Cattle Market Pulse

Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

1,022 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.64/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 522 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.36/cwt +0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 581 lb · 60 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.14/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 668 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,022 1,254 869
Feeder cattle 934 1,152 777
Slaughter cattle 88 83 92
Replacement cattle — 19 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows were 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls calves mostly steady. Heifers steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 185.00 $185.00 $509 +5.06
325–338 334 3 166.00–180.00 $170.55 $570 -3.96
351–396 376 23 165.00–180.00 $175.20 $659 +2.45
405–445 416 16 158.00–174.00 $171.43 $713 +5.77
465–498 480 51 154.00–166.00 $163.68 $786 +1.52
508–538 527 21 150.00–161.00 $153.96 $811 +1.32
534 value added 534 7 160.00 $160.00 $854 ±0.00
561–585 value added 570 16 154.00–157.00 $155.54 $887 -3.69
553–595 581 17 140.00–155.00 $146.81 $853 -4.82
610–647 631 27 130.00–143.00 $138.72 $875 -5.01
653–697 668 53 133.00–142.00 $139.14 $929 +2.47
707–740 712 41 130.00–136.00 $133.01 $947 +1.75
738 value added 738 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,018 +1.22
762 762 5 132.00 $132.00 $1,006 +5.99
842 value added 842 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,044 —
863 value added 863 7 128.00 $128.00 $1,105 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 150.00–151.00 $150.50 $486 -10.24
428–430 429 3 138.00–160.00 $152.64 $655 +0.06
520 520 1 140.00 $140.00 $728 -1.60
613 613 2 130.00 $130.00 $797 -4.78
675 675 2 125.00 $125.00 $844 +14.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 334 4 141.00–151.00 $147.68 $493 -8.68
364 value added 364 11 150.00 $150.00 $546 —
352–396 373 18 143.00–154.00 $147.96 $552 -3.08
423 value added 423 3 151.00 $151.00 $639 +1.00
419–445 432 10 138.00–144.00 $142.06 $614 -0.56
458–497 480 36 131.00–144.00 $139.41 $669 +1.14
503–547 521 43 130.00–141.00 $136.20 $710 +0.24
506–527 value added 524 24 134.00–138.00 $134.64 $706 -4.36
553–597 581 47 129.00–136.00 $133.18 $774 +0.93
581 value added 581 13 134.00 $134.00 $779 —
610–630 616 34 123.00–129.00 $127.90 $788 -0.95
621 value added 621 11 131.00 $131.00 $814 ±0.00
650–696 677 24 120.00–129.00 $125.30 $848 +7.50
700–745 724 8 118.00–124.00 $120.10 $870 +6.62
755–764 761 14 115.00–122.00 $120.43 $916 +10.19
807 807 22 120.00 $120.00 $968 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 126.00 $126.00 $410 -14.00
370–390 376 4 134.00–138.00 $136.03 $511 -3.68
461–473 464 7 130.00 $130.00 $603 -2.12
535–540 539 6 120.00–130.00 $128.00 $690 +0.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 102.50 $102.50 $287 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–445 414 11 150.00–175.00 $170.36 $705 +13.41
460–480 473 6 150.00–170.00 $156.66 $741 +4.86
505–525 515 26 131.00–161.00 $150.55 $775 +2.99
555–595 575 20 126.00–148.00 $137.41 $790 -3.81
600–640 624 30 120.00–138.00 $130.65 $815 -0.51
672 672 3 120.00 $120.00 $806 -2.89
706 706 5 114.00 $114.00 $805 -1.00
775 775 1 115.00 $115.00 $891 —
810 810 1 105.00 $105.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 131.00 $131.00 $688 -4.58
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 -6.26
705–707 707 4 110.00–115.00 $113.75 $804 +0.75
785 785 1 94.00 $94.00 $738 -13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 5 144.00 $144.00 $618 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1145 1063 80-85% 6 61.00–62.00 $61.34 $652 —
915–1530 1187 80-85% 29 64.00–72.50 $68.37 $812 +7.16
1175–1510 1346 80-85% 8 73.00–77.50 $75.18 $1,012 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1010 948 85-90% 7 54.50–60.50 $58.30 $553 —
1040 1040 85-90% 1 45.50 $45.50 $473 -13.66
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1775 1462 75-80% 3 74.00–77.50 $75.79 $1,108 —
1325–1835 1580 75-80% 2 70.00–75.00 $72.10 $1,139 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1410 1294 5 80.50–85.00 $83.43 $1,080 —
1530–2005 1674 5 86.00–96.50 $90.79 $1,520 —

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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.