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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 12, 2021

226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $124.07/cwt -6.94 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 576 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.65/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 572 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.72/cwt -0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 471 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 226 403 165
Feeder cattle 182 329 141
Slaughter cattle 35 62 22
Replacement cattle 9 12 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to the Christmas and New Year holiday lay off, no trends could be established.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 153.00 $153.00 $513 -1.90
385–390 388 3 155.00 $155.00 $601 +4.65
401–440 410 7 145.00–150.00 $147.66 $605 -3.65
455–460 458 2 134.00–139.00 $136.49 $625 -8.40
520–545 530 3 131.00–140.00 $135.28 $717 +0.28
590 value added 590 5 140.00 $140.00 $826 —
605 605 1 133.00 $133.00 $805 +3.00
650 650 1 122.00 $122.00 $793 -9.47
760 760 1 106.00 $106.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 2 151.00–152.00 $151.51 $421 +8.61
325–340 332 5 133.00–151.00 $144.92 $481 -3.33
365–390 378 2 136.00–145.00 $140.35 $531 +5.35
685 685 1 103.00 $103.00 $706 -5.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 152.00 $152.00 $509 —
525 525 1 120.00 $120.00 $630 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 122.00 $122.00 $451 -9.89
365–390 378 4 125.00–128.00 $125.73 $475 -6.16
405–449 434 5 122.00–130.00 $125.72 $546 +1.50
450–495 471 11 118.00–126.00 $122.72 $578 -0.42
500–540 517 8 118.00–126.00 $121.65 $629 +5.65
550–570 556 5 121.00–122.50 $122.09 $679 +1.37
582 value added 582 8 123.00 $123.00 $716 —
603–635 608 8 114.00–122.50 $120.68 $734 +2.81
675–680 678 3 115.00–120.00 $117.67 $798 +0.05
710 710 1 114.00 $114.00 $809 +14.00
770 770 1 105.00 $105.00 $808 +5.00
810 810 1 110.00 $110.00 $891 +15.02
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 125.00 $125.00 $412 +3.98
355–370 363 2 125.00–126.00 $125.49 $456 -3.02
405–445 430 4 117.00–123.00 $120.07 $516 -0.26
455–470 463 3 112.00–117.00 $115.03 $533 —
530 530 1 110.00 $110.00 $583 -6.96
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 -3.68
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $478 +7.50
420–445 432 3 115.00–118.00 $115.97 $501 +22.67
455–480 468 2 118.00 $118.00 $552 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 101.00 $101.00 $338 —
415 415 1 110.00 $110.00 $456 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 422 3 140.00–151.00 $145.05 $612 +5.45
450–455 453 2 138.00–145.00 $141.52 $641 +2.55
505–530 515 5 128.00–140.00 $133.34 $687 +3.01
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605 -21.01
555–590 573 4 124.00–128.00 $125.74 $720 -5.27
580 value added 580 8 125.00 $125.00 $725 —
655–690 672 3 113.00–122.00 $116.68 $784 +2.63
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 415 2 126.00–135.00 $130.39 $541 -2.21
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 -11.23
560–565 563 2 115.00–124.00 $119.52 $673 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–545 540 2 100.00 $100.00 $540 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 100.00 $100.00 $645 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1195 1109 80-85% 4 47.50–50.50 $49.68 $551 —
1140–1235 1175 80-85% 3 45.00–47.00 $45.70 $537 —
1270–1490 1387 80-85% 3 54.00–56.00 $55.12 $765 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–905 897 85-90% 3 43.00–49.50 $45.32 $407 —
950 950 85-90% 1 37.50 $37.50 $356 -1.17
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1540 1320 75-80% 3 50.50–52.50 $51.44 $679 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–2080 1503 4 60.00–75.00 $68.47 $1,029 +0.36
1515–2375 1911 5 78.50–82.50 $80.74 $1,543 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 590.00 $590.00

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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.