Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

1,424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.40/cwt +2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 475 lb · 101 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.73/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 565 lb · 59 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.53/cwt -1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 628 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,424	1,770	762
Feeder cattle	1,263	1,572	660
Slaughter cattle	111	145	68
Replacement cattle	50	53	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Steers steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls 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
280–295	288	3	181.00–191.00	$185.32	$534	+5.90
305–345	335	25	160.00–185.00	$167.74	$562	+0.05
352–395	375	19	148.00–185.00	$165.23	$620	-2.93
416 value added	416	10	164.00	$164.00	$682	—
402–448	423	19	145.00–167.00	$154.60	$654	-1.13
457–497	471	28	130.00–150.00	$145.70	$686	-2.49
483–484 value added	483	19	150.00–157.00	$152.58	$737	—
505–548	527	43	128.00–150.00	$140.15	$739	+1.04
558–585 value added	563	30	131.00–142.00	$139.57	$786	+5.52
550–597	567	29	125.00–135.00	$131.75	$747	-4.38
605–649	627	44	123.00–133.00	$127.50	$799	-2.63
625–646 value added	634	9	133.00–134.00	$133.55	$847	+2.43
650–695	680	26	110.00–131.00	$126.11	$858	+0.16
705–740 value added	728	6	120.00–123.00	$122.03	$888	—
705–747	737	8	120.00	$120.00	$884	-0.48
795	795	4	116.00	$116.00	$922	-3.05
800–828	819	7	100.00–114.00	$107.69	$882	-8.97
888	888	2	110.00	$110.00	$977	+2.00
925	925	7	103.00	$103.00	$953	—
960	960	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,037	+4.38
1030	1030	2	94.00–100.00	$97.00	$999	-4.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
243	243	2	170.00	$170.00	$413	—
270–280	275	2	135.00–150.00	$142.36	$391	-17.64
305–345	315	4	130.00–160.00	$150.00	$472	-2.44
378–399	394	10	141.00–150.00	$145.86	$575	-7.33
450–478	472	10	133.00–150.00	$138.83	$655	+0.46
535–547	543	5	121.00–126.00	$122.78	$667	—
550–555	552	3	127.00–131.00	$129.66	$716	+10.42
618	618	2	113.00	$113.00	$698	-8.69
880	880	2	70.00	$70.00	$616	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	4	123.00–131.00	$126.81	$406	—
435–440	438	2	127.00–130.00	$128.49	$563	—
590	590	1	110.00	$110.00	$649	—
745	745	1	105.00	$105.00	$782	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	95.00	$95.00	$598	-24.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	224	5	141.00–155.00	$146.65	$328	+8.65
270–291	287	5	140.00–145.00	$144.06	$413	+4.06
315–345	326	14	130.00–151.00	$141.07	$460	+0.65
355–395	378	24	130.00–137.00	$133.00	$503	-2.66
400–449	421	32	117.00–137.00	$129.59	$546	-4.52
407–425 value added	422	18	134.00	$134.00	$565	—
450–495	475	101	116.00–136.00	$126.40	$600	+4.10
500 value added	500	6	120.00	$120.00	$600	-6.67
500–548	517	45	115.00–130.00	$121.38	$628	+1.15
550–595	570	38	114.00–124.00	$121.12	$690	+1.42
580 value added	580	2	123.00	$123.00	$713	+1.15
600–648	629	38	105.00–121.00	$114.01	$717	-2.82
652–688	658	30	115.00–121.00	$118.04	$777	+2.14
680 value added	680	2	116.00	$116.00	$789	—
700–705	703	2	100.00–107.00	$103.51	$728	-5.49
753–777	773	11	100.00–108.00	$106.58	$824	+0.44
802–815	805	4	95.00–96.00	$95.25	$767	-4.75
890	890	1	89.00	$89.00	$792	—
965–975	970	2	85.00–90.00	$87.51	$849	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
243	243	2	136.00	$136.00	$330	-4.00
250–295	286	6	115.00–131.00	$127.47	$365	-5.13
308–345	329	8	110.00–133.00	$119.76	$394	-9.85
360	360	1	131.00	$131.00	$472	+4.18
416–430	418	6	122.00–126.00	$122.69	$513	+6.69
450–495	475	7	108.00–118.00	$110.93	$527	-8.25
505–515	510	2	110.00	$110.00	$561	-1.02
579–588	582	10	100.00–110.00	$106.97	$623	-6.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
762–793	776	7	70.00–81.00	$74.03	$574	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	82.50	$82.50	$421	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	431	33	140.00–165.00	$154.22	$665	+10.82
460–498	479	36	130.00–153.00	$142.99	$685	+5.03
500–547	525	36	120.00–140.00	$130.60	$686	+0.37
560–595	582	19	120.00–128.00	$125.29	$729	-1.91
620–643	634	9	112.00–115.00	$114.10	$723	-3.60
655–680	668	2	111.00–114.00	$112.47	$751	+1.22
710–735	723	2	104.00–108.00	$105.97	$766	-4.03
763	763	2	105.00	$105.00	$801	+1.47
835	835	1	93.00	$93.00	$777	-12.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–483	475	3	122.00–124.00	$122.65	$583	-11.35
518–545	526	7	114.00–130.00	$119.64	$629	-9.09
595	595	2	119.00	$119.00	$708	+4.00
610–645	633	3	110.00–111.00	$110.32	$698	-6.48
665–695	680	2	108.00–110.00	$108.98	$741	+0.39
735	735	8	100.00	$100.00	$735	-5.93
840	840	2	75.00	$75.00	$630	—
1060	1060	2	64.00	$64.00	$678	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	2	125.00	$125.00	$506	—
805	805	1	79.00	$79.00	$636	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	101.00	$101.00	$424	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–985	928	80-85%	2	43.00–47.00	$44.88	$416	—
855–1500	1231	80-85%	40	47.00–57.00	$51.00	$628	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1350	1017	85-90%	11	17.00–43.00	$32.55	$331	—
835–1310	1051	85-90%	21	36.00–47.00	$42.17	$443	+6.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1800	1387	75-80%	20	50.00–54.50	$51.86	$719	—
1885	1885	75-80%	1	46.00	$46.00	$867	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1700	1431	5	53.00–75.00	$64.68	$926	—
1020–1915	1637	5	75.00–80.00	$77.04	$1,261	—
1325–1980	1653	2	84.00–85.00	$84.40	$1,395	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	530.00	$530.00
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1110–1400	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–810.00	$672.91

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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.