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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

847 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.62/cwt +4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 579 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.55/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 514 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.18/cwt +1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 432 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 847 1,689 1,275
Feeder cattle 644 1,422 1,039
Slaughter cattle 130 200 174
Replacement cattle 73 67 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week , Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Steers under 400 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 164.00 $164.00 $566 -11.00
365–375 368 3 160.00–171.00 $163.63 $602 -8.06
400 400 1 169.00 $169.00 $676 +10.41
460–487 475 11 150.00–160.00 $158.18 $751 +2.66
500–545 520 11 140.00–154.00 $149.05 $775 +0.85
550–570 556 6 144.00–150.00 $146.81 $816 +5.89
602–633 611 14 132.00–148.00 $139.88 $855 +9.88
663–698 676 15 137.00–140.00 $139.59 $944 +2.62
700–720 709 7 134.00–142.50 $137.84 $977 -0.82
770 770 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,016 -8.02
810 810 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,053 -0.85
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 154.00–159.00 $156.50 $563 +17.40
495 495 1 140.00 $140.00 $693 -1.42
500 500 1 155.00 $155.00 $775 +18.32
590 590 1 133.00 $133.00 $785 +5.79
610–633 625 3 122.00–125.00 $124.02 $775 -8.42
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 +4.00
760 760 1 120.00 $120.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 133.00 $133.00 $489 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 315 4 135.00–150.00 $141.23 $445 -2.93
398 398 4 143.00 $143.00 $569 +3.89
400–449 432 17 130.00–141.00 $139.18 $601 +1.39
450–495 475 14 135.00–141.00 $138.79 $659 +3.78
503–543 514 21 135.00–140.00 $138.55 $712 +5.76
553–598 579 32 128.00–138.00 $131.62 $762 +4.20
610–645 629 12 124.00–129.00 $126.68 $797 +0.06
650–687 676 10 125.00–128.00 $127.11 $859 +5.89
700–743 728 4 120.00–124.00 $121.21 $882 +5.34
763 763 3 120.00 $120.00 $916 +12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 135.00 $135.00 $344 —
375–380 378 2 130.00 $130.00 $491 -0.64
407 407 3 134.00 $134.00 $545 +5.20
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 -7.16
640 640 2 120.00 $120.00 $768 +4.05
755 755 1 113.00 $113.00 $853 —
845 845 1 105.00 $105.00 $887 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 120.00 $120.00 $342 —
460 460 1 120.00 $120.00 $552 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–432 426 11 150.00–156.00 $153.55 $654 -0.99
473 473 3 150.00 $150.00 $710 +3.09
500–545 517 3 134.00–144.00 $139.02 $719 +0.43
550–590 566 16 115.00–143.00 $136.77 $774 +1.53
610–633 615 14 124.00–140.00 $133.98 $824 +8.26
660–683 669 5 120.00–124.00 $121.58 $813 -2.88
723–738 732 5 117.00–120.00 $118.81 $870 -2.60
760–795 782 3 108.00–110.00 $109.32 $855 -8.61
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 140.00 $140.00 $693 +5.83

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1590 1256 80-85% 34 59.00–66.00 $62.81 $789 —
1265–1365 1315 80-85% 2 54.00 $54.00 $710 —
1410 1410 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $959 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
863–935 871 85-90% 9 32.00–45.00 $43.45 $378 —
988–1295 1040 85-90% 27 52.00–54.00 $53.89 $560 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1895 1680 75-80% 2 63.00–66.00 $64.31 $1,080 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1715 1475 4 70.00–82.00 $77.71 $1,146 —
1485–2195 1790 5 86.00–97.00 $91.10 $1,631 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
950–1200 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–1,075.00 $975.58
1200–1250 1225 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00–1,100.00 $1,014.29
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00
1200–1475 1383 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–975.00 $909.94
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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.