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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.12/cwt -2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 571 lb · 82 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.00/cwt -0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 466 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.62/cwt -2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 530 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 589 853 1,258
Feeder cattle 496 757 1,116
Slaughter cattle 64 69 100
Replacement cattle 29 27 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Steers and bulls calves steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 181.00 $181.00 $398 —
265 265 1 180.00 $180.00 $477 —
310–340 332 4 160.00–180.00 $172.27 $572 +2.27
350–378 370 7 170.00–175.00 $172.58 $639 +1.85
410–445 433 9 150.00–167.00 $160.73 $696 -0.64
466–470 value added 467 8 160.00–161.00 $160.25 $748 —
450–495 480 20 146.00–160.00 $152.18 $730 -4.41
513 value added 513 2 160.00 $160.00 $821 +10.00
500–540 518 16 137.00–160.00 $150.26 $778 +3.11
555–588 573 22 135.00–153.00 $148.38 $850 +2.77
581 value added 581 12 144.00 $144.00 $837 -7.00
603–615 value added 608 21 140.00–145.00 $143.07 $870 +2.80
600–630 611 12 136.00–143.00 $140.07 $856 +0.58
655–675 662 9 125.00–134.00 $130.97 $867 -4.64
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 -1.23
737 value added 737 3 127.00 $127.00 $936 —
756 value added 756 5 125.00 $125.00 $945 -1.00
780–790 786 4 110.00–123.00 $118.75 $933 +0.75
800–820 810 3 120.00 $120.00 $972 —
910 910 2 105.00 $105.00 $956 —
1055 value added 1055 2 103.00 $103.00 $1,087 —
1083 1083 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 142.50 $142.50 $349 —
315 315 2 160.00 $160.00 $504 ±0.00
375 375 1 145.00 $145.00 $544 -14.25
420 420 1 150.00 $150.00 $630 +0.91
470 470 1 144.00 $144.00 $677 -3.71
530–540 535 2 136.00–139.00 $137.49 $736 -5.84
555–597 579 6 128.00–145.00 $133.51 $773 -4.76
615 615 2 129.00 $129.00 $793 +1.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 135.00 $135.00 $500 —
705 705 1 97.00 $97.00 $684 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 152.50 $152.50 $305 —
273–280 275 3 144.00–145.00 $144.66 $398 -17.32
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 -8.99
355–395 372 14 137.00–151.00 $145.16 $540 -1.05
400–441 426 15 134.00–144.00 $141.76 $604 +2.23
450–495 464 30 130.00–140.00 $135.60 $629 -1.05
475 value added 475 6 138.00 $138.00 $656 —
500–549 530 36 129.00–139.00 $131.62 $698 -0.29
555–595 570 22 120.00–130.00 $126.35 $720 -3.83
568–573 value added 571 60 128.00–130.00 $128.77 $735 —
610–643 629 8 115.00–123.00 $119.72 $753 -4.21
655–673 667 3 110.00–115.00 $113.36 $756 -5.04
705–742 722 7 100.00–114.00 $108.75 $785 —
760–793 784 4 94.00–102.00 $97.45 $764 —
850 850 1 104.00 $104.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 135.00 $135.00 $486 -2.23
415–448 433 4 126.00–132.00 $130.06 $563 -3.97
474–489 479 11 125.00–135.00 $128.71 $617 +1.53
500 500 1 127.00 $127.00 $635 —
588 588 2 124.00 $124.00 $729 -3.77
613–638 625 5 92.00–115.00 $102.98 $644 -13.78
683 683 2 87.00 $87.00 $594 -22.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 110.00 $110.00 $484 -13.00
525 525 1 109.00 $109.00 $572 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 425 2 151.00–154.00 $152.52 $648 -2.34
475–480 478 2 135.00–153.00 $144.05 $689 -11.07
513–540 522 3 139.00–143.00 $140.38 $733 -0.49
553–590 560 5 131.00–135.00 $134.16 $751 +0.17
605–630 616 6 120.00–136.00 $127.94 $788 +4.19
670–695 675 5 112.00–120.00 $118.35 $799 +8.35
700–745 723 2 115.00 $115.00 $831 +5.00
770 770 2 105.00 $105.00 $808 —
815 815 1 104.00 $104.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 2 123.00 $123.00 $668 —
643 643 2 105.00 $105.00 $675 —
675 675 1 100.00 $100.00 $675 —
715 715 2 84.00 $84.00 $601 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 140.00 $140.00 $648 +2.67
535 535 1 130.00 $130.00 $696 -2.96
665 665 1 113.00 $113.00 $751 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $586 —
880–1495 1137 80-85% 22 58.00–69.00 $62.86 $715 —
1110–1665 1318 80-85% 5 68.00–75.00 $71.11 $937 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1408–1475 1448 75-80% 5 71.00–73.00 $72.22 $1,046 —
1210–1630 1475 75-80% 7 66.00–69.00 $67.59 $997 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–905 888 85-90% 2 42.00–44.00 $42.98 $382 —
845–1110 963 85-90% 6 47.00–56.00 $52.03 $501 +1.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,036 —
1650–2160 1789 9 82.00–93.00 $89.83 $1,607 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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.