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Dickson Regional Livestock West Market Report

Huntingdon, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 21, 2026

224 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $469.58/cwt +14.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,019/hd at 430 lb · 16 head
light 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $755.00/cwt ≈ $1,510/hd at 200 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $558.35/cwt -4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,133/hd at 382 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 224 276 257
Feeder cattle 187 222 247
Slaughter cattle 28 28 7
Replacement cattle 9 26 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends due to a lack of comparable receipts. Quality & Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 730.00 $730.00 $1,606 +54.48
267 267 2 750.00 $750.00 $2,002 —
350 350 4 535.00–545.00 $537.50 $1,881 -42.10
410–445 432 8 520.00–540.00 $527.41 $2,278 -7.53
490–495 493 2 520.00–530.00 $524.97 $2,588 +59.89
533 533 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,478 -13.90
550 value added 550 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,475 -65.00
600–620 610 10 412.00–430.00 $424.79 $2,591 -35.21
650 value added 650 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,795 ±0.00
700 700 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,625 +25.00
760 760 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,736 —
853 853 3 358.00 $358.00 $3,054 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 2 450.00–505.00 $477.97 $2,094 —
490 490 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,352 +30.00
570 570 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,138 -60.00
745 745 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,496 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,268 -30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 8 735.00 $735.00 $1,602 +137.36
250 250 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,625 +90.00
325–326 326 5 540.00–545.00 $542.00 $1,767 +29.88
350 350 11 515.00 $515.00 $1,802 +21.21
415 value added 415 1 505.00 $505.00 $2,096 —
400–446 431 15 460.00–490.00 $467.22 $2,014 -1.23
477–490 479 6 445.00–460.00 $447.56 $2,144 +27.56
521–525 value added 523 5 450.00–455.00 $452.01 $2,364 -7.01
500–545 536 5 405.00–440.00 $415.60 $2,228 +2.49
560 560 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,988 -18.31
570 570 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,337 +36.69
645 value added 645 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,935 —
665 665 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,328 +23.00
720 720 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,304 —
750–780 765 4 322.00–335.00 $331.69 $2,537 +24.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,596 —
365–375 370 2 460.00–485.00 $472.33 $1,748 +22.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 14 755.00 $755.00 $1,510 —
267–290 275 3 705.00–710.00 $708.24 $1,948 +38.24
315–322 320 3 600.00–655.00 $636.93 $2,038 +4.73
350–385 382 13 520.00–565.00 $558.35 $2,133 -4.16
400–445 427 6 510.00–545.00 $518.06 $2,212 -15.55
475–480 478 2 500.00–510.00 $505.03 $2,414 -24.97
510 510 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,448 +1.82
585 585 3 435.00–450.00 $440.00 $2,574 +8.34
615–640 628 2 355.00–380.00 $367.25 $2,306 -22.71
695 695 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,432 —
710–735 718 3 310.00–350.00 $333.06 $2,391 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 490.00 $490.00 $2,082 +33.99
480 480 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,160 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1430 1301 75-80% 6 170.00–180.00 $174.80 $2,274 —
1190–1480 1335 75-80% 2 157.00–160.00 $158.66 $2,118 —
1310–1410 1363 75-80% 3 186.00–195.00 $189.22 $2,579 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1415 1165 80-85% 4 177.00–182.00 $179.48 $2,091 —
1010–1385 1198 80-85% 2 140.00–156.00 $149.25 $1,788 —
1240–1365 1303 80-85% 2 160.00–164.00 $161.90 $2,110 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 85-90% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,542 -11.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1455 1403 2 181.00–185.00 $183.07 $2,568 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–910 838 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,475.00–1,850.00 $1,716.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–995 963 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,300.00 $2,251.69
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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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.