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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 27, 2024

260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 260 540 210
Feeder cattle 221 516 172
Slaughter cattle 28 21 35
Replacement cattle 11 3 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls not established last sale. Steers 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers 5.00 to 11.00 higher. Bulls 7.00 to 13.00 higher. 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
310–330 320 2 315.00–320.00 $317.42 $1,016 -5.23
360–395 376 6 300.00–337.00 $319.76 $1,202 +2.60
410–440 425 6 292.00–320.00 $309.71 $1,316 +6.27
460–480 471 5 281.00–313.00 $296.09 $1,395 +11.14
505–545 525 5 281.00–300.00 $287.89 $1,511 +0.25
560–565 562 3 277.50–285.00 $280.50 $1,576 +10.86
600–625 614 5 250.00–270.00 $263.47 $1,618 +18.47
650–690 676 5 240.00–265.00 $252.45 $1,707 +14.45
720 720 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,656 -0.17
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,102 +14.33
405 405 2 270.00–277.00 $273.50 $1,108 +3.50
450–455 453 2 261.00–280.00 $270.55 $1,226 +5.41
525 525 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,334 -16.00
580 580 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,479 +21.00
760 760 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,672 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 252.50 $252.50 $896 +6.65
430 430 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,182 +24.76
500 500 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,225 +24.00
580 580 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,479 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 257.00 $257.00 $964 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 309 4 291.00–315.00 $300.38 $928 +11.73
370–390 378 6 280.00–303.00 $287.97 $1,089 +21.23
405–435 418 6 270.00–285.00 $280.12 $1,171 +24.03
455–495 466 7 245.00–268.00 $258.34 $1,204 +14.99
500–545 514 7 241.00–266.00 $251.59 $1,293 +14.19
550–580 value added 565 4 250.00–255.00 $252.57 $1,427 +11.74
550–595 574 4 221.00–228.00 $225.31 $1,293 +5.34
600–645 622 6 210.00–230.00 $221.58 $1,378 +8.35
670–690 680 4 200.00–210.00 $205.04 $1,394 +20.04
800 800 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,424 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 275 5 277.50–317.50 $293.96 $808 —
315–320 318 2 255.00–282.50 $268.86 $855 +3.78
370–385 378 3 265.00–280.00 $272.40 $1,030 +20.40
405–440 424 6 230.00–263.00 $247.18 $1,048 —
450–495 467 7 218.00–246.00 $233.71 $1,091 +1.96
515–525 520 2 200.00–240.00 $219.81 $1,143 —
565–595 575 5 200.00–225.00 $215.75 $1,241 +5.75
625 625 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,250 +7.18
655–680 670 4 177.50–212.00 $199.26 $1,335 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 2 210.00–230.00 $220.33 $844 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 210.00 $210.00 $956 -10.00
540 540 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,188 -9.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,170 —
400–435 416 4 280.00–310.00 $299.14 $1,244 +9.14
455–495 471 5 288.00–319.00 $297.15 $1,400 +35.24
505–545 523 7 269.00–285.00 $278.52 $1,457 +10.50
550–585 570 3 263.00–280.00 $269.84 $1,538 +7.62
650–665 655 3 234.00–242.00 $237.32 $1,554 —
715–740 728 2 208.00–223.00 $215.63 $1,570 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,131 —
420 420 3 242.50–270.00 $254.17 $1,068 —
465–495 487 5 255.00–284.00 $269.23 $1,311 +11.98
535 535 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,324 +22.50
570 570 2 253.00–260.00 $256.50 $1,462 +3.14
600 600 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,368 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 230.00 $230.00 $874 -6.00
445 445 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,246 +30.00
500–545 523 2 237.50–250.00 $244.02 $1,276 +35.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,356 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1235 1115 80-85% 4 85.00–94.00 $89.10 $993 —
1015–1395 1214 80-85% 9 98.00–110.00 $105.10 $1,276 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1110 1033 85-90% 2 72.00–82.00 $76.62 $791 —
845–1265 1058 85-90% 5 80.00–92.00 $87.62 $927 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1890–2045 1968 2 130.00–133.00 $131.56 $2,589 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1295 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,310.00–1,460.00 $1,395.95

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,090.00 $1,090.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,460.00 $1,460.00 —

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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.