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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 8, 2023

1,205 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $195.44/cwt -0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 561 lb · 71 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $230.82/cwt -0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,325/hd at 574 lb · 66 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.73/cwt +9.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,625/hd at 870 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,205 1,548 653
Feeder cattle 1,030 1,318 556
Slaughter cattle 153 189 67
Replacement cattle 22 41 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 450 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 7.00 lower. Bulls under 550 lbs 4.00 to 7.00 lower, over 550 lbs 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 237 3 280.00–300.00 $289.65 $686 +24.73
270–295 286 6 270.00–285.00 $275.07 $787 +8.43
324–345 330 14 262.50–285.00 $280.52 $926 +9.86
345 fancy 345 4 292.50 $292.50 $1,009 —
355 fancy 355 1 281.00 $281.00 $998 —
353–395 369 20 250.00–277.50 $264.83 $977 +4.42
415 thin fleshed 415 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,125 +11.55
400–445 424 29 240.00–263.00 $250.94 $1,064 +5.43
468–495 476 30 230.00–250.00 $236.44 $1,125 +0.21
503–548 525 22 225.00–240.00 $232.47 $1,220 +3.94
550–599 574 66 220.00–242.00 $230.82 $1,325 +5.60
613 value added 613 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,404 -4.00
600–630 614 13 200.00–225.00 $211.89 $1,301 +6.88
660–680 669 7 185.00–215.00 $203.46 $1,361 -3.94
705–740 717 3 193.00–211.00 $204.80 $1,468 +6.26
835 835 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,420 —
870 value added 870 62 187.00 $187.00 $1,627 +6.00
885 885 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,504 -4.00
915–918 917 4 145.00–159.00 $152.01 $1,394 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 230.00 $230.00 $552 -26.67
305–330 315 11 220.00–250.00 $238.12 $750 +1.55
360–395 380 8 240.00–255.00 $245.32 $932 +16.43
401–445 411 7 220.00–235.00 $229.92 $945 +1.90
464–480 472 13 215.00–230.00 $222.53 $1,050 -3.32
510–540 526 5 215.00–220.00 $217.98 $1,147 +14.67
563–595 574 7 200.00–220.00 $214.07 $1,229 -0.52
610–648 635 7 185.00–200.00 $187.06 $1,188 +17.06
658–668 663 4 182.00 $182.00 $1,207 —
730 730 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,278 —
750 750 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,275 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,080 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 222 11 250.00–275.00 $264.00 $586 +19.00
270–290 277 3 232.50–251.00 $244.54 $677 —
300–348 325 21 248.00–255.00 $251.66 $818 +9.41
350–398 374 33 225.00–253.00 $240.27 $899 +4.47
376 value added 376 4 251.00 $251.00 $944 —
400–438 414 59 220.00–237.50 $233.79 $968 +9.04
458–493 476 4 205.00–206.00 $205.48 $978 -10.27
450–498 479 40 207.50–221.00 $215.62 $1,033 -0.13
501–540 520 39 190.00–215.00 $202.59 $1,053 -6.05
554 value added 554 7 213.00 $213.00 $1,180 —
553–590 562 64 185.00–200.00 $193.52 $1,088 +8.52
620 thin fleshed 620 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,172 —
610–635 623 23 170.00–183.00 $178.23 $1,110 -8.21
650–690 662 11 170.00–178.00 $174.52 $1,155 -2.02
685 685 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,096 -16.54
725–735 731 7 155.00–172.00 $161.67 $1,182 +1.67
805 805 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–248 226 6 230.00–242.50 $239.44 $541 +4.44
250–290 275 5 220.00–230.00 $222.60 $612 -4.90
310–340 326 5 217.50–231.00 $224.30 $731 +11.80
392–395 393 6 223.00–226.00 $225.50 $886 +4.76
425–448 442 8 208.00–216.00 $212.69 $940 +5.45
460–463 thin fleshed 462 4 215.00–217.00 $216.50 $1,000 +1.50
462–490 473 12 200.00–211.00 $204.00 $965 +0.93
501 thin fleshed 501 10 204.00 $204.00 $1,022 —
503–530 514 5 180.00–185.00 $181.96 $935 -19.20
570–598 583 11 170.00–190.00 $179.15 $1,044 -3.24
624 624 4 166.00 $166.00 $1,036 -9.67
655–685 672 4 150.00–170.00 $157.78 $1,060 -10.98
725 725 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,051 —
915 915 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,199 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 220.00 $220.00 $616 —
350–370 360 2 223.00–227.50 $225.31 $811 —
360 360 1 160.00 $160.00 $576 —
440 440 1 211.00 $211.00 $928 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 174.00 $174.00 $853 +14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–443 427 29 240.00–261.00 $253.32 $1,082 +9.01
460–499 479 15 220.00–232.00 $223.63 $1,071 -7.79
505–542 523 9 210.00–220.00 $214.91 $1,124 -4.15
565–568 567 6 202.00–210.00 $205.16 $1,163 +1.16
600–640 614 4 185.00–200.00 $191.77 $1,177 -0.27
668–685 672 11 180.00–195.00 $185.01 $1,243 -1.43
775 775 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,356 -0.58
810 810 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,215 -20.00
821 value added 821 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,273 —
862 862 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,336 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,021 +14.95
470–496 489 8 216.00–225.00 $219.85 $1,075 -1.99
530 530 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,113 -1.02
565 thin fleshed 565 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,186 —
585–598 594 3 180.00–195.00 $190.07 $1,129 —
622 622 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,188 +2.33
660 660 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,188 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1280 1143 80-85% 6 77.00–84.00 $81.61 $933 -11.19
895–1605 1221 80-85% 69 85.00–96.00 $93.51 $1,142 —
1095–1410 1262 80-85% 6 98.00–99.00 $98.33 $1,241 -0.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 75-80% 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,086 —
1345–1720 1479 75-80% 5 96.00–103.00 $99.69 $1,474 —
1165–1763 1500 75-80% 21 91.00–98.00 $95.21 $1,428 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1265 988 85-90% 20 76.00–87.00 $83.70 $827 +1.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–2080 1553 6 96.00–115.00 $108.16 $1,680 —
1440–2040 1706 7 115.00–125.00 $118.22 $2,017 —
1780–2130 1904 4 126.00–133.00 $128.14 $2,440 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1065–1130 1098 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,075.00–1,225.00 $1,152.22
1050–1235 1162 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,025.00–1,125.00 $1,067.97
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1060 1060 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 -975.00

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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.