Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

907 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.24/cwt +4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 526 lb · 60 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.00/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,516/hd at 897 lb · 59 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.05/cwt -6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 681 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	907	1,135	1,253
Feeder cattle	802	993	1,122
Slaughter cattle	62	100	100
Replacement cattle	43	42	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 400 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Bulls mostly steady. 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
265	265	1	222.50	$222.50	$590	+20.30
315–325	322	3	205.00–220.00	$215.10	$693	+8.57
365–390	378	11	205.00–225.00	$214.44	$811	+17.96
420	420	1	190.00	$190.00	$798	-4.57
440 value added	440	4	200.00	$200.00	$880	—
459 value added	459	8	210.00	$210.00	$964	—
455–466	462	15	191.00–197.00	$193.39	$893	+2.67
500–525	512	3	183.00–191.00	$186.34	$954	-3.89
515–522 value added	520	4	190.00–195.00	$193.76	$1,008	—
554–598	577	25	165.00–185.00	$173.97	$1,004	-4.16
583 value added	583	6	183.00	$183.00	$1,067	—
600–635 value added	612	6	170.00–181.00	$174.29	$1,067	-4.44
600–645	629	8	165.00–172.00	$168.78	$1,062	-0.87
658–695	675	4	163.00–175.00	$167.04	$1,128	-1.96
656–693 value added	682	45	168.00–177.00	$171.41	$1,169	-0.59
700	700	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,050	-10.39
736–740 value added	737	5	156.00–165.00	$157.81	$1,163	—
770 value added	770	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,240	-19.00
785	785	2	157.00	$157.00	$1,232	-4.00
820–833 value added	824	28	155.00–164.00	$161.40	$1,330	-7.37
897 value added	897	59	169.00	$169.00	$1,516	-2.00
908	908	2	146.00	$146.00	$1,326	+6.00
1030	1030	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,339	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
218	218	2	200.00	$200.00	$436	+30.00
265–283	273	7	200.00	$200.00	$546	+24.00
315–323	319	3	180.00–190.00	$186.66	$595	+9.10
368–370	369	3	170.00–190.00	$183.31	$676	+0.83
400–440	423	5	160.00–190.00	$174.28	$737	—
460–480	468	8	170.00–183.00	$180.38	$844	+17.85
510–545	532	5	157.00–170.00	$166.55	$886	+6.55
545 value added	545	1	175.00	$175.00	$954	—
560–595	574	6	150.00–165.00	$158.27	$908	+0.80
820	820	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,066	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
223	223	6	180.00	$180.00	$401	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	170.00	$170.00	$510	—
375	375	2	170.00	$170.00	$638	+20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–296	292	11	160.00–180.00	$175.61	$513	-2.40
328–345	334	3	165.00–175.00	$171.55	$573	+1.60
370–398	384	17	166.00–180.00	$174.13	$669	+2.92
400–444	428	10	167.00–175.00	$170.05	$728	+0.15
412–438 value added	428	23	176.00–181.00	$179.97	$770	—
452–483 value added	465	15	170.00–176.00	$174.84	$813	—
450–495	477	26	160.00–171.00	$164.04	$782	-0.16
503–543	525	45	155.00–167.00	$163.35	$858	+3.25
519–541 value added	530	15	165.00–170.00	$166.90	$885	—
550–583	572	8	146.00–160.00	$152.19	$871	-3.08
595–596 value added	596	10	158.00–160.00	$159.40	$950	+4.40
600–615	605	4	138.00–146.00	$142.47	$862	-1.95
600–619 value added	610	12	150.00–160.00	$158.34	$966	+4.34
673–690 value added	679	9	147.00–152.00	$150.31	$1,021	+2.31
680	680	4	145.00	$145.00	$986	+13.23
722 value added	722	34	157.50	$157.50	$1,137	—
723–743	734	7	130.00–137.00	$132.83	$975	-4.32
756 value added	756	28	155.00	$155.00	$1,172	—
932 value added	932	5	130.00	$130.00	$1,212	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	3	160.00	$160.00	$453	—
355–385	370	11	152.50–172.00	$161.03	$596	—
405–445	425	2	153.00–163.00	$157.76	$670	—
465–485	475	2	158.00–162.50	$160.30	$761	+25.92
500–540	519	6	142.00–155.00	$145.76	$756	-7.18
570–593	584	4	135.00–150.00	$140.43	$820	—
600–630	609	5	135.00–143.00	$140.15	$854	—
650–655	653	2	130.00–137.00	$133.49	$872	+10.99
787	787	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,094	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	145.00	$145.00	$508	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–443	423	12	180.00–202.00	$194.18	$821	+1.57
475–490	481	13	175.00–195.00	$190.03	$914	+10.02
515–545	529	7	160.00–170.00	$165.64	$876	-7.81
555	555	1	175.00	$175.00	$971	+9.04
602–640	613	8	145.00–155.00	$148.88	$913	-1.12
680	680	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,006	—
700	700	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,092	+15.00
925	925	2	100.00	$100.00	$925	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	2	180.00	$180.00	$806	+12.72
460–485	473	3	170.00–182.00	$177.25	$838	+23.25
510	510	1	160.00	$160.00	$816	+10.00
555	555	1	150.00	$150.00	$832	+1.64
615	615	1	145.00	$145.00	$892	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	150.00	$150.00	$615	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1145	1053	80-85%	3	66.00–71.00	$68.61	$722	—
895–1200	1063	80-85%	15	73.00–86.00	$80.53	$856	—
965–1560	1167	80-85%	5	87.00–95.00	$90.01	$1,050	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1720	1492	75-80%	13	78.00–87.00	$84.96	$1,268	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	85-90%	1	61.00	$61.00	$467	—
780–990	899	85-90%	7	60.00–74.00	$65.78	$591	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610–2520	1864	4	90.00–101.00	$97.27	$1,813	—
1840–1915	1878	2	107.00–108.00	$107.51	$2,019	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
791	791	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	900.00	$900.00
804	804	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	950.00	$950.00
855	855	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00	$550.00
818–975	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00	$700.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1060–1190	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,129.33

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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
890	890	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.