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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.74/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 482 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.12/cwt +1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 568 lb · 53 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.05/cwt +5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 613 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 667 1,424 1,253
Feeder cattle 567 1,263 1,120
Slaughter cattle 84 111 120
Replacement cattle 16 50 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to the two week holiday lay off.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269–285 271 9 184.00–185.00 $184.88 $501 -0.44
325–340 332 3 177.00–185.00 $180.64 $600 +12.90
355–385 367 6 170.00–184.00 $175.99 $646 +10.76
410–440 424 8 150.00–171.00 $161.64 $685 +7.04
443 thin fleshed 443 5 173.00 $173.00 $766 —
458–459 value added 459 15 161.00–175.00 $166.59 $765 +14.01
465–495 483 10 142.00–154.00 $148.04 $715 +2.34
505 fancy 505 1 149.00 $149.00 $752 —
500–525 516 12 134.00–146.00 $139.08 $718 -1.07
525 value added 525 7 145.00 $145.00 $761 —
534 thin fleshed 534 15 145.00 $145.00 $774 —
555–599 585 22 130.00–136.00 $134.04 $784 +2.29
605 value added 605 10 142.00 $142.00 $859 +8.45
600–645 615 31 127.00–135.00 $131.49 $809 +3.99
655–673 663 14 126.00–131.00 $129.20 $857 +3.09
695 value added 695 2 125.00 $125.00 $869 —
705–720 711 7 119.00–120.00 $119.86 $852 -0.14
765 765 1 120.00 $120.00 $918 +4.00
752–798 value added 783 21 120.00–123.00 $120.96 $947 —
813 813 3 115.00 $115.00 $935 +7.31
858–876 870 6 112.00–115.00 $112.99 $983 +2.99
900 900 1 101.00 $101.00 $909 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 155.00 $155.00 $380 -15.00
280 280 1 160.00 $160.00 $448 +17.64
360–395 381 11 154.00–173.00 $159.87 $609 +14.01
400–420 410 4 140.00–142.00 $140.98 $578 —
450–475 463 9 135.00–144.00 $138.86 $643 +0.03
535 535 1 119.00 $119.00 $637 -3.78
615–625 620 2 116.00–125.00 $120.46 $747 +7.46
665–668 667 4 123.00–124.00 $123.75 $825 —
745 745 1 104.00 $104.00 $775 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 140.00 $140.00 $378 -4.06
363–393 382 8 130.00–134.00 $132.41 $506 -0.59
417 thin fleshed 417 9 137.00 $137.00 $571 —
400–449 433 21 123.00–136.00 $131.13 $568 +1.54
450–493 479 31 120.00–134.00 $126.03 $604 -0.37
473–486 value added 484 25 130.00–135.00 $130.78 $633 —
490 490 3 120.00 $120.00 $588 -6.40
500–545 516 29 115.00–126.00 $121.30 $626 -0.08
552–598 value added 566 31 124.00–128.00 $126.36 $715 +3.36
560–580 571 22 115.00–123.00 $118.55 $677 -2.57
605–619 value added 616 10 118.00–123.00 $122.02 $752 —
620–645 639 17 117.00–119.00 $118.13 $755 +4.12
660–698 677 13 110.00–117.00 $114.43 $775 -3.61
675–679 value added 678 6 116.00–117.00 $116.67 $791 +0.67
725–740 733 6 107.00–113.00 $109.98 $806 +6.47
750–785 760 9 105.00–112.00 $109.99 $836 +3.41
764 value added 764 7 113.00 $113.00 $863 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 327 3 130.00–135.00 $133.04 $435 +13.28
350–370 364 7 122.00–130.00 $123.53 $450 -7.47
445 445 1 111.00 $111.00 $494 -11.69
480 480 1 120.00 $120.00 $576 +9.07
500–505 502 3 113.00–116.00 $114.99 $577 +4.99
701 701 4 100.00 $100.00 $701 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 3 172.00 $172.00 $709 +17.78
455–495 470 5 140.00–156.00 $147.81 $695 +4.82
505–510 508 2 134.00–140.00 $136.99 $696 +6.39
553–590 566 6 120.00–132.00 $124.15 $703 -1.14
602–640 618 8 115.00–124.00 $119.80 $740 +5.70
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 -2.47
700 700 1 112.00 $112.00 $784 +6.03
755–774 770 5 105.00–110.00 $105.98 $816 +0.98
810 810 1 102.00 $102.00 $826 +9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 —
523–525 524 4 123.00–126.00 $124.50 $652 +4.86
550 550 2 122.00 $122.00 $671 —
628 628 4 105.00 $105.00 $659 -5.32
705–743 734 4 94.00–109.00 $97.60 $716 -2.40

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1380 1214 80-85% 7 41.00–45.00 $43.32 $526 -7.68
1020–1745 1220 80-85% 21 46.00–54.00 $51.38 $627 +0.38
1070–1500 1300 80-85% 4 55.00–57.00 $55.76 $725 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1055 1008 85-90% 2 35.00–36.00 $35.48 $358 +2.93
855–1230 1072 85-90% 12 37.00–46.00 $41.85 $449 -0.32
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $762 +4.14
1210–1753 1500 75-80% 8 51.50–54.00 $52.57 $789 —
1720 1720 75-80% 1 47.00 $47.00 $808 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–2205 1624 9 74.00–82.00 $79.77 $1,295 +2.73

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1305 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00 $775.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 4 75.00 $75.00 $315 —

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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.