Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

831 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.21/cwt -3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 522 lb · 36 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $124.55/cwt -10.67 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 583 lb · 36 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $119.24/cwt -4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 565 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	831	1,361	1,137
Feeder cattle	742	1,139	970
Slaughter cattle	53	142	146
Replacement cattle	36	80	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. Steers 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 9.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	160.00	$160.00	$376	+3.33
325	325	1	140.00	$140.00	$455	-20.39
360–398	381	11	145.00–155.00	$150.61	$574	-7.38
420–445	441	13	120.00–146.00	$141.13	$622	-14.55
468–498	484	9	130.00–140.00	$134.16	$649	-6.92
500–545	523	13	120.00–136.00	$128.34	$671	-5.87
555–598	582	33	114.00–133.00	$124.51	$725	-10.88
591 value added	591	3	125.00	$125.00	$739	-9.40
608–644	624	18	117.00–128.00	$123.18	$769	-4.76
655 value added	655	1	125.00	$125.00	$819	-3.20
670–688	684	6	115.00–120.00	$117.49	$804	-9.39
700–738	719	6	115.00–117.00	$115.65	$832	-5.93
714–741 value added	726	21	117.00–120.00	$118.69	$862	—
750–767	764	20	105.00–117.00	$114.17	$872	—
865–896	887	7	107.00–110.00	$109.16	$968	-3.84

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	135.00	$135.00	$304	—
290	290	1	148.00	$148.00	$429	+8.00
340	340	1	135.00	$135.00	$459	-7.45
358–395	372	10	124.00–141.00	$134.36	$500	+3.04
400–438	418	9	115.00–133.00	$120.76	$505	-13.05
455–478	470	3	120.00–125.00	$121.61	$572	-18.12
500–530	507	8	108.00–121.00	$111.18	$564	-13.82
550–558	556	6	104.00–120.00	$109.30	$608	-22.70

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	390	2	100.00–110.00	$105.06	$410	-34.94
520	520	1	115.00	$115.00	$598	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	223	2	120.00–140.00	$129.44	$289	-0.56
288	288	2	128.00	$128.00	$369	-2.00
300–325	309	8	100.00–130.00	$120.43	$372	-9.52
363–385	373	5	118.00–124.00	$121.19	$452	-9.19
400–440	424	28	117.00–124.00	$120.60	$511	-4.61
450–490	468	25	110.00–121.00	$116.06	$543	-4.42
500–549	522	36	113.00–120.00	$116.21	$607	-3.64
555–594	574	18	111.00–118.00	$115.14	$661	-0.30
601 value added	601	4	116.00	$116.00	$697	-2.34
603–645	620	20	110.00–116.00	$113.40	$703	-2.37
663–664 value added	664	14	112.00–113.00	$112.43	$747	—
655–683	667	5	106.00–113.00	$109.57	$731	-5.53
705–725	716	8	94.00–107.00	$103.63	$742	+2.98
750	750	1	94.00	$94.00	$705	-11.95
800–840	823	3	90.00–101.00	$94.92	$781	-8.08

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–398	389	4	116.00–118.00	$116.73	$454	-8.59
425–442	436	6	101.00–118.00	$106.54	$465	-15.44
450–485	458	6	100.00–109.00	$106.59	$488	-1.77
515–523	521	4	105.00–108.00	$105.74	$551	—
565	565	1	104.00	$104.00	$588	-6.25
630	630	2	107.00	$107.00	$674	-1.00
690	690	1	98.00	$98.00	$676	+5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	99.00	$99.00	$322	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	90.00	$90.00	$374	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–443	425	19	125.00–150.00	$140.65	$598	-9.39
453–495	476	18	120.00–140.00	$131.43	$626	-6.20
500–534	522	22	120.00–129.00	$125.23	$654	-3.41
550–580	565	31	113.00–130.00	$119.94	$678	-4.29
567	567	3	112.00	$112.00	$635	-12.23
605–635	620	11	105.00–116.00	$109.58	$679	-6.73
650	650	2	105.00–108.00	$106.50	$692	-3.61
708–745	731	13	90.00–110.00	$105.21	$769	-0.12
775–780	776	4	95.00–100.00	$98.74	$766	-0.27
820	820	1	93.00	$93.00	$763	-2.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	423	2	120.00–124.00	$121.94	$516	-11.54
455–460	458	2	120.00–130.00	$124.97	$572	+2.39
505–545	518	3	110.00	$110.00	$570	-10.80
553–580	559	12	110.00–116.00	$113.15	$633	-2.60
615–620	618	2	105.00–108.00	$106.49	$658	-2.08
650–685	663	3	100.00–105.00	$103.02	$683	+0.01

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	3	101.00	$101.00	$467	—
550–575	563	2	108.00–110.00	$108.98	$614	-11.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	2	73.00	$73.00	$642	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1155	927	85-90%	6	31.00–36.00	$32.72	$303	—
730–1495	1086	85-90%	24	36.00–45.00	$41.90	$455	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
958–1560	1207	80-85%	11	47.00–53.00	$50.03	$604	+2.10

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	75-80%	1	45.00	$45.00	$587	—
1356–1875	1420	75-80%	9	49.00–54.00	$51.04	$725	+0.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1740	1502	6	56.00–76.00	$71.22	$1,070	+2.70
1280–2065	1713	12	75.00–81.00	$78.23	$1,340	—
2150	2150	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,849	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	670.00	$670.00
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	560.00	$560.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
1550	1550	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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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.