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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 9, 2021

247 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.87/cwt +1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 627 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 247 243 192
Feeder cattle 172 156 155
Slaughter cattle 59 58 25
Replacement cattle 16 29 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. over 500 lbs steady. Quality fair to good. 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
295 295 1 150.00 $150.00 $442 ±0.00
365–395 377 5 146.00–155.00 $149.61 $564 -0.39
500 500 2 138.00–149.00 $143.50 $718 +7.79
550–560 556 7 132.00–142.00 $140.28 $780 -2.20
625–640 635 3 137.00–140.00 $139.02 $883 -0.13
657 657 3 137.00 $137.00 $900 +2.01
745 745 1 126.00 $126.00 $939 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 140.00–146.00 $143.03 $348 -2.97
395 395 1 141.00 $141.00 $557 +6.00
405–440 428 4 139.00–145.00 $141.99 $608 +11.99
475–495 489 4 130.00–145.00 $134.97 $660 —
515–525 520 2 125.00–136.00 $130.45 $678 —
695 695 1 115.00 $115.00 $799 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 125.00 $125.00 $594 —
630 630 1 101.00 $101.00 $636 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 140.00 $140.00 $413 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 -4.28
350–375 363 2 130.00–136.00 $132.90 $482 -3.77
405–445 419 5 125.00–136.00 $130.10 $545 -6.79
450–480 466 7 122.00–130.00 $126.84 $591 -2.78
475–490 483 2 120.00 $120.00 $580 -9.62
525–537 534 5 127.00–131.00 $129.61 $692 +1.56
550–575 558 3 122.00–130.00 $126.69 $707 +0.84
605–640 627 10 124.00–130.00 $126.87 $795 +1.90
670–675 673 2 122.00–126.00 $123.99 $834 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 135.00 $135.00 $398 —
310–315 313 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $408 -0.50
380 380 1 124.00 $124.00 $471 -1.07
400 400 2 117.00 $117.00 $468 —
455–458 457 4 110.00–111.00 $110.25 $504 —
505 505 1 110.00 $110.00 $556 -2.00
575 575 1 123.00 $123.00 $707 +2.50
620 620 1 122.00 $122.00 $756 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 110.00–125.00 $117.38 $370 —
405 405 1 110.00 $110.00 $446 —
510 510 1 100.00 $100.00 $510 -8.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 100.00 $100.00 $360 —
440 440 2 121.00–125.00 $123.00 $541 -1.00

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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 1 145.00 $145.00 $558 +5.00
400–440 420 2 145.00–149.00 $146.90 $617 +3.34
450–485 462 7 138.00–150.00 $141.82 $655 +0.12
540 540 1 145.00 $145.00 $783 -3.10
560–590 570 5 129.00–138.00 $132.78 $757 -2.22
600 600 2 120.00–128.00 $124.00 $744 —
805 805 1 101.00 $101.00 $813 +1.99
900 900 1 92.00 $92.00 $828 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 141.00 $141.00 $627 +21.00
480 480 1 126.00 $126.00 $605 -9.00
535–540 538 2 120.00–141.00 $130.45 $702 +5.89
620–635 628 2 112.00–116.00 $114.02 $716 —
695 695 1 101.00 $101.00 $702 —
895 895 1 90.00 $90.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 118.00 $118.00 $578 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1290 1093 80-85% 10 46.50–53.00 $50.35 $550 —
940–1470 1217 80-85% 5 42.50–48.00 $46.70 $568 -5.93
1185–1315 1250 80-85% 2 53.50–55.00 $54.21 $678 +5.44
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1240 1034 85-90% 5 45.00–48.50 $46.90 $485 +2.43
965–1270 1139 85-90% 4 35.50–45.50 $42.28 $482 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1350 1268 75-80% 4 45.00–48.00 $46.63 $591 -0.50
1205–1460 1324 75-80% 4 48.00–53.00 $51.24 $678 —
1440 1440 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $792 +2.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–2025 1534 4 66.00–72.00 $69.12 $1,060 —
1565–2130 1848 2 78.00–83.50 $81.17 $1,500 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00
1130–1245 1188 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 770.00–850.00 $811.94
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 580.00 $580.00
1310 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 530.00 $530.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 540.00 $540.00

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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
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.