Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

2,147 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.54/cwt +6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 768 lb · 129 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.96/cwt +5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 721 lb · 123 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.45/cwt -0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 577 lb · 118 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,147	929	1,062
Feeder cattle	1,988	862	954
Slaughter cattle	114	43	76
Replacement cattle	45	24	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cow and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers and bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
214–230	217	5	180.00–190.00	$187.88	$408	—
250–296	280	17	170.00–191.00	$179.43	$502	—
300–347	332	22	160.00–200.00	$177.99	$591	-0.07
350–395	371	46	160.00–181.00	$172.07	$638	+2.07
400–441	423	31	155.00–176.00	$166.68	$705	+1.37
455–493	476	26	148.00–161.00	$153.33	$730	-5.88
504–545	528	60	133.00–161.00	$147.80	$780	+0.34
550–568 value added	564	16	129.00–153.00	$139.69	$788	-1.59
553–599	572	92	133.00–153.00	$143.75	$822	+8.46
603–646	621	27	125.00–142.00	$137.70	$855	+7.48
615–634 value added	627	11	135.00–150.00	$140.35	$880	+3.82
661–662 value added	661	19	137.00–141.00	$138.05	$913	+3.00
650–690	667	33	115.00–141.00	$131.07	$874	+4.64
712–745	731	7	122.00–124.00	$122.29	$894	-0.53
759–787 value added	767	118	125.00–130.50	$129.18	$991	+6.76
755–798	774	11	115.00–125.00	$121.63	$941	+2.06
801–823 value added	812	12	121.00–126.00	$123.64	$1,004	+3.64
812–840	824	10	115.00–121.00	$118.72	$978	—
910	910	1	107.00	$107.00	$974	—
955	955	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,012	—
1220	1220	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	139.00–140.00	$139.50	$300	—
285	285	1	135.00	$135.00	$385	—
335–348	345	4	140.00–150.00	$147.57	$509	-16.43
355–370	359	10	141.00–170.00	$161.73	$581	+5.20
435	435	2	150.00	$150.00	$652	+17.00
475–490	485	3	142.00–151.00	$148.06	$718	+8.28
608–648	619	13	120.00–132.00	$127.78	$791	+7.78
665–675	669	6	115.00–129.00	$125.15	$837	—
735	735	1	109.00	$109.00	$801	-4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205 thin fleshed	205	1	165.00	$165.00	$338	—
240–245	243	3	144.00–155.00	$147.62	$359	-12.38
255–298	282	13	140.00–155.00	$148.19	$418	—
300–342	333	28	140.00–145.00	$142.36	$474	-6.34
352–399	375	61	134.00–150.00	$142.59	$535	+1.59
400–448	422	100	134.00–147.00	$140.59	$593	+5.51
435 value added	435	4	144.00	$144.00	$626	+3.40
450–498	477	64	124.00–144.00	$135.97	$649	+2.84
495–499 value added	497	10	130.00–139.00	$135.42	$673	+0.42
510 value added	510	4	130.00	$130.00	$663	-2.01
500–545	526	80	120.00–137.00	$130.02	$684	+6.45
553–599	575	103	115.00–133.00	$126.52	$727	+2.51
591 value added	591	15	126.00	$126.00	$745	-3.67
611–623 value added	617	49	123.00–130.00	$129.61	$800	+6.74
600–645	625	55	110.00–130.00	$125.76	$786	+5.75
663–675	666	9	101.00–119.00	$116.00	$773	+2.00
688 value added	688	4	120.00	$120.00	$826	+1.74
701–745	720	36	106.00–120.00	$114.92	$827	+1.26
719–738 value added	722	87	113.00–122.00	$120.63	$871	—
750–775	761	7	100.00–112.00	$108.96	$829	+1.96
803–815	807	3	91.00–108.00	$102.28	$825	-1.31
853	853	2	100.00	$100.00	$853	+10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	130.00	$130.00	$384	—
300–341	331	13	120.00–150.00	$129.13	$427	-6.87
360–395	387	7	115.00–142.00	$131.26	$508	+0.81
410–439	417	21	130.00–138.00	$132.00	$550	+5.35
450–490	468	8	110.00–139.00	$127.19	$595	—
525–548	540	6	116.00–120.00	$119.35	$644	+9.35
555–583	569	6	114.00–126.00	$118.40	$674	+11.40
684–695	686	5	105.00–110.00	$108.99	$748	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	96.00	$96.00	$638	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–444	428	61	152.00–178.00	$162.87	$697	+1.87
450–495	471	51	141.00–172.00	$154.77	$729	+1.77
500–540	521	63	137.00–152.00	$144.71	$754	+4.71
550–595	571	22	131.00–141.00	$134.96	$771	+8.96
600–640	616	13	120.00–130.00	$124.99	$770	+1.32
670–695	680	24	111.00–118.00	$116.04	$789	—
700–740	715	5	107.00–117.00	$111.55	$798	+3.17
755–763	760	4	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$794	—
810–818	816	5	109.00–111.00	$109.40	$893	—
885–895	888	3	94.00	$94.00	$835	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–433	424	7	156.00–158.00	$156.83	$665	—
450–488	476	10	128.00–153.00	$145.03	$690	—
520	520	1	133.00	$133.00	$692	—
565–575	570	5	130.00–135.00	$131.19	$748	+3.19
630–645	640	3	112.00–115.00	$114.02	$730	+6.02
675–685	683	4	110.00–115.00	$112.24	$767	—
930	930	1	80.00	$80.00	$744	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–942	858	85-90%	11	31.00–38.00	$34.81	$299	—
800–1320	996	85-90%	18	39.00–50.00	$44.39	$442	-5.67

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1585	1497	75-80%	17	55.50–64.00	$57.77	$865	+0.27
1585	1585	75-80%	1	54.00	$54.00	$856	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1150	1081	80-85%	4	48.00–51.00	$49.24	$532	—
1070–1505	1258	80-85%	10	52.00–62.00	$56.28	$708	—
1230–1490	1360	80-85%	2	65.00–67.00	$65.90	$896	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1510	1325	5	57.00–76.00	$71.72	$950	—
1300–2325	1711	21	80.00–90.00	$84.50	$1,446	-3.65
1605–1945	1785	3	99.00–100.00	$99.64	$1,779	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	725.00	$725.00
900	900	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
1010	1010	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1070	1070	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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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.