Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 4, 2023

1,000 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $198.44/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,419/hd at 715 lb · 55 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $191.28/cwt -2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,192/hd at 623 lb · 54 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $201.34/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 527 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,000	1,339	2,060
Feeder cattle	847	1,080	1,785
Slaughter cattle	134	221	250
Replacement cattle	19	38	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to this same market last week, feeder steers sharply lower with 600lbs to 750lbs 3.00 to 10.00 higher, heifers 6.00 to 12.00 lower, and feeder bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	220.00–235.00	$227.58	$553	—
250–280	262	3	250.00	$250.00	$655	-24.91
275–298 value added	290	3	270.00–280.00	$276.84	$803	—
300–330	316	10	250.00–280.00	$265.03	$837	-1.33
350–390	362	5	242.00–257.00	$250.92	$908	-16.92
368 value added	368	2	272.00	$272.00	$1,001	—
405–433 value added	420	4	250.00–260.00	$255.53	$1,073	—
403–445	425	7	230.00–240.00	$234.12	$995	-25.42
455	455	1	190.00	$190.00	$864	-57.67
457–497 value added	471	13	240.00–250.00	$245.31	$1,155	—
458–495	473	19	225.00–235.00	$229.47	$1,085	-18.20
505–530 value added	518	19	230.00–240.00	$237.88	$1,232	—
500–545	528	10	220.00–225.00	$220.49	$1,164	-11.16
553–577 value added	557	20	226.00–235.00	$233.60	$1,301	—
565–579	572	11	220.00–225.00	$221.84	$1,269	+2.15
605–630	616	17	200.00–210.00	$207.66	$1,279	-0.96
600–645 value added	628	18	215.00–225.00	$221.39	$1,390	-6.49
653–679 value added	671	19	216.00–223.00	$218.30	$1,465	+11.11
660–697	674	16	190.00–210.50	$208.83	$1,408	+11.32
700–741	715	55	190.00–200.00	$198.44	$1,419	+3.26
755–765 value added	758	3	186.00	$186.00	$1,410	—
776–793	782	6	184.00–185.00	$184.34	$1,442	-15.66
795	795	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,352	—
832–845 value added	835	4	179.00–185.00	$183.48	$1,532	—
890 value added	890	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,513	-20.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	6	220.00–240.00	$231.84	$765	+1.84
363–385	368	6	230.00–235.00	$232.81	$857	-18.39
415–445	438	8	220.00–227.00	$224.64	$984	+12.19
535	535	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,070	—
550–590	567	3	210.00–215.00	$211.65	$1,200	+17.51
618	618	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,174	+0.28
690–695	693	3	180.00–190.00	$183.32	$1,270	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	229	4	220.00–250.00	$226.89	$520	—
250–290	270	3	220.00	$220.00	$594	+1.28
250–289 value added	276	6	240.00	$240.00	$662	—
310–333 value added	326	6	222.00–231.00	$227.59	$742	—
305–345	331	12	200.00–212.00	$206.46	$683	-13.96
358–380	366	15	211.00–222.00	$219.02	$802	-0.33
371 value added	371	4	231.00	$231.00	$857	—
405–445	426	15	203.00–212.00	$208.11	$887	-8.00
410–448 value added	433	15	217.00–222.00	$218.82	$947	—
458–487 value added	472	7	204.00–215.00	$210.13	$992	—
455–495	474	13	190.00–204.00	$198.05	$939	-7.72
505–545	526	30	190.00–200.00	$197.15	$1,037	-3.93
503–543 value added	529	19	204.00–210.00	$207.95	$1,100	+2.95
550–590	562	31	190.00–200.00	$193.00	$1,085	-2.50
575	575	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,064	-10.50
620–622 value added	621	35	190.00–200.00	$196.03	$1,217	—
613–647	627	19	175.00–185.00	$182.52	$1,144	-11.56
650–680	663	21	170.00–180.00	$178.56	$1,184	-3.89
670	670	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,106	-17.45
651–688 value added	673	26	182.00–185.00	$182.83	$1,230	—
743	743	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,189	-10.30
745 value added	745	5	168.00	$168.00	$1,252	—
750–793 value added	779	3	160.00–172.00	$168.15	$1,310	—
857	857	3	153.00	$153.00	$1,311	—
920	920	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,270	—
995	995	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,204	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	200.00	$200.00	$440	—
410–445	423	6	191.00–200.00	$195.98	$829	-11.12
470	470	1	185.00	$185.00	$870	-9.50
615–640	632	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,074	+10.00
725	725	1	130.00	$130.00	$942	-47.00
750–760	755	2	140.00–150.00	$144.97	$1,095	-3.02

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	201.00	$201.00	$704	—
590	590	1	160.00	$160.00	$944	-35.00
660	660	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,056	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	360	4	242.00–252.00	$246.43	$887	+16.43
405 fancy	405	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,012	—
410–445	422	15	220.00–230.00	$227.29	$959	-4.13
455 fancy	455	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,101	—
455–495	463	5	210.00–220.00	$217.86	$1,009	-18.27
510–548	524	10	210.00–215.00	$211.01	$1,106	-1.87
550–583	563	11	200.00–210.00	$205.42	$1,157	-2.44
603–640	619	15	180.00–190.00	$186.46	$1,154	-2.23
653–655	654	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,210	+2.73
703	703	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,195	±0.00
770–788	784	4	160.00–170.00	$162.46	$1,274	-7.54
860	860	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,247	+5.00
900	900	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,170	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–523	517	2	194.00–200.00	$197.04	$1,019	-0.41
555–595	573	6	170.00–190.00	$181.67	$1,041	+1.67
655–684	680	8	160.00–185.00	$163.01	$1,108	-11.99

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,030	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
938–1510	1132	80-85%	8	72.00–83.00	$80.52	$911	—
1045–1505	1144	80-85%	27	84.00–94.00	$88.67	$1,014	—
1165–1425	1263	80-85%	12	95.00–97.00	$96.55	$1,219	+11.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1735	1362	75-80%	20	84.00–95.00	$89.53	$1,219	—
1390–1540	1465	75-80%	2	96.00–100.00	$98.10	$1,437	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1148	1079	85-90%	6	77.00–87.00	$80.37	$867	—
1040–1132	1091	85-90%	15	67.00–75.00	$70.81	$773	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1145	1083	9	100.00–109.00	$102.56	$1,111	—
1535	1535	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,888	—
1505–1860	1689	4	101.00–108.00	$104.71	$1,769	-18.38
1610–2435	1983	12	111.00–121.00	$117.36	$2,327	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	775.00	$775.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1133–1225	1156	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,025.00–1,400.00	$1,303.55

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–960	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young (2-4 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 $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00

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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.