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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 9, 2023

162 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 162 260 270
Feeder cattle 97 182 211
Slaughter cattle 53 61 52
Replacement cattle 12 17 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeders not well established.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 250.00 $250.00 $600 —
290 290 1 240.00 $240.00 $696 +10.00
305–330 315 3 230.00–240.00 $236.18 $744 —
362–370 364 4 234.00–236.00 $234.51 $854 -3.07
440 440 1 217.00 $217.00 $955 -13.00
495 495 3 210.00–218.00 $215.00 $1,064 -16.80
575 575 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,236 -10.18
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 225.00–230.00 $227.43 $853 -2.57
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 157.00 $157.00 $589 —
470 470 1 200.00 $200.00 $940 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 227.50 $227.50 $523 —
338 338 3 211.00 $211.00 $713 -2.47
380 380 1 207.00 $207.00 $787 -10.03
405–425 412 3 195.00–207.00 $201.56 $830 -10.43
450–480 465 2 190.00–201.00 $195.32 $908 -1.11
485 485 1 185.00 $185.00 $897 -11.43
505–535 522 6 184.00–192.00 $187.15 $977 -1.19
580 580 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,085 +46.00
575–595 589 7 187.00–191.00 $189.87 $1,118 +48.87
635–645 640 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,184 +11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 219.00 $219.00 $526 —
320 320 1 208.00 $208.00 $666 -2.00
390 390 1 170.00 $170.00 $663 -40.08
400 400 1 180.00 $180.00 $720 -23.05
520 520 1 170.00 $170.00 $884 -16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 182.00 $182.00 $946 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 200.00 $200.00 $800 —
480 480 1 178.00 $178.00 $854 —
550 550 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,045 —
635 635 1 129.00 $129.00 $819 —
745 745 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,064 -9.96
625 625 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,125 -1.94
1000 1000 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,380 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 210.00 $210.00 $956 —
570 570 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,083 +2.77

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1270 1145 80-85% 7 80.00–87.00 $83.26 $953 —
1055–1440 1235 80-85% 14 84.00–95.00 $89.49 $1,105 +2.48
1295–1310 1303 80-85% 2 93.00–101.00 $96.98 $1,264 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1125 938 85-90% 3 71.00–84.00 $76.50 $718 —
905–1085 974 85-90% 8 60.00–70.00 $65.77 $641 -3.35
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 75-80% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,075 —
1325 1325 75-80% 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,285 —
1135–1505 1384 75-80% 6 88.00–93.00 $91.10 $1,261 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1360 1258 3 99.00–105.00 $101.50 $1,277 —
1600–1750 1683 3 120.00–124.00 $121.39 $2,043 —
1810–1850 1830 2 125.00–130.00 $127.53 $2,334 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,270.00 $1,270.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,090.00 $1,090.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —

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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.