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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 28, 2023

290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $198.45/cwt +15.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 513 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $240.63/cwt +5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 430 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $208.31/cwt +7.36 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 466 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 290 263 280
Feeder cattle 232 187 196
Slaughter cattle 44 65 79
Replacement cattle 14 11 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs mostly steady, over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. 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
350–390 377 6 230.00–247.00 $237.92 $897 -2.63
425–430 thin fleshed 429 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,072 —
400–445 431 8 225.00–240.00 $234.78 $1,012 +0.01
480–495 488 2 220.00–225.00 $222.46 $1,086 +10.46
500–525 513 2 208.00–225.00 $216.29 $1,110 -1.29
600–645 622 3 196.00–210.00 $203.23 $1,264 +15.48
705 705 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,340 +15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 225.00 $225.00 $529 —
315–325 320 3 228.00–250.00 $237.03 $758 +28.71
360–390 378 5 220.00–235.00 $229.89 $869 +39.89
410 410 1 228.00 $228.00 $935 —
460 thin fleshed 460 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,007 —
530 530 1 185.00 $185.00 $980 —
555 555 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,110 —
680 680 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,190 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 225.00 $225.00 $754 —
400–410 405 2 210.00–220.00 $214.94 $871 —
465 465 1 200.00 $200.00 $930 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 170.00 $170.00 $748 —
450 450 1 200.00 $200.00 $900 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 333 3 210.00–215.00 $211.65 $705 +0.51
343 thin fleshed 343 3 220.00 $220.00 $755 —
370–395 386 5 209.00–210.00 $209.80 $810 +5.77
392 thin fleshed 392 3 217.00 $217.00 $851 —
415 thin fleshed 415 1 214.00 $214.00 $888 —
410–440 426 4 205.00–210.00 $206.29 $879 -1.79
440 440 1 185.00 $185.00 $814 -23.08
457 thin fleshed 457 4 217.00 $217.00 $992 —
450–495 472 6 200.00–210.00 $202.52 $956 +2.24
500–525 512 15 190.00–210.00 $194.60 $996 +34.60
512–525 thin fleshed 517 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,086 —
560–590 575 3 200.00–202.00 $200.67 $1,154 +24.14
600–622 617 4 195.00–200.00 $196.22 $1,211 +16.22
635 635 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,092 -8.00
650–655 653 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,241 +18.00
685 685 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,089 -13.00
770 770 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,170 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 177.00 $177.00 $381 —
370 370 1 207.00 $207.00 $766 —
415–420 thin fleshed 418 2 200.00–201.00 $200.50 $838 -8.50
410–445 422 3 180.00–200.00 $192.64 $813 +2.60
450–465 458 3 180.00–200.00 $191.60 $878 —
460–490 thin fleshed 475 2 204.00–210.00 $206.91 $983 —
505 505 1 189.00 $189.00 $954 +10.83
520 value added 520 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,019 —
530 thin fleshed 530 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,060 —
565–580 573 2 190.00–193.00 $191.48 $1,097 +23.66
620 620 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,017 —
668–670 669 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,204 —
880 880 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 150.00 $150.00 $450 —
450–490 470 2 161.00–185.00 $173.51 $815 —
540 540 1 150.00 $150.00 $810 —
640 640 1 137.00 $137.00 $877 +12.00
710 710 1 125.00 $125.00 $888 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 2 185.00–200.00 $192.35 $727 —
580 value added 580 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,073 —
670 670 1 113.00 $113.00 $757 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–433 424 4 215.00–220.00 $216.21 $917 -11.27
460–490 478 6 210.00–230.00 $215.67 $1,031 +4.43
500–536 522 9 200.00–216.00 $207.45 $1,083 +37.45
560–590 573 3 190.00–194.00 $191.33 $1,096 -2.84
580 580 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,009 -20.17
620–640 630 2 160.00–179.00 $169.35 $1,067 —
655–670 660 3 170.00–185.00 $176.62 $1,166 +12.62
715 715 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,237 —
755 755 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,276 —
775 775 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,085 —
1055 1055 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,477 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 210.00 $210.00 $766 —
400–420 410 2 190.00–210.00 $200.24 $821 +0.24
485–490 488 2 210.00–215.00 $212.51 $1,037 +21.08
545 545 1 177.00 $177.00 $965 —
555–590 573 2 165.00–170.00 $167.42 $959 —
625 625 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,062 —
675 675 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,080 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 123.00 $123.00 $627 -67.00
530 530 1 173.00 $173.00 $917 -17.00
605 605 1 146.00 $146.00 $883 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,147 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1330 1205 80-85% 3 95.00–100.00 $96.68 $1,165 +16.01
1000–1430 1216 80-85% 18 80.00–95.00 $87.94 $1,069 +7.27
1175–1320 1223 80-85% 5 75.00–80.00 $77.01 $942 -13.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1395 1335 75-80% 2 75.00–87.00 $80.73 $1,078 —
1090–1650 1388 75-80% 4 86.00–92.00 $89.44 $1,241 +0.44
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1135 1018 85-90% 4 71.00–82.00 $75.65 $770 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,401 —
1705–2230 1968 2 123.00–127.00 $124.73 $2,455 +15.31
2220 2220 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,553 —

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Bred Cows

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) 1 900.00 $900.00
1130–1150 1143 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,020.00 $1,006.59
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00
1430 1430 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,140.00 $1,140.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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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
900–950 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,400.00–1,425.00 $1,412.16 —
1100–1150 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,800.00–2,000.00 $1,897.78 —
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 +385.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
715 715 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.