Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

1,135 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.65/cwt +11.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,416/hd at 840 lb · 129 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.96/cwt +21.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,348/hd at 753 lb · 73 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.13/cwt +1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,484/hd at 872 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,135	1,720	1,484
Feeder cattle	993	1,460	1,312
Slaughter cattle	100	197	118
Replacement cattle	42	63	54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week , Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 higher. Feeder steers were steady to 5.00 higher, with instances 4.00 lower. Heifers mostly 5.00 higher, instances 3.00 lower. Bull calves steady to 4.00 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
285–295	290	2	185.00–220.00	$202.20	$586	-17.80
303–330 fancy	312	3	230.00	$230.00	$718	—
315–345	332	3	200.00–210.00	$206.53	$686	-5.83
350–395	376	13	180.00–210.00	$196.48	$739	+2.32
420–448	429	11	180.00–205.00	$194.57	$835	-4.30
458–490	472	13	185.00–200.00	$190.72	$900	+2.03
504–545	516	12	180.00–200.00	$190.23	$982	+9.59
520–535 thin fleshed	528	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,003	—
550–595	565	22	170.00–185.00	$178.13	$1,006	+4.12
605–640 value added	618	15	177.00–180.00	$178.73	$1,105	-1.27
605–638	619	12	160.00–178.00	$169.65	$1,050	+5.41
635 thin fleshed	635	4	174.00	$174.00	$1,105	—
656 thin fleshed	656	6	182.00	$182.00	$1,194	—
688	688	2	169.00	$169.00	$1,163	+4.55
690 value added	690	2	172.00	$172.00	$1,187	+5.53
700–745	724	10	150.00–169.00	$160.39	$1,161	+2.69
752 value added	752	69	180.00	$180.00	$1,354	—
779	779	4	161.00	$161.00	$1,254	+3.51
800	800	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,224	—
815–845 value added	840	128	157.00–173.00	$168.77	$1,418	+9.75
872 value added	872	60	171.00	$171.00	$1,491	+2.00
875–883	880	3	152.00–153.00	$152.67	$1,343	-2.33
915	915	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,281	+0.70
957 value added	957	57	172.50	$172.50	$1,651	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	170.00	$170.00	$366	-27.50
265–295	283	4	170.00–190.00	$176.00	$498	-26.08
315–320	318	2	170.00–185.00	$177.56	$565	-7.16
378–390	382	4	180.00–185.00	$182.48	$697	+2.16
485–495	490	2	160.00–165.00	$162.53	$796	-15.14
525	525	1	160.00	$160.00	$840	-10.00
565–580	573	2	155.00–160.00	$157.47	$902	-2.53
640	640	2	130.00	$130.00	$832	-30.00
770	770	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,155	—
835	835	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,002	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	2	140.00	$140.00	$774	—
829	829	6	119.00	$119.00	$987	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	3	150.00	$150.00	$588	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–292	291	6	170.00–180.00	$178.01	$518	—
300–345	321	10	161.00–175.00	$169.95	$546	-3.82
350–394	383	17	157.50–175.00	$171.21	$656	+5.15
397 thin fleshed	397	6	182.00	$182.00	$723	—
400–445	419	41	153.00–174.00	$169.90	$712	+3.27
450–495	474	27	158.00–170.00	$164.20	$778	+1.73
500–542	523	45	151.00–165.00	$160.10	$837	+1.55
558–590	578	21	148.00–160.00	$155.27	$897	+9.64
580 value added	580	3	155.00	$155.00	$899	-3.73
610–645	630	18	135.00–150.00	$144.42	$910	-2.79
642 value added	642	11	154.00	$154.00	$989	—
677–685	679	4	130.00–137.00	$131.77	$895	-8.70
683 value added	683	5	148.00	$148.00	$1,011	+0.20
700–740	729	8	130.00–142.00	$137.15	$1,000	-3.03
796	796	5	134.00	$134.00	$1,067	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	150.00	$150.00	$315	-20.00
300	300	1	142.50	$142.50	$428	-20.75
470–495	483	2	130.00–139.00	$134.38	$649	-17.12
525–545	535	2	150.00–156.00	$152.94	$818	+4.94
650–690	669	4	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$820	-7.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	5	156.00	$156.00	$688	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	2	145.00	$145.00	$686	-3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404–445	428	14	180.00–205.00	$192.61	$824	+7.88
450–495	468	11	175.00–185.00	$180.01	$842	-3.05
510–543	528	17	160.00–178.00	$173.45	$916	+4.03
555–588	569	7	155.00–172.00	$165.96	$944	+3.01
630–640	637	6	150.00	$150.00	$956	-0.57
710	710	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,001	+11.00
775–780	778	2	140.00–159.00	$149.47	$1,163	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	418	2	160.00–175.00	$167.28	$699	-9.18
487	487	3	154.00	$154.00	$750	-7.26
535	535	1	150.00	$150.00	$802	-3.95
555–560	558	3	140.00–155.00	$148.36	$828	+1.74
720	720	1	130.00	$130.00	$936	+10.00
785	785	1	120.00	$120.00	$942	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	130.00	$130.00	$552	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1675	1201	80-85%	31	69.00–81.00	$74.50	$895	-7.35
960–1580	1233	80-85%	6	67.00–73.00	$69.10	$852	-12.75
1075–1545	1268	80-85%	6	81.00–85.00	$83.16	$1,054	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1250	1033	85-90%	2	45.00–53.00	$48.16	$497	-14.88
860–1305	1102	85-90%	17	55.00–74.00	$66.04	$728	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1535	1453	75-80%	4	79.00–84.00	$80.94	$1,176	+3.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1715	1458	2	81.00–89.00	$85.71	$1,250	-0.05
1605–1935	1804	4	89.00–102.00	$97.13	$1,752	—
2020	2020	1	105.00	$105.00	$2,121	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00	$875.00
1245	1245	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00

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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.