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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

867 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.48/cwt +3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 578 lb · 53 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $122.41/cwt +0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 716 lb · 51 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.92/cwt +4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 419 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 867 738 1,025
Feeder cattle 787 691 924
Slaughter cattle 54 43 63
Replacement cattle 26 4 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 higher. Steers firm 3.00 lower, with 400 to 500 steer and bull calves higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 174.00–180.00 $176.97 $421 -2.47
280 280 1 170.00 $170.00 $476 -9.30
329 value added 329 7 181.00 $181.00 $595 —
300–348 332 7 160.00–177.00 $166.33 $552 -11.06
350–395 374 13 131.00–178.00 $165.43 $619 -7.84
402–448 415 26 145.00–175.00 $167.94 $697 +6.29
431 value added 431 8 176.00 $176.00 $759 —
450–485 476 20 142.00–165.00 $161.49 $769 +12.74
489 value added 489 4 154.00 $154.00 $753 +1.00
513–540 value added 522 3 129.00–151.00 $143.41 $749 -5.28
500–545 534 9 135.00–150.00 $138.77 $741 -2.79
550–598 578 53 130.00–145.00 $139.48 $806 +5.31
606–642 621 25 120.00–137.00 $130.93 $813 -1.96
625 value added 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812 -7.27
655–680 668 2 122.00–128.00 $124.94 $835 -2.12
705–706 value added 706 16 120.00–124.00 $122.00 $861 —
703–738 720 35 114.00–126.00 $122.60 $883 +0.61
753–760 754 8 117.00–120.00 $119.62 $902 —
807–815 value added 813 14 118.00–120.00 $119.29 $970 —
815–825 818 3 115.00–117.00 $116.33 $952 —
860 860 1 116.00 $116.00 $998 —
860–883 value added 882 26 120.00–122.00 $121.93 $1,075 -0.07
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 2 140.00 $140.00 $319 —
295 295 2 150.00 $150.00 $442 -4.00
300–323 315 3 160.00 $160.00 $504 —
350–393 364 16 125.00–150.00 $144.40 $526 -16.92
410–429 426 14 135.00–145.00 $143.97 $613 -4.41
465 465 1 131.00 $131.00 $609 -8.48
590–595 593 3 130.00 $130.00 $771 —
600 600 1 113.00 $113.00 $678 -7.43
690 690 2 112.00 $112.00 $773 —
710 710 1 118.00 $118.00 $838 -0.62
870 870 2 114.00 $114.00 $992 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–288 272 4 130.00–134.00 $131.88 $359 —
303 thin fleshed 303 3 126.00 $126.00 $382 —
310–330 322 17 130.00–150.00 $138.23 $445 -6.34
377–395 385 19 133.00–144.00 $138.55 $533 +1.43
405–445 419 43 124.00–143.00 $137.92 $578 +5.93
453–498 472 34 120.00–139.00 $130.15 $614 +1.94
502–540 513 43 117.00–130.00 $126.96 $651 +5.53
550–590 567 22 112.00–126.00 $122.67 $696 +0.82
600–634 618 29 110.00–127.00 $121.45 $751 +5.62
618 value added 618 3 123.00 $123.00 $760 -1.22
650–698 679 10 113.00–119.00 $116.61 $792 +0.25
708 value added 708 10 120.00 $120.00 $850 —
700–748 723 18 105.00–116.00 $111.74 $808 +3.90
755–775 765 2 103.00–104.00 $103.49 $792 -8.62
800–840 820 2 101.00–103.00 $101.98 $836 -0.02
945 945 1 95.00 $95.00 $898 —
993 993 2 97.00 $97.00 $963 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–244 237 6 125.00–133.00 $126.13 $299 -13.87
255–298 293 8 127.00–134.00 $127.76 $374 -2.70
315–338 329 5 119.00–138.00 $130.72 $430 +4.83
368 368 2 122.00 $122.00 $449 +1.91
404 404 6 126.00 $126.00 $509 +6.00
510–538 532 8 107.00–115.00 $113.53 $604 -2.22
554–590 566 6 112.00–114.00 $112.69 $638 +3.17
635–645 638 4 111.00–115.00 $112.01 $715 +1.01
730 730 2 90.00 $90.00 $657 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 418 8 140.00–177.00 $163.37 $683 +7.53
453–480 465 11 140.00–159.00 $150.27 $699 +10.27
503–548 524 10 130.00–145.00 $136.57 $716 +0.73
550–585 563 6 124.00–133.00 $129.94 $732 -0.06
635–649 646 10 117.00–120.00 $119.70 $773 -3.30
663–680 670 4 112.00–126.00 $119.68 $802 —
715–740 728 2 105.00–110.00 $107.46 $782 —
828 828 2 90.00 $90.00 $745 —
880 880 1 99.00 $99.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 151.00 $151.00 $627 +27.00
515 515 1 128.00 $128.00 $659 —
600–640 620 2 110.00–113.00 $111.45 $691 —
703–745 723 9 105.00–113.00 $107.17 $775 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1165 1022 85-90% 5 30.00–38.00 $34.69 $355 —
815–1470 1033 85-90% 15 38.00–50.00 $44.88 $464 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 80-85% 1 49.00 $49.00 $507 —
830–1565 1255 80-85% 11 49.00–65.00 $56.23 $706 +6.69
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $603 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1363–2295 1608 4 66.00–76.00 $70.69 $1,137 -20.31
1745–2145 1890 4 84.00–89.00 $85.93 $1,624 —
1740–2045 1893 2 93.00 $93.00 $1,760 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
1195 1195 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 520.00 $520.00

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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.