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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 23, 2021

435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.51/cwt +27.51 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 436 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.00/cwt +43.00 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 478 lb · 54 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.74/cwt +16.90 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 583 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 435 126 49
Feeder cattle 413 99 32
Slaughter cattle 19 16 14
Replacement cattle 3 11 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts 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
376 value added 376 26 194.00 $194.00 $729 —
360–395 378 2 160.00 $160.00 $605 +6.53
400 400 2 160.00–164.00 $162.00 $648 +12.00
432 value added 432 9 183.00 $183.00 $791 —
478 value added 478 54 184.00 $184.00 $880 —
500 500 1 145.00 $145.00 $725 —
510 value added 510 5 159.00 $159.00 $811 —
555–580 567 3 130.00–144.00 $138.23 $784 +8.23
583–595 value added 584 42 148.00–160.00 $159.13 $929 +16.13
612 value added 612 3 140.00 $140.00 $857 —
615–640 628 2 127.00–133.00 $129.94 $816 —
665–685 673 3 129.00–130.00 $129.66 $873 —
710–748 value added 713 11 126.00–130.00 $126.38 $901 —
860 value added 860 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,032 —
945 945 1 101.00 $101.00 $954 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 144.00 $144.00 $403 —
325 325 2 156.00–161.00 $158.50 $515 —
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 —
455 455 1 131.00 $131.00 $596 —
500–530 515 2 130.00 $130.00 $670 —
610–635 623 2 118.00–121.00 $119.47 $744 —
690 690 1 119.00 $119.00 $821 —
705–725 715 2 105.00 $105.00 $751 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 143.00 $143.00 $450 —
360–365 363 2 148.00–150.00 $148.99 $541 +6.56
485 485 1 150.00 $150.00 $728 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 value added 314 4 145.00 $145.00 $455 —
300–340 320 2 130.00–147.00 $139.03 $445 —
325 325 1 127.00 $127.00 $413 —
351–355 value added 353 2 145.00–168.50 $156.68 $553 —
360 360 1 132.00 $132.00 $475 -10.00
390 390 1 125.00 $125.00 $488 -17.00
400–417 413 7 130.00–145.00 $139.92 $578 +9.92
435 435 1 126.00 $126.00 $548 -4.00
439 value added 439 62 160.00 $160.00 $702 —
500–540 520 2 120.00–124.00 $122.08 $635 +0.08
505–543 value added 529 8 128.00–131.00 $129.07 $683 —
552 value added 552 8 130.00 $130.00 $718 —
560 560 2 120.00–123.00 $121.50 $680 -1.99
638 value added 638 5 122.00 $122.00 $778 -2.00
740 740 1 120.00 $120.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 9 123.00–135.00 $125.14 $410 —
413–415 414 4 125.00 $125.00 $518 —
590 590 1 108.00 $108.00 $637 -12.00
650–655 653 2 100.00–110.00 $104.98 $686 —
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 135.00 $135.00 $392 —
300–345 314 4 120.00–130.00 $123.48 $388 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 141.00 $141.00 $557 —
455 455 5 143.00 $143.00 $651 +1.87
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 -2.93
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 -7.41
660 660 1 121.00 $121.00 $799 +6.00
715 715 1 116.00 $116.00 $829 +5.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 423 5 120.00–140.00 $131.06 $554 -8.94
515 515 1 122.00 $122.00 $628 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1395 1153 80-85% 5 57.50–63.00 $59.91 $691 +6.91
990–1275 1184 80-85% 4 50.00–55.50 $53.42 $632 +0.42
1275 1275 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $842 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1300 1213 75-80% 2 57.50–60.50 $59.11 $717 —
1620 1620 75-80% 1 52.50 $52.50 $850 -10.51
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–995 973 85-90% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.44 $510 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1860–2155 1988 4 81.00–90.00 $87.89 $1,747 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1080–1200 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–920.00 $863.16

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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.