Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 9, 2023

1,409 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.46/cwt +10.11 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 627 lb · 122 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.49/cwt +5.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 628 lb · 119 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.49/cwt ≈ $1,427/hd at 808 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,409	1,007	685
Feeder cattle	1,164	904	601
Slaughter cattle	177	62	66
Replacement cattle	68	41	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher, with lean cows 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–238	231	6	200.00–220.00	$208.26	$481	—
293	293	2	220.00	$220.00	$645	+24.28
300–340	324	12	182.00–220.00	$199.69	$647	+1.21
370–385	378	2	190.00–220.00	$204.70	$774	+14.70
410–448	431	13	184.00–200.00	$193.01	$832	+4.10
452–490	469	30	182.00–201.00	$194.17	$911	+7.70
499 value added	499	4	201.00	$201.00	$1,003	+12.89
500–546	524	25	165.00–193.00	$177.78	$932	-3.43
564–597	581	15	169.00–179.00	$173.75	$1,009	+4.34
605–645	625	29	150.00–180.00	$171.99	$1,075	+8.87
613–630 value added	629	90	175.00–178.00	$177.94	$1,119	+4.09
652–695	672	18	140.00–169.00	$160.97	$1,082	+0.97
697 value added	697	15	171.00	$171.00	$1,192	+4.65
709–736	719	29	151.00–169.00	$164.83	$1,185	+10.25
778–799	792	7	155.00–166.00	$163.28	$1,293	+3.28
808 value added	808	63	177.50	$177.50	$1,434	—
800–820	813	4	150.00–169.00	$160.54	$1,305	—
957 value added	957	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,196	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	223	3	179.00–185.00	$181.36	$404	+1.28
305–330	318	2	150.00–187.00	$167.77	$534	-16.13
350–390	373	6	145.00–177.00	$166.30	$620	—
430	430	1	170.00	$170.00	$731	-5.00
495	495	2	162.00	$162.00	$802	-13.00
535–548	546	6	170.00	$170.00	$928	+5.00
575	575	2	158.00	$158.00	$908	-2.00
610–648	631	17	120.00–150.00	$140.94	$889	-12.43
658–695	663	11	130.00–155.00	$152.19	$1,009	—
714–715	714	5	130.00–145.00	$142.00	$1,014	—
803	803	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,084	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	130.00	$130.00	$540	—
450	450	1	120.00	$120.00	$540	—
570	570	1	130.00	$130.00	$741	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527	527	2	160.00	$160.00	$843	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	283	3	165.00–175.00	$168.18	$476	-11.82
305–343	333	24	156.00–175.00	$171.17	$570	+2.81
358–397	383	22	150.00–175.00	$168.53	$645	-1.94
401–430	418	37	152.00–172.00	$165.22	$691	-0.47
450–495	475	33	154.00–174.00	$164.48	$781	+5.90
504–543	520	64	145.00–164.00	$156.61	$814	+4.04
550–591	571	23	140.00–152.00	$144.93	$828	+1.03
600–648	617	49	130.00–148.00	$141.73	$874	+1.90
634 value added	634	73	163.00	$163.00	$1,033	+13.57
660–695	675	7	130.00–140.00	$136.99	$925	-2.44
703–710	704	8	134.00–140.00	$139.24	$980	+2.67
754–774	764	26	131.00–144.00	$137.92	$1,054	-2.08
873	873	5	130.00	$130.00	$1,135	+2.34
940	940	1	100.00	$100.00	$940	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	150.00–155.00	$152.61	$336	—
350–385	368	2	150.00–163.00	$156.81	$577	+2.50
485–495	490	3	135.00–155.00	$141.60	$694	-4.40
530–549	542	9	135.00–145.00	$140.61	$762	-5.60
550–595	579	9	120.00–140.00	$127.15	$736	-4.20
630–645	638	2	125.00–130.00	$127.53	$814	—
673	673	2	120.00	$120.00	$808	-3.37
720–735	724	4	100.00–110.00	$107.46	$778	—
773	773	2	125.00	$125.00	$966	—
855	855	2	105.00	$105.00	$898	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	145.00	$145.00	$747	—
655	655	1	108.00	$108.00	$707	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	19	180.00–192.00	$185.50	$785	+10.00
450–495	470	24	168.00–189.00	$179.40	$843	+4.00
505–535	520	6	155.00–180.00	$172.21	$895	+5.07
552–588	570	17	150.00–174.00	$161.97	$923	+7.60
605–640	626	13	140.00–162.00	$156.18	$978	+9.52
668–690	670	10	145.00–153.00	$151.68	$1,016	-6.91
708–725	713	4	130.00–145.00	$140.50	$1,002	+1.00
753–790	762	4	136.00–143.00	$141.19	$1,076	+0.19
860	860	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–445	441	4	153.00–172.50	$161.41	$712	-11.59
460–470	467	9	164.00–170.00	$165.32	$772	+10.32
505–525	520	4	135.00–170.00	$159.95	$832	+6.27
563–565	564	3	145.00–148.00	$146.00	$823	-4.00
645	645	1	140.00	$140.00	$903	-1.64
705	705	1	125.00	$125.00	$881	-11.00
758	758	2	120.00	$120.00	$910	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	130.00	$130.00	$644	-28.00
612	612	3	124.00	$124.00	$759	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1465	1204	80-85%	33	73.00–82.00	$77.37	$932	+4.73
1095–1335	1252	80-85%	3	70.00–72.00	$71.29	$893	—
1120–1400	1303	80-85%	3	83.00–87.00	$84.78	$1,105	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1230	934	85-90%	9	55.00–71.00	$60.29	$563	—
810–1365	1047	85-90%	29	63.00–73.00	$68.29	$715	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1760	1549	75-80%	4	76.00–84.00	$78.46	$1,215	+0.48
1590–1765	1655	75-80%	3	85.00–88.00	$86.39	$1,430	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1263–1815	1476	9	90.00–102.00	$94.95	$1,401	—
1510–1805	1661	7	71.00–90.00	$81.97	$1,362	—
2000–2325	2137	3	105.00–110.00	$107.13	$2,289	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00
1230	1230	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1260	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	925.00	$925.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	380.00	$380.00
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
865	865	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00

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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.