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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 27, 2021

157 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 157 281 188
Feeder cattle 110 205 158
Slaughter cattle 47 59 30
Replacement cattle — 17 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well established this week. Steers and heifers steady. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 170.00 $170.00 $493 —
300 300 1 160.00 $160.00 $480 +3.11
420 420 1 167.00 $167.00 $701 +9.50
475–495 483 3 158.00–162.00 $159.97 $773 +2.37
520 520 1 158.00 $158.00 $822 +8.13
565 565 1 148.00 $148.00 $836 +9.67
610 610 1 145.00 $145.00 $884 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 3 150.00–152.00 $150.97 $556 +0.97
565 565 1 126.00 $126.00 $712 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 +4.95
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 —
430 430 1 152.00 $152.00 $654 +2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 146.00 $146.00 $453 -1.00
355–395 380 4 144.00–152.00 $149.63 $569 +3.12
400–445 414 4 144.00–148.00 $146.04 $605 +0.57
450–465 458 3 141.00–145.00 $143.31 $656 +2.22
500–545 520 4 130.00–140.00 $135.75 $706 -0.94
550–565 560 4 130.00–138.00 $133.26 $746 +13.26
600–630 618 3 130.00–132.00 $131.32 $812 -1.81
656 656 4 130.00 $130.00 $853 —
700–710 705 2 122.00–129.00 $125.52 $885 +9.52
750 750 1 115.00 $115.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 140.00 $140.00 $322 +10.00
280 280 1 138.00 $138.00 $386 —
320 320 1 142.00 $142.00 $454 —
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 +4.92
405 405 2 130.00–135.00 $132.50 $537 +1.54
475–495 485 2 125.00–136.00 $130.39 $632 -0.33
535 535 1 125.00 $125.00 $669 ±0.00
590–595 593 2 120.00–128.00 $124.02 $735 -1.98
700 700 1 113.00 $113.00 $791 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 2 157.00–163.00 $159.88 $676 +4.88
460–490 475 2 156.00–164.00 $159.87 $759 +9.41
530–545 538 2 141.00–151.00 $145.93 $785 -0.08
550–580 565 2 141.00–146.00 $143.43 $810 +5.85
760–780 767 3 106.00–108.00 $106.68 $818 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 144.00 $144.00 $677 +14.46
595 595 2 128.00 $128.00 $762 —
605–625 615 2 118.00–125.00 $121.56 $748 -9.44
650–670 660 2 116.00–118.00 $117.02 $772 +2.41
705 705 2 106.00 $106.00 $747 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1355 1170 80-85% 15 64.50–74.00 $69.16 $809 +2.32
1040–1400 1215 80-85% 4 60.00–63.50 $61.62 $749 —
1355–1465 1410 80-85% 2 75.00–79.00 $77.08 $1,087 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1085 1001 85-90% 7 57.50–63.50 $59.91 $600 —
970–1165 1059 85-90% 4 52.50–55.00 $53.82 $570 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1580 1491 75-80% 4 65.00–74.50 $70.36 $1,049 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1515 1338 2 70.00–80.00 $74.34 $995 —
1440 1440 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,253 —

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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.