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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 16, 2023

1,339 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.58/cwt +6.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,312/hd at 574 lb · 52 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.80/cwt +20.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,604/hd at 627 lb · 45 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $257.76/cwt +14.47 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 385 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,339 1,513 1,385
Feeder cattle 1,063 1,326 1,260
Slaughter cattle 237 158 88
Replacement cattle 39 29 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 550 lbs steady to 7.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 7.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Bulls mostly 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
250 250 2 302.00 $302.00 $755 +26.49
313–345 332 9 280.00–307.00 $299.96 $996 +11.50
355–395 380 30 270.00–302.00 $288.53 $1,096 +8.78
400–415 407 6 267.00–282.00 $272.92 $1,111 -7.08
459–499 473 19 250.00–285.00 $273.91 $1,296 +13.03
500–545 516 29 250.00–265.00 $256.89 $1,326 +7.21
510–530 value added 516 8 268.00–270.00 $268.76 $1,387 -1.24
559 value added 559 12 260.00 $260.00 $1,453 -2.00
550–595 569 21 240.00–250.00 $248.56 $1,414 -1.29
610–639 value added 625 33 250.00–265.00 $260.68 $1,629 —
605–645 632 12 230.00–253.00 $242.37 $1,532 +6.82
660–691 677 10 230.00–245.00 $239.99 $1,625 +0.71
680 value added 680 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,700 -5.00
701–748 value added 729 15 248.00–251.00 $249.15 $1,816 —
770 770 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,771 -9.80
785–798 value added 795 4 240.00–243.00 $242.26 $1,926 —
945 945 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,748 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 272.00 $272.00 $666 +32.00
295 295 1 250.00 $250.00 $738 —
360–398 383 8 250.00–267.00 $259.17 $993 +9.17
425 425 5 235.00–267.00 $254.20 $1,080 +19.20
452–490 465 3 230.00–250.00 $237.03 $1,102 —
512 value added 512 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,254 —
525 525 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,208 +26.80
558–595 572 6 200.00–230.00 $224.80 $1,286 -6.78
605–610 608 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,338 —
735 735 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,742 —
765–770 768 3 180.00–215.00 $196.29 $1,508 —
965 965 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,689 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 180.00 $180.00 $675 ±0.00
445 445 1 200.00 $200.00 $890 —
485 485 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,212 —
579 579 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,390 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 240.00–260.00 $250.24 $771 +5.12
324 thin fleshed 324 17 281.00 $281.00 $910 —
353–398 384 23 240.00–257.00 $250.52 $962 +7.23
386 thin fleshed 386 18 267.00 $267.00 $1,031 —
409–438 421 20 230.00–252.00 $239.12 $1,007 +0.44
450–499 479 40 225.00–245.00 $237.42 $1,137 +3.50
495 495 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,089 -13.92
500–548 525 36 226.00–240.00 $231.26 $1,214 -0.51
550–599 574 52 217.00–233.00 $228.58 $1,312 +6.59
600–648 623 25 190.00–220.00 $209.19 $1,303 -3.77
670 value added 670 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,367 —
660–693 677 21 190.00–212.00 $200.90 $1,360 -2.67
708–737 728 7 190.00–201.00 $197.94 $1,441 +1.24
753–793 769 5 192.00–200.00 $195.13 $1,501 -6.56
835 835 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,603 +5.26
850–860 857 3 172.00–182.00 $175.31 $1,502 —
913 913 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,607 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 220.00 $220.00 $627 ±0.00
340–345 343 2 227.00 $227.00 $779 —
365–370 367 3 221.00–247.00 $236.60 $868 +16.60
400–445 420 5 215.00–232.00 $220.60 $927 +1.57
460–495 468 16 200.00–230.00 $223.79 $1,047 +4.53
525–545 535 2 188.00–225.00 $206.85 $1,107 +6.85
555–595 576 6 200.00–224.00 $210.75 $1,214 +14.03
615–645 625 4 180.00–200.00 $192.34 $1,202 —
650–665 658 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,250 —
788 value added 788 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,418 —
795 795 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,352 —
845 845 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,470 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 435 2 200.00 $200.00 $870 +70.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,150 +50.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 2 250.00–255.00 $252.49 $1,106 -8.84
453–495 477 18 230.00–250.00 $238.61 $1,138 +5.41
500–546 519 14 215.00–230.00 $223.04 $1,158 -3.69
562–587 577 13 210.00–225.00 $220.36 $1,271 +2.08
630–648 641 7 205.00–210.00 $206.44 $1,323 -4.14
655 655 7 207.00 $207.00 $1,356 +8.65
708–725 712 4 180.00–200.00 $194.91 $1,388 +6.05
755–770 758 5 180.00–185.00 $183.98 $1,395 -1.02
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–445 428 6 230.00–250.00 $238.65 $1,021 +5.68
460–495 482 3 210.00–230.00 $219.79 $1,059 +0.31
520–523 522 3 200.00–210.00 $206.68 $1,079 -13.32
572–590 580 13 180.00–215.00 $209.93 $1,218 —
606–640 615 7 180.00–205.00 $199.89 $1,229 -2.59
670–691 687 5 190.00–200.00 $191.95 $1,319 +21.95
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 220.00 $220.00 $990 —
500 500 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,000 —
585 585 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,228 —
655 655 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,244 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1235 1030 85-90% 74 75.00–89.00 $81.90 $844 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1765 1220 80-85% 54 85.00–99.00 $91.51 $1,116 —
965–1360 1238 80-85% 8 77.00–87.00 $84.66 $1,048 —
1230–1425 1325 80-85% 3 99.00–103.00 $100.77 $1,335 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1835 1409 75-80% 37 93.00–102.00 $96.07 $1,354 -4.15
1250–1615 1433 75-80% 4 87.00–104.00 $92.80 $1,330 -7.42
1185–1730 1502 75-80% 12 99.00–106.00 $103.56 $1,555 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1660 1443 5 102.00–112.00 $108.54 $1,566 —
1400–2235 1879 10 115.00–124.00 $119.72 $2,250 -4.81
1935 1935 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,399 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1045 1013 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 825.00–875.00 $858.42
1039 1039 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 885.00 $885.00
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1278 1278 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1280 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00
965–1125 1064 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,025.00–1,550.00 $1,186.45

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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.