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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 13, 2022

144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.55/cwt +6.06 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 523 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 144 290 185
Feeder cattle 105 236 137
Slaughter cattle 28 45 34
Replacement cattle 11 9 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 283 3 160.00–171.00 $164.06 $464 -11.17
330 330 1 170.00 $170.00 $561 -5.46
360–395 378 2 170.00–177.50 $173.58 $656 -0.32
530 530 1 150.00 $150.00 $795 -18.99
565 565 1 161.00 $161.00 $910 +1.32
635–640 638 3 156.00–164.00 $158.65 $1,012 —
655–690 678 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,044 +34.00
715 715 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,072 +15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 160.00–165.00 $162.41 $455 -7.59
505 505 1 150.00 $150.00 $758 -4.06
660 660 1 144.00 $144.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 148.00 $148.00 $592 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 160.00 $160.00 $432 —
435 435 1 150.00 $150.00 $652 -2.24
460 460 1 156.00 $156.00 $718 +7.87
508–545 523 10 150.00–154.00 $152.55 $798 +5.93
555 value added 555 1 154.00 $154.00 $855 —
565–595 589 7 150.00–152.00 $151.57 $893 +7.34
600–640 614 8 145.00–153.00 $148.96 $915 +6.83
663 value added 663 2 144.00 $144.00 $955 —
683 683 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,011 +7.34
755–795 value added 775 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 —
360 360 1 136.00 $136.00 $490 -13.00
400–425 413 2 130.00–150.00 $140.30 $579 +10.30
550 thin fleshed 550 1 148.00 $148.00 $814 —
595 595 1 127.00 $127.00 $756 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 170.00 $170.00 $688 +2.00
470 470 1 162.50 $162.50 $764 -0.78
545 545 1 153.00 $153.00 $834 -4.36
675 675 1 130.00 $130.00 $878 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 2 139.00–150.00 $144.50 $809 +11.50
628 628 2 127.00 $127.00 $798 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 158.00 $158.00 $577 —
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1620 1620 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1500 1163 80-85% 8 64.00–70.00 $66.23 $770 —
925–1420 1219 80-85% 5 50.00–62.50 $56.39 $687 +1.23
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $436 —
910–1210 1011 85-90% 5 49.00–55.00 $51.02 $516 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $760 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1880 1710 2 77.00–80.00 $78.65 $1,345 -13.35
2130 2130 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,960 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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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.