Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

1,463 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.07/cwt ≈ $1,946/hd at 828 lb · 64 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $223.02/cwt -5.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,267/hd at 568 lb · 55 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.86/cwt -8.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 469 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,463	1,339	1,329
Feeder cattle	1,280	1,063	1,085
Slaughter cattle	148	237	176
Replacement cattle	35	39	68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers 2.00 to 6.00 lower, instances 12.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower,, instances 13.00 lower. Bulls 15.00 to 20.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
218–230	221	4	250.00–285.00	$275.89	$610	—
263–290	276	6	280.00–302.00	$290.22	$801	-11.78
303–345	332	21	277.00–305.00	$295.91	$982	-4.05
353–385	366	11	267.00–292.00	$274.72	$1,005	-13.81
408–415	411	5	265.00–277.00	$273.16	$1,123	+0.24
458–474	464	10	235.00–280.00	$261.63	$1,214	-12.28
508–548	534	34	230.00–270.00	$249.85	$1,334	-7.04
553–595	573	19	230.00–255.00	$241.83	$1,386	-6.73
580 value added	580	3	254.00	$254.00	$1,473	-6.00
600–645	618	32	215.00–250.00	$239.05	$1,477	-3.32
600–641 value added	635	7	230.00–261.00	$256.82	$1,631	-3.86
650–695	671	25	220.00–253.00	$239.82	$1,609	-0.17
703–730	713	8	200.00–241.00	$226.40	$1,614	—
753–771	762	12	220.00–235.00	$228.39	$1,740	-1.61
805–840	826	8	220.00–230.00	$225.08	$1,859	—
828 value added	828	56	236.50	$236.50	$1,958	—
850–880 value added	868	5	220.00–230.00	$226.08	$1,962	—
895	895	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,611	—
949 value added	949	14	220.00	$220.00	$2,088	—
1080	1080	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,620	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	241.00	$241.00	$711	-9.00
305–320	313	2	220.00–230.00	$224.88	$704	—
389–390	389	6	220.00–262.00	$234.02	$910	-25.15
430–440	435	2	190.00–230.00	$209.77	$912	-44.43
505	505	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,060	-20.00
580	580	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,160	-24.80
802	802	7	208.00	$208.00	$1,668	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	210.00	$210.00	$714	—
463	463	3	150.00	$150.00	$694	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	232.00	$232.00	$940	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	3	250.00	$250.00	$612	—
260–295	289	9	230.00–252.00	$248.68	$719	—
318–345	328	8	232.00–262.00	$249.03	$817	-1.21
350–392	373	30	227.00–255.00	$243.40	$908	-7.12
400–445	424	26	225.00–245.00	$237.10	$1,005	-2.02
452–490	464	35	220.00–233.00	$227.29	$1,055	-10.13
479–490 value added	483	11	225.00–239.00	$233.84	$1,129	—
500–540	519	45	215.00–239.00	$228.16	$1,184	-3.10
550–595	568	55	205.00–228.00	$223.02	$1,267	-5.56
600–645	615	32	190.00–231.00	$209.36	$1,288	+0.17
650–685	659	21	180.00–215.00	$199.66	$1,316	-1.24
735	735	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,396	-7.94
755–776	774	16	190.00–221.00	$214.60	$1,661	+19.47
805	805	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,530	-2.00
860–885	873	2	178.00–189.00	$183.42	$1,601	+8.11

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	284	5	220.00–235.00	$229.19	$651	+9.19
323–345	330	3	180.00–222.00	$207.38	$684	-19.62
423–443	433	7	210.00–241.00	$228.01	$987	+7.41
450	450	2	220.00	$220.00	$990	-3.79
528–545	532	8	200.00–210.00	$204.26	$1,087	-2.59
568–575	572	4	190.00–200.00	$194.97	$1,115	-15.78
645	645	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,064	-27.34
735	735	2	174.00	$174.00	$1,279	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	140.00	$140.00	$567	-60.00
495	495	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,040	—
515–530	523	2	120.00–180.00	$149.57	$782	—
555	555	1	100.00	$100.00	$555	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	184.00	$184.00	$800	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–444	425	25	220.00–266.00	$252.88	$1,075	+0.39
452–499	472	31	220.00–240.00	$228.54	$1,079	-10.07
504–535	519	39	220.00–230.00	$223.84	$1,162	+0.80
550–585	567	29	190.00–230.00	$211.95	$1,202	-8.41
605–640	625	41	185.00–210.00	$207.06	$1,294	+0.62
665–688	682	11	180.00–200.00	$193.21	$1,318	-13.79
705–745	726	5	170.00–190.00	$179.92	$1,306	-14.99
795	795	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,431	—
825	825	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,485	—
945	945	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–438	413	6	217.00–255.00	$241.56	$998	+2.91
513–540	525	16	180.00–215.00	$207.68	$1,090	+1.00
563–580	570	4	180.00–210.00	$192.50	$1,097	-17.43
602–640	613	7	180.00–190.00	$186.41	$1,143	-13.48
680–695	688	2	170.00–175.00	$172.53	$1,187	-19.42
700–730	720	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,224	—
770	770	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,232	—
840	840	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,260	—
870	870	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,305	—
940	940	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,222	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	190.00	$190.00	$874	—
515	515	2	150.00	$150.00	$772	—
678	678	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,017	—
810	810	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,215	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	210.00	$210.00	$914	—
515	515	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,092	+12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1225	1022	85-90%	8	66.00–74.00	$69.54	$711	-12.36
785–1645	1109	85-90%	17	75.00–87.00	$79.57	$882	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1540	1255	80-85%	19	83.00–99.00	$91.39	$1,147	—
1300	1300	80-85%	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,079	-17.77

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1795	1307	75-80%	19	94.00–103.00	$97.60	$1,276	—
1510	1510	75-80%	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,299	-17.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–2115	1726	10	111.00–120.00	$116.66	$2,014	—
1770	1770	1	122.00	$122.00	$2,159	—
1250–2445	1806	6	103.00–112.00	$106.81	$1,929	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
975	975	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,045.00	$1,045.00

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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.