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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 31, 2026

249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $483.00/cwt +29.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,055/hd at 426 lb · 20 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $626.24/cwt ≈ $1,612/hd at 257 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $412.40/cwt -27.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,347/hd at 569 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 249 227 0
Feeder cattle 205 187 0
Slaughter cattle 36 30 0
Replacement cattle 8 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$10.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$5.00 higher, Feeder Steers, Feeder Bulls, & Slaughter Bulls not well established. Quality 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
295 295 1 655.00 $655.00 $1,932 —
310 310 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,767 -30.00
440 440 1 545.00 $545.00 $2,398 +26.89
460–480 474 4 505.00–535.00 $517.51 $2,453 +31.61
475 value added 475 4 540.00 $540.00 $2,565 +31.26
525 525 1 525.00 $525.00 $2,756 +71.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,739 —
432 432 2 515.00 $515.00 $2,225 +18.00
515 515 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,472 —
585 585 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,457 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 thin fleshed 253 15 650.00 $650.00 $1,644 —
260–285 274 4 520.00–550.00 $537.12 $1,472 —
300–320 310 2 500.00–510.00 $505.16 $1,566 -11.35
325 thin fleshed 325 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,950 —
360–390 373 8 450.00–470.00 $465.01 $1,734 -7.62
421 value added 421 10 505.00 $505.00 $2,126 +15.00
400–443 430 10 455.00–475.00 $460.99 $1,982 +19.42
450–480 470 9 435.00–460.00 $442.00 $2,077 +18.31
500–522 value added 511 7 420.00–425.00 $423.56 $2,164 —
515–530 523 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,040 -14.04
580–595 588 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,293 +10.83
605–615 611 4 340.00–375.00 $354.90 $2,168 -10.10
650 650 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,340 +26.63
652 value added 652 5 362.00 $362.00 $2,360 —
990 990 2 247.00 $247.00 $2,445 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,238 —
440 440 2 432.00 $432.00 $1,901 +32.71
535–545 540 2 360.00–370.00 $364.95 $1,971 +21.88
620 620 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,891 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,440 —
360 360 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,440 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,519 —
272 272 2 635.00 $635.00 $1,727 +50.00
284 thin fleshed 284 5 700.00 $700.00 $1,988 —
330 330 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,848 -11.08
350–390 365 4 500.00–540.00 $521.13 $1,902 -8.87
391 thin fleshed 391 3 570.00 $570.00 $2,229 —
400–440 426 9 530.00–550.00 $538.26 $2,293 +16.26
460–488 481 5 500.00–520.00 $506.86 $2,438 +1.96
500–535 509 6 480.00–500.00 $486.59 $2,477 -3.41
560–575 569 13 400.00–434.00 $412.40 $2,347 -27.60
625–645 636 4 390.00–400.00 $394.99 $2,512 -7.45
690 690 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,415 -5.00
710 710 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,556 —
760 760 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,736 +60.00
820 820 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,460 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,596 —
340 340 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,836 —
360–365 363 2 460.00–480.00 $470.07 $1,706 —
427 427 2 495.00 $495.00 $2,114 +15.00
520 thin fleshed 520 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,392 —
500–545 525 5 420.00–445.00 $433.12 $2,274 -6.86
562 562 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,192 -15.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,094 —
600 600 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,130 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1245 1074 80-85% 4 171.00–180.00 $175.98 $1,890 +1.31
1100–1210 1157 80-85% 3 163.00–165.00 $164.30 $1,901 +1.46
1130–1360 1250 80-85% 4 150.00–160.00 $155.28 $1,941 +5.63
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 75-80% 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,844 —
1165–1485 1352 75-80% 3 155.00–166.00 $161.61 $2,185 -3.46
1286–1475 1355 75-80% 5 174.00–180.00 $177.85 $2,410 +12.78
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1145 1055 85-90% 2 160.00–167.00 $163.80 $1,728 —
1060 1060 85-90% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,431 —
1148 1148 85-90% 5 151.00 $151.00 $1,733 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690–1940 1815 2 190.00–195.00 $192.67 $3,497 —
1960 1960 1 210.00 $210.00 $4,116 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00

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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.