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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 21, 2025

127 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.40/cwt +36.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,845/hd at 758 lb · 20 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $264.74/cwt +11.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,935/hd at 731 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 127 576 82
Feeder cattle 112 532 72
Slaughter cattle 13 32 10
Replacement cattle 2 12 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trends could not be established due to a lack of comparable receipts this week. Quality good to fancy. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,635 -9.05
613 value added 613 8 309.00 $309.00 $1,894 -5.00
710–732 value added 731 19 260.00–265.00 $264.74 $1,935 +4.74
760–795 777 3 242.50–260.00 $250.70 $1,948 +10.70
790 value added 790 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,133 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 370.00–372.50 $371.25 $1,132 +71.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,064 —
415 415 1 225.00 $225.00 $934 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 342 3 322.50–327.50 $325.82 $1,114 +4.27
355–370 363 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,162 -4.11
405–415 410 2 310.00–320.00 $314.94 $1,291 +2.27
455 455 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,365 -4.71
540 540 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,404 -29.69
560 560 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,456 -40.00
585 585 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,228 -44.66
600–620 value added 604 5 250.00–262.50 $259.93 $1,570 -3.57
705 705 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,727 +4.35
758 value added 758 19 244.00 $244.00 $1,850 —
760 760 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,763 +25.38
830 830 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,743 +4.11
910 value added 910 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,843 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 330.00 $330.00 $842 —
370–385 376 4 300.00–320.00 $314.95 $1,184 +3.62
400–445 428 3 300.00–310.00 $303.11 $1,297 +23.11
490 490 2 220.00–260.00 $240.00 $1,176 -49.59
700 700 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,540 +17.63
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 215.00 $215.00 $903 —
555 555 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,276 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 373 3 340.00–370.00 $359.55 $1,341 -6.91
410 410 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,394 -3.56
470 470 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,563 +2.66
500–520 514 4 307.50–322.50 $315.55 $1,622 +8.04
555–560 558 3 300.00–312.50 $307.52 $1,716 +33.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,258 +3.43
585 585 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,536 +6.41
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,466 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1220 1029 80-85% 4 137.00–146.00 $141.96 $1,461 —
1080 1080 80-85% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,372 -0.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1650 1615 75-80% 3 129.00–138.00 $132.90 $2,146 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 85-90% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,363 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1660 1560 2 160.00–167.00 $163.72 $2,554 —
2630 2630 1 129.00 $129.00 $3,393 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,330.00 $1,330.00

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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.