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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 19, 2024

191 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.15/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,315/hd at 564 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 191 339 363
Feeder cattle 155 294 275
Slaughter cattle 26 26 78
Replacement cattle 10 19 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trends can not be established due to inadequate receipts. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–297 273 5 322.50–327.50 $323.49 $883 —
320 320 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,016 +1.92
350–380 365 2 295.00–300.00 $297.60 $1,086 -13.10
430 value added 430 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,406 +14.64
430–440 433 4 287.50–290.00 $288.14 $1,248 +17.14
455–465 460 2 287.50–290.00 $288.76 $1,328 —
460 value added 460 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,426 +1.55
500 500 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,300 +7.55
575–580 578 2 255.00–262.50 $258.77 $1,496 +14.59
600 600 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,485 +2.53
660–670 665 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,563 -6.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 290.00 $290.00 $725 -39.95
310 310 1 315.00 $315.00 $976 —
420 420 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,144 +62.50
530–535 533 2 210.00–215.00 $212.51 $1,133 -17.41
630 630 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,418 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 160.00 $160.00 $592 -93.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 3 305.00 $305.00 $845 —
310–340 325 2 270.00–277.50 $273.92 $890 +12.65
350–370 357 7 260.00–277.50 $272.73 $974 +9.71
410–445 428 4 242.50–257.50 $247.43 $1,059 -0.56
455–485 470 4 232.50–252.50 $242.26 $1,139 +2.50
500–535 513 6 235.00–251.00 $241.46 $1,239 +9.01
557–575 564 9 225.00–250.00 $237.75 $1,341 +14.38
555–575 565 2 210.00–215.00 $212.46 $1,200 -10.91
625–630 628 3 220.00–225.00 $221.67 $1,392 +3.13
670–685 678 2 210.00–212.50 $211.24 $1,432 -10.06
715 715 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,430 -1.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 265.00 $265.00 $768 —
330 330 1 270.00 $270.00 $891 +16.43
360–380 370 2 220.00–230.00 $224.86 $832 +7.43
400–440 421 4 220.00–235.00 $226.47 $953 +3.41
475–495 483 4 200.00–227.50 $214.26 $1,035 -10.75
515–535 525 3 205.00–225.00 $215.88 $1,133 +3.00
555–575 565 2 215.00–225.00 $220.09 $1,244 +11.91
600 600 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,230 -0.16
605 605 2 212.50–220.00 $216.25 $1,308 +11.09
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 152.50 $152.50 $702 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,162 —
425 425 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,264 +15.56
455–460 458 2 287.50–295.00 $291.23 $1,334 +16.23
520 520 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,456 +36.68
555 555 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,471 +27.93
600–635 617 5 230.00–237.50 $232.39 $1,434 +7.98
670–695 683 3 214.00–230.00 $222.11 $1,517 +1.13
785 785 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,570 —
810 810 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,474 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 2 260.00–267.50 $263.86 $1,090 +15.24
460–490 475 2 235.00–250.00 $242.26 $1,151 -2.62
500 500 2 250.00–255.00 $252.50 $1,262 +17.18
550–565 558 2 226.00–240.00 $233.09 $1,301 +18.29
620 620 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,348 +10.06
800 800 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,360 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 175.00 $175.00 $980 —
640 640 1 154.00 $154.00 $986 —
655 655 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,087 +3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,211 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1385 1227 80-85% 5 107.00–112.00 $110.50 $1,356 —
1250 1250 80-85% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,300 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,130 —
1035–1230 1143 85-90% 4 81.00–88.00 $85.39 $976 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,506 —
1550 1550 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,705 -9.02

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,578 —
1415–1905 1660 2 130.00–138.00 $134.59 $2,234 —
1845–2180 2008 3 147.00–150.00 $148.00 $2,972 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 105.00 $105.00 $452 —
580 580 3 110.00 $110.00 $638 —
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 —

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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.