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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.36/cwt +12.47 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 436 lb · 65 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.81/cwt +9.45 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 518 lb · 46 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.19/cwt +8.63 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 631 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 780 947 446
Feeder cattle 708 793 291
Slaughter cattle 44 104 123
Replacement cattle 28 50 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well established. Steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 7.00 higher. Bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy with the majority of calves and feeders medium to thin flesh. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 4 203.00 $203.00 $558 +20.18
330 330 1 201.00 $201.00 $663 +23.89
350–395 368 14 178.00–191.00 $185.42 $682 +6.44
403–448 423 10 165.00–175.00 $168.96 $715 -2.07
478–485 481 5 154.00–169.00 $163.99 $789 +7.75
487 value added 487 9 168.00 $168.00 $818 —
500–545 523 15 151.00–161.00 $157.92 $826 +8.35
529–536 thin fleshed 533 8 160.00–162.00 $160.99 $858 —
520–549 value added 543 5 158.00–160.00 $158.38 $860 +5.38
558–578 568 25 150.00–156.00 $150.80 $857 +2.92
598 value added 598 10 153.00 $153.00 $915 —
608–629 621 12 140.00–148.00 $144.46 $897 +5.48
610–641 value added 629 25 144.00–148.00 $145.75 $917 +1.20
668–695 682 7 132.00–135.00 $134.15 $915 +0.81
702–722 value added 718 17 131.00–132.50 $132.24 $949 —
705–735 718 3 124.00–132.00 $128.61 $923 +2.00
753 753 4 126.00 $126.00 $949 +3.93
770–797 value added 788 27 126.75–128.50 $127.32 $1,003 -0.68
942 942 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 187.50 $187.50 $403 +32.79
280 280 1 180.00 $180.00 $504 +7.50
350–365 353 6 166.00–184.00 $169.11 $597 +19.92
418–435 430 7 150.00–160.00 $152.78 $657 —
473 thin fleshed 473 4 160.00 $160.00 $757 —
455–485 475 14 150.00–160.00 $155.53 $739 +28.53
500–512 509 4 140.00 $140.00 $713 -5.00
560–590 575 2 140.00 $140.00 $805 —
685–688 687 5 130.00–132.00 $130.40 $896 +13.40
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 130.00 $130.00 $468 —
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–243 237 3 157.50–160.00 $159.21 $377 —
280–290 285 2 148.00–155.00 $151.44 $432 +2.29
330–345 339 7 145.00–163.00 $154.39 $523 +5.22
355–375 364 8 150.00–161.00 $154.90 $564 +9.24
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 -5.66
400–445 436 65 144.00–156.00 $154.36 $673 +12.47
460 value added 460 3 148.00 $148.00 $681 —
459–495 470 23 136.00–148.00 $143.78 $676 +5.41
505–543 518 46 132.00–143.00 $139.81 $724 +9.45
552–595 565 31 130.00–137.00 $134.80 $762 +6.66
575 575 1 122.00 $122.00 $702 -6.14
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 -0.44
625 625 1 124.00 $124.00 $775 +3.56
623–635 value added 631 40 129.00–130.00 $129.55 $817 +6.55
658–684 value added 672 13 120.00 $120.00 $806 —
721 value added 721 10 112.00 $112.00 $808 —
740 740 1 108.00 $108.00 $799 —
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —
751–757 value added 754 37 117.00–119.00 $117.91 $889 —
876 value added 876 4 118.00 $118.00 $1,034 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 140.00 $140.00 $399 +12.53
350–383 367 4 131.00–146.00 $140.27 $515 +11.27
478–490 483 4 131.00–136.00 $134.48 $650 +7.42
503 503 2 130.00 $130.00 $654 +9.12
550–595 571 6 114.00–127.00 $121.97 $696 +5.05
665–670 668 2 106.00–110.00 $107.99 $721 +6.01
810 810 1 110.00 $110.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 112.00 $112.00 $588 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–428 418 7 171.00–174.00 $172.12 $719 +6.03
458–490 468 13 159.00–170.00 $163.49 $765 +8.55
530–540 537 6 151.00–155.00 $152.99 $822 +5.74
580–593 588 6 133.00–150.00 $139.27 $819 +2.43
650–685 661 4 120.00–128.00 $123.93 $819 +5.39
713–745 726 6 110.00–114.00 $111.97 $813 +1.19
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–472 464 5 150.00–160.00 $156.10 $724 +17.04
533–540 537 2 140.00–151.00 $145.54 $782 —
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 —
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 ±0.00
710 710 1 112.00 $112.00 $795 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1340 1235 80-85% 3 65.00–67.00 $65.65 $811 —
1030–1415 1252 80-85% 13 56.00–63.00 $59.36 $743 -2.58
1310 1310 80-85% 1 53.00 $53.00 $694 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1585 1399 75-80% 8 56.00–63.00 $58.58 $820 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1110 976 85-90% 4 45.00–50.00 $47.27 $461 +3.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585 1585 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,110 —
1690 1690 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,453 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1470 1470 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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
1170 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.