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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

738 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.42/cwt +1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 674 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.59/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 520 lb · 47 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.38/cwt -4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 467 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 738 1,245 1,398
Feeder cattle 691 1,053 1,255
Slaughter cattle 43 98 90
Replacement cattle 4 94 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers under 450 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 450 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 450 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 450 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–243 240 3 170.00–184.00 $179.44 $431 —
260–296 290 6 175.00–181.00 $179.30 $520 +3.62
325–345 336 5 175.00–181.00 $177.39 $596 +2.82
351–390 379 21 168.00–179.00 $173.27 $657 +5.15
403–445 417 17 151.00–165.00 $161.65 $674 +0.13
452–490 472 19 142.00–154.00 $148.75 $702 +2.28
466–486 value added 475 11 153.00 $153.00 $727 +1.35
504–519 value added 514 20 148.00–150.00 $148.69 $764 +8.69
500–548 525 27 133.00–148.00 $141.56 $743 -2.98
558–563 value added 561 5 136.00–143.00 $140.21 $787 +3.03
550–599 585 17 130.00–138.00 $134.17 $785 -1.84
605–643 620 20 129.00–135.00 $132.89 $824 +1.73
607–638 value added 620 19 135.00–139.00 $137.27 $851 +6.03
653–690 667 8 120.00–131.00 $127.06 $847 +7.06
700–710 705 2 121.00–123.00 $121.99 $860 -1.40
865 value added 865 31 122.00 $122.00 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 154.00 $154.00 $428 +10.34
365–398 388 8 150.00–170.00 $161.32 $626 +1.35
413–445 428 22 134.00–156.00 $148.38 $635 +5.17
480–495 486 12 134.00–145.00 $139.48 $678 +4.48
510–515 513 2 133.00–137.00 $134.99 $692 +1.94
600–640 622 9 114.00–125.00 $120.43 $749 -5.07
710–738 720 6 115.00–121.00 $118.62 $854 —
750–780 765 2 114.00–120.00 $116.94 $895 -1.06
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 141.00 $141.00 $522 —
440 440 1 145.00 $145.00 $638 —
605 605 1 112.00 $112.00 $678 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 14 136.00–146.00 $144.57 $455 +4.25
360–399 384 11 132.00–141.00 $137.12 $527 +2.34
420 value added 420 4 140.00 $140.00 $588 +8.00
418–447 431 16 129.00–135.00 $131.99 $569 -3.55
450–487 465 39 123.00–133.00 $128.21 $596 -4.23
489 value added 489 4 130.00 $130.00 $636 -5.00
503–548 524 15 118.00–130.00 $121.43 $636 -7.79
550–595 568 25 120.00–123.00 $121.85 $692 -2.29
581 value added 581 4 120.00 $120.00 $697 -5.00
604–627 value added 621 30 122.00–125.00 $124.22 $771 +0.22
605–648 626 10 110.00–121.00 $115.83 $725 -5.54
650–695 662 18 111.00–118.00 $116.36 $770 -1.67
680 value added 680 35 121.00 $121.00 $823 +2.60
718–745 732 6 105.00–113.00 $107.84 $789 -7.16
753–760 756 9 111.00–113.00 $112.11 $848 +9.11
770–796 value added 793 17 112.00–115.00 $112.34 $891 -7.66
818 818 2 102.00 $102.00 $834 -2.69
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 140.00 $140.00 $308 +2.47
255–295 275 2 130.00–131.00 $130.46 $359 -6.29
300–345 320 8 120.00–130.00 $125.89 $403 -9.26
378–395 383 6 111.00–130.00 $120.09 $460 -12.48
415–423 421 4 120.00 $120.00 $505 -8.14
450–473 468 5 121.00 $121.00 $566 -4.66
518–538 525 7 110.00–120.00 $115.75 $608 -8.25
548 value added 548 2 119.00 $119.00 $652 —
560–565 563 2 104.00–115.00 $109.52 $617 -5.48
628 628 1 111.00 $111.00 $697 -6.00
785 785 1 105.00 $105.00 $824 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 107.00 $107.00 $471 —
475–480 478 2 115.00–118.00 $116.51 $557 —
598 598 2 105.00 $105.00 $628 —
628 628 1 111.00 $111.00 $697 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–440 423 4 145.00–161.00 $155.84 $659 +1.29
470–480 475 2 140.00 $140.00 $665 -6.00
518–545 530 8 134.00–140.00 $135.84 $720 +2.20
550–585 568 7 125.00–131.00 $130.00 $738 +1.55
615–628 621 7 123.00 $123.00 $764 +2.07
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 124.00 $124.00 $546 -7.00
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 -5.00
800 800 1 100.00 $100.00 $800 +1.61
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 126.00 $126.00 $731 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $449 —
920–1215 1159 85-90% 13 45.00–54.00 $48.44 $561 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1220 1196 80-85% 5 54.00–57.00 $55.21 $660 —
1210 1210 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $702 +6.75
1128–1420 1280 80-85% 6 46.00–53.00 $49.54 $634 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $655 —
1380 1380 75-80% 1 59.00 $59.00 $814 —
1440 1440 75-80% 1 61.00 $61.00 $878 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1830 1573 3 69.00–73.00 $71.34 $1,122 —
1640 1640 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,492 —
1540–2085 1915 5 82.00–88.00 $84.63 $1,621 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 490.00 $490.00

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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.