Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 6, 2023

1,159 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $173.65/cwt +5.66 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 470 lb · 88 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.95/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 537 lb · 81 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.38/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,473/hd at 870 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,159	907	891
Feeder cattle	1,031	802	818
Slaughter cattle	99	62	54
Replacement cattle	29	43	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls steady to 8.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	210.00	$210.00	$682	-5.10
353–395	370	16	200.00–220.00	$208.01	$770	-6.43
383 value added	383	8	236.00	$236.00	$904	—
420–445	429	4	200.00–204.00	$202.48	$869	+12.48
460–477 value added	471	23	206.00–220.00	$215.25	$1,014	+5.25
455–483	474	6	189.00–204.00	$192.72	$913	-0.67
513–524 value added	522	27	200.00–204.00	$202.41	$1,057	+8.65
513–545	533	31	175.00–193.00	$184.57	$984	-1.77
555–577	571	39	170.00–185.00	$176.76	$1,009	+2.79
567–577 value added	576	21	192.00–196.00	$195.44	$1,126	+12.44
605–640 value added	611	37	183.00–190.50	$188.99	$1,155	+14.70
600–630	612	10	160.00–180.00	$172.04	$1,053	+3.26
655–690	676	12	160.00–181.00	$173.64	$1,174	+6.60
660–690 value added	679	6	179.00–180.00	$179.84	$1,221	+8.43
705	705	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,135	+11.00
730 value added	730	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,204	+7.19
755–780	771	4	159.00–160.00	$159.50	$1,230	+2.50
836	836	5	157.00	$157.00	$1,313	—
845 value added	845	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,394	+3.60
860–865	863	2	146.00–156.00	$151.01	$1,303	—
870 value added	870	59	170.00	$170.00	$1,479	+1.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	6	190.00–202.50	$197.37	$549	-2.63
330–335	333	2	190.00	$190.00	$633	+3.34
363–390	377	6	180.00–200.00	$188.95	$712	+5.64
400–430	409	7	185.00–190.00	$188.02	$769	+13.74
470–492	485	6	175.00–191.00	$181.81	$882	+1.43

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	4	185.00	$185.00	$705	+15.00
600	600	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,020	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	170.00	$170.00	$391	—
290	290	3	175.00	$175.00	$508	-0.61
310–345	326	11	174.00–180.00	$175.86	$573	+4.31
360–395	379	19	168.00–185.00	$175.13	$664	+1.00
393 value added	393	9	188.00	$188.00	$739	—
425 value added	425	21	187.00	$187.00	$795	+7.03
405–447	430	16	167.00–174.00	$170.68	$734	+0.63
451–487 value added	467	42	175.00–182.00	$179.01	$836	+4.17
450–495	472	46	162.00–175.00	$168.75	$796	+4.71
500–548	526	20	150.00–169.00	$158.15	$832	-5.20
508–543 value added	541	61	166.00–173.00	$172.49	$933	+5.59
553–575 value added	561	25	160.00–167.00	$164.86	$925	+5.46
553–598	566	27	145.00–158.00	$153.34	$868	+1.15
602–624 value added	610	21	155.00–160.00	$158.05	$964	-0.29
600–640	620	12	140.00–151.00	$146.17	$906	+3.70
620	620	1	135.00	$135.00	$837	-7.47
650–684	668	21	135.00–148.00	$143.00	$955	-2.00
650–697 value added	678	6	145.00–147.00	$146.03	$990	-4.28
700–745	715	3	136.00–144.00	$138.78	$992	+5.95
715	715	1	132.00	$132.00	$944	-0.83
718–725 value added	722	4	145.00–148.00	$146.49	$1,058	-11.01
764	764	8	142.00	$142.00	$1,085	—
800–830	812	3	128.00–135.00	$130.98	$1,064	—
918–930	921	4	132.00–133.00	$132.25	$1,218	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	160.00–170.00	$164.89	$387	—
330–346	343	5	150.00–173.00	$168.57	$578	—
380	380	1	161.00	$161.00	$612	-0.03
405–445	427	5	155.00–165.00	$161.54	$690	+3.78
460–476	473	6	158.00–166.00	$163.99	$776	+3.69
505–545	528	3	149.00–157.00	$153.57	$811	+7.81
550–575	563	4	143.00–152.00	$148.68	$837	+8.25
600–640	618	3	131.00–140.00	$136.09	$841	-4.06
660	660	1	130.00	$130.00	$858	-3.49
710–733	727	4	130.00	$130.00	$945	—
805	805	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,046	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	130.00	$130.00	$585	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–448	431	11	185.00–194.00	$190.69	$822	-3.49
455–497	476	22	186.00–203.00	$192.98	$919	+2.95
500–545	520	23	170.00–192.00	$181.67	$945	+16.03
556–593	569	17	160.00–174.00	$167.29	$952	-7.71
600–645	615	6	155.00–166.00	$160.23	$985	+11.35
660	660	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,030	+8.00
815–845	830	2	137.00–143.00	$140.05	$1,162	—
910–915	913	2	105.00–114.00	$109.51	$1,000	+9.51

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	190.00	$190.00	$788	+10.00
450–475	463	4	170.00–185.00	$180.32	$835	+3.07
543	543	2	155.00	$155.00	$842	-5.00
555–593	585	5	155.00–160.00	$155.95	$912	+5.95
605–635	619	4	150.00–155.00	$151.22	$936	+6.22
705	705	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	$881	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	160.00	$160.00	$704	—
650	650	1	148.00	$148.00	$962	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1405	1118	80-85%	20	75.00–87.00	$80.98	$905	—
885–1480	1153	80-85%	6	67.00–74.00	$71.51	$825	-18.50
985–1455	1224	80-85%	9	87.00–94.00	$90.14	$1,103	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1248	1011	85-90%	24	65.00–77.00	$72.16	$730	—
915–1130	1028	85-90%	4	59.00–67.00	$63.64	$654	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1585	1341	75-80%	8	85.00–95.00	$90.12	$1,209	—
1215–1750	1445	75-80%	6	83.00–87.00	$84.55	$1,222	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1650	1408	3	92.00–96.00	$94.09	$1,325	—
1220–1945	1624	8	97.00–106.00	$100.81	$1,637	—
1455–1935	1748	3	109.00–120.00	$113.61	$1,986	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1295	1193	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,040.72
955–1545	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	940.00–1,085.00	$1,053.97
1380–1520	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,480.00	$1,385.66

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1300	1129	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–940.00	$833.61

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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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.