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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 185 247 0
Feeder cattle 137 172 0
Slaughter cattle 34 59 0
Replacement cattle 14 16 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

The last scheduled date for this sale to be reported fell during the Thanksgiving Holiday lay off, therefor no trend comparisons 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
300–345 323 2 175.00–178.00 $176.60 $570 —
395 395 1 165.00 $165.00 $652 +15.39
455–495 480 3 160.00–162.50 $160.85 $772 —
600–640 615 3 139.00–150.00 $143.14 $880 +4.12
650–660 655 2 140.00–150.00 $145.04 $950 +8.04
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 155.00–165.00 $160.05 $445 —
300 300 1 160.00 $160.00 $480 —
470–495 483 2 150.00–160.00 $154.87 $748 +19.90
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 -0.45
805 805 1 120.00 $120.00 $966 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 330 3 145.00–146.00 $145.31 $480 +15.31
360–370 365 2 144.00–148.00 $146.03 $533 +13.13
405–445 427 7 139.00–145.00 $141.37 $604 +11.27
480–490 486 4 134.00–139.00 $136.50 $663 +16.50
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 ±0.00
510–535 519 8 137.00–145.00 $140.40 $729 +10.79
580 580 1 136.00 $136.00 $789 +9.31
610–635 623 2 140.00 $140.00 $872 +13.13
645 645 2 149.00 $149.00 $961 +22.13
700 700 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 137.00 $137.00 $404 +2.00
340 340 1 135.00 $135.00 $459 +4.50
375 375 1 123.00 $123.00 $461 -1.00
455–480 470 4 116.00–132.00 $124.43 $585 +14.18
507–510 508 4 125.00–131.00 $129.49 $658 +19.49
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 +7.00
750 750 1 125.00 $125.00 $938 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 139.00 $139.00 $542 +39.00
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 +7.00
455–495 475 2 121.00–130.00 $125.31 $595 —
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–449 443 7 155.00–164.00 $156.94 $695 +10.04
450–490 470 6 145.00–161.00 $154.48 $726 +12.66
540 540 2 158.00 $158.00 $853 +13.00
615–620 618 2 135.00–143.00 $139.02 $859 +15.02
635 635 1 135.00 $135.00 $857 +11.00
670–692 687 4 139.00–147.00 $145.05 $996 —
725–730 728 2 125.00–129.00 $127.01 $925 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 410 2 150.00–157.50 $153.66 $630 +12.66
485 485 1 144.00 $144.00 $698 +18.00
500–540 523 6 120.00–140.00 $130.35 $682 -0.10
565–575 570 2 121.00–135.00 $127.94 $729 —
645 645 1 126.00 $126.00 $813 +11.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1630 1630 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 140.00 $140.00 $686 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1065 1048 85-90% 3 45.00–49.00 $47.36 $496 +0.46
950–1260 1091 85-90% 4 34.00–45.00 $40.58 $443 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $530 -0.35
1145 1145 80-85% 1 38.00 $38.00 $435 —
1000–1455 1281 80-85% 5 54.00–60.00 $56.14 $719 +1.93
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1140 1133 75-80% 2 46.00–52.00 $49.02 $555 —
1255–1530 1393 75-80% 2 62.50–65.00 $63.63 $886 —
1290–1655 1480 75-80% 3 53.50–57.00 $54.86 $812 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1696 1245 3 70.00–75.00 $73.64 $917 —
1870–2080 1942 3 82.00–87.50 $83.93 $1,630 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–985 918 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 625.00–700.00 $659.74

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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.