Dickson Regional Livestock West market report — October 20, 2026

Huntingdon, TN · Tuesday sale · USDA report published 10/20/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

219

Last week 142 (+77)
Last year 139

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$353.77 /cwt

$2,024 per head · 5 hd
vs last week −22.22

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$320.00† /cwt

$2,432 per head · 1 hd
vs last week +35.00

Due to a lack of comparable data, trends could not be established. Quality good, Demand good.
USDA Market News reporter, October 20, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 20

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. Value added = lots USDA marks as value added (weaned and vaccinated programs). No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Value added $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
400–499 lb	1	490 lb	$380.00†	$1,862	−31.91	−48.14	$405.00 (1 hd)†	$360.00 (2 hd)†
500–599 lb	5	572 lb	$353.77	$2,024	−22.22	−32.06	$369.67 (7 hd)	$355.00 (1 hd)†
600–699 lb	4	644 lb	$336.66†	$2,168	+21.65	−34.73	$350.79 (19 hd)	$270.00 (1 hd)†
700–799 lb	1	760 lb	$320.00†	$2,432	+35.00	—	$318.80 (4 hd)†	—
800–899 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$312.00 (2 hd)†	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 20

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. Value added = lots USDA marks as value added (weaned and vaccinated programs). No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Value added $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	5	347 lb	$416.97	$1,447	+9.45	+13.86	—	$350.00 (1 hd)†
400–499 lb	8	445 lb	$359.45	$1,600	−14.03	−12.48	$385.00 (11 hd)	$336.67 (3 hd)†
500–599 lb	12	552 lb	$343.48	$1,896	+12.47	+4.13	$347.00 (5 hd)	$319.35 (7 hd)
600–699 lb	9	646 lb	$308.48	$1,994	+2.90	−6.82	—	$283.70 (4 hd)†
800–899 lb	3	850 lb	$243.37†	$2,069	—	—	—	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 20

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	2	1,175 lb	$140.00	$140.00–$140.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	4	1,285 lb	$132.57	$131.00–$136.00
Breaker 75-80%	High	1	1,375 lb	$146.00	$146.00–$146.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	4	1,463 lb	$133.75	$130.00–$138.00
Breaker 75-80%	Low	1	1,570 lb	$123.00	$123.00–$123.00
Lean 85-90%	High	1	1,020 lb	$130.00	$130.00–$130.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	3	1,028 lb	$124.35	$117.00–$129.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	2	1,113 lb	$101.00	$100.00–$102.00
Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1	880 lb	$75.00	$75.00–$75.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $353.77/cwt
4-week average: $364.94
13-week average: $377.08
4-week vs 13-week: −3.2%

52-wk low $343.41high $525.00

Sales in 11 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $320.00/cwt
4-week average: $306.67
13-week average: $311.13
4-week vs 13-week: −1.4%

52-wk low $275.00high $367.50

Sales in 6 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $343.48/cwt
4-week average: $333.63
13-week average: $344.29
4-week vs 13-week: −3.1%

52-wk low $296.29high $441.62

Sales in 11 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Apr and May and lowest in Nov and Oct.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−0.5%	43%	7
Feb	+3.3%	71%	7
Mar	+5.7%	100%	7
Apr	+7.0%	86%	7
May	+6.6%	100%	7
Jun	+3.3%	86%	7
Jul	+0.8%	43%	7
Aug	+1.4%	71%	7
Sep	−2.8%	50%	6
Oct	−6.8%	0%	7
Nov	−7.3%	0%	6
Dec	−6.1%	0%	6

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in May and Jun and lowest in Nov and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−2.0%	33%	6
Feb	+0.2%	40%	5
Mar	+3.9%	80%	5
Apr	+4.0%	75%	4
May	+6.3%	100%	5
Jun	+4.8%	83%	6
Jul	+1.8%	50%	6
Aug	+3.4%	75%	4
Sep	+1.6%	80%	5
Oct	−2.9%	17%	6
Nov	−6.7%	0%	5
Dec	−3.0%	20%	5

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Tue Oct 20	219	$353.77	$320.00†	$343.48
Tue Oct 13	178	$376.00	$285.00†	$331.00
Tue Oct 6	192	$375.00†	—	$330.02
Tue Sep 29	214	$355.00†	$315.00†	$330.00
Tue Sep 22	120	$368.36†	$325.00†	$342.54
Tue Sep 1	109	$360.00†	$308.46†	$326.24
Tue Aug 25	96	$369.73†	—	$337.62
Tue Aug 18	88	$390.00†	—	$357.50†
Tue Aug 11	68	$395.00†	—	$360.61
Tue Aug 4	110	$375.00†	$313.31†	$363.98
Tue Jul 28	76	$430.00†	—	$364.21
Tue Jul 21	140	$417.16	—	$358.43

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Tennessee sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Trenton Regional Stockyards, Trenton	30 mi	Oct 21	$363.50†	—
Hardin County Stockyard, Savannah	55 mi	Oct 21	$359.92	$325.00†
Dickson Regional Livestock Center, Dickson	59 mi	Oct 19	$377.41	$332.22
Columbia Livestock Center, Columbia	81 mi	Oct 21	$349.80	$317.52†
Pulaski Stockyard, Pulaski	96 mi	Oct 20	$357.48	$299.69†
Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC, Unionville	107 mi	Oct 19	$393.03	$315.91

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Tuesday	October 20, 2026	219	44	AMS_2065

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Dickson Regional Livestock West - Huntingdon, TN” (AMS_2065). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.