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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

929 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.84/cwt +6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 715 lb · 82 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.04/cwt -3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 678 lb · 71 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.11/cwt +6.42 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 532 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 929 482 1,006
Feeder cattle 862 401 928
Slaughter cattle 43 35 63
Replacement cattle 24 46 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 325 3 174.00–180.00 $178.06 $579 —
395–398 397 5 170.00 $170.00 $675 -13.00
418–438 427 17 161.00–171.00 $165.31 $706 -8.69
457–495 471 21 151.00–165.00 $159.21 $750 -4.32
515 thin fleshed 515 2 150.00 $150.00 $772 —
507–545 520 24 142.00–150.00 $147.46 $767 +2.77
538–543 value added 540 38 150.00–154.00 $153.47 $829 —
568–588 573 11 134.00–140.00 $135.29 $775 -0.63
568–595 value added 583 9 135.00–146.00 $141.28 $824 -9.72
603–613 value added 612 15 136.00–140.00 $136.53 $836 —
607–645 623 31 124.00–135.00 $130.22 $811 -1.10
658–682 value added 665 34 132.50–136.00 $135.05 $898 +1.68
655–695 681 19 120.00–130.00 $126.43 $861 -3.57
702–748 value added 711 70 125.00–130.50 $127.53 $907 —
723–746 738 12 120.00–124.00 $122.82 $906 +2.82
750–785 768 12 116.00–123.00 $119.57 $918 +5.57
777–793 value added 788 44 121.00–123.00 $122.42 $965 -2.40
800–839 value added 820 16 120.00 $120.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 thin fleshed 303 8 174.00 $174.00 $527 —
315 315 1 164.00 $164.00 $517 +4.00
350–398 380 8 150.00–164.00 $156.53 $595 +8.10
425 425 2 133.00 $133.00 $565 -15.99
455–475 464 5 130.00–151.00 $139.78 $649 —
500–530 516 8 126.00–140.00 $133.15 $687 +5.61
550 thin fleshed 550 2 140.00 $140.00 $770 —
555–580 563 3 130.00 $130.00 $732 +5.10
628 628 2 120.00 $120.00 $754 -2.26
730 730 1 113.00 $113.00 $825 —
765 765 3 115.00 $115.00 $880 —
815 value added 815 4 113.00 $113.00 $921 —
935 935 2 104.00 $104.00 $972 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 134.00 $134.00 $590 —
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 160.00 $160.00 $384 —
300–325 309 8 145.00–151.00 $148.70 $459 +4.70
350–390 377 11 136.00–143.00 $141.00 $532 -5.20
409–426 thin fleshed 415 11 140.00–141.00 $140.37 $583 —
405–443 427 6 131.00–139.00 $135.08 $577 -2.76
415–435 value added 433 8 140.00–145.00 $140.60 $609 —
450–499 474 32 126.00–135.00 $133.13 $631 +2.18
493 value added 493 12 135.00 $135.00 $666 —
500 fancy 500 1 135.00 $135.00 $675 —
502–549 value added 523 24 128.00–137.00 $132.01 $690 +6.01
510–545 528 21 120.00–128.00 $123.57 $652 +1.57
553–585 570 20 120.00–128.00 $124.01 $707 +5.44
564–583 value added 572 23 128.00–135.00 $129.67 $742 +6.67
600–647 value added 623 21 120.50–123.50 $122.87 $765 —
600–643 626 18 109.00–123.00 $120.01 $751 +0.01
661–690 value added 672 34 113.00–122.00 $118.26 $795 +0.20
652–698 684 37 108.00–117.00 $114.00 $780 -8.00
710–740 720 3 113.00–114.00 $113.66 $818 +1.94
755–760 value added 758 16 107.00–111.00 $108.49 $822 —
763–785 766 7 107.00 $107.00 $820 —
825–837 832 5 102.00–106.00 $103.59 $862 +3.59
850 850 1 90.00 $90.00 $765 —
910 910 1 97.00 $97.00 $883 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 136.00 $136.00 $415 -0.96
353–380 362 3 128.00–135.00 $130.45 $472 +10.07
428–448 438 4 120.00–133.00 $126.65 $555 —
530 530 1 110.00 $110.00 $583 —
575 575 1 107.00 $107.00 $615 -8.68
625–645 640 4 103.00–112.00 $109.80 $703 —
785 785 1 107.00 $107.00 $840 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 124.00 $124.00 $453 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 161.00 $161.00 $700 —
445 thin fleshed 445 1 148.00 $148.00 $659 —
478 478 2 153.00 $153.00 $731 -2.03
518 518 2 140.00 $140.00 $725 -2.12
580 580 1 126.00 $126.00 $731 -0.42
645–646 646 6 123.00–125.00 $123.67 $799 +3.67
700–740 732 5 108.00–110.00 $108.38 $793 -6.62
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 2 128.00 $128.00 $704 +2.00
643 643 2 108.00 $108.00 $694 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1075 992 85-90% 6 48.00–51.00 $50.06 $497 —
910–1185 1009 85-90% 4 39.00–45.00 $42.69 $431 —
1255 1255 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $628 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1505 1286 75-80% 4 58.00–66.00 $61.30 $788 —
1460–1480 1470 75-80% 2 57.00–58.00 $57.50 $845 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $594 —
1280–1320 1298 80-85% 3 52.00–58.00 $54.31 $705 -8.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1860 1523 4 77.00–83.00 $80.47 $1,226 —
1490–1915 1737 5 85.00–93.00 $88.15 $1,531 —
2025–2110 2068 2 95.00–96.00 $95.51 $1,975 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00 —
1375 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.