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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 17, 2023

1,312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $214.82/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 574 lb · 71 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.17/cwt +1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,584/hd at 628 lb · 59 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.02/cwt +0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,161/hd at 528 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,312 1,301 1,443
Feeder cattle 1,132 1,071 1,178
Slaughter cattle 157 199 243
Replacement cattle 23 31 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–290 285 4 275.00–300.00 $281.37 $802 -11.13
318–349 333 14 280.00–290.00 $287.56 $958 +15.15
368–385 377 5 270.00–285.00 $277.99 $1,048 +4.11
400–426 414 11 260.00–280.00 $266.53 $1,103 -6.99
430–435 value added 433 4 270.00–280.00 $273.76 $1,185 —
455–480 463 14 250.00–275.00 $261.79 $1,212 +2.39
463–490 value added 468 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,264 —
505–539 value added 526 26 260.00–270.00 $263.96 $1,388 -7.04
505–547 529 22 240.00–265.00 $254.51 $1,346 +6.54
550–595 567 22 235.00–260.00 $248.89 $1,411 +4.77
550–595 value added 578 20 255.00–264.00 $258.70 $1,495 +2.59
600–635 614 10 225.00–240.00 $232.91 $1,430 -6.78
610–638 value added 631 49 245.00–265.00 $256.10 $1,616 -4.90
650–695 value added 666 20 247.00–263.00 $252.03 $1,679 +7.03
650–686 666 22 220.00–240.00 $232.94 $1,551 -6.82
710–730 724 6 220.00–240.00 $226.70 $1,641 -7.66
750–773 760 5 223.00–235.00 $228.74 $1,738 +0.66
753–793 value added 774 17 231.00–236.00 $232.62 $1,800 —
838 value added 838 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,886 —
875 875 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,925 +6.60
917 value added 917 17 213.00 $213.00 $1,953 —
956 value added 956 56 228.00 $228.00 $2,180 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 275.00 $275.00 $660 +25.00
305–343 333 8 255.00–270.00 $265.78 $885 +58.90
365–395 382 9 246.00–270.00 $255.61 $976 +20.52
400–445 428 5 241.00–260.00 $250.29 $1,071 +34.29
458–480 465 3 252.00–255.00 $253.03 $1,177 +29.03
540 540 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,242 +6.88
565–593 579 5 225.00–230.00 $227.05 $1,315 +11.85
630–645 640 3 190.00–220.00 $199.84 $1,279 —
703–745 726 9 217.00–220.00 $218.29 $1,585 —
775 775 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,395 —
810 810 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,701 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 220.00–240.00 $230.12 $943 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 230.00 $230.00 $724 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–295 261 5 240.00–270.00 $263.23 $687 +17.23
317–342 332 9 252.00–260.00 $257.26 $854 +19.75
360–395 379 18 233.00–257.00 $246.37 $934 +0.70
403–414 value added 410 6 247.00–257.00 $253.73 $1,040 —
400–445 419 29 231.00–250.00 $243.07 $1,018 +4.52
450–485 469 37 220.00–230.00 $226.28 $1,061 +2.10
450–485 value added 483 14 230.00–241.00 $239.41 $1,156 +9.41
523–527 value added 525 8 225.00–230.00 $228.12 $1,198 —
500–547 528 50 210.00–224.00 $218.72 $1,155 -0.95
551–562 value added 558 13 225.00 $225.00 $1,256 +3.38
560–595 577 58 210.00–222.00 $212.54 $1,226 +4.58
600–640 612 17 190.00–210.00 $203.91 $1,248 +5.68
610–648 value added 623 7 210.00–214.00 $211.69 $1,319 +1.69
663 value added 663 22 210.00–218.00 $215.09 $1,426 +0.09
685–698 694 7 185.00–190.00 $187.16 $1,299 -5.99
701–725 value added 705 18 190.00–200.00 $198.29 $1,398 -10.71
733–740 735 4 180.00–190.00 $182.52 $1,342 -7.50
815–830 value added 829 15 180.00–185.00 $184.67 $1,531 —
860 860 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,462 +27.00
943 943 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,603 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 240.00 $240.00 $648 +10.00
320–340 326 7 220.00–245.00 $240.00 $782 +23.33
350–395 373 5 222.50–245.00 $230.87 $861 +7.87
400–430 420 4 223.00–235.00 $226.36 $951 +2.97
452–488 475 19 205.00–224.00 $216.09 $1,026 -0.20
505–535 521 10 200.00–210.00 $206.98 $1,078 +7.02
550–575 557 7 195.00–217.00 $209.14 $1,165 +4.39
635 635 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,206 +10.00
655 655 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,212 —
700–738 729 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,312 +10.00
800–830 815 2 134.00–160.00 $146.76 $1,196 —
860 860 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,462 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,175 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 225.00 $225.00 $855 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–437 419 15 255.00–265.00 $260.96 $1,093 +6.63
460–493 479 21 243.00–262.00 $252.75 $1,211 +9.11
502–549 534 20 224.00–240.00 $232.96 $1,244 -2.13
550–595 577 14 220.00–230.00 $223.21 $1,288 +1.89
603–645 632 17 205.00–225.00 $216.99 $1,371 +11.11
670–680 675 2 210.00–220.00 $215.04 $1,452 +2.48
710–723 719 4 190.00–210.00 $199.97 $1,438 +13.49
845 845 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,546 +13.00
860 860 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,479 —
935 935 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,590 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 422 3 251.00–257.00 $253.11 $1,068 +21.25
455–490 473 4 222.00–237.00 $231.30 $1,094 +0.46
500–545 526 14 210.00–230.00 $221.41 $1,165 +14.20
565–593 585 9 215.00–225.00 $216.07 $1,264 +6.13
630 630 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,134 —
670 670 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,273 +10.00
754 754 5 191.00 $191.00 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,038 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 470 2 220.00–235.00 $227.82 $1,071 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1090 966 80-85% 4 85.00–93.00 $87.16 $842 —
890–1555 1231 80-85% 42 95.00–106.00 $102.29 $1,259 -8.10
1050–1505 1256 80-85% 31 105.00–112.00 $107.56 $1,351 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1085 917 85-90% 3 80.00–83.00 $81.18 $744 -1.62
765–1175 1009 85-90% 24 83.00–97.00 $90.93 $917 +0.03
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1775 1355 75-80% 15 101.00–108.00 $105.28 $1,427 +0.35
1290–1870 1569 75-80% 8 106.00–116.00 $110.46 $1,733 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1820 1650 4 110.00–119.00 $113.71 $1,876 —
1385–2320 1846 4 124.00–130.00 $127.30 $2,350 —
1810–2135 1955 3 128.00–130.00 $129.06 $2,523 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1130 1048 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 925.00–975.00 $950.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 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
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.