Cattle Market Pulse

Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

1,391 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.80/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 617 lb · 83 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.66/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 525 lb · 75 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.65/cwt +3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 474 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,391 1,052 812
Feeder cattle 1,249 922 740
Slaughter cattle 129 99 49
Replacement cattle 13 31 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

There were no trends for market due to July 4th last week. There was some positive influence noticed.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 283 4 180.00 $180.00 $509 ±0.00
300–340 323 10 170.00–180.00 $178.13 $575 -6.87
360–395 378 18 160.00–181.00 $173.30 $655 -2.02
400–435 412 13 161.00–180.00 $174.03 $717 +6.49
410–445 value added 424 6 175.00–180.00 $177.45 $752 +5.65
460–495 485 35 160.00–171.00 $165.81 $804 +5.19
500–546 523 46 150.00–166.00 $158.48 $829 -1.39
550–598 573 49 141.00–162.00 $153.14 $877 +2.42
577 value added 577 10 161.00 $161.00 $929 +1.64
611–625 value added 613 15 153.00–155.00 $154.73 $948 +2.90
600–645 618 68 135.00–153.00 $147.49 $911 +1.50
653–697 688 34 130.00–147.00 $141.32 $972 +4.80
691 value added 691 10 141.00 $141.00 $974 -1.65
710 value added 710 4 140.00 $140.00 $994 +0.81
700–745 719 41 125.00–145.00 $138.12 $993 +10.12
752–795 767 9 120.00–138.00 $133.87 $1,027 +2.88
803–848 value added 826 8 129.00–134.00 $131.43 $1,086 —
910–936 931 5 118.00–122.00 $118.78 $1,106 —
953 value added 953 10 115.00 $115.00 $1,096 —
988 988 5 109.00 $109.00 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 170.00 $170.00 $493 +5.72
330–345 338 2 171.00–175.00 $173.04 $585 —
368–390 378 5 140.00–159.00 $147.16 $556 —
415 415 1 150.00 $150.00 $622 —
470–488 481 6 145.00–160.00 $151.66 $729 +10.51
515–532 528 9 135.00–150.00 $145.05 $766 +0.06
583–590 585 4 127.00–146.00 $133.79 $783 -7.21
650 650 2 118.00 $118.00 $767 -2.00
710 710 1 121.00 $121.00 $859 -9.00
785 785 2 125.00 $125.00 $981 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
415–440 429 6 125.00–156.00 $145.88 $626 —
503 503 2 136.00 $136.00 $684 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 154.00 $154.00 $447 -7.00
310–340 324 4 145.00–160.00 $151.08 $489 -3.14
355–397 380 12 138.00–155.00 $148.72 $565 +1.42
410–440 423 27 141.00–148.00 $144.91 $613 -1.47
458 value added 458 3 145.00 $145.00 $664 —
450–498 475 71 135.00–147.00 $143.59 $682 +3.33
500–543 525 71 131.00–144.00 $138.47 $727 +3.40
534 value added 534 4 142.00 $142.00 $758 -2.24
550–598 576 60 125.00–138.00 $133.21 $767 +0.68
603 value added 603 5 135.00 $135.00 $814 +1.98
600–648 629 34 120.00–133.00 $129.15 $812 +0.86
650–693 678 46 120.00–130.00 $126.02 $854 +3.02
700–740 715 4 114.00–122.00 $117.69 $841 +0.05
758–795 768 5 110.00–113.00 $112.38 $863 —
891 891 5 105.00 $105.00 $936 -6.00
945 945 1 105.00 $105.00 $992 +6.00
952 952 3 113.00 $113.00 $1,076 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 325 3 130.00–131.00 $130.32 $424 -14.11
370–395 383 2 130.00–146.00 $137.74 $528 —
400–448 432 13 130.00–140.00 $133.04 $575 +0.23
450–493 478 14 125.00–142.00 $136.08 $650 +3.09
590 590 1 118.00 $118.00 $696 -5.59
600–647 631 5 120.00–121.00 $120.19 $758 +6.31
668 668 3 118.00 $118.00 $788 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 115.00 $115.00 $546 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–438 419 7 159.00–176.00 $167.69 $703 +5.11
453–495 467 17 146.00–161.00 $153.13 $715 -3.36
505–545 529 13 145.00–159.00 $152.83 $808 +11.03
550–595 574 13 130.00–155.00 $145.51 $835 +2.86
610–645 621 9 130.00–140.00 $136.54 $848 +5.95
660–690 675 17 124.00–135.00 $128.18 $865 +5.90
700–720 706 5 124.00–127.00 $126.19 $891 —
763–770 765 3 120.00–132.00 $124.02 $949 —
925 925 1 87.00 $87.00 $805 —
975 975 1 90.00 $90.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–438 424 12 138.00–150.00 $145.68 $618 +5.68
465–493 476 6 133.00–151.00 $145.83 $694 +1.85
510–528 521 5 140.00–146.00 $143.65 $748 +7.67
560–585 568 3 130.00–131.00 $130.34 $740 +0.34
610 610 1 126.00 $126.00 $769 -1.65
695 695 1 122.00 $122.00 $848 —
720–745 728 3 116.00–120.00 $118.64 $864 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 118.00 $118.00 $678 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
994–1455 1115 80-85% 7 57.00–64.00 $61.91 $690 -14.09
1005–1475 1227 80-85% 24 63.00–73.00 $68.79 $844 —
1065–1620 1342 80-85% 8 71.00–80.00 $75.34 $1,011 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628–1100 843 85-90% 8 35.00–53.00 $48.24 $407 —
825–1515 1090 85-90% 15 57.00–63.00 $60.68 $661 -3.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1455 1413 75-80% 2 78.00–80.00 $79.03 $1,117 —
1055–1830 1417 75-80% 18 68.00–77.00 $71.05 $1,007 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1855 1470 5 78.00–94.00 $88.15 $1,296 —
1235–2020 1731 10 96.00–103.00 $98.99 $1,714 —
1590–1945 1738 4 104.00–108.00 $105.85 $1,840 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 775.00 $775.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 2 85.00 $85.00 $468 —

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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.