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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

915 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.15/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 467 lb · 50 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.70/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 567 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.26/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 519 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 915 1,183 0
Feeder cattle 808 961 0
Slaughter cattle 65 140 0
Replacement cattle 42 82 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls 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
203 203 3 170.00 $170.00 $345 —
305–348 338 7 175.00–185.00 $179.23 $606 +0.12
360–398 381 11 160.00–175.00 $168.02 $640 -4.34
400–449 427 25 156.00–168.00 $163.26 $697 +3.76
460–495 475 21 153.00–160.00 $157.84 $750 +4.29
488 value added 488 5 160.00 $160.00 $781 —
501–503 value added 501 11 158.00–160.00 $159.64 $800 —
510–540 527 23 143.00–156.00 $148.73 $784 -5.49
555–590 574 12 140.00–151.00 $147.06 $844 +0.90
574–585 value added 580 16 151.00–156.00 $153.80 $892 —
612–645 value added 620 12 144.00 $144.00 $893 +2.00
608–639 632 18 135.00–143.00 $139.92 $884 +0.24
650–697 671 21 130.00–137.00 $133.81 $898 +0.25
709 value added 709 4 135.00 $135.00 $957 +2.50
720–730 725 2 122.00–133.00 $127.46 $924 -1.67
753 value added 753 2 127.00 $127.00 $956 —
750–775 764 13 123.00–128.00 $125.55 $959 +5.55
804–848 813 6 115.00–127.00 $123.26 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 2 160.00 $160.00 $389 ±0.00
290–298 295 3 161.00–171.00 $164.27 $485 +11.77
300–310 305 6 161.00–171.00 $164.16 $501 -0.84
365–395 376 9 150.00–163.00 $159.57 $600 +13.81
387 thin fleshed 387 3 160.00 $160.00 $619 —
400–445 419 10 142.00–159.00 $150.14 $629 +0.14
450–465 455 3 144.00–145.00 $144.34 $657 +9.34
505–515 thin fleshed 510 2 140.00–143.00 $141.51 $722 —
503–545 520 7 130.00–135.00 $132.57 $689 —
565–580 576 8 125.00–134.00 $132.02 $760 —
610–640 618 4 121.00–130.00 $127.67 $789 —
658 thin fleshed 658 3 130.00 $130.00 $855 —
685 685 1 124.00 $124.00 $849 —
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 141.00 $141.00 $465 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 118.00 $118.00 $673 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 155.00 $155.00 $439 -0.20
305–340 325 6 143.00–151.00 $148.65 $483 -1.30
350–390 371 12 139.00–150.00 $144.90 $538 ±0.00
398 value added 398 4 147.00 $147.00 $585 —
402–445 425 25 135.00–143.00 $140.47 $597 +0.46
461 value added 461 14 142.00 $142.00 $655 —
450–498 470 36 130.00–141.00 $135.27 $636 -0.55
500–547 526 23 124.00–133.00 $129.91 $683 -1.34
563 thin fleshed 563 3 132.00 $132.00 $743 —
553–595 567 26 124.00–131.00 $128.73 $730 +1.21
566–570 value added 568 14 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $744 —
600–640 626 20 115.00–126.00 $120.04 $751 -3.33
655–690 678 15 118.00–121.00 $120.16 $815 +6.79
715–733 727 3 110.00–112.00 $110.66 $804 -5.62
765–771 770 10 108.00–115.00 $114.30 $880 +5.30
805–820 818 6 104.00–111.00 $109.85 $899 +9.35
855 855 1 99.00 $99.00 $846 —
940 940 1 90.00 $90.00 $846 —
1060 1060 1 93.00 $93.00 $986 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 152.00 $152.00 $350 —
290–292 292 4 134.00–135.00 $134.75 $393 —
300–320 313 4 123.00–145.00 $136.61 $428 +5.81
350 350 1 143.00 $143.00 $500 —
407–448 424 22 124.00–137.00 $130.93 $555 +2.93
428 thin fleshed 428 2 138.00 $138.00 $591 —
450–495 480 12 120.00–134.00 $126.84 $609 +1.84
500–510 503 3 120.00–124.00 $122.65 $617 +1.07
544 thin fleshed 544 5 130.00 $130.00 $707 —
585 585 1 118.00 $118.00 $690 +2.13
638 638 2 105.00 $105.00 $670 -5.00
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 -1.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 120.00 $120.00 $322 —
440 440 1 115.00 $115.00 $506 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 420 8 150.00–161.00 $155.62 $654 -4.65
450–495 478 15 138.00–153.00 $146.04 $698 -8.03
503–545 521 13 132.00–145.00 $138.10 $720 -3.91
550–595 569 10 130.00–141.00 $134.51 $765 -6.68
600–635 607 14 126.00–136.00 $132.12 $802 +0.31
650–698 671 6 120.00–130.00 $123.08 $826 +0.33
708 708 2 116.00 $116.00 $821 +1.86
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 146.00 $146.00 $635 +0.74
450–457 455 4 133.00–139.00 $137.52 $626 +1.88
555–585 565 3 126.00–130.00 $128.62 $727 +0.89
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 2 124.00 $124.00 $673 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 140.00 $140.00 $651 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1275 1148 80-85% 13 61.00–67.00 $64.51 $741 —
945–1300 1206 80-85% 9 68.00–74.00 $70.43 $849 —
1030–1520 1222 80-85% 3 56.00–60.00 $57.96 $708 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,078 —
1445–1770 1602 75-80% 10 63.00–69.00 $66.85 $1,071 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1175 991 85-90% 9 52.00–62.00 $56.76 $562 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–2045 1489 6 87.00–93.00 $91.03 $1,355 —
1310–1890 1671 4 94.00–96.00 $94.96 $1,587 —
2060 2060 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,710 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1180–1260 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–850.00 $837.91
1304 1304 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 885.00 $885.00
1398 1398 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 950.00 $950.00
1535–1540 1538 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–975.00 $962.52
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1370 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–585 582 3 70.00 $70.00 $407 —

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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.