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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 10, 2023

216 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $203.50/cwt -15.69 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 472 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $192.67/cwt -21.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 564 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 216 262 235
Feeder cattle 192 203 188
Slaughter cattle 21 47 39
Replacement cattle 3 12 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls and feeders not well established. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate to weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 235.00 $235.00 $740 -8.67
350–385 374 4 235.00–245.00 $239.32 $895 -4.04
430 430 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,019 +7.00
490 490 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,176 +0.61
570 570 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,311 -3.97
634 634 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,363 -15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 240.00 $240.00 $756 +5.00
460–480 465 4 220.00–230.00 $226.24 $1,052 —
535 535 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,145 —
570 570 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,089 -29.00
630 630 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,323 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,176 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 224.00–225.00 $224.47 $736 -10.53
405–435 418 3 200.00–220.00 $208.11 $870 -16.17
450–490 472 17 200.00–210.00 $203.50 $961 -15.69
520–545 534 5 190.00–201.00 $198.17 $1,058 -16.98
550–585 564 10 190.00–200.00 $193.94 $1,094 -19.87
565 565 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,017 -33.81
610–635 625 3 180.00–193.00 $185.91 $1,162 -19.06
720 720 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,296 -23.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 226.00 $226.00 $622 -2.39
320 320 2 221.00 $221.00 $707 -4.42
380 380 1 210.00 $210.00 $798 -9.50
435–445 440 2 200.00 $200.00 $880 -12.53
460–495 473 3 200.00–209.00 $205.86 $974 -4.14
520–535 528 2 185.00–190.00 $187.54 $990 -12.46
595 595 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,130 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 220.00 $220.00 $583 —
385 385 1 170.00 $170.00 $654 —
400–420 410 2 170.00–172.50 $171.22 $702 —
460–485 473 2 170.00–180.00 $174.87 $827 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 220.00 $220.00 $803 +5.00
470–475 473 2 180.00 $180.00 $851 -32.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,020 +7.01
470–495 487 3 210.00–236.00 $219.39 $1,068 -13.35
505–535 516 7 215.00–225.00 $222.79 $1,150 +2.79
550 550 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,238 —
600–630 612 3 190.00–196.00 $193.05 $1,181 +0.92
715–735 725 2 180.00–181.00 $180.49 $1,309 +9.54
770 770 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,093 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 2 220.00–223.00 $221.49 $937 -0.94
540 540 1 180.00 $180.00 $972 -35.00
555 555 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,082 -14.21
605–625 613 4 180.00–192.00 $185.20 $1,135 +9.92
650 650 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,092 —
700–730 720 3 151.00–160.00 $155.34 $1,118 -4.66
800 800 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,016 —
890 890 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,362 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 220.00 $220.00 $924 +10.00
470 470 2 200.00 $200.00 $940 —
530 530 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,060 —
605 605 1 140.00 $140.00 $847 +3.00
655 655 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,074 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1460 1256 80-85% 8 85.00–95.00 $89.60 $1,125 —
1465 1465 80-85% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,260 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 75-80% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,235 +4.85
1415–1590 1490 75-80% 4 90.00 $90.00 $1,341 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 85-90% 1 82.00 $82.00 $865 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,289 —
2125–2275 2200 2 112.00–120.00 $115.86 $2,549 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–875 845 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 860.00–910.00 $886.67

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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.