Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

1,770 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.08/cwt -2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 574 lb · 111 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.39/cwt +0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 519 lb · 94 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.46/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 628 lb · 81 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,770	1,302	1,521
Feeder cattle	1,572	1,128	1,258
Slaughter cattle	145	145	213
Replacement cattle	53	29	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Steers under 450 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–268	265	5	177.00–180.00	$179.42	$475	-0.06
300–335	322	9	160.00–180.00	$167.69	$540	+7.23
360 fancy	360	1	180.00	$180.00	$648	—
373–395	382	14	158.00–175.00	$168.16	$642	+8.72
433 fancy	433	3	165.00	$165.00	$714	—
413–447	435	14	150.00–163.00	$155.73	$677	+6.23
453–478 fancy	468	17	158.00–160.00	$158.51	$742	—
450–498	481	32	144.00–156.00	$148.19	$713	-0.29
502 fancy	502	3	150.00	$150.00	$753	—
507–549	522	72	130.00–143.00	$139.11	$726	+2.11
552–561 value added	557	11	130.00–139.00	$134.05	$747	-0.95
552–595	572	31	130.00–141.00	$136.13	$779	+0.99
592 fancy	592	13	137.00	$137.00	$811	—
611–631 value added	620	28	130.00–132.00	$131.12	$813	-2.53
610–648	623	46	123.00–135.00	$130.13	$811	+1.54
655–686 value added	676	13	130.00–132.00	$131.40	$888	+2.91
651–694	681	59	122.00–131.00	$125.95	$858	-1.33
703–745	717	37	113.00–126.00	$120.48	$864	-2.17
764–771 value added	769	24	125.00–126.00	$125.75	$967	+4.75
775–791	787	18	118.00–121.00	$119.05	$937	+3.62
811–840	818	6	110.00–118.00	$116.66	$954	—
813–836 value added	822	13	120.00–121.00	$120.23	$988	+5.23
865	865	2	108.00	$108.00	$934	—
950–970	963	3	100.00–111.00	$103.62	$998	—
1010	1010	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,020	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	160.00	$160.00	$464	—
330–340	338	4	150.00–160.00	$152.44	$515	+11.67
360–380	375	16	145.00–158.00	$153.19	$574	+13.19
420–433	429	3	140.00–150.00	$143.27	$615	+21.27
475–499	493	12	134.00–140.00	$138.37	$682	+1.96
505	505	1	132.00	$132.00	$667	+27.00
545 value added	545	12	133.00	$133.00	$725	—
550–566	563	5	112.00–121.00	$119.24	$671	-0.76
604–615	608	6	120.00–125.00	$121.69	$740	+20.69
650–695	670	6	100.00–120.00	$113.94	$763	—
982	982	3	90.00	$90.00	$884	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	165.00	$165.00	$553	—
360–385	375	4	134.00–151.00	$143.59	$538	+12.59
495	495	1	121.00	$121.00	$599	—
575	575	1	110.00	$110.00	$632	—
628–635	630	3	117.00–125.00	$119.69	$754	—
705	705	1	110.00	$110.00	$776	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	138.00	$138.00	$317	—
265–293	284	3	140.00	$140.00	$398	+7.30
300–346	332	17	135.00–150.00	$140.42	$466	+5.07
353–390	370	19	130.00–142.00	$135.66	$502	-3.96
403–449	425	42	127.00–138.00	$134.11	$570	+2.90
466 value added	466	7	132.00	$132.00	$615	-3.00
455–495	472	47	116.00–128.00	$122.30	$577	-2.53
500–524 value added	516	17	125.00–130.00	$126.67	$654	+4.14
500–546	520	77	115.00–127.00	$120.23	$625	+0.16
550–595	574	81	111.00–124.00	$119.70	$687	-1.50
556–590 value added	574	29	121.00–123.00	$121.85	$699	-2.96
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585	-21.20
615–631 value added	625	16	119.00–122.00	$120.00	$750	-2.00
600–649	629	65	105.00–122.00	$116.83	$735	-0.39
650–693	667	40	109.00–120.00	$115.90	$773	-1.00
700–745	722	26	100.00–115.00	$109.00	$787	-0.04
737 value added	737	12	114.00	$114.00	$840	—
755–793	765	21	100.00–112.00	$106.14	$812	+0.14
768 value added	768	5	110.00	$110.00	$845	—
825	825	1	100.00	$100.00	$825	±0.00
828 value added	828	2	100.00	$100.00	$828	—
915	915	1	95.00	$95.00	$869	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	140.00	$140.00	$329	—
280–295	284	4	130.00–140.00	$132.60	$377	—
310–325	320	3	125.00–133.00	$129.61	$415	+11.21
360–375	371	4	120.00–129.00	$126.82	$471	+4.44
435	435	1	116.00	$116.00	$505	-2.73
472–498	489	14	111.00–122.00	$119.18	$583	+4.18
500–520	510	2	110.00–112.00	$111.02	$566	-1.61
564–570	566	10	110.00–115.00	$113.49	$642	+0.49
693 value added	693	26	114.00	$114.00	$790	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–443	437	7	140.00–149.00	$143.40	$627	-6.54
453–496	477	26	132.00–143.00	$137.96	$658	-5.24
500–548	534	10	126.00–133.00	$130.23	$695	+0.91
555–585	570	17	119.00–131.00	$127.20	$725	+0.34
600–640	620	16	110.00–125.00	$117.70	$730	-0.34
670–698	685	8	108.00–115.00	$111.25	$762	-6.79
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	+1.43
760–775	768	4	100.00–107.00	$103.53	$795	-4.47
820	820	1	105.00	$105.00	$861	+5.00
875	875	1	90.00	$90.00	$788	—
915	915	2	87.00	$87.00	$796	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	435	3	132.00–140.00	$134.61	$586	+4.61
481	481	6	134.00	$134.00	$645	+2.02
505–518	515	11	125.00–130.00	$128.73	$663	+4.24
565	565	1	115.00	$115.00	$650	-0.57
605–615	611	5	115.00–118.00	$116.80	$714	—
655–680	664	5	106.00–110.00	$108.59	$721	+3.59
709–748	722	6	102.00–108.00	$105.93	$765	-4.07

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	116.00	$116.00	$603	—
580	580	1	116.00	$116.00	$673	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1280	1142	80-85%	11	38.00–43.00	$40.95	$468	—
870–1703	1250	80-85%	40	44.00–53.00	$47.78	$597	—
1400	1400	80-85%	2	52.50–53.50	$53.00	$742	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1120	1053	85-90%	5	34.50–37.00	$35.32	$372	-4.61
855–1355	1061	85-90%	32	35.25–45.00	$40.05	$425	+0.12

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120	1120	75-80%	1	45.00	$45.00	$504	—
1080–1675	1330	75-80%	18	47.50–52.00	$50.33	$669	—
1250–1590	1335	75-80%	4	54.00	$54.00	$721	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–2025	1743	2	81.00–82.00	$81.58	$1,422	—
1370–2090	1823	9	73.50–80.00	$76.09	$1,387	—
1895–2805	2350	2	65.50–75.00	$69.33	$1,629	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1330	1223	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–900.00	$808.79
1135–1440	1238	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	675.00–900.00	$792.90
1235–1500	1335	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	875.00–1,125.00	$1,031.65

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1115	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00–800.00	$763.96
1015–1335	1181	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–740.00	$700.39

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1135	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	690.00–750.00	$720.81

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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
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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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.