Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

1,474 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.88/cwt +13.65 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 719 lb · 139 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.09/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 524 lb · 81 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.83/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 419 lb · 76 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,474	1,149	352
Feeder cattle	1,305	1,015	325
Slaughter cattle	114	54	21
Replacement cattle	55	80	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Bulls 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
200–235	218	2	202.50–215.00	$208.25	$454	+5.75
260–290	270	3	207.00–210.00	$208.93	$564	+8.93
300–345	322	12	180.00–212.50	$196.26	$632	+10.05
350–395	368	61	162.50–195.00	$185.05	$681	-0.15
403–430	417	26	166.00–188.00	$183.12	$764	+12.15
428 value added	428	7	170.00	$170.00	$728	—
450–497	477	27	160.00–174.00	$166.15	$793	-0.43
507 thin fleshed	507	7	170.00	$170.00	$862	—
513 value added	513	2	167.00	$167.00	$857	+2.00
500–548	537	40	140.00–169.00	$157.72	$847	-0.09
550–595	575	14	140.00–160.00	$151.53	$871	+1.34
600–641	619	34	139.00–152.00	$146.05	$904	+2.65
660–685	667	5	126.00–143.00	$136.49	$910	+2.83
705–737	729	24	132.00–139.00	$135.32	$986	+4.32
760–788	774	6	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$1,010	-4.00
855	855	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,000	-2.00
915–935	925	2	100.00–111.00	$105.44	$975	-10.56

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	165.00	$165.00	$363	—
285–288	287	3	150.00–170.00	$156.62	$449	-23.38
306–340	317	6	147.50–180.00	$172.42	$547	—
350–385	370	4	160.00–165.00	$161.30	$597	-6.32
445	445	2	143.00–160.00	$151.50	$674	-8.18
465–488	472	13	135.00–158.00	$150.08	$708	-10.07
515–539	535	6	135.00–152.00	$149.27	$799	-0.73
570	570	1	145.00	$145.00	$826	+7.67
620–640	633	3	110.00–128.00	$120.96	$766	-7.76
690	690	1	129.00	$129.00	$890	-7.00
755	755	1	110.00	$110.00	$830	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	113.00	$113.00	$582	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	110.00	$110.00	$462	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	238	4	150.00–160.00	$157.63	$375	—
255–285	275	3	160.00–161.00	$160.69	$442	+9.08
305–345	321	19	140.00–164.00	$157.05	$504	-0.57
343 thin fleshed	343	22	163.00	$163.00	$559	—
350–390	373	33	150.00–165.00	$160.62	$599	+4.92
418 thin fleshed	418	21	161.00	$161.00	$673	—
400–449	420	55	142.00–162.00	$152.47	$640	+0.72
450–498	473	52	135.00–159.00	$147.21	$696	+2.12
499 value added	499	9	146.00	$146.00	$729	—
500–548	523	70	130.00–152.00	$142.69	$746	+4.48
529 value added	529	11	153.00	$153.00	$809	+6.00
550–595	573	53	121.00–141.00	$133.81	$767	+2.76
605–645	621	11	127.00–132.00	$130.99	$813	+6.65
663–678	672	8	122.00–128.00	$125.73	$845	+5.84
700–720	710	2	115.00–120.00	$117.54	$835	+5.31
706–733 value added	719	137	126.00	$126.00	$906	—
764	764	6	121.00	$121.00	$924	—
837	837	3	111.00	$111.00	$929	+7.98

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	150.00	$150.00	$330	—
260–281	277	5	140.00–160.00	$143.76	$398	-6.24
300–345	322	11	130.00–158.00	$150.23	$484	+12.65
355	355	2	145.00	$145.00	$515	-2.74
420–445	437	5	139.00–143.00	$141.43	$618	+26.43
455–490	470	4	127.50–140.00	$135.73	$638	+3.12
501–548	532	16	115.00–135.00	$128.94	$686	+3.56
550–592	572	7	115.00–124.00	$121.09	$693	+1.09
630–648	642	3	110.00–120.00	$116.73	$749	+2.39
653	653	2	110.00	$110.00	$718	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
873	873	2	80.00	$80.00	$698	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	130.00	$130.00	$520	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	160.00	$160.00	$600	-25.00
405–448	425	27	150.00–176.00	$169.18	$719	-1.35
450–495	472	21	144.00–166.00	$157.09	$741	-3.47
500–545	521	35	150.00–165.00	$160.07	$834	+7.65
550–593	574	17	134.00–153.00	$141.78	$814	+0.16
606–613	608	12	135.00–141.00	$139.66	$849	+5.80
663–680	668	4	122.00–128.00	$125.98	$842	—
700–725	713	3	115.00–124.00	$118.28	$843	-0.96
750–795	776	5	90.00–114.00	$102.67	$797	—
820	820	1	100.00	$100.00	$820	—
860	860	4	106.00	$106.00	$912	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	16	150.00	$150.00	$735	-1.70
500–520	508	6	130.00–159.00	$143.52	$729	+6.78
575–593	587	7	133.00–140.00	$137.58	$808	+5.12
605–632	625	4	118.00–128.00	$120.42	$753	-3.30
700–715	704	4	110.00–111.00	$110.25	$776	-2.26
885	885	2	80.00	$80.00	$708	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	127.00	$127.00	$616	—
690	690	1	104.00	$104.00	$718	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	120.00	$120.00	$528	-11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1050	893	85-90%	6	39.00–48.00	$44.11	$394	—
750–1185	986	85-90%	32	48.00–61.00	$57.00	$562	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1385	1114	80-85%	25	57.00–72.50	$66.19	$737	—
1280	1280	80-85%	1	76.00	$76.00	$973	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1840	1290	75-80%	15	64.00–72.00	$68.83	$888	—
1480	1480	75-80%	1	74.00	$74.00	$1,095	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1730	1466	4	74.00–84.00	$79.98	$1,173	—
1430–1745	1588	2	100.00–104.00	$101.80	$1,617	—
1395–1950	1744	7	87.00–95.00	$91.92	$1,603	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1100–1175	1138	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–925.00	$852.47

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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.