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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

1,222 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.71/cwt +6.28 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 526 lb · 75 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.46/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 480 lb · 53 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.20/cwt +6.77 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 620 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,222 983 1,815
Feeder cattle 1,039 854 1,565
Slaughter cattle 111 100 185
Replacement cattle 72 29 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 160.00 $160.00 $352 —
280 280 1 160.00 $160.00 $448 —
320–335 328 2 166.00–180.00 $172.84 $567 +13.43
350–395 372 12 150.00–171.00 $158.57 $590 -1.21
415–440 432 7 140.00–154.00 $149.15 $644 -1.43
405–446 value added 434 12 157.00–160.00 $158.30 $687 —
450–478 461 28 141.00–157.00 $150.97 $696 +8.49
485–495 value added 490 8 146.00–150.00 $148.02 $725 —
513–540 525 39 127.00–143.00 $136.99 $719 +1.57
555–592 575 22 124.00–135.00 $130.00 $748 -2.82
555–595 value added 576 22 135.00–142.00 $137.38 $791 +2.38
600–639 618 13 121.00–131.00 $129.02 $797 +2.92
635 value added 635 14 132.00–136.00 $135.71 $862 —
650–680 662 6 126.00–129.00 $127.65 $845 +4.90
684–692 value added 687 9 121.00–128.00 $125.65 $863 +0.15
715–716 value added 716 21 128.00–128.50 $128.48 $920 —
825 value added 825 3 118.00 $118.00 $974 —
893 893 5 112.00 $112.00 $1,000 —
905 905 4 115.00 $115.00 $1,041 +10.00
958 958 4 109.00 $109.00 $1,044 —
1030 1030 6 99.00 $99.00 $1,020 —
1060 1060 2 103.00 $103.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 160.00 $160.00 $472 —
305–342 330 10 148.00–154.00 $150.44 $496 +7.71
380–395 387 7 138.00–145.00 $140.71 $545 +1.80
415–445 430 2 139.00–145.00 $141.90 $610 +1.90
460 460 1 139.00 $139.00 $639 +6.60
765 765 2 109.00 $109.00 $834 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 110.00 $110.00 $534 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228–235 232 7 144.00–148.00 $145.68 $338 —
275–295 285 2 131.00–143.00 $136.79 $390 +2.79
305–327 319 5 130.00–135.00 $132.80 $424 -0.63
370–395 379 17 125.00–140.00 $135.18 $512 +1.37
405–440 424 33 125.00–139.00 $132.30 $561 +4.26
431–441 value added 436 10 127.00–132.00 $129.53 $565 —
450–499 480 53 119.00–135.00 $126.46 $607 +4.73
518 value added 518 7 132.00 $132.00 $684 —
500–548 527 68 121.00–129.00 $126.17 $665 +5.74
550–598 573 33 119.00–126.00 $123.33 $707 +6.83
613–640 value added 616 16 120.00–122.00 $121.74 $750 +4.74
600–635 622 33 114.00–125.00 $120.94 $752 +6.90
650–695 675 15 104.00–118.00 $114.10 $770 +0.44
658–690 value added 682 26 116.00–122.00 $119.37 $814 —
704–740 711 9 107.00–116.00 $114.62 $815 +6.31
755 value added 755 3 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
780–785 782 3 100.00–104.00 $102.66 $803 -0.32
810 810 1 105.00 $105.00 $850 +6.00
868 value added 868 2 105.00 $105.00 $911 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 130.00 $130.00 $377 +5.23
360 360 1 120.00 $120.00 $432 -0.78
400 400 1 120.00 $120.00 $480 +3.64
475 475 3 114.00–122.00 $119.33 $567 +7.06
650–655 653 3 95.00–108.00 $103.69 $677 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 420 2 100.00–107.00 $103.42 $434 —
470 470 1 105.00 $105.00 $494 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 110.00 $110.00 $451 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 428 18 139.00–155.00 $144.53 $619 -5.37
456–498 472 24 130.00–142.00 $138.33 $653 +1.12
500–548 522 32 125.00–140.00 $134.97 $705 +6.80
555–598 578 16 119.00–135.00 $126.66 $732 +3.03
600–640 625 18 112.00–127.00 $121.05 $757 +8.91
657–690 672 22 110.00–120.00 $117.19 $788 +6.87
705–734 726 12 108.00–116.00 $114.20 $829 —
855–868 862 4 94.00–102.00 $97.97 $845 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 125.00 $125.00 $412 —
410–443 435 5 119.00–138.00 $131.42 $572 +1.42
465–488 479 6 125.00–138.00 $132.45 $634 +8.77
530 530 3 130.00 $130.00 $689 —
553–563 558 4 119.00–123.00 $121.02 $675 +2.35
600–635 626 4 113.00–119.00 $114.44 $716 +10.44
655–670 663 5 100.00–110.00 $102.80 $682 +8.80
760 760 1 90.00 $90.00 $684 —
996 996 4 78.00 $78.00 $777 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 115.00 $115.00 $448 —
440 440 1 123.00 $123.00 $541 —
530 530 1 115.00 $115.00 $610 —
590 590 1 103.00 $103.00 $608 —
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1194 1100 80-85% 6 44.00–46.00 $44.66 $491 —
970–1485 1240 80-85% 28 46.00–56.00 $51.07 $633 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–850 822 85-90% 3 23.00–34.00 $29.91 $246 —
765–1250 1023 85-90% 19 35.00–46.00 $42.13 $431 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $828 —
1050–1670 1410 75-80% 13 49.00–56.00 $51.74 $730 -1.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–2050 1498 9 55.00–73.00 $65.71 $984 -5.83
1325–1920 1659 13 75.00–84.00 $80.59 $1,337 —
2010 2010 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,729 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 540.00 $540.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 590.00 $590.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00 $925.00
1195 1195 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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.