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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 15, 2023

882 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $238.94/cwt +6.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,266/hd at 530 lb · 83 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.68/cwt +5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 479 lb · 65 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.09/cwt -1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 429 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 882 1,205 1,195
Feeder cattle 690 1,030 970
Slaughter cattle 138 153 137
Replacement cattle 54 22 88

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 higher. Bulls calves mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 250.00 $250.00 $588 -39.65
300–348 335 7 240.00–270.00 $261.76 $877 -18.76
350–388 371 10 210.00–270.00 $258.42 $959 -6.41
400–448 429 31 235.00–266.00 $251.97 $1,081 +1.03
430 value added 430 22 244.00–270.00 $252.27 $1,085 —
455–490 476 7 220.00–245.00 $239.25 $1,139 +2.81
500–549 527 49 220.00–244.00 $233.22 $1,229 +0.75
528–539 value added 534 34 246.00–248.00 $247.19 $1,320 —
553–599 589 15 190.00–231.00 $227.16 $1,338 -3.66
614–633 619 32 210.00–239.00 $226.98 $1,405 +15.09
675–678 677 3 182.00–190.00 $184.66 $1,250 -18.80
700–730 715 12 185.00–210.00 $204.69 $1,464 -0.11
866 866 11 187.00 $187.00 $1,619 +17.00
1010 1010 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,464 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 220.00–240.00 $229.91 $639 —
345 345 1 230.00 $230.00 $794 -8.12
375 375 7 200.00–220.00 $217.14 $814 -28.18
440–445 443 2 200.00–220.00 $209.94 $930 -19.98
490 490 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,078 -2.53
585 585 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,112 -24.07

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 252.50 $252.50 $619 -11.50
265–291 284 10 229.00–265.00 $242.51 $689 -2.03
300–335 327 8 237.00–261.00 $254.76 $833 +3.10
352–377 356 21 205.00–261.00 $252.52 $899 +12.25
420–443 438 19 215.00–227.00 $224.42 $983 -9.37
450–497 479 65 201.00–229.00 $220.68 $1,057 +5.06
505–540 523 23 185.00–212.00 $204.32 $1,069 +1.73
557 557 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,014 -11.52
563 value added 563 10 200.00 $200.00 $1,126 -13.00
553–593 570 33 180.00–213.00 $192.36 $1,096 -1.16
600–649 632 14 172.00–190.00 $182.24 $1,152 +4.01
665–690 685 13 172.00–186.00 $182.85 $1,253 +22.85
735–742 739 5 150.00–161.00 $156.63 $1,157 -5.04
771 771 14 160.00 $160.00 $1,234 —
905 905 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,231 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 230.00 $230.00 $518 -9.44
335 335 2 200.00 $200.00 $670 -24.30
432–445 437 5 211.00–213.00 $212.19 $927 -0.50
490–495 494 7 180.00–213.00 $208.33 $1,029 +4.33
510 510 1 180.00 $180.00 $918 -1.96
550–565 558 2 187.50–191.00 $189.27 $1,056 +10.12
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 170.00 $170.00 $782 -4.00
515 515 2 140.00 $140.00 $721 —
715 715 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,001 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–448 435 3 215.00–240.00 $222.85 $969 -30.47
450–495 463 6 225.00–240.00 $229.10 $1,061 +5.47
510–525 517 3 210.00–220.00 $214.95 $1,111 +0.04
565–597 590 15 200.00–215.00 $203.59 $1,201 -1.57
607–648 615 22 182.00–200.00 $195.30 $1,201 +3.53
655–660 658 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,217 -0.01
720 720 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,260 —
813 813 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,301 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 437 3 210.00–215.00 $211.60 $925 -31.40
460–490 478 4 210.00–220.00 $212.41 $1,015 -7.44
520–535 528 2 190.00–197.50 $193.80 $1,023 -16.20
635 635 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,143 -11.00
690 690 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,180 -9.00
885 885 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,195 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 200.00 $200.00 $850 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1882 1383 75-80% 24 92.00–103.00 $95.52 $1,321 —
1383–1675 1441 75-80% 5 91.00 $91.00 $1,311 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $728 -8.70
875–1085 977 85-90% 19 77.00–87.00 $84.72 $828 +1.02
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1565 1194 80-85% 16 89.00–99.00 $93.85 $1,121 —
1080–1355 1201 80-85% 4 100.00–102.00 $100.73 $1,210 +7.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1715 1439 7 105.00–114.00 $109.46 $1,575 —
1575–2110 1805 8 114.00–128.00 $122.76 $2,216 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,297 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,510.00 $1,510.00 —

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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.