Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

1,266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.89/cwt +10.93 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 765 lb · 144 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.78/cwt +8.31 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 619 lb · 112 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.07/cwt -1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 770 lb · 83 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,266	2,147	847
Feeder cattle	1,186	1,988	756
Slaughter cattle	64	114	63
Replacement cattle	16	45	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	182.50	$182.50	$438	-5.38
276	276	4	185.00	$185.00	$511	+5.57
305–345	328	8	177.00–193.00	$184.28	$604	+6.29
350–398	374	30	170.00–185.00	$176.53	$660	+4.46
410–445	429	17	161.00–170.00	$165.96	$712	-0.72
450–485	471	16	160.00–167.00	$162.36	$765	+9.03
501–510 thin fleshed	504	7	160.00–162.00	$161.42	$814	—
516–529 value added	522	51	155.00–165.00	$161.51	$843	—
518–545	535	20	143.00–157.00	$150.73	$806	+2.93
550–596	572	21	140.00–153.00	$148.18	$848	+4.43
585 value added	585	3	155.00	$155.00	$907	+15.31
590	590	1	140.00	$140.00	$826	-3.75
601–621 value added	616	73	147.00–152.50	$150.99	$930	+10.64
600–645	622	35	135.00–147.50	$137.98	$858	+0.28
639 thin fleshed	639	4	147.00	$147.00	$939	—
685 value added	685	6	135.50	$135.50	$928	-2.55
685–698	693	6	128.00–130.00	$129.67	$899	-1.40
701–735	711	6	126.00–130.00	$128.98	$917	+6.69
704–747 value added	720	47	126.00–134.00	$129.74	$934	—
762–793 value added	769	80	127.00–128.50	$127.33	$979	-1.85
797	797	3	120.00	$120.00	$956	-1.63
809 value added	809	5	122.00	$122.00	$987	-1.64
850	850	1	100.00	$100.00	$850	—
940	940	1	100.00	$100.00	$940	-7.00
965–990	982	3	111.00–113.00	$112.34	$1,103	+6.34
1055	1055	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,034	—
1100	1100	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,034	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	180.00	$180.00	$432	+40.50
268–285	274	3	160.00–170.00	$166.53	$456	+31.53
300–330	317	3	164.00–170.00	$167.98	$532	+20.41
370–395	381	12	155.00–166.00	$163.84	$624	+2.11
398 thin fleshed	398	42	160.00	$160.00	$637	—
400–440	419	7	143.00–160.00	$151.26	$634	+1.26
450–473	467	4	146.00–150.00	$149.04	$696	+0.98
505–545	525	7	129.00–150.00	$139.31	$731	—
555–592	576	13	125.00–140.00	$130.03	$749	—
623 value added	623	6	130.00	$130.00	$810	—
625–646	642	17	110.00–130.00	$116.79	$750	-10.99
655–690	671	7	120.00–127.00	$122.06	$819	-3.09
735	735	1	116.00	$116.00	$853	+7.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	150.00	$150.00	$720	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
267	267	3	150.00	$150.00	$400	+1.81
305–338	318	10	140.00–151.00	$146.32	$465	+3.96
358–391	370	18	140.00–145.00	$143.66	$532	+1.07
415 thin fleshed	415	7	146.00	$146.00	$606	—
400–445	419	36	135.00–145.00	$140.89	$590	+0.30
450–498	476	32	130.00–143.00	$137.58	$655	+1.61
482–488 thin fleshed	485	11	140.00–144.00	$141.81	$688	—
503–527 value added	507	27	135.00–139.00	$136.93	$694	+6.93
500–545	524	26	125.00–136.00	$130.64	$685	+0.62
540	540	1	125.00	$125.00	$675	-5.02
572 value added	572	9	128.00	$128.00	$732	+2.00
555–599	581	21	122.00–128.00	$124.79	$725	-1.73
602–645	612	17	120.00–126.00	$121.74	$745	-4.02
603–632 value added	621	13	128.00–138.00	$134.26	$834	+4.65
658 value added	658	15	120.00	$120.00	$790	±0.00
650–698	669	18	113.00–120.00	$116.99	$783	+0.99
700–725	716	9	108.00–115.00	$110.09	$788	-4.83
755–775 value added	764	140	112.00–121.00	$120.24	$919	—
795	795	4	100.00–110.00	$107.50	$855	-1.46

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	140.00	$140.00	$336	—
255–290	272	6	140.00–150.00	$146.45	$398	+16.45
303	303	3	147.00	$147.00	$445	+17.87
355–378	367	7	130.00–143.00	$137.05	$503	+5.79
405–435	424	6	128.00–136.00	$132.98	$564	+0.98
455–465	460	2	123.00–135.00	$128.93	$593	+1.74
525–528	527	3	112.50–121.00	$118.18	$623	-1.17
538 thin fleshed	538	2	134.00	$134.00	$721	—
554–588	570	8	120.00–124.00	$122.72	$700	+4.32
670–675	673	2	110.00–114.00	$111.99	$754	+3.00
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	125.00	$125.00	$481	—
578	578	2	120.00	$120.00	$694	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	116.00	$116.00	$464	—
615	615	1	93.00	$93.00	$572	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	427	3	165.00–173.00	$170.38	$728	+7.51
450–485	473	6	155.00–163.00	$157.26	$744	+2.49
501–545	512	12	140.00–155.00	$149.20	$764	+4.49
550–590	565	10	129.00–135.00	$132.81	$750	-2.15
600–625	613	9	123.00–133.00	$129.96	$797	+4.97
650–690	674	4	115.00–124.00	$118.76	$800	+2.72
700–720	715	4	120.00–127.00	$125.29	$896	+13.74
850	850	1	100.00	$100.00	$850	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	474	4	135.00–158.00	$147.10	$697	+2.07
580–585	583	3	125.00–130.00	$128.34	$748	-2.85
635–643	639	4	119.00	$119.00	$760	+4.98
695	695	1	105.00	$105.00	$730	-7.24

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	85-90%	1	41.00	$41.00	$406	-3.39
740–1133	1024	85-90%	18	40.00–49.00	$44.60	$457	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1340	1222	80-85%	3	45.00–52.00	$49.05	$599	—
1035–1470	1234	80-85%	11	52.00–62.00	$55.88	$690	—
1280	1280	80-85%	1	63.00	$63.00	$806	+6.72

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1495	1345	75-80%	3	60.00	$60.00	$807	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1625	1276	7	75.00–80.00	$77.71	$992	—
1398–2235	1632	8	80.00–90.00	$84.15	$1,373	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1410	1410	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Young (2-4 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	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.