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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 14, 2021

1,254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.14/cwt -10.64 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 532 lb · 117 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.34/cwt -9.81 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 579 lb · 97 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.66/cwt -7.15 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 568 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,254 2,016 1,386
Feeder cattle 1,152 1,911 1,153
Slaughter cattle 83 105 200
Replacement cattle 19 — 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Steers 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 to 14.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 180.00 $180.00 $441 -5.85
250–275 259 4 178.00–184.00 $179.94 $466 -10.06
300–347 326 11 170.00–180.00 $174.51 $569 -4.02
352 fancy 352 3 180.00 $180.00 $634 —
353–388 372 19 160.00–176.00 $172.75 $643 -2.77
423 value added 423 12 170.00 $170.00 $719 -12.89
400–447 425 25 155.00–170.00 $165.66 $704 -7.26
450–499 469 25 155.00–165.00 $162.16 $761 -10.79
460–473 value added 471 7 163.00–165.00 $163.28 $769 -18.52
481 fancy 481 18 165.00 $165.00 $794 —
508–521 value added 515 15 160.00 $160.00 $824 -15.25
503–548 532 36 145.00–160.00 $152.64 $812 -10.33
550–575 value added 555 9 158.00–161.00 $159.23 $884 -8.35
550–599 582 88 144.00–155.00 $151.63 $882 -6.36
608 value added 608 3 149.00 $149.00 $906 -19.01
604–648 623 20 138.00–151.00 $143.73 $895 -5.16
654–688 value added 661 16 138.00–142.00 $141.09 $933 -11.72
659–693 670 17 130.00–140.00 $136.67 $916 -4.87
706–742 value added 713 30 135.00–138.00 $136.78 $975 -1.22
715–735 728 4 130.00–135.00 $131.26 $956 -2.55
785–795 790 2 124.00–128.00 $126.01 $995 -10.40
838 838 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 150.00 $150.00 $368 —
250–275 262 3 160.00–170.00 $163.31 $428 —
326–348 338 11 160.00–164.00 $160.74 $543 +7.59
360 360 2 155.00 $155.00 $558 -9.03
400–442 428 6 150.00–155.00 $152.58 $653 -7.92
457–495 470 5 140.00–160.00 $153.73 $723 -1.92
505–535 520 11 131.00–150.00 $141.60 $736 -8.75
555–585 567 5 138.00–150.00 $144.15 $817 +2.40
630–645 640 4 130.00–137.00 $134.78 $863 -6.82
680–690 688 4 110.00–113.00 $110.74 $762 —
745 745 1 130.00 $130.00 $968 —
810 810 1 118.00 $118.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 139.00 $139.00 $507 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 150.00 $150.00 $465 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 150.00–155.00 $152.37 $427 -8.48
310–325 315 3 154.00–158.00 $156.36 $493 +3.96
350–395 373 10 140.00–159.00 $151.04 $563 -3.43
403 value added 403 2 150.00 $150.00 $604 —
405 fancy 405 1 153.00 $153.00 $620 —
403–445 424 51 138.00–145.00 $142.62 $605 -8.73
450 fancy 450 15 145.00 $145.00 $652 —
458 value added 458 4 144.00 $144.00 $660 -8.84
455–498 480 34 130.00–143.00 $138.27 $664 -8.06
516 value added 516 7 139.00 $139.00 $717 -10.96
500–549 533 110 132.00–140.00 $135.96 $725 -5.22
558 fancy 558 9 135.00 $135.00 $753 —
550–595 570 52 122.00–135.00 $132.25 $754 -4.11
609 value added 609 11 131.00 $131.00 $798 -7.00
600–638 613 25 123.00–133.00 $128.85 $790 -3.49
654 value added 654 4 122.00 $122.00 $798 —
655–695 676 16 115.00–120.00 $117.80 $796 -8.61
700–730 712 8 107.00–115.00 $113.48 $808 -10.37
750–765 755 4 107.00–112.00 $110.24 $832 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–298 295 3 138.00–150.00 $146.07 $431 +0.03
325–345 332 3 140.00 $140.00 $465 -6.60
355–398 387 9 135.00–142.00 $139.71 $541 +5.62
410–448 430 9 134.00–138.00 $135.23 $581 -1.65
470–495 485 13 122.00–137.00 $132.12 $641 +3.55
525–545 530 4 120.00–133.00 $127.47 $676 -2.53
603–638 626 12 115.00–125.00 $120.73 $756 —
657 657 3 117.00 $117.00 $769 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 124.00 $124.00 $465 —
475 475 1 113.00 $113.00 $537 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 —
450 450 1 123.00 $123.00 $554 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–448 427 12 150.00–164.00 $156.95 $670 -11.47
450–480 472 14 144.00–161.00 $151.80 $716 -14.68
508–549 530 23 137.00–155.00 $147.56 $782 -9.55
555–595 575 20 130.00–145.00 $141.22 $812 -11.92
600–645 627 17 124.00–140.00 $131.16 $822 -5.78
663–693 684 13 120.00–126.00 $122.89 $841 -10.34
700–738 725 3 115.00 $115.00 $834 -11.00
887 887 3 95.00 $95.00 $843 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 142.00 $142.00 $554 —
418–429 426 13 140.00–145.00 $141.51 $603 -4.91
453–498 470 7 140.00–150.00 $144.13 $677 -7.43
500–530 512 3 131.00–140.00 $135.58 $694 —
568–595 574 5 127.00–132.00 $129.38 $743 —
615–645 631 4 120.00–123.00 $121.26 $765 —
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 —
713 713 4 113.00 $113.00 $806 —
768 768 2 107.00 $107.00 $822 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
834–1590 1157 80-85% 50 60.00–73.00 $67.18 $777 -3.92
1010–1425 1159 80-85% 4 59.00–63.00 $61.21 $709 -9.89
1285 1285 80-85% 1 76.00 $76.00 $977 -5.10
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1415 1359 75-80% 7 68.00–73.00 $71.01 $965 —
1545–1675 1610 75-80% 2 75.00–77.00 $75.96 $1,223 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $484 —
750–1160 1026 85-90% 7 53.00–64.00 $59.16 $607 -6.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1795–2095 1895 3 98.00–102.00 $99.47 $1,885 —
1725–2185 1955 2 96.00 $96.00 $1,877 -1.42
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,530 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.