Cattle Market Pulse

Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 27, 2023

1,144 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Dickson Regional Livestock Center report →

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.25/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 640 lb · 114 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.82/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 714 lb · 87 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.32/cwt +6.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,495/hd at 862 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,144 1,042 707
Feeder cattle 730 908 629
Slaughter cattle 180 111 60
Replacement cattle 234 23 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Feeder steers 4.00 to 6.00 higher with instances 10.00 higher, Heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Bull calves 5.00 to 13.00 higher.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 230.00 $230.00 $656 -4.96
300–337 324 10 230.00–240.00 $235.39 $763 +3.11
355–390 370 4 220.00–236.00 $228.99 $847 +9.00
400–448 427 20 210.00–225.00 $220.28 $941 +5.11
450–483 467 17 210.00–220.00 $218.04 $1,018 +4.23
516 value added 516 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,135 +7.85
510–548 529 8 195.00–215.00 $208.20 $1,101 +3.82
555–590 571 15 190.00–204.00 $199.89 $1,141 +1.26
600–640 617 22 170.00–204.00 $195.96 $1,209 +9.82
665–690 683 16 170.00–191.00 $186.73 $1,275 +4.38
672–697 value added 684 28 180.00–191.00 $188.20 $1,287 -1.68
700–738 721 20 160.00–183.00 $176.63 $1,274 +6.63
763 763 2 172.00 $172.00 $1,312 +13.97
768 value added 768 16 165.00 $165.00 $1,267 -13.84
860–880 value added 862 66 167.50–174.50 $173.63 $1,497 +6.63
873 873 2 163.00 $163.00 $1,423 —
905–925 918 3 136.00–147.00 $139.61 $1,282 —
1012 1012 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,376 —
1120 1120 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,467 —
1115–1130 value added 1123 2 126.00–150.00 $138.08 $1,551 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 6 215.00–216.00 $215.17 $818 +7.16
400 400 1 207.50 $207.50 $830 +6.07
460–490 476 4 170.00–200.00 $189.79 $903 -1.21
520 520 1 185.00 $185.00 $962 -5.00
554–580 559 5 180.00–186.00 $184.76 $1,033 +2.55
620 620 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,110 —
696 696 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,114 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 170.00 $170.00 $646 —
853 853 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,083 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 200.00 $200.00 $530 -15.00
485 485 1 180.00 $180.00 $873 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 209 4 197.50–212.50 $206.12 $431 —
265–295 290 7 204.00–215.00 $209.68 $608 +26.68
300–345 323 15 180.00–205.00 $198.26 $640 +12.32
358–390 380 10 190.00–206.00 $199.34 $757 +16.70
400–445 434 29 180.00–205.00 $193.06 $838 +11.56
450–482 value added 473 7 190.00–198.00 $192.18 $909 +14.18
460–485 475 10 178.00–186.00 $182.18 $865 +7.88
500–540 516 7 150.00–185.00 $175.61 $906 +4.11
550–590 563 34 163.00–176.00 $171.56 $966 +6.12
550–582 value added 571 13 173.00–175.00 $173.69 $992 +2.61
600–639 630 12 162.00–163.00 $162.08 $1,021 +5.07
607–649 value added 641 102 165.00–170.00 $165.62 $1,062 +2.13
663–699 682 51 154.00–160.00 $157.83 $1,076 +9.49
690 value added 690 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,063 -5.42
712 value added 712 76 165.50 $165.50 $1,178 +3.50
726–730 726 11 144.00–153.00 $152.18 $1,105 +2.63
760 760 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,148 +3.00
800 800 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,120 —
801 value added 801 18 154.00 $154.00 $1,234 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 181.00 $181.00 $688 +14.61
453–457 454 9 185.00–203.00 $196.96 $894 +25.36
580 580 1 150.00 $150.00 $870 -12.00
629 629 4 156.00 $156.00 $981 +11.00
657 657 3 140.00 $140.00 $920 +2.00
793 793 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 160.00 $160.00 $568 —
570–585 575 3 111.00–120.00 $114.05 $656 —
660 660 1 140.00 $140.00 $924 —
700–740 720 2 115.00–120.00 $117.43 $845 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 9 210.00–230.00 $217.13 $918 +4.23
450–490 463 3 208.00–214.00 $211.88 $981 +3.99
503–540 516 16 190.00–212.00 $204.25 $1,054 +16.82
563–580 572 5 170.00–185.00 $176.95 $1,012 -1.30
605–625 616 14 173.00–179.00 $176.56 $1,088 +15.35
655–670 665 6 155.00–165.00 $163.36 $1,086 +2.11
698 thin fleshed 698 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,187 —
700–735 723 3 150.00–169.00 $156.13 $1,129 —
837 837 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,214 +2.00
910 910 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,365 —
985 985 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,300 +12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409–425 412 6 200.00–215.00 $212.42 $875 —
520 520 1 180.00 $180.00 $936 +10.00
605–633 617 6 155.00–166.00 $161.26 $995 +11.76
720 720 1 135.00 $135.00 $972 -22.00
843 843 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,214 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 -38.00
515 515 3 170.00 $170.00 $876 —
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 —
700 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1170 1033 80-85% 3 93.00–105.00 $96.41 $996 —
885–1385 1152 80-85% 32 83.00–92.00 $88.04 $1,014 —
1310 1310 80-85% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,087 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1283–1575 1345 75-80% 6 94.00–95.00 $94.80 $1,275 —
1120–1785 1400 75-80% 24 85.00–94.00 $89.48 $1,253 +3.84
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1100 965 85-90% 18 75.00–83.00 $77.84 $751 —
1075 1075 85-90% 1 67.00 $67.00 $720 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,183 —
1195–1785 1533 11 100.00–114.00 $107.91 $1,654 —
1400–2275 1913 4 115.00–120.00 $117.94 $2,256 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,210.00 $1,210.00
1208 1208 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00 $900.00
1100–1350 1211 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,050.00–1,500.00 $1,257.43

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00 —
950–1150 1053 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 8 1,350.00–1,800.00 $1,607.27 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.