Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 5, 2023

1,468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $217.62/cwt +9.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 527 lb · 92 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $203.25/cwt +18.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 614 lb · 66 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.44/cwt +8.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 473 lb · 64 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,468	1,065	1,529
Feeder cattle	1,261	863	1,333
Slaughter cattle	169	124	160
Replacement cattle	38	78	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to the Memorial Day Holiday lay off last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	300.00	$300.00	$660	+50.00
315–345	329	8	260.00–280.00	$270.60	$890	+18.80
355–392	377	30	260.00–275.00	$266.43	$1,004	+7.32
403–445	429	30	252.00–270.00	$261.57	$1,122	+1.83
450–498	468	14	252.00–264.00	$259.08	$1,212	+22.37
474–496 value added	481	24	267.00–270.00	$269.24	$1,295	—
505–525 value added	509	16	259.00	$259.00	$1,318	—
507–548	535	28	235.00–256.00	$245.95	$1,316	+11.82
555–590	573	41	226.00–245.00	$239.14	$1,370	+10.30
598 value added	598	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,495	+11.99
611–612 value added	612	16	246.00–249.00	$247.88	$1,517	—
610–645	628	23	220.00–246.00	$224.14	$1,408	+11.17
656–682	665	15	220.00–239.00	$231.91	$1,542	+20.47
650–698 value added	689	25	235.50–245.00	$237.22	$1,634	—
700–735	730	7	210.00–223.00	$221.22	$1,615	+23.22
766–768 value added	766	14	220.00–225.00	$221.07	$1,693	—
775	775	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,550	-5.08
818–820	819	4	188.00–190.00	$189.50	$1,552	-1.50
865	865	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,574	-7.59
958	958	2	179.00	$179.00	$1,715	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	3	250.00–270.00	$258.39	$602	—
265	265	3	250.00	$250.00	$662	—
305–345	328	18	240.00–270.00	$258.22	$847	—
360–395	378	20	230.00–254.00	$244.94	$926	+24.94
430–435	432	3	230.00–240.00	$236.64	$1,022	—
450–495	480	6	240.00–244.00	$241.95	$1,161	+9.69
510–540	531	7	220.00–235.00	$225.05	$1,195	—
550–585	569	7	205.00–225.00	$214.87	$1,223	+10.04
608–645	627	11	200.00–225.00	$211.60	$1,327	—
655–690	676	12	190.00–219.00	$211.13	$1,427	—
720–740	730	2	185.00–188.00	$186.52	$1,362	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	380	3	230.00–240.00	$236.75	$900	—
470	470	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,034	—
520	520	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,248	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	282	3	252.50–261.00	$258.03	$728	+16.34
314–327	321	12	261.00–277.00	$268.84	$863	+36.32
375 value added	375	2	258.00	$258.00	$968	—
357–388	378	30	240.00–255.00	$247.93	$937	+12.79
400 fancy	400	1	251.00	$251.00	$1,004	+9.00
400–440	417	42	228.00–246.00	$243.08	$1,014	+12.93
430–448 value added	446	16	241.00–247.00	$246.28	$1,098	—
454–476 value added	464	18	235.00–241.00	$238.26	$1,106	+11.26
456–498	477	46	214.00–231.00	$221.81	$1,058	+10.82
500–548	525	36	200.00–221.00	$210.29	$1,104	+2.57
516–532 value added	528	56	220.00–225.00	$222.33	$1,174	—
550–598	567	34	190.00–210.00	$198.26	$1,124	-1.08
571 value added	571	11	210.00	$210.00	$1,199	±0.00
600–612 value added	611	32	210.00	$210.00	$1,283	—
600–645	616	34	190.00–204.00	$196.90	$1,213	+12.28
672 value added	672	10	195.00	$195.00	$1,310	—
650–699	687	24	180.00–195.00	$191.33	$1,314	+0.55
700 value added	700	2	176.00	$176.00	$1,232	—
710–743	736	11	170.00–185.00	$177.36	$1,305	+27.36
755–772	768	8	172.00–185.00	$173.85	$1,335	—
855 value added	855	2	169.00	$169.00	$1,445	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	3	237.50	$237.50	$589	-2.50
250–268	262	3	230.00–237.50	$235.11	$616	+25.11
320–340 thin fleshed	329	7	251.00–253.00	$251.89	$829	—
345	345	1	217.50	$217.50	$750	-5.00
360–390	372	7	212.50–235.00	$225.07	$837	—
415–448	435	18	207.00–226.00	$216.16	$940	+4.33
460–495	477	17	200.00–217.00	$208.94	$997	+33.89
508–548	519	15	175.00–205.00	$193.16	$1,003	+6.72
553–595	573	17	172.00–190.00	$185.35	$1,062	-8.39
600–647	621	15	170.00–190.00	$183.41	$1,139	+8.81
675–695	686	6	170.00–178.00	$175.69	$1,205	+0.69
730–735	733	2	160.00–170.00	$164.98	$1,209	+14.98
780	780	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,248	—
822–840	827	4	140.00–162.00	$156.41	$1,294	—
850	850	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	3	230.00	$230.00	$672	—
528–545	532	4	170.00–180.00	$172.56	$918	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	241.00	$241.00	$904	—
400–445	425	3	210.00–225.00	$217.76	$925	—
515	515	1	190.00	$190.00	$978	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	260.00	$260.00	$611	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–445	424	21	248.00–259.00	$252.49	$1,071	+17.15
450–495	468	25	249.00–259.00	$255.14	$1,194	+30.22
500–528	513	12	234.00–254.00	$246.60	$1,265	+20.67
550–598	584	18	200.00–230.00	$210.43	$1,229	+1.34
608–645	616	23	200.00–212.00	$207.78	$1,280	+6.88
665–695	680	8	190.00–201.00	$194.60	$1,323	+4.60
710–733	726	8	180.00–185.00	$181.22	$1,316	+11.22

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	420	5	225.00–240.00	$231.02	$970	+7.77
453–495	471	8	215.00–234.00	$225.69	$1,063	+15.63
508–545	528	13	215.00–224.00	$218.23	$1,152	+23.30
550–595	578	5	188.00–220.00	$207.50	$1,199	+4.21
615–635	622	3	186.00–196.00	$191.94	$1,194	+1.94
665	665	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,077	-18.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	414	4	225.00–240.00	$228.85	$947	—
485	485	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,067	+40.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,079	—
547	547	3	203.00	$203.00	$1,110	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1450	1145	80-85%	9	90.00–98.00	$94.22	$1,079	—
970–1755	1160	80-85%	55	95.00–108.00	$101.61	$1,179	—
995–1605	1205	80-85%	27	107.00–113.00	$109.59	$1,321	+11.37

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1135	925	85-90%	11	81.00–88.00	$84.59	$782	+2.46
700–1215	1002	85-90%	18	85.00–97.00	$93.58	$938	+1.04

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1605	1436	75-80%	7	96.00–109.00	$103.80	$1,491	+1.24
1420–1560	1483	75-80%	12	112.00–119.00	$113.72	$1,686	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1420	1257	3	105.00–116.00	$110.96	$1,395	—
1300–1785	1577	6	117.00–128.00	$123.94	$1,955	—
1580–2460	1950	6	127.00–140.00	$134.42	$2,621	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1200	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,275.00	$1,251.79
1080–1305	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,275.00–1,800.00	$1,562.26
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1120–1435	1278	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,435.00	$1,375.82

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
905	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.