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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 27, 2021

261 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.35/cwt -7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 476 lb · 17 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.40/cwt -6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $526/hd at 367 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $146.59/cwt -11.73 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 468 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 261 389 207
Feeder cattle 221 306 184
Slaughter cattle 29 62 17
Replacement cattle 11 21 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago Slaughter cows 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifers 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 to 13.00 lower. Quality fair to good, with several thin fleshed calves. 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
337–345 339 4 169.00–170.00 $169.75 $575 -12.16
370 370 1 157.00 $157.00 $581 -16.65
395 395 1 150.00 $150.00 $592 -23.65
500–530 515 3 142.00–146.00 $143.33 $738 -17.34
565 565 1 140.00 $140.00 $791 -17.83
580 580 1 125.00 $125.00 $725 -32.83
620 620 3 130.00–140.00 $136.67 $847 -11.67
660 660 1 130.00 $130.00 $858 -12.53
710 710 1 125.00 $125.00 $888 -20.00
755 755 1 120.00 $120.00 $906 -10.60
935 935 1 96.00 $96.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 —
320–340 330 2 150.00–163.00 $156.30 $516 -12.97
355–385 366 4 152.00–159.00 $155.76 $570 -9.39
400–440 420 3 148.00–160.00 $155.49 $653 -2.74
490–495 493 2 131.00–138.00 $134.48 $663 -25.02
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 150.00 $150.00 $518 -5.43
405 405 1 155.00 $155.00 $628 —
580 580 1 132.00 $132.00 $766 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 311 4 156.00 $156.00 $485 —
350–390 367 15 135.00–152.00 $143.40 $526 -6.60
400–440 421 11 132.00–143.00 $137.53 $579 -10.62
440 thin fleshed 440 1 147.00 $147.00 $647 —
450–480 468 8 130.00–138.00 $134.27 $628 -9.06
465–495 480 3 125.00–132.00 $128.95 $619 -14.38
455–495 value added 485 6 140.00 $140.00 $679 —
505–545 519 10 130.00–136.00 $131.90 $685 -9.73
555 555 1 124.00 $124.00 $688 -10.50
554–590 567 13 126.00–133.00 $128.07 $726 -6.43
625 625 1 127.50 $127.50 $797 -3.12
645 value added 645 5 132.50 $132.50 $855 -2.50
655–690 673 3 110.00–125.00 $119.99 $808 —
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 155.00 $155.00 $356 —
280 280 1 135.00 $135.00 $378 —
320 320 1 141.00 $141.00 $451 +6.00
365–395 384 4 130.00–140.00 $133.08 $511 -10.28
410–435 423 2 135.00–136.00 $135.51 $573 -5.49
485–490 488 2 130.00 $130.00 $634 -5.96
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 -22.00
660 660 1 115.00 $115.00 $759 -2.48
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 131.00 $131.00 $590 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 431 6 150.00–167.00 $159.24 $686 -11.48
450–495 467 13 140.00–150.00 $147.41 $688 -14.57
480 480 1 136.00 $136.00 $653 -15.02
505–540 530 8 135.00–145.00 $140.00 $742 -13.96
560 560 1 122.00 $122.00 $683 -21.17
550–585 563 3 135.00–136.00 $135.35 $762 -7.82
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 —
615–635 625 4 122.00–126.00 $124.01 $775 —
660–665 663 2 110.00–120.00 $115.02 $763 —
680 680 1 95.00 $95.00 $646 —
710 710 1 90.00 $90.00 $639 —
800–835 818 2 92.00–95.00 $93.47 $765 -4.53
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 418 2 141.00–144.00 $142.44 $595 —
463–495 469 7 136.00–145.00 $143.70 $674 -9.46
500–530 513 4 128.00–138.00 $131.96 $677 -10.04
585 585 1 121.00 $121.00 $708 —
635 635 1 117.00 $117.00 $743 —
725 725 1 108.00 $108.00 $783 —
750–780 765 2 95.00–101.00 $97.94 $749 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1550 1187 80-85% 11 56.50–65.00 $60.38 $717 +1.76
1050–1565 1308 80-85% 2 50.00–52.50 $51.50 $674 —
1285–1580 1433 80-85% 2 65.00–66.00 $65.45 $938 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–890 828 85-90% 3 46.50–52.00 $48.62 $403 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1540 1480 75-80% 2 60.50–64.00 $62.18 $920 —
1790 1790 75-80% 1 66.50 $66.50 $1,190 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 1 71.00 $71.00 $770 —
1100–1760 1461 4 80.00–87.50 $83.12 $1,214 —

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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 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.