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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 19, 2023

1,377 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.47/cwt +12.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 616 lb · 90 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $194.69/cwt +9.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,423/hd at 731 lb · 88 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $231.17/cwt +7.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,590/hd at 688 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,377 1,448 1,286
Feeder cattle 1,195 1,266 1,045
Slaughter cattle 171 140 192
Replacement cattle 11 42 49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00-6.00 lower. Feeder steers under 400 steady, over 400 steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls steady to 6.00 higher. Demand moderate. Quality average to fancy.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 300.00 $300.00 $630 +11.77
290–295 293 2 270.00–295.00 $282.39 $827 —
305–340 324 10 270.00–300.00 $277.42 $899 -2.99
370–396 384 26 260.00–285.00 $275.41 $1,058 +2.56
410–415 414 5 270.00–280.00 $278.02 $1,151 +19.48
463–494 484 27 254.00–272.00 $266.10 $1,288 +14.37
505–548 521 38 240.00–261.00 $255.59 $1,332 +13.52
530–537 value added 533 7 255.00–265.00 $259.32 $1,382 +7.30
550–598 567 27 230.00–255.00 $243.58 $1,381 +5.79
608–615 value added 609 43 240.00–254.00 $241.32 $1,470 +1.32
605–642 622 8 235.00–252.00 $239.53 $1,490 +8.22
650–676 672 18 210.00–230.00 $223.95 $1,505 +0.54
694 value added 694 46 234.00 $234.00 $1,624 —
705–745 721 14 210.00–223.00 $216.19 $1,559 +3.47
756–779 value added 768 21 213.00–224.00 $219.38 $1,685 —
780 780 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,677 +6.24
820–835 823 6 197.00 $197.00 $1,621 +4.00
1040 1040 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,664 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 280.00 $280.00 $616 —
255–285 270 2 250.00–280.00 $265.83 $718 —
335 335 2 240.00 $240.00 $804 -8.49
355–390 380 11 230.00–260.00 $252.43 $959 +12.43
435–440 438 2 240.00–250.00 $244.97 $1,073 +9.97
475 475 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,140 +12.74
523–535 531 6 230.00–240.00 $234.63 $1,246 +24.63
550–595 582 9 220.00–225.00 $222.79 $1,297 +12.79
610–648 641 24 200.00–220.00 $203.32 $1,303 +3.32
670 670 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,340 ±0.00
715–748 737 3 190.00–200.00 $196.77 $1,450 —
840 840 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,571 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 250.00 $250.00 $838 —
470–483 479 3 220.00–240.00 $233.45 $1,118 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 263 3 248.00–260.00 $254.92 $670 +7.14
315–348 343 20 241.00–254.00 $247.60 $849 -2.93
355–395 375 20 237.00–255.00 $249.26 $935 +6.89
400–448 428 33 222.00–238.00 $231.65 $991 +6.06
450–497 482 33 220.00–235.00 $228.05 $1,099 +4.64
505–540 517 37 208.00–225.00 $220.81 $1,142 +8.40
517 517 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,060 -7.41
530–548 value added 540 11 220.00–228.00 $223.57 $1,207 +5.57
550–597 571 22 212.00–220.00 $217.46 $1,242 +6.86
578 value added 578 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,260 +2.95
610–647 value added 615 63 210.00–220.00 $218.50 $1,344 +12.50
600–633 617 27 200.00–213.00 $208.39 $1,286 +9.46
663 663 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,227 -7.26
670 value added 670 16 210.00 $210.00 $1,407 +10.00
653–692 673 15 182.00–204.00 $190.20 $1,280 -2.06
730–736 731 88 187.00–197.00 $194.69 $1,423 +9.12
752 752 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,466 —
790 value added 790 10 195.00 $195.00 $1,540 —
803–822 value added 810 8 186.00–193.00 $188.66 $1,528 —
850 850 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 185.00–200.00 $192.17 $442 —
328 328 6 231.00–251.00 $241.00 $790 —
380–392 388 5 230.00–238.00 $233.38 $906 +12.00
430–440 435 9 210.00–226.00 $219.74 $956 -0.26
470–495 482 27 200.00–235.00 $220.29 $1,062 +14.59
505–540 523 14 200.00–215.00 $208.21 $1,089 +18.21
588 value added 588 6 217.00 $217.00 $1,276 —
580–595 590 11 190.00–210.00 $202.76 $1,196 +12.76
600–625 613 4 180.00–200.00 $191.45 $1,174 +7.42
700–715 708 2 178.00–189.00 $183.56 $1,300 —
750 value added 750 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,418 —
790 790 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,343 +5.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 230.00 $230.00 $724 +80.00
450 450 1 204.00 $204.00 $918 +23.00
520 520 2 180.00 $180.00 $936 —
631 631 4 172.00 $172.00 $1,085 —
810 810 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,296 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 215.00 $215.00 $989 —
525 525 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,050 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–445 422 16 250.00–266.00 $257.09 $1,085 +3.12
450–498 484 20 230.00–253.00 $244.30 $1,182 -0.98
503–530 509 27 230.00–245.00 $241.89 $1,231 +12.23
553–570 564 14 220.00–230.00 $229.28 $1,293 +11.12
605–643 623 11 210.00–220.00 $213.39 $1,329 +4.55
655 655 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,408 +10.72
700–743 721 10 185.00–200.00 $194.48 $1,402 +8.48
755–768 765 4 190.00–200.00 $192.47 $1,472 +8.33
832 832 5 183.00 $183.00 $1,523 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 428 7 245.00–255.00 $250.04 $1,070 —
483–495 489 5 220.00–235.00 $223.84 $1,095 +3.67
500–540 521 10 210.00–230.00 $222.89 $1,161 +7.21
550–590 569 19 210.00–225.00 $219.74 $1,250 —
620–642 634 5 180.00–210.00 $203.15 $1,288 —
685 685 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,336 -2.05
755 755 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,359 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 205.00 $205.00 $943 —
550–585 563 3 200.00–220.00 $209.82 $1,181 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1335 1130 80-85% 13 82.00–94.00 $88.54 $1,001 —
995–1635 1150 80-85% 39 89.00–103.00 $95.80 $1,102 +0.80
1035–1590 1266 80-85% 43 100.00–111.00 $105.25 $1,332 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1080 915 85-90% 18 75.00–85.00 $79.78 $730 —
900–1160 1044 85-90% 17 84.00–93.00 $87.91 $918 -1.30
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1401–1540 1414 75-80% 11 105.00–110.00 $105.50 $1,492 —
1380–1700 1487 75-80% 5 94.00–103.00 $99.71 $1,483 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1490 1235 5 109.00–113.00 $111.09 $1,372 —
1405–2725 1839 6 114.00–123.00 $118.56 $2,180 —
1755–2465 2049 4 127.00–132.00 $129.29 $2,649 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1090 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,300.46
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 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.