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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

1,302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.80/cwt -0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 618 lb · 82 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.93/cwt +1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 563 lb · 69 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.47/cwt -2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 521 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,302 1,924 1,337
Feeder cattle 1,128 1,690 1,135
Slaughter cattle 145 145 130
Replacement cattle 29 89 72

Market comments — USDA reporter

No sale last Monday, compared to two weeks ago Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Bulls 4.00 lower. Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–295 280 3 160.00–190.00 $179.48 $503 +14.78
325–326 325 9 150.00–170.00 $160.46 $521 -1.85
326 value added 326 6 170.00 $170.00 $554 —
350–395 371 24 140.00–165.00 $159.44 $592 +2.02
422 value added 422 5 160.00 $160.00 $675 —
400–443 424 20 140.00–160.00 $149.50 $634 +1.83
453–485 471 19 143.00–154.00 $148.48 $699 +2.22
470–498 value added 492 24 148.00–156.00 $151.31 $744 —
505 value added 505 2 140.00 $140.00 $707 -10.00
505–545 526 27 130.00–144.00 $137.00 $721 -0.17
550–593 572 18 120.00–141.00 $135.14 $773 +2.62
573–593 value added 587 12 135.00 $135.00 $792 -1.88
601–632 value added 613 52 130.00–136.00 $133.65 $819 -0.39
610–642 628 30 120.00–133.00 $128.59 $808 -1.45
663–689 value added 678 16 124.00–131.00 $128.49 $871 -2.96
650–694 679 35 120.00–131.00 $127.28 $864 +1.58
709 value added 709 10 127.00 $127.00 $900 -2.26
703–720 710 9 114.00–125.00 $122.65 $871 -2.26
783 value added 783 4 121.00 $121.00 $947 -4.00
755–797 793 11 115.00–120.00 $115.43 $915 -4.57
815 value added 815 4 115.00 $115.00 $937 —
915–925 920 2 106.00–108.00 $107.01 $984 -4.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 327 4 130.00–150.00 $140.77 $460 -1.04
377 377 3 140.00 $140.00 $528 -6.58
410 410 1 122.00 $122.00 $500 -23.81
450–495 480 7 135.00–140.00 $136.41 $655 -2.24
510 510 1 105.00 $105.00 $536 -26.36
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 -5.03
625 625 2 101.00 $101.00 $631 -20.38
700–745 730 3 100.00 $100.00 $730 —
875 875 1 100.00 $100.00 $875 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 131.00 $131.00 $485 —
665 665 1 103.00 $103.00 $685 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 282 3 130.00–134.00 $132.70 $374 -8.26
323–335 325 8 131.00–136.00 $135.35 $440 +3.31
350–392 380 12 120.00–144.00 $139.62 $531 +5.59
389 value added 389 10 135.00 $135.00 $525 -5.00
400–445 418 49 120.00–141.00 $131.21 $548 +3.77
418 value added 418 11 144.00 $144.00 $602 —
460–495 473 39 119.00–129.00 $124.83 $590 -3.59
476 value added 476 9 135.00 $135.00 $643 —
502–520 value added 515 11 122.00–124.00 $122.53 $631 -4.38
500–545 522 57 115.00–125.00 $120.07 $627 -2.11
550–588 value added 552 33 122.00–125.00 $124.81 $689 -1.39
554–593 574 36 114.00–125.00 $121.20 $696 +1.09
603–631 619 21 110.00–121.00 $117.22 $726 -0.11
628 value added 628 10 122.00 $122.00 $766 —
650–685 670 11 116.00–118.00 $116.90 $783 -3.46
652–688 value added 673 7 116.00–121.00 $118.08 $795 -2.92
703–745 730 22 107.00–113.00 $109.04 $796 +0.76
760 760 4 106.00 $106.00 $806 +6.00
810 810 1 100.00 $100.00 $810 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–337 333 6 117.00–126.00 $118.40 $394 -7.60
380–390 385 2 112.50–132.00 $122.38 $471 +3.50
400–411 407 6 112.00–122.00 $118.73 $483 -2.56
455 455 1 115.00 $115.00 $523 -9.00
501–540 513 9 95.00–121.00 $112.63 $578 -0.08
551 551 4 113.00 $113.00 $623 +0.20
610 610 1 103.00 $103.00 $628 -4.08
660–698 687 4 97.00–104.00 $101.56 $698 -3.44
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 117.00 $117.00 $521 -4.00
505–540 518 3 107.00–120.00 $113.86 $590 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–449 439 15 138.00–161.00 $149.94 $658 +4.07
450–487 468 28 130.00–152.00 $143.20 $670 +1.43
500–540 514 19 122.00–135.00 $129.32 $665 -3.31
550–595 568 16 119.00–133.00 $126.86 $721 +2.97
600–648 629 19 110.00–125.00 $118.04 $742 +0.21
650–680 656 25 110.00–120.00 $118.04 $774 +6.52
700–740 713 10 101.00–110.00 $108.57 $774 +4.90
750 750 1 108.00 $108.00 $810 —
800–815 808 2 100.00 $100.00 $808 +6.80
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 130.00 $130.00 $566 -1.65
470–498 489 4 130.00–134.00 $131.98 $645 -0.50
525–545 540 4 118.00–127.00 $124.49 $672 -1.17
550–590 567 8 113.00–121.00 $115.57 $655 -2.72
665 665 1 105.00 $105.00 $698 -5.00
705 705 2 110.00 $110.00 $776 —
771–788 777 6 90.00–95.00 $93.31 $725 —
825 825 1 93.00 $93.00 $767 —
907 907 3 80.00 $80.00 $726 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 2 135.00 $135.00 $544 —
470–475 473 2 125.00–135.00 $129.97 $615 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
858–1190 1060 85-90% 33 36.00–48.00 $39.93 $423 -5.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $704 —
1030–1770 1382 75-80% 31 47.00–55.00 $51.75 $715 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1330 1189 80-85% 25 44.00–53.00 $48.17 $573 —
1190–1255 1223 80-85% 2 55.00–60.00 $57.43 $702 +12.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1840 1451 6 63.00–71.00 $65.85 $955 —
1310–2035 1660 15 73.00–80.00 $76.82 $1,275 —
1805–2125 1956 4 83.00–90.00 $85.57 $1,674 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00

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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.