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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

1,183 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $124.72/cwt +4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 845 lb · 64 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $154.07/cwt +10.02 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 474 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.22/cwt +2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 524 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,183 589 1,639
Feeder cattle 961 496 1,338
Slaughter cattle 140 64 155
Replacement cattle 82 29 146

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers mostly steady. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 277 8 185.00–190.00 $186.15 $516 +6.15
305–340 317 7 170.00–185.00 $179.11 $568 +6.84
353–398 374 28 150.00–181.00 $172.36 $645 -0.22
400–440 431 6 145.00–167.00 $159.50 $687 -1.23
455–498 479 17 140.00–164.00 $153.55 $736 +1.37
500–545 524 38 137.00–160.00 $154.22 $808 +3.96
550–595 580 28 140.00–150.00 $146.16 $848 -2.22
607–632 614 12 136.00–141.00 $139.68 $858 -0.39
648 value added 648 17 142.00 $142.00 $920 —
650 value added 650 1 140.00 $140.00 $910 —
650–688 669 16 130.00–141.00 $133.56 $894 +2.59
728–735 729 7 124.00–131.00 $129.13 $941 +4.13
740–744 value added 742 10 132.00–133.00 $132.50 $983 +5.50
770 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 +1.25
841–845 value added 845 64 122.00–125.00 $124.72 $1,054 —
862 value added 862 3 129.00 $129.00 $1,112 —
900–915 910 4 105.00–120.00 $113.76 $1,035 +8.76
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 208 2 160.00 $160.00 $333 —
275 275 1 152.50 $152.50 $419 —
328 328 2 165.00 $165.00 $541 +5.00
370–375 373 2 144.00–147.50 $145.76 $544 +0.76
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 ±0.00
450 450 1 135.00 $135.00 $608 -9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–296 286 11 145.00–161.00 $155.20 $444 +10.54
300–320 315 8 130.00–158.00 $149.95 $472 +9.95
355–393 375 26 130.00–153.00 $144.90 $543 -0.26
400–448 429 29 130.00–145.00 $140.01 $601 -1.75
453–498 473 36 126.00–141.00 $135.82 $642 +0.22
510–542 525 31 122.00–137.00 $131.25 $689 -0.37
552–591 569 29 120.00–134.00 $127.52 $726 +1.17
600–645 623 16 115.00–128.00 $123.37 $769 +3.65
658–693 679 8 108.00–115.00 $113.37 $770 +0.01
710 value added 710 13 116.00 $116.00 $824 —
716–739 724 12 110.00–120.00 $116.28 $842 +7.53
775 775 2 109.00 $109.00 $845 +11.55
840 840 2 99.00–102.00 $100.50 $844 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–330 327 5 130.00–131.00 $130.80 $428 —
378 thin fleshed 378 21 145.00 $145.00 $548 —
415 415 1 128.00 $128.00 $531 -2.06
497 497 3 125.00 $125.00 $621 -3.71
530–540 535 12 120.00–122.00 $121.58 $650 -5.42
578–590 583 7 115.00–117.00 $115.87 $676 -8.13
630 630 2 110.00 $110.00 $693 +7.02
655–675 665 2 110.00–113.00 $111.48 $741 +24.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 115.00 $115.00 $443 —
685 685 1 85.00 $85.00 $582 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 428 16 149.00–170.00 $160.27 $686 +7.75
455–495 474 43 139.00–163.00 $154.07 $730 +10.02
500–543 526 19 130.00–156.00 $142.01 $747 +1.63
550–595 564 29 125.00–149.00 $141.19 $796 +7.03
605–623 618 20 122.00–139.00 $131.81 $815 +3.87
655 655 4 120.00–125.00 $122.75 $804 +4.40
720–738 729 6 111.00–121.00 $114.14 $832 -0.86
765–795 775 3 110.00–115.00 $113.29 $878 +8.29
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 430 4 145.00–146.00 $145.26 $625 —
475–495 489 7 131.00–150.00 $135.64 $663 -4.36
504–515 506 6 134.00–144.00 $135.70 $687 +5.70
563–588 578 5 125.00–132.00 $127.73 $738 —
635 635 1 125.00 $125.00 $794 —
659–668 662 7 105.00–120.00 $115.67 $766 +2.67
708–730 715 3 110.00–115.00 $113.30 $810 —
820 820 2 95.00 $95.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 107.00 $107.00 $653 +2.00
660 660 1 108.00 $108.00 $713 +8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1065 984 80-85% 4 55.00–58.00 $56.52 $556 —
840–1400 1090 80-85% 41 58.00–68.00 $64.09 $699 +9.09
1220–1500 1336 80-85% 5 70.00–73.00 $70.55 $943 -0.56
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1460 1234 75-80% 4 70.00–79.00 $73.79 $911 —
1200–1440 1298 75-80% 12 66.00–70.00 $68.80 $893 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 85-90% 1 37.00 $37.00 $231 —
690–1065 866 85-90% 11 46.00–56.00 $51.11 $443 +8.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1470 1200 4 75.00–85.00 $81.78 $981 —
1630–1900 1751 5 87.00–96.00 $93.15 $1,631 —
1840 1840 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,840 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1190–1525 1358 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,075.00 $1,046.92

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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.