Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

1,924 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.17/cwt -2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 573 lb · 126 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.42/cwt +1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 462 lb · 95 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.04/cwt +3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 678 lb · 90 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,924	1,222	1,349
Feeder cattle	1,690	1,039	1,349
Slaughter cattle	145	111	0
Replacement cattle	89	72	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Bulls and heifers steady to 3.00 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
245	245	1	188.00	$188.00	$461	+28.00
260–293	277	4	160.00–170.00	$164.70	$456	+4.70
303–340	315	11	160.00–173.00	$162.31	$511	-10.53
350 fancy	350	2	170.00	$170.00	$595	—
350–395	378	29	152.00–166.00	$157.42	$595	-1.15
400–405 fancy	402	6	160.00–163.00	$161.99	$651	—
420–446	439	56	145.00–156.00	$147.67	$648	-1.48
453–495	477	19	140.00–150.00	$146.26	$698	-4.71
514–515 value added	514	8	150.00	$150.00	$771	—
500–543	524	77	133.00–144.00	$137.17	$719	+0.18
558–566 value added	564	9	136.00–140.00	$136.88	$772	-0.50
550–598	582	40	129.00–135.00	$132.52	$771	+2.52
588	588	2	122.00	$122.00	$717	-8.00
603–626 value added	618	43	132.00–135.00	$134.04	$828	-1.67
600–640	622	32	125.00–133.00	$130.04	$809	+1.02
655–694	675	22	123.00–129.00	$125.70	$848	-1.95
653–696 value added	679	68	130.00–134.00	$131.45	$893	+5.80
711–744 value added	723	14	128.00–130.00	$129.26	$935	+0.78
703–746	733	14	120.00–128.00	$124.91	$916	—
750 value added	750	4	125.00	$125.00	$938	—
785	785	2	120.00	$120.00	$942	—
810–840	819	7	115.00–117.00	$115.59	$947	—
865–894	883	11	108.00–115.00	$111.64	$986	-0.36
923	923	2	112.00	$112.00	$1,034	-3.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	162.50	$162.50	$325	—
310–325	318	2	134.00–150.00	$141.81	$451	-8.63
350–395	378	10	134.00–156.00	$146.58	$554	+5.87
407–445	420	5	140.00–150.00	$145.81	$612	+3.91
468–490	475	12	130.00–145.00	$138.65	$659	-0.35
500–535	518	5	130.00–135.00	$131.36	$680	—
578–588	583	8	119.00–130.00	$125.03	$729	—
639–645	641	8	120.00–124.00	$121.38	$778	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	2	125.00	$125.00	$625	—
765	765	1	100.00	$100.00	$765	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	140.00–142.00	$140.96	$399	+4.17
308–340	326	7	130.00–135.00	$132.04	$430	-0.76
355–398	389	35	127.00–137.00	$134.03	$521	-1.15
395 value added	395	2	140.00	$140.00	$553	—
400–448	426	40	120.00–132.00	$127.44	$543	-4.86
453–490	462	95	120.00–132.00	$128.42	$593	+1.96
500–548	523	54	118.00–125.00	$122.18	$639	-3.99
506–542 value added	533	18	125.00–128.00	$126.91	$676	-5.09
558–580 value added	571	22	125.00–127.00	$126.20	$721	—
550–595	574	104	112.00–125.00	$120.11	$689	-3.22
600–648	624	38	112.00–122.00	$117.33	$732	-3.61
651 value added	651	11	121.00	$121.00	$788	+1.63
650–695	676	53	109.00–123.00	$120.36	$814	+6.26
718 value added	718	3	120.00	$120.00	$862	—
700–745	723	12	103.00–116.00	$108.28	$783	-6.34
765	765	5	100.00	$100.00	$765	-2.66
773 value added	773	3	107.00	$107.00	$827	-3.00
825–835	828	3	102.00–109.00	$106.00	$878	+1.00
858	858	2	90.00	$90.00	$772	—
980	980	1	88.00	$88.00	$862	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	141.00	$141.00	$282	—
297	297	3	130.00	$130.00	$386	±0.00
320	320	1	126.00	$126.00	$403	—
365–375	370	2	110.00–128.00	$118.88	$440	-1.12
400–448	420	9	118.00–124.00	$121.29	$509	+1.29
478	478	3	124.00	$124.00	$593	+4.67
528–543	536	7	110.00–115.00	$112.71	$604	—
573–590	580	5	112.00–114.00	$112.80	$654	—
607–638	624	8	100.00–114.00	$107.08	$668	—
645 value added	645	29	122.00	$122.00	$787	—
655	655	1	105.00	$105.00	$688	+1.31
705	705	1	90.00	$90.00	$634	—
753	753	3	99.00	$99.00	$745	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	120.00	$120.00	$414	—
420	420	1	121.00	$121.00	$508	+11.00
465	465	1	94.00	$94.00	$437	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	115.00	$115.00	$397	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	426	17	143.00–150.00	$145.87	$621	+1.34
452–495	463	9	134.00–148.00	$141.77	$656	+3.44
503–523	511	9	127.00–140.00	$132.63	$678	-2.34
550–590	568	20	121.00–130.00	$123.89	$704	-2.77
600–645	628	14	110.00–125.00	$117.83	$740	-3.22
658–695	673	8	109.00–114.00	$111.52	$751	-5.67
725–730	727	3	102.00–107.00	$103.67	$754	-10.53
790	790	1	100.00	$100.00	$790	—
803–833	815	7	89.00–100.00	$93.20	$760	—
965	965	1	78.00	$78.00	$753	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–429	428	6	131.00–135.00	$131.65	$563	+0.23
473–485	483	8	130.00–140.00	$132.48	$640	+0.03
515–546	529	9	125.00–128.00	$125.66	$665	-4.34
550–575	556	4	117.00–122.00	$118.29	$658	-2.73
605	605	2	103.00–121.00	$112.00	$678	-2.44
658	658	2	110.00	$110.00	$724	+7.20
860	860	4	89.00	$89.00	$765	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	120.00	$120.00	$642	+5.00
640	640	1	111.00	$111.00	$710	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1240	1065	80-85%	2	54.00–55.00	$54.42	$580	—
900–1515	1153	80-85%	60	47.00–54.00	$49.85	$575	—
930–1500	1243	80-85%	7	42.00–47.00	$45.34	$564	-5.73

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1495	1301	75-80%	22	48.00–55.00	$52.91	$688	—
1370–1760	1563	75-80%	3	55.00–61.00	$56.75	$887	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1009–1315	1070	85-90%	12	43.00–48.00	$45.04	$482	—
1185–1355	1270	85-90%	2	41.00–42.00	$41.47	$527	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1690	1431	5	67.00–75.00	$72.23	$1,034	—
1430–1905	1698	6	78.00–85.00	$80.43	$1,366	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1075	978	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	575.00–675.00	$611.63
978	978	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00	$650.00
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1160–1213	1192	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	625.00–710.00	$666.73

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1235	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00	$675.00
1245–1590	1413	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00–925.00	$890.18
1430	1430	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
1090–1215	1168	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–975.00	$956.16	—

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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.