Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 11, 2024

1,354 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $221.00/cwt ≈ $1,490/hd at 674 lb · 78 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.05/cwt +6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,603/hd at 778 lb · 71 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $225.82/cwt +9.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,524/hd at 675 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,354	1,308	1,316
Feeder cattle	1,169	1,095	1,168
Slaughter cattle	151	173	90
Replacement cattle	34	40	58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to this market last week, feeder steers steady to 1.00 lower, heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows/bulls 2.00 to 10.00 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
250–295	265	5	347.00–375.00	$361.75	$959	+1.69
305–330	318	12	330.00–360.00	$341.47	$1,086	+0.42
365–378	372	4	327.00–332.00	$329.54	$1,226	+21.54
390 value added	390	5	342.00	$342.00	$1,334	—
400–445	429	8	316.00–327.00	$320.32	$1,374	+5.50
450–495	459	5	295.00–302.00	$300.20	$1,378	+1.62
498 value added	498	6	310.00	$310.00	$1,544	—
515–545 value added	525	8	290.00–305.00	$294.98	$1,549	-13.87
510–540	528	16	270.00–285.00	$275.33	$1,454	-1.78
555–585	568	5	270.00–285.00	$276.94	$1,573	-1.32
555–580 value added	569	9	300.00	$300.00	$1,707	+3.52
610–630 value added	620	6	270.00–280.00	$275.08	$1,705	-1.92
605–648	638	13	259.00–260.00	$259.37	$1,655	-1.60
655–680 value added	669	7	264.00–274.00	$267.12	$1,787	-1.19
650–693	670	16	240.00–255.00	$248.16	$1,663	-0.53
712–735 value added	725	30	255.00–261.00	$256.21	$1,858	—
705–740	734	17	240.00–251.50	$244.42	$1,794	+0.79
750–792 value added	770	14	240.00–253.00	$246.71	$1,900	+13.71
760–798	792	18	220.00–236.50	$232.75	$1,843	+10.23
810–820	817	3	227.00–228.00	$227.33	$1,857	+2.33
855–892 value added	871	31	223.00–234.50	$229.56	$1,999	—
916 value added	916	16	220.00	$220.00	$2,015	—
940–945	943	3	180.00–194.00	$184.67	$1,741	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
867 value added	867	53	233.00	$233.00	$2,020	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	337	3	320.00–325.00	$321.58	$1,084	+14.59
365	365	2	317.00	$317.00	$1,157	+32.55
438–440	439	4	290.00–300.00	$297.49	$1,306	+28.22
450–490	475	3	280.00–285.00	$281.72	$1,338	+5.48
505	505	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,515	+46.52
565–590	578	2	250.00–255.00	$252.45	$1,459	+12.51
600–640	628	8	220.00–240.00	$225.10	$1,414	—
715	715	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,444	-18.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1305	1167	7	160.00–177.00	$163.59	$1,909	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	140.00	$140.00	$749	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	275	3	285.00–302.00	$292.60	$805	-11.95
305–333	311	5	294.00–302.00	$300.28	$934	-0.05
305–333 value added	324	3	320.00–322.00	$321.37	$1,041	—
370–395	379	9	292.00–307.00	$297.55	$1,128	+4.99
374–389 value added	382	9	315.00	$315.00	$1,203	+10.00
400–440	418	23	275.00–292.00	$284.91	$1,191	+9.87
406–436 value added	426	17	302.00–310.00	$304.86	$1,299	—
455–457 value added	457	4	272.00–277.00	$275.75	$1,260	—
450–490	470	13	250.00–267.00	$261.60	$1,230	-4.39
503–530 value added	521	8	260.00–271.00	$263.42	$1,372	+3.42
505–545	528	32	250.00–266.00	$257.90	$1,362	+6.51
557–578 value added	563	14	255.00–270.00	$264.62	$1,490	-5.38
552–587	569	36	235.00–250.00	$240.25	$1,367	-2.05
603–623 value added	616	6	247.00–253.00	$251.04	$1,546	—
605–645	624	13	226.00–238.00	$233.75	$1,459	+0.72
655–687 value added	674	19	227.00–243.00	$231.08	$1,557	—
650–683	675	41	220.00–229.00	$223.38	$1,508	+7.36
720–733	730	4	210.00–215.00	$213.77	$1,561	+11.80
766–767 value added	766	28	213.00–213.50	$213.23	$1,633	+4.23
750–792	786	43	190.00–210.00	$201.37	$1,583	+5.29
800–835	827	28	197.00–205.00	$203.91	$1,686	—
910	910	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,274	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
674	674	78	221.00	$221.00	$1,490	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	297.00	$297.00	$802	—
335	335	1	302.00	$302.00	$1,012	+24.33
360–388	379	3	300.00–312.00	$308.20	$1,168	+34.60
405–445	434	16	240.00–272.00	$262.25	$1,138	+7.16
460–498	478	8	242.00–272.00	$263.19	$1,258	+19.21
505–530	518	10	230.00–262.00	$240.29	$1,245	+14.67
560–590	576	11	215.00–230.00	$222.21	$1,280	-0.28
619 value added	619	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,424	-10.00
695	695	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,473	+13.96
735	735	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,477	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	388	5	312.00–332.00	$320.02	$1,242	—
424 fancy	424	14	322.00	$322.00	$1,365	—
420–443	437	13	302.00–317.00	$308.55	$1,348	+5.16
450–495	474	17	280.00–302.00	$289.76	$1,373	-10.59
500–530	511	11	280.00–290.00	$284.98	$1,456	+11.46
550–590	572	10	260.00–270.00	$266.01	$1,522	+3.99
615–640	626	10	230.00–255.00	$246.44	$1,543	+1.70
674–698	684	13	220.00–230.00	$221.90	$1,518	+3.65
705–735	720	2	190.00–210.00	$199.79	$1,438	-5.21
900	900	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,350	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	317.00	$317.00	$1,205	—
400–435	418	2	270.00–290.00	$279.58	$1,169	-5.99
503–545	528	6	250.00–270.00	$263.64	$1,392	+13.86
596	596	9	251.00	$251.00	$1,496	—
600–640	616	5	220.00–230.00	$225.97	$1,392	-4.03

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,060	-20.00
550	550	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,100	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1540	1103	85-90%	32	103.00–115.00	$107.94	$1,191	—
1500	1500	85-90%	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,770	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1845	1444	75-80%	22	114.00–124.00	$119.58	$1,727	+5.57
1350–1498	1449	75-80%	3	125.00–126.00	$125.31	$1,816	+11.30

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1455	1137	80-85%	13	109.00–115.00	$112.85	$1,283	—
1220–1425	1323	80-85%	2	120.00–123.00	$121.62	$1,609	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
999–1170	1101	4	117.00–119.00	$118.51	$1,305	—
1330–2280	1747	10	126.00–135.00	$130.73	$2,284	—
1765–2045	1905	2	121.00	$121.00	$2,305	—
2110	2110	1	145.00	$145.00	$3,060	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,020.00	$1,020.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–820	739	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–1,100.00	$984.30
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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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.