Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

992 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $196.66/cwt +21.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,045/hd at 532 lb · 61 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $248.89/cwt +19.90 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 375 lb · 53 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $217.25/cwt +17.91 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 374 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	992	1,144	1,252
Feeder cattle	824	730	1,024
Slaughter cattle	137	180	125
Replacement cattle	31	234	103

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs 4.00 to 14.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs 7.00 to 17.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Bulls under 600 lbs 5.00 to 20.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Quality average to fancy. Demand strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	250.00	$250.00	$600	—
258–275	263	6	250.00	$250.00	$658	+20.00
307–319 thin fleshed	311	14	260.00	$260.00	$809	—
300–340	331	8	235.00–250.00	$244.36	$809	+8.97
359–387 thin fleshed	371	16	248.00–258.00	$252.91	$938	—
358–395	377	20	226.00–240.00	$236.23	$891	+7.24
377 value added	377	17	260.00	$260.00	$980	—
408–438 thin fleshed	420	6	240.00–244.00	$241.71	$1,015	—
415–445	431	6	221.00–240.00	$235.04	$1,013	+14.76
454–497	467	14	224.00–234.00	$227.30	$1,061	+9.26
458–490 value added	469	9	229.00–240.00	$236.17	$1,108	—
500–545	526	20	219.00–228.00	$224.17	$1,179	+15.97
562–597	581	16	200.00–217.00	$209.15	$1,215	+9.26
606–635 value added	612	5	209.00–213.00	$212.17	$1,298	—
600–647	633	18	180.00–199.00	$187.18	$1,185	-8.78
665–690	677	7	175.00–193.00	$187.86	$1,272	+1.13
703 value added	703	2	189.00	$189.00	$1,329	—
765–785	775	2	171.00–174.00	$172.48	$1,337	+0.48
776 value added	776	16	182.50	$182.50	$1,416	+17.50
800–810	805	2	165.00–172.00	$168.48	$1,356	—
896 value added	896	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,478	-8.63

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	220.00–250.00	$235.15	$571	—
288	288	2	250.00	$250.00	$720	—
305–348	322	7	209.00–250.00	$231.55	$746	—
398	398	3	180.00	$180.00	$716	-35.17
400	400	1	224.00	$224.00	$896	+16.50
465–483	476	9	210.00–216.00	$214.24	$1,020	+24.45
510–535	518	7	170.00–200.00	$187.63	$972	+2.63
545 thin fleshed	545	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,144	—
575	575	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,035	-4.76
613–645	624	5	170.00–180.00	$175.93	$1,098	-3.07
655	655	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,048	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	160.00	$160.00	$864	—
615	615	2	150.00	$150.00	$922	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	220.00	$220.00	$583	+20.00
345	345	1	220.00	$220.00	$759	—
405	405	1	210.00	$210.00	$850	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	215.00	$215.00	$505	+8.88
288 thin fleshed	288	2	225.00	$225.00	$648	—
324–335 thin fleshed	327	15	231.00–235.00	$233.91	$765	—
300–345	328	7	211.00–230.00	$216.14	$709	+17.88
350–375	367	28	202.50–217.00	$213.28	$783	+13.94
380–387 value added	383	19	221.00–225.00	$222.91	$854	—
383 thin fleshed	383	2	219.00	$219.00	$839	—
400–406 value added	403	8	223.00–225.00	$223.99	$903	—
408–414 thin fleshed	413	11	215.00–224.00	$216.62	$895	—
400–445	424	15	197.00–217.00	$205.24	$870	+12.18
460–478 value added	471	6	211.00–215.00	$212.35	$1,000	+20.17
460–498	475	22	193.00–208.00	$201.34	$956	+19.16
502–544 value added	531	27	198.00–205.00	$200.05	$1,062	—
500–545	532	34	192.00–203.00	$193.96	$1,032	+18.35
556–598 value added	570	25	181.00–191.00	$185.83	$1,059	+12.14
555–595	577	12	173.00–186.00	$181.84	$1,049	+10.28
610 value added	610	14	182.00	$182.00	$1,110	+16.38
600–645	617	22	156.00–173.00	$163.70	$1,010	+1.62
650–667	664	12	150.00–157.00	$151.74	$1,008	-6.09
730	730	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,022	-12.18
715–743	734	3	150.00–151.00	$150.32	$1,103	-1.86
760	760	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,102	-6.00
895	895	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,164	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	180.00	$180.00	$423	—
260–298	289	6	190.00–231.00	$213.39	$617	—
303–340	324	9	187.50–211.00	$205.92	$667	—
355–360	358	2	170.00–205.00	$187.38	$671	+6.38
423–440	432	4	191.00–194.00	$192.53	$832	—
470–485	475	3	191.00–192.00	$191.66	$910	-5.30
510	510	1	154.00	$154.00	$785	—
570	570	1	140.00	$140.00	$798	-10.00
640	640	1	145.00	$145.00	$928	-11.00
658–675	661	8	132.00–140.00	$134.89	$892	-5.11
767	767	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,074	+10.00
859	859	7	110.00	$110.00	$945	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437 value added	437	3	211.00	$211.00	$922	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	200.00	$200.00	$490	—
250	250	1	190.00	$190.00	$475	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	428	11	224.00–235.00	$231.13	$989	+14.00
447 value added	447	5	234.00	$234.00	$1,046	—
455–495	474	12	215.00–233.00	$224.13	$1,062	+12.25
500–521	516	21	215.00–222.00	$219.53	$1,133	+15.28
535	535	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,102	+1.75
550–595	578	6	190.00–211.00	$206.51	$1,194	+29.56
605–625	619	7	170.00–180.00	$175.14	$1,084	-1.42
707–745	718	5	170.00–172.00	$171.18	$1,229	+15.05
750	750	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,222	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	527	3	190.00–208.00	$195.70	$1,031	+15.70
575–595	586	8	170.00–185.00	$180.47	$1,058	—
654–685	660	5	140.00–156.00	$152.68	$1,008	—
770	770	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,194	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	155.00	$155.00	$744	—
580	580	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,015	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1655	1066	80-85%	42	82.00–93.00	$87.91	$937	—
1085–1220	1170	80-85%	3	81.00–83.00	$82.00	$959	-6.04
1080–1285	1188	80-85%	8	91.00–98.00	$93.21	$1,107	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1645	1352	75-80%	3	92.00–99.00	$95.35	$1,289	—
1210–1825	1449	75-80%	30	84.00–93.00	$90.61	$1,313	—
1465	1465	75-80%	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,245	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1255	1054	85-90%	30	70.00–85.00	$81.70	$861	+14.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1715	1423	4	87.00–97.00	$91.37	$1,300	—
1510–2685	1874	9	100.00–111.00	$105.80	$1,983	—
1750–2055	1903	2	115.00–116.00	$115.46	$2,197	-2.48

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
971–1050	1014	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,300.00–1,310.00	$1,305.65
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1175–1240	1208	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,320.00–1,325.00	$1,322.57
1180–1445	1296	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,112.70

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1125	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	890.00–940.00	$915.57

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	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.