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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 3, 2024

192 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 192 191 283
Feeder cattle 163 155 215
Slaughter cattle 23 26 54
Replacement cattle 6 10 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trends could not be established due to insufficient 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
260–295 276 4 322.50–327.50 $324.94 $897 +1.45
370 370 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,193 +24.90
400–415 408 3 310.00–327.50 $320.80 $1,309 +32.66
480 value added 480 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,572 +17.50
520–540 530 2 282.50–297.50 $289.86 $1,536 +29.86
565 565 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,398 -11.27
555–590 568 6 270.00–290.00 $276.66 $1,571 +17.89
620–645 633 6 260.00–262.50 $260.84 $1,651 +13.34
650 650 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,625 +15.00
785 785 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,825 —
850 850 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,912 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 277.50 $277.50 $874 -37.50
470 470 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,175 —
545 545 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,308 +27.49
620 620 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,550 +25.00
670 670 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,474 —
735 735 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,617 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 310.00 $310.00 $698 —
315–320 317 3 300.00–307.50 $305.01 $967 +31.09
355–390 377 3 285.00–297.50 $288.93 $1,089 +16.20
425–440 431 6 271.00–290.00 $281.50 $1,213 +34.07
455–465 460 2 270.00–282.50 $276.18 $1,270 +33.92
510–537 528 8 255.00–265.00 $260.27 $1,374 +18.81
550 550 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,031 -50.25
555–575 565 2 240.00–247.50 $243.82 $1,378 +31.36
600 600 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,380 +8.33
625–630 628 2 232.00–232.50 $232.25 $1,459 +10.58
815 815 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,630 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 290.00 $290.00 $783 +25.00
325 325 1 287.50 $287.50 $934 +17.50
355–380 363 3 270.00–275.00 $271.63 $986 +46.77
415–442 430 6 262.50–270.00 $265.41 $1,141 +38.94
470–495 483 2 235.00–242.50 $238.65 $1,153 +24.39
505–530 515 4 240.00–250.00 $242.95 $1,251 +27.07
775–780 778 2 170.00–192.50 $181.29 $1,410 —
905 905 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,471 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 230.00 $230.00 $978 —
505 505 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,060 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,175 +97.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 302.50–332.50 $318.31 $1,028 —
355–398 387 4 300.00–322.00 $316.96 $1,227 +6.96
400–420 410 3 310.00–318.00 $313.06 $1,284 +15.56
455–495 473 7 292.00–315.00 $301.85 $1,428 +10.62
500–535 521 5 282.50–305.00 $292.85 $1,526 +12.85
570–595 580 4 250.00–262.50 $256.65 $1,489 -8.35
610 610 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,549 +21.61
700 700 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,610 —
850 850 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,572 —
855 855 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,710 —
910 910 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,565 —
1105 1105 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 275.00–292.50 $283.68 $945 —
370–380 375 2 295.00–305.00 $300.07 $1,125 —
420–435 428 3 290.00–297.50 $294.17 $1,259 +30.31
455–490 469 4 270.00–287.50 $282.58 $1,325 +40.32
530–540 534 4 257.50–275.00 $266.82 $1,425 +14.32
560–565 563 2 247.00–248.00 $247.50 $1,393 +14.41
610–645 628 2 212.00–225.00 $218.32 $1,371 +0.82
695 695 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,494 —
715–730 723 2 212.00–221.00 $216.45 $1,565 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1225 1071 85-90% 4 100.00–110.00 $102.96 $1,103 —
1115–1380 1253 85-90% 4 90.00–95.00 $91.38 $1,145 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 80-85% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,302 -5.50
1160–1405 1283 80-85% 2 113.00–115.00 $114.10 $1,464 +10.10
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 75-80% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,632 —
1480 1480 75-80% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,598 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1925 1770 3 120.00–125.00 $122.84 $2,174 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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.