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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

1,614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $209.32/cwt +16.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,501/hd at 717 lb · 170 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $208.43/cwt +3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,935/hd at 928 lb · 116 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.20/cwt +10.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 577 lb · 86 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,614 1,578 907
Feeder cattle 1,525 1,223 802
Slaughter cattle 62 157 62
Replacement cattle 27 198 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to inclement weather and inadequate receipts, the last reported sale at this location was on January 8th. Therefore, no accurate trends could be established.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–280 275 3 300.00–320.00 $313.22 $861 —
306–340 313 5 290.00–332.00 $322.87 $1,011 +42.91
365–388 381 11 280.00–302.00 $292.50 $1,114 +5.43
405–443 430 16 272.00–291.00 $282.48 $1,215 +13.43
420–435 fancy 430 3 300.00–305.00 $301.63 $1,297 —
450 fancy 450 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,314 —
451–498 474 36 250.00–280.00 $270.73 $1,283 +8.77
515 value added 515 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,390 +17.21
505–543 527 23 250.00–275.00 $266.85 $1,406 +10.91
554–563 value added 557 13 268.00–274.00 $272.14 $1,516 +9.62
550–593 585 27 237.00–265.00 $242.99 $1,421 +2.23
603–645 623 27 220.00–240.00 $232.32 $1,447 +7.59
602–636 value added 629 16 245.00–254.00 $249.64 $1,570 +9.04
650–683 value added 669 42 240.00–245.00 $242.58 $1,623 +4.28
653–695 682 22 220.00–234.00 $232.01 $1,582 -3.00
700–740 721 7 200.00–220.00 $209.37 $1,510 -10.23
702–746 value added 722 61 227.00–237.50 $232.27 $1,677 —
770–796 782 11 200.00–205.00 $202.69 $1,585 -11.31
780–799 value added 793 28 210.00 $210.00 $1,665 —
836–840 838 18 195.00–200.00 $197.11 $1,652 -10.88
855–865 859 7 190.00–200.00 $194.57 $1,671 —
928 value added 928 114 209.00 $209.00 $1,940 +4.00
940 940 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,654 -25.00
1065–1068 1066 6 168.00–169.00 $168.67 $1,798 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–238 238 13 265.00–290.00 $288.10 $686 —
350–393 384 6 270.00–280.00 $271.86 $1,044 +37.06
443–445 444 3 262.00–273.00 $265.68 $1,180 —
510–535 523 2 221.00–235.00 $228.17 $1,193 +8.17
600 600 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,320 —
670–695 683 2 210.00–220.00 $214.91 $1,468 +14.91
778–788 784 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,490 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 250.00 $250.00 $850 —
395 395 1 250.00 $250.00 $988 —
425–445 435 2 230.00–240.00 $235.11 $1,023 —
545 545 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,144 —
790 790 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,501 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 3 260.00 $260.00 $559 —
354–395 374 28 240.00–258.00 $252.16 $943 +6.84
398 value added 398 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,043 —
419–447 value added 427 32 251.00–263.00 $259.47 $1,108 +16.47
420–445 433 6 237.00–255.00 $249.77 $1,082 +11.99
460–476 value added 469 10 245.00–259.00 $252.53 $1,184 +7.53
450–498 475 50 220.00–256.00 $247.09 $1,174 +16.35
520 value added 520 14 238.00 $238.00 $1,238 +8.21
513–545 535 24 220.00–234.00 $224.64 $1,202 +0.05
563–573 value added 572 43 230.00–237.00 $230.64 $1,319 —
550–599 582 43 213.00–232.00 $221.76 $1,291 +6.53
604–648 613 37 200.00–216.00 $211.88 $1,299 -1.15
636 value added 636 24 215.00 $215.00 $1,367 -5.26
655–670 666 8 190.00–205.00 $198.09 $1,319 +1.33
674 value added 674 11 200.00 $200.00 $1,348 -25.00
705–748 value added 714 150 195.00–221.75 $211.31 $1,509 —
733–744 741 20 190.00–200.00 $194.39 $1,440 +1.18
790 790 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,343 -22.92
820 value added 820 65 195.00 $195.00 $1,599 —
829–830 830 19 182.00–183.00 $182.32 $1,513 —
855–870 859 4 154.00–181.00 $170.68 $1,466 +1.74
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 250.00 $250.00 $675 —
355–385 372 3 200.00–242.00 $223.68 $832 +10.15
450–475 463 2 220.00–222.00 $221.03 $1,023 +28.42
561–565 562 5 200.00–210.00 $207.99 $1,169 +37.99
620 620 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,116 -10.00
690 690 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,304 +14.00
702 value added 702 75 189.00 $189.00 $1,327 —
705 705 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,340 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 235.00 $235.00 $776 —
520 520 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,040 —
560–580 570 3 200.00–216.00 $206.94 $1,180 —
635 635 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,175 —
660 660 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,188 —
700 700 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,260 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,256 +35.76
455–494 482 12 260.00–275.00 $269.77 $1,300 +33.85
500–545 522 11 220.00–252.00 $240.67 $1,256 +9.87
555–580 563 13 220.00–250.00 $233.75 $1,316 +17.59
625 625 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,312 ±0.00
845 845 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,352 -22.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,080 —
613 613 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,287 —
670 670 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,206 -15.49
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,154 —
570 570 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,197 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1380 1112 80-85% 15 97.00–111.00 $105.36 $1,172 —
1090–1755 1341 80-85% 4 114.00–118.00 $116.01 $1,556 —
1105–1780 1443 80-85% 2 95.00 $95.00 $1,371 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1665 1364 75-80% 6 105.00–115.00 $110.45 $1,507 —
1140–1855 1489 75-80% 5 112.00–120.00 $116.38 $1,733 +26.38
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1300 999 85-90% 9 87.00–98.00 $92.24 $921 +19.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1112–2610 1482 9 110.00–123.00 $117.94 $1,748 —
1340–2095 1718 2 95.00–108.00 $102.93 $1,768 —
2055–2135 2095 2 126.00–129.50 $127.78 $2,677 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1030 1008 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,201.98
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1060 980 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,300.00 $1,277.04

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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.