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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 25, 2023

260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $188.34/cwt -14.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 536 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 260 296 248
Feeder cattle 182 236 214
Slaughter cattle 61 50 24
Replacement cattle 17 10 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality fair to good with several fleshier new crop calves. 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
260 260 1 230.00 $230.00 $598 —
350–380 362 3 234.00–240.00 $237.58 $860 +4.34
385 385 1 220.00 $220.00 $847 -13.24
420 420 1 230.00 $230.00 $966 —
450–480 468 4 230.00–237.00 $231.80 $1,085 —
500–535 524 5 220.00–237.00 $225.23 $1,180 -3.78
550–565 559 6 215.00–230.00 $225.18 $1,259 —
560 value added 560 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,288 —
600–630 616 4 203.00–220.00 $213.00 $1,312 -7.00
685 685 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,370 —
720 720 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,361 —
750 750 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,028 —
870 870 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,531 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 240.00 $240.00 $660 +17.00
345 345 1 240.00 $240.00 $828 —
375 375 1 230.00 $230.00 $862 +6.74
400 400 1 210.00 $210.00 $840 -8.00
490 490 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,152 —
560 560 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,176 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 190.00 $190.00 $779 —
695 695 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,042 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 433 2 156.00–210.00 $183.47 $794 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 210.00–217.00 $213.47 $732 -5.17
370–395 383 2 216.00–218.00 $217.03 $831 +3.00
400–420 410 4 209.00–215.00 $211.99 $869 -2.63
420 420 1 209.00 $209.00 $878 -5.62
480–495 488 2 192.00–201.00 $196.43 $959 +11.43
505–545 536 11 183.00–194.00 $188.34 $1,010 -14.93
550–580 561 7 180.00–195.00 $188.28 $1,056 -13.21
595 595 1 141.00 $141.00 $839 -60.49
600 600 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,158 -1.34
615 615 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,070 -20.34
653–655 654 4 185.00–187.00 $186.25 $1,218 -2.72
695 695 1 139.00 $139.00 $966 -49.97
713 value added 713 3 171.00 $171.00 $1,219 —
725 725 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,160 -18.00
730 730 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,285 -2.00
795 795 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 210.00 $210.00 $563 —
320 320 1 210.00 $210.00 $672 —
365–375 370 2 204.00–216.00 $210.08 $777 +8.85
420–435 428 2 200.00–206.00 $203.05 $869 +5.88
545 545 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,014 +16.00
560 560 1 172.00 $172.00 $963 -28.00
690 690 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,104 ±0.00
730 730 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–495 493 2 160.00 $160.00 $789 —
515–535 530 4 130.00–135.00 $131.21 $695 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 213.00 $213.00 $735 —
400 400 1 116.00 $116.00 $464 —
475 475 1 190.00 $190.00 $902 -14.00
510 510 1 190.00 $190.00 $969 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 434 6 220.00–242.00 $233.90 $1,015 +1.40
525 525 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,102 +25.00
555–565 560 2 196.00–204.00 $199.96 $1,120 +7.83
620–640 633 3 179.00–188.00 $181.94 $1,152 -0.61
670–680 675 2 170.00–190.00 $179.93 $1,215 +0.93
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 235.00 $235.00 $916 +14.00
560–580 570 2 174.00–200.00 $187.23 $1,067 +2.23
605 605 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,071 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 226.00 $226.00 $893 —
449 449 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,028 +26.00
590 590 1 155.00 $155.00 $914 —
765 765 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,148 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1450 1186 80-85% 9 71.00–86.00 $79.15 $939 -19.33
910–1535 1216 80-85% 16 82.00–93.00 $87.01 $1,058 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1795 1453 75-80% 6 87.00–90.00 $88.62 $1,288 —
1270–1715 1487 75-80% 5 78.00–83.00 $81.02 $1,205 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1065 953 85-90% 2 68.00–70.00 $69.12 $659 -10.91
870–1135 1057 85-90% 8 72.00–82.00 $78.13 $826 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,379 —
1815–2235 2005 4 113.00–121.00 $117.16 $2,349 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00

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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.