Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

1,510 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.11/cwt +0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 627 lb · 121 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.32/cwt +2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 574 lb · 74 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.52/cwt -0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 523 lb · 72 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,510	1,474	712
Feeder cattle	1,310	1,305	584
Slaughter cattle	123	114	78
Replacement cattle	77	55	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Steers under 450 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower, over 450 lbs steady except 600-700 lbs 5.00 lower. Heifers 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
277–282	280	5	185.00–200.00	$194.06	$543	-14.87
340	340	2	177.00–201.00	$189.00	$643	-7.26
355–398	373	27	176.00–196.00	$181.11	$676	-3.94
416–437	421	26	164.00–183.00	$171.29	$721	-11.83
426 value added	426	13	176.00	$176.00	$750	+6.00
450–495	483	24	154.00–171.00	$165.00	$797	-1.15
500–545	517	29	155.00–170.00	$161.35	$834	+3.63
538 value added	538	3	167.00	$167.00	$898	±0.00
551–586	571	42	140.00–158.00	$154.25	$881	+2.72
551–598 value added	577	32	145.00–163.00	$154.42	$891	—
600–640	616	20	137.00–148.00	$141.46	$871	-4.59
627–647 value added	638	11	140.00–147.00	$143.87	$918	—
665–686 value added	676	12	140.00–146.00	$142.95	$966	—
650–698	683	13	130.00–134.00	$130.91	$894	-5.58
704–713 value added	708	12	132.00–139.00	$134.84	$955	—
702–734	719	9	132.00–136.50	$134.59	$968	-0.73
763–775	767	3	126.00–129.00	$127.01	$974	-3.49
803–830	812	3	125.00–127.00	$125.68	$1,021	—
814 value added	814	14	126.00	$126.00	$1,026	—
895	895	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,047	—
933	933	2	112.00	$112.00	$1,045	+6.56

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	190.00	$190.00	$522	+33.38
350–365	354	4	140.00–188.00	$175.62	$622	+14.32
410–415	413	3	150.00–151.00	$150.67	$622	-0.83
505–545	533	11	137.00–150.00	$145.01	$773	-4.26
570	570	2	128.00	$128.00	$730	-17.00
640–643	642	5	130.00–143.00	$137.81	$885	+16.85
660–663	662	3	111.00–134.00	$126.36	$837	-2.64
703–705	704	4	119.00–128.00	$125.75	$885	—
743 value added	743	2	124.00	$124.00	$921	—
770	770	1	108.00	$108.00	$832	-2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–297	286	12	160.00–167.00	$161.03	$461	+0.34
305–345	334	12	153.00–169.00	$158.23	$528	+1.18
350–393	376	8	148.00–166.00	$160.04	$602	-0.58
400–449	419	65	143.00–158.00	$151.75	$636	-0.72
423 value added	423	4	163.00	$163.00	$689	—
458–487 value added	475	17	152.00–155.00	$153.62	$730	+7.62
451–498	477	33	140.00–152.00	$147.70	$705	+0.49
509–522 value added	513	20	148.00–150.00	$149.19	$765	-3.81
503–545	527	52	130.00–151.00	$141.34	$745	-1.35
550–598	569	39	133.00–141.00	$136.93	$779	+3.12
563–595 value added	578	20	134.00–142.00	$139.53	$806	—
612–645	619	6	124.00–130.00	$125.99	$780	-5.00
606–648 value added	627	115	126.00–132.00	$131.38	$824	—
652–687 value added	663	15	120.00–126.00	$123.93	$822	—
653–697	680	11	115.00–124.00	$121.21	$824	-4.52
705	705	4	120.00–123.00	$122.25	$862	+4.71
733–736 value added	734	15	120.00	$120.00	$881	-6.00
769 value added	769	4	116.00	$116.00	$892	—
763–775	770	5	105.00–108.00	$106.81	$822	-14.19
848	848	2	94.00	$94.00	$797	-17.00
853 value added	853	7	117.00	$117.00	$998	—
873	873	2	100.00	$100.00	$873	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253	253	2	150.00	$150.00	$380	+6.24
343	343	2	121.00	$121.00	$415	-29.23
358–399	390	18	122.50–150.00	$144.28	$563	-0.72
405–438	427	7	130.00–148.00	$135.30	$578	-6.13
470–490	478	6	128.00–134.00	$131.30	$628	-4.43
510–540	518	5	119.00–138.00	$130.83	$678	+1.89
577–580	578	5	120.00–133.00	$127.78	$739	+6.69
605–633	612	9	103.00–125.00	$111.05	$680	-5.68
675	675	2	107.00	$107.00	$722	-3.00
700 value added	700	5	120.00	$120.00	$840	—
755	755	1	113.00	$113.00	$853	—
810	810	4	90.00	$90.00	$729	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	70.00	$70.00	$392	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395–397	397	4	179.00–181.00	$180.50	$717	+20.50
415–448	429	19	157.00–183.00	$166.82	$716	-2.36
460–495	476	12	150.00–166.00	$160.14	$762	+3.05
500–543	519	29	145.00–159.00	$148.41	$770	-11.66
550–595	572	13	130.00–156.00	$142.68	$816	+0.90
600–640	626	12	115.00–135.00	$126.72	$793	-12.94
680–685	682	3	115.00–124.00	$120.32	$821	-5.66
725	725	1	115.00	$115.00	$834	-3.28
877–880	878	4	90.00–100.00	$97.49	$856	-8.51
938	938	2	90.00	$90.00	$844	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407–435	417	9	135.00–164.00	$152.44	$636	—
450–490	475	7	133.00–155.00	$151.34	$719	+1.34
530–545	540	3	133.00–143.00	$136.27	$736	-7.25
605–645	625	4	120.00–128.00	$124.73	$780	+4.31
700–740	720	4	70.00–115.00	$101.01	$727	-9.24
885	885	2	85.00	$85.00	$752	+5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
818–1030	872	85-90%	5	46.00–54.00	$48.29	$421	+4.18
851–1190	974	85-90%	41	53.00–62.00	$57.17	$557	+0.17

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1295	1090	80-85%	30	56.00–67.00	$63.37	$691	—
1280–1475	1410	80-85%	3	69.00–74.00	$70.51	$994	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425	1425	75-80%	1	59.00	$59.00	$841	—
1215–1885	1452	75-80%	19	63.00–74.00	$68.26	$991	-5.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1900	1664	10	84.00–96.00	$88.30	$1,469	—
1485–1995	1665	3	67.00–82.00	$74.49	$1,240	—
2180	2180	1	95.00	$95.00	$2,071	—

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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
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—

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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.