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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

1,199 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.65/cwt +12.63 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 676 lb · 83 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.61/cwt +1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 523 lb · 71 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.14/cwt +3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 530 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,199 1,391 763
Feeder cattle 1,109 1,249 699
Slaughter cattle 74 129 53
Replacement cattle 16 13 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 185.00 $185.00 $407 —
260–268 263 5 175.00–190.00 $182.10 $479 +2.10
310–323 321 8 170.00–178.00 $170.96 $549 -7.17
355–398 387 21 165.00–180.00 $169.65 $657 -3.65
402–440 417 18 160.00–175.00 $167.93 $700 -6.10
455–490 481 13 154.00–165.00 $163.24 $785 -2.57
510 value added 510 5 170.00 $170.00 $867 —
502–545 531 65 155.00–165.00 $161.53 $858 +3.05
559 value added 559 8 164.00 $164.00 $917 +3.00
551–593 571 41 150.00–160.00 $154.68 $883 +1.54
602–646 619 39 143.00–154.00 $150.30 $930 +2.81
631–649 value added 645 17 155.00–158.00 $157.31 $1,015 +2.58
655 value added 655 10 151.00 $151.00 $989 —
650–695 670 32 135.00–147.00 $139.93 $938 -1.39
703 value added 703 3 141.00 $141.00 $991 +1.00
710–735 725 15 132.00–142.00 $140.72 $1,020 +2.60
768–771 770 8 132.00–137.00 $134.50 $1,036 +0.63
771 value added 771 8 134.00 $134.00 $1,033 —
830 830 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,104 —
945 945 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,087 -3.78
1040 1040 1 95.00 $95.00 $988 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 180.00 $180.00 $441 —
268 268 2 150.00 $150.00 $402 -20.00
300 300 2 140.00–150.00 $145.00 $435 —
415–440 426 8 145.00–164.00 $155.95 $664 +5.95
455–495 487 7 148.00–160.00 $151.05 $736 -0.61
505–545 522 9 140.00–155.00 $150.28 $784 +5.23
550–583 567 12 133.00–152.00 $140.49 $797 +6.70
608–636 630 13 134.00–141.00 $134.60 $848 —
685 685 1 134.00 $134.00 $918 +16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 137.00 $137.00 $726 +1.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 140.00 $140.00 $574 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 150.00 $150.00 $322 —
270–298 292 13 145.00–150.00 $146.07 $427 -7.93
325–348 342 4 150.00–154.00 $153.05 $523 +1.97
350–388 375 3 146.00–150.00 $147.24 $552 -1.48
401–445 418 24 145.00–157.00 $152.48 $637 +7.57
458–490 472 42 140.00–151.00 $146.71 $692 +3.12
518 value added 518 2 144.00 $144.00 $746 +2.00
505–545 523 69 134.00–147.00 $140.51 $735 +2.04
554–590 567 32 130.00–139.00 $136.34 $773 +3.13
613 value added 613 40 144.00 $144.00 $883 +9.00
605–635 626 7 122.00–130.00 $126.03 $789 -3.12
650–667 658 8 120.00–130.00 $125.99 $829 -0.03
678 value added 678 75 140.00 $140.00 $949 —
700–735 715 11 120.00–130.00 $122.07 $873 +4.38
775–785 782 3 110.00–121.00 $113.64 $889 +1.26
815 815 1 110.00 $110.00 $896 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 2 140.00–144.00 $142.07 $523 +4.33
400–429 407 4 140.00 $140.00 $570 +6.96
455–460 458 3 125.00–145.00 $131.62 $603 -4.46
505–545 530 15 125.00–136.00 $131.55 $697 —
560 560 1 133.00 $133.00 $745 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 124.00 $124.00 $570 +9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 435 4 155.00–160.00 $158.75 $691 -8.94
450–490 474 14 154.00–164.00 $159.74 $757 +6.61
500–543 510 13 150.00–157.00 $154.55 $788 +1.72
550–592 567 22 144.00–158.00 $152.11 $862 +6.60
603–626 621 17 130.00–144.00 $135.36 $841 -1.18
650 650 5 130.00 $130.00 $845 +1.82
760–765 764 9 124.00–125.00 $124.11 $948 +0.09
830–843 839 3 107.00–118.00 $110.63 $928 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 156.00 $156.00 $663 +10.32
520–535 526 8 140.00–150.00 $144.94 $762 +1.29
550–572 562 6 127.00–136.00 $132.90 $747 +2.56
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1450 1450 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1580 1220 80-85% 26 65.00–75.00 $70.88 $865 +2.09
1180–1355 1256 80-85% 5 56.00–66.00 $61.33 $770 —
1165–1470 1277 80-85% 3 76.00–78.00 $76.77 $980 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $472 —
910–1058 987 85-90% 15 56.00–65.00 $60.20 $594 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1525 1395 75-80% 5 67.00–76.00 $70.49 $983 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1905 1695 5 90.00–101.00 $96.93 $1,643 —
1805–2010 1916 5 103.00–108.00 $105.34 $2,018 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00

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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 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 80.00 $80.00 $584 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 60.00 $60.00 $438 —

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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.