Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

1,300 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.26/cwt +3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 679 lb · 111 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.09/cwt -3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 574 lb · 109 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.34/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 578 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,300	756	1,112
Feeder cattle	1,238	670	1,019
Slaughter cattle	52	74	65
Replacement cattle	10	12	28

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 steady. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	228	3	186.00–191.00	$187.72	$428	—
250–280	265	2	171.00–190.00	$181.04	$480	—
315–335	326	9	173.00–187.00	$180.10	$587	-1.37
350–390	370	3	170.00–175.00	$171.98	$636	-6.62
423 value added	423	6	177.00	$177.00	$749	—
400–448	432	9	162.00–175.00	$165.92	$717	-8.88
450–495	471	18	155.00–165.00	$161.06	$759	-5.21
500–545	527	32	155.00–165.00	$160.75	$847	+2.47
550–598	577	39	150.00–160.00	$154.56	$892	-1.81
573–581 value added	580	39	160.00–165.00	$164.11	$952	+1.76
613 value added	613	3	160.00	$160.00	$981	+9.00
600–647	618	27	142.00–155.00	$149.75	$925	-1.16
650–693	677	52	140.00–153.00	$148.44	$1,005	+0.48
671–697 value added	681	59	152.00–158.00	$153.74	$1,047	+6.74
700–748	733	14	135.00–146.00	$140.85	$1,032	-4.15
743 value added	743	8	150.00	$150.00	$1,114	+6.00
762–769 value added	765	19	141.00–146.00	$143.73	$1,100	-4.27
760–795	787	27	130.00–146.00	$143.09	$1,126	+3.24
816–845	830	10	134.00–141.00	$137.34	$1,140	+2.34
850 value added	850	15	144.00	$144.00	$1,224	—
872	872	5	130.00	$130.00	$1,134	—
915	915	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,144	+4.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–395	362	5	158.00–166.00	$164.26	$595	+0.30
415	415	2	155.00	$155.00	$643	—
460–474	469	3	143.00–155.00	$151.08	$709	-4.08
505–535	517	3	134.00–150.00	$141.22	$730	-11.78
570–575	573	2	140.00–150.00	$144.98	$831	-5.03
615–640	628	6	130.00–137.00	$134.36	$844	-5.64
660–670	668	4	130.00–134.00	$133.01	$889	-1.99
728	728	2	110.00	$110.00	$801	—
785	785	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,020	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	3	155.00	$155.00	$662	—
738	738	3	124.00	$124.00	$915	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	138.00	$138.00	$455	—
380	380	1	147.50	$147.50	$560	—

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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	161.00	$161.00	$370	-1.00
270–295	285	6	151.00–164.00	$158.02	$450	-1.98
305–320	312	3	151.00–158.00	$154.63	$482	+1.39
340 value added	340	1	161.00	$161.00	$547	—
351–398	372	22	146.00–155.00	$149.20	$555	-8.92
400–448	422	25	144.00–148.00	$146.86	$620	-7.03
455–495	478	42	140.00–151.00	$144.89	$693	-0.34
486 value added	486	18	152.00	$152.00	$739	—
507 value added	507	3	150.00	$150.00	$760	—
513–545	534	38	133.00–144.00	$140.31	$749	-2.32
550	550	1	132.00	$132.00	$726	-8.51
550–597	570	75	130.00–145.00	$137.51	$784	-3.00
578–584 value added	583	33	140.00–145.00	$142.88	$833	-4.12
617–644 value added	622	28	139.00–145.00	$143.89	$895	+3.20
605–645	623	44	128.00–135.00	$132.99	$829	-5.43
656–689 value added	670	7	140.00–140.50	$140.22	$939	—
650–699	685	44	128.00–135.00	$131.78	$903	-1.00
700–740	723	6	120.00–127.00	$123.47	$893	-5.36
750–786	770	22	120.00–130.00	$126.21	$972	+5.21
800	800	4	126.00	$126.00	$1,008	+9.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	131.00	$131.00	$275	—
310–335	323	2	130.00–151.00	$140.09	$452	-9.08
435–447	443	5	126.00–145.00	$139.85	$620	—
455–468	465	5	137.00–140.00	$139.41	$648	+3.88
523–540	532	6	127.00–138.00	$133.08	$708	-0.05
550–585	565	9	127.00–130.00	$129.11	$729	-4.64
615	615	1	120.00	$120.00	$738	—
650–695	676	5	120.00	$120.00	$811	-6.99
735	735	1	118.00	$118.00	$867	+4.00
800	800	1	103.00	$103.00	$824	-7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	120.00	$120.00	$510	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	108.00	$108.00	$567	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–449	435	12	155.00–168.00	$163.15	$710	-0.93
455–498	483	10	150.00–162.00	$154.76	$747	+0.78
503–535	519	14	145.00–157.00	$153.46	$796	+0.88
555–595	586	17	135.00–145.00	$139.74	$819	-7.87
605–635	620	7	135.00–140.00	$136.97	$849	-3.92
653–695	667	10	124.00–133.00	$129.84	$866	—
710–715	712	3	120.00–128.00	$122.68	$873	-7.78
755–790	778	3	110.00–117.00	$112.26	$873	-7.74
835	835	5	100.00	$100.00	$835	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	438	2	140.00–150.00	$145.09	$635	-5.54
450–495	469	6	140.00–143.00	$141.82	$665	-11.45
515–530	523	2	134.00–136.00	$134.99	$706	-4.55
560–563	562	4	130.00–135.00	$133.76	$752	—
600–633	623	8	120.00–135.00	$128.79	$802	—
675	675	1	128.00	$128.00	$864	—
705–725	713	6	110.00–120.00	$118.35	$844	—
780	780	1	110.00	$110.00	$858	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	140.00	$140.00	$637	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130	1130	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$734	—
1150–1320	1235	75-80%	2	76.00–77.00	$76.47	$944	—
1210–1705	1341	75-80%	11	65.00–73.00	$67.02	$899	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1260	1117	80-85%	3	53.00–60.00	$57.88	$647	—
990–1375	1199	80-85%	7	65.00–69.00	$67.50	$809	-0.95
1470	1470	80-85%	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,117	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1120	954	85-90%	7	54.00–65.00	$59.39	$567	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	1	86.00	$86.00	$886	—
1365–1950	1540	12	99.00–100.00	$99.93	$1,539	—
1810–2000	1924	4	103.00–106.00	$104.48	$2,010	—

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1018	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,110.00	$1,110.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00	—

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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.