Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

1,315 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.45/cwt +2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 693 lb · 65 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.02/cwt -10.07 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 575 lb · 53 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.45/cwt -8.57 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 482 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,315	1,300	1,575
Feeder cattle	1,162	1,238	1,385
Slaughter cattle	141	52	159
Replacement cattle	12	10	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

There were no trends due to sale not being reported last week because of holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–298	285	5	174.00–191.00	$177.16	$505	-3.88
310–335	323	11	170.00–185.00	$176.98	$572	-3.12
355–396	386	19	168.00–181.00	$171.27	$661	-0.71
400–438	418	10	150.00–175.00	$159.64	$667	-6.28
460–488	474	29	150.00–165.00	$157.99	$749	-3.07
500–545	527	38	150.00–163.00	$157.57	$830	-3.18
550–596	584	20	140.00–160.00	$147.96	$864	-6.60
604–645	616	23	140.00–153.00	$147.55	$909	-2.20
648 value added	648	2	150.00	$150.00	$972	-10.00
650–685	664	7	130.00–148.00	$143.70	$954	-4.74
693 value added	693	3	147.00	$147.00	$1,019	-6.74
730–740	733	5	134.00–145.00	$141.40	$1,036	+0.55
765–785	770	14	140.00–142.50	$142.10	$1,094	-0.99
810–815	813	2	137.00–138.00	$137.50	$1,118	+0.16
855	855	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,077	-4.00
955	955	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,136	—
1038	1038	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,194	—
1090	1090	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,166	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	155.00	$155.00	$442	—
328	328	2	140.00	$140.00	$459	—
350–380	373	4	158.00–160.00	$159.53	$595	-4.73
410–445	420	6	142.00–160.00	$148.63	$624	-6.37
518	518	3	135.00	$135.00	$699	-6.22
555–573	562	5	120.00–135.00	$128.88	$724	-16.10
645	645	1	120.00	$120.00	$774	-14.36
720	720	1	130.00	$130.00	$936	+20.00
920	920	2	104.00	$104.00	$957	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	150.00	$150.00	$412	-8.02
318–345	322	12	140.00–154.00	$150.57	$485	-4.06
355–380	364	16	140.00–148.00	$146.96	$535	-2.24
400–449	424	29	135.00–145.00	$142.07	$602	-4.79
460–498	482	42	128.00–144.00	$138.45	$667	-6.44
503–545	524	41	128.00–146.00	$134.92	$707	-5.39
550–598	575	53	123.00–134.00	$129.02	$742	-8.49
605–625	613	22	124.00–135.00	$131.38	$805	-1.61
635 value added	635	6	131.00	$131.00	$832	-12.89
660–698	673	8	120.00–131.00	$124.43	$837	-7.35
696 value added	696	57	137.00	$137.00	$954	-3.22
715–744	737	20	122.00–126.00	$122.58	$903	-0.89

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	140.00	$140.00	$385	—
385	385	2	133.00	$133.00	$512	—
400–423	414	10	126.00–135.00	$133.01	$551	-6.84
455–495	475	2	112.00–135.00	$123.02	$584	-16.39
545	545	2	110.00	$110.00	$600	-23.08
555–595	575	2	120.00	$120.00	$690	-9.11
605	605	1	110.00	$110.00	$666	-10.00
690–695	691	24	100.00–125.00	$121.86	$842	+1.86
778	778	2	108.00	$108.00	$840	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–448	426	17	155.00–173.00	$164.63	$701	+1.48
450–495	473	21	130.00–158.00	$146.91	$695	-7.85
505–549	527	29	128.00–150.00	$139.18	$733	-14.28
560–598	582	18	124.00–150.00	$132.48	$771	-7.26
600–647	623	29	124.00–140.00	$130.43	$813	-6.54
650–685	666	20	112.00–129.00	$122.67	$817	-7.17
715–720	716	4	120.00–123.00	$121.50	$870	-1.18
768–790	772	6	117.00–123.00	$121.49	$938	+9.23
845	845	1	95.00	$95.00	$803	-5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	433	4	140.00–150.00	$144.54	$626	-0.55
470–485	475	3	120.00	$120.00	$570	-21.82
565–598	590	13	120.00–130.00	$124.62	$735	-9.14
600–640	627	3	118.00–128.00	$121.19	$760	-7.60
672	672	3	120.00	$120.00	$806	-8.00
775–795	785	2	100.00–104.00	$102.03	$801	-7.97
830–838	835	3	94.00–100.00	$98.01	$818	—
920	920	1	80.00	$80.00	$736	—
955	955	3	80.00	$80.00	$764	—
1083	1083	2	80.00	$80.00	$866	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	113.00	$113.00	$475	—
595	595	1	105.00	$105.00	$625	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1240	989	85-90%	23	50.00–57.00	$53.84	$532	-5.55
790–1150	1023	85-90%	16	38.00–55.00	$49.47	$506	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1315	1083	80-85%	3	55.00–56.00	$55.40	$600	—
1000–1520	1192	80-85%	27	60.00–68.00	$63.40	$756	-4.10
1255	1255	80-85%	1	76.00	$76.00	$954	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	75-80%	1	73.00	$73.00	$953	—
1030–1725	1317	75-80%	11	63.00–71.00	$66.27	$873	-0.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1735	1433	6	76.00–86.00	$82.68	$1,185	—
1153–2210	1632	14	86.00–100.00	$92.31	$1,506	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00	$725.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–960	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	470.00–510.00	$491.22

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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.