Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

2,016 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.78/cwt +16.87 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 534 lb · 138 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.61/cwt +12.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 820 lb · 133 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.75/cwt +13.45 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 779 lb · 130 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,016	915	785
Feeder cattle	1,911	808	721
Slaughter cattle	105	65	64
Replacement cattle	—	42	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Todays weekly sale was held in conjunction with the Livestock Marketing Association's World Livestock Auctioneer Contest/Championship. Thank You to the Livestock Marketing Association, Dickson Regional Livestock Center and Riley Livestock for hosting the event, all of the producers that brought livestock, and all the buyers that attended and participated. Trends this week reflect sharply higher prices due to great demand from buyers all over the region in support of LMA's WLAC and also good supply and quality of cattle. This sale was closed last week in observance of Memorial Day so it is compared to the last sale from two weeks ago. Compared to the last sale Feeder Steers 7.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-12.00 higher with 450-550 lbs. Bulls 18.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-7.00 higher. ***Todays offerings also included a video sale. There were 5259 head of cattle sold in 27 Lots, Totaling 80 Loads. The Video Sale Report can be found at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3479 ***Todays total head count: 2031 head in the barn + 5259 head on video = 7290 Total Head of Cattle ***

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	3	177.00–200.00	$185.85	$442	+15.85
250–282	274	4	190.00	$190.00	$521	—
305–345	329	10	172.00–182.00	$178.53	$587	-0.70
355–369 value added	362	14	187.00–191.00	$189.69	$687	—
350–395	379	8	167.50–184.00	$175.52	$665	+7.50
400–443	424	16	167.00–180.00	$172.92	$733	+9.66
405–448 value added	425	11	181.00–186.00	$182.89	$777	—
467–489 value added	475	20	178.00–186.00	$181.80	$864	+21.80
450–495	480	38	169.00–176.00	$172.95	$830	+15.11
500–537 value added	520	32	170.00–178.00	$175.25	$911	+15.61
500–546	529	50	157.00–167.00	$162.97	$862	+14.24
550–598	577	51	150.00–162.00	$157.99	$912	+10.93
555–598 value added	577	39	164.00–175.00	$167.58	$967	+13.78
600–610 value added	607	40	161.00–171.00	$168.01	$1,020	+24.01
603–633	620	24	144.00–155.00	$148.89	$923	+8.97
650–697	672	25	136.00–148.00	$141.54	$951	+7.73
660–687 value added	680	15	151.00–158.00	$152.81	$1,039	—
700–748	736	24	131.00–137.00	$133.81	$985	+6.35
748 value added	748	17	138.00	$138.00	$1,032	—
762–781 value added	772	39	139.00–139.50	$139.27	$1,075	+12.27
760–781	776	17	135.00–137.00	$136.41	$1,059	+10.86
800	800	2	127.00–129.00	$128.00	$1,024	+4.74
817–823 value added	820	131	133.50–138.00	$135.73	$1,113	—
852 value added	852	60	132.50	$132.50	$1,129	—
910 value added	910	61	126.00	$126.00	$1,147	—
973 value added	973	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,168	—
1004 value added	1004	57	124.50	$124.50	$1,250	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–333	322	5	150.00–157.00	$153.15	$493	-11.01
350–370	360	2	163.00–165.00	$164.03	$591	+4.46
425–430	428	2	160.00–161.00	$160.50	$687	+10.36
465–483	477	3	155.00–157.00	$155.65	$742	+11.31
525–535	532	14	140.00–154.00	$150.35	$800	+17.78
550–596	576	16	130.00–149.00	$141.75	$816	+9.73
610–611	611	5	140.00–142.00	$141.60	$865	+13.93

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	150.00	$150.00	$345	—
268–297	285	8	160.00–162.00	$160.85	$458	+5.85
320–345	333	4	149.00–160.00	$152.40	$507	+3.75
366 value added	366	7	166.00	$166.00	$608	+19.00
355–398	383	29	151.00–158.00	$154.47	$592	+9.57
403–443	424	64	144.00–156.00	$151.35	$642	+10.88
451–489 value added	466	10	152.00–154.00	$152.84	$712	+10.84
450–495	477	60	138.00–150.00	$146.33	$698	+11.06
500–545	530	50	134.00–146.00	$141.18	$748	+11.27
502–546 value added	536	88	148.00–154.00	$149.96	$804	—
550–595	576	37	130.00–140.00	$136.36	$785	+7.63
560–590 value added	580	47	140.50–148.00	$142.51	$827	+11.51
600–640	622	16	125.00–136.00	$132.34	$823	+12.30
606–643 value added	624	85	137.00–141.00	$138.00	$861	—
653–695	672	9	123.00–129.00	$126.41	$849	+6.25
704–719 value added	710	29	127.00–132.50	$130.96	$930	—
717–745	718	49	120.00–124.00	$123.85	$889	+13.19
779 value added	779	130	127.75	$127.75	$995	—
805	805	1	114.00	$114.00	$918	+4.15
855	855	1	103.00	$103.00	$881	+4.00
1035	1035	2	94.00–100.00	$97.00	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	145.00–147.00	$146.04	$394	+11.29
320–345	332	3	144.00–149.00	$146.60	$487	+9.99
350–380	363	7	126.00–137.00	$134.09	$487	-8.91
400–440	419	6	135.00–141.00	$136.88	$574	+5.95
450–495	473	2	127.00–130.00	$128.57	$608	+1.73
520	520	2	130.00	$130.00	$676	+7.35
730	730	1	110.00	$110.00	$803	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	409	10	161.00–175.00	$168.42	$689	+12.80
450–480	474	14	157.00–169.00	$166.48	$789	+20.44
520–547	535	8	150.00–161.00	$157.11	$841	+19.01
550–585	570	26	149.00–158.00	$153.14	$873	+18.63
600–635	615	5	131.00–140.00	$136.94	$842	+4.82
660–695	674	16	126.00–141.00	$133.23	$898	+10.15
713	713	2	126.00	$126.00	$898	+10.00
760	760	1	117.00	$117.00	$889	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407–442	433	13	144.00–153.00	$146.42	$634	+0.42
465–485	477	5	140.00–155.00	$151.56	$723	+14.04

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865	865	80-85%	1	61.00	$61.00	$528	—
1020–1485	1152	80-85%	26	64.00–76.00	$71.10	$819	—
1135–1380	1253	80-85%	4	79.00–83.00	$81.10	$1,016	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1040	915	85-90%	7	47.00–53.00	$50.82	$465	—
990–1090	1040	85-90%	2	65.00–67.00	$65.95	$686	—
700–1445	1048	85-90%	18	55.00–64.00	$61.11	$640	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1620	1408	75-80%	12	65.00–75.00	$71.64	$1,009	—
1245–1645	1411	75-80%	4	77.00–78.00	$77.77	$1,097	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1665–1670	1668	2	102.00–105.00	$103.50	$1,726	+8.54
1260–2080	1670	2	87.00	$87.00	$1,453	-7.96
1850–2125	1987	9	94.00–99.00	$97.42	$1,936	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
172–175	174	30	107.50–112.50	$109.98	$191	—
244	244	10	112.50	$112.50	$274	—
474	474	22	116.00	$116.00	$550	—
594	594	22	106.00	$106.00	$630	—

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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.