00 $121.46 $645 -0.03
550–595 571 7 117.00–125.00 $120.72 $689 +2.70
610–645 628 8 110.00–123.00 $117.87 $740 -2.13
660–685 675 5 113.00–122.00 $117.62 $794 —
720 720 1 100.00 $100.00 $720 —
763 value added 763 10 110.00 $110.00 $839 —
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 -3.00
815–820 818 2 90.00–100.00 $94.98 $777 -9.02
846 value added 846 11 99.50 $99.50 $842 —
930 value added 930 1 98.00 $98.00 $911 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 329 4 119.00–125.00 $121.02 $398 —
375–390 383 2 128.00–129.00 $128.51 $492 +6.92
415–435 425 6 117.00–123.00 $120.33 $511 +5.33
525–545 538 3 114.00–120.00 $116.96 $629 +3.97
560–595 583 3 113.00–115.00 $113.68 $663 -1.32
705 705 1 90.00 $90.00 $634 —
815 815 1 90.00 $90.00 $734 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 110.00–120.00 $115.00 $431 -3.36
425–445 435 2 80.00–106.00 $93.30 $406 —
490 490 1 110.00 $110.00 $539 —
505 505 1 100.00 $100.00 $505 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 135.00 $135.00 $520 —
400–445 424 4 134.00–145.00 $139.60 $592 +2.64
455–475 467 3 135.00–142.00 $138.97 $649 +2.20
500–540 520 6 129.00–134.00 $130.33 $678 +3.90
560–595 584 14 125.00–132.50 $131.01 $765 +7.05
615–630 624 7 117.00–122.00 $119.71 $747 +6.70
650–685 663 4 110.00–119.00 $114.05 $756 +13.05
730–735 733 2 98.00–100.00 $99.00 $726 —
820 820 1 100.00 $100.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 2 130.00–135.00 $132.60 $568 +6.60
460–480 469 4 130.00–135.00 $131.23 $615 +10.23
500–540 516 5 114.00–129.00 $122.91 $634 +2.02
660–685 673 4 107.00–112.00 $109.28 $735 +5.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–490 488 2 115.00–120.00 $117.51 $573 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 120.00 $120.00 $630 +10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1255 1099 80-85% 8 37.50–44.50 $40.42 $444 —
1000–1565 1211 80-85% 12 42.50–52.00 $48.08 $582 —
1790 1790 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $1,020 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 32.50 $32.50 $278 —
795–1285 955 85-90% 9 33.00–45.00 $38.67 $369 -4.63
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $658 +1.50
1275–1560 1380 75-80% 3 47.00–50.00 $48.68 $672 —
1265–1620 1443 75-80% 2 42.50–45.00 $43.90 $633 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1600 1508 2 66.00–70.50 $68.11 $1,027 —
1435–1990 1655 7 72.50–80.00 $76.14 $1,260 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00

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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.