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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 18, 2024

1,560 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $266.82/cwt +7.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,397/hd at 524 lb · 104 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $231.29/cwt -7.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,462/hd at 632 lb · 88 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $229.20/cwt +3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,549/hd at 676 lb · 81 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,560 1,354 1,682
Feeder cattle 1,424 1,169 1,422
Slaughter cattle 123 151 154
Replacement cattle 13 34 106

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Steers under 550 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Heifers under 550 lbs steady to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Bulls steady to 10.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 375.00–400.00 $386.39 $869 —
295 295 2 385.00–400.00 $392.50 $1,158 +30.75
343–345 343 6 362.00–372.00 $370.33 $1,270 +28.86
385 385 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,078 -49.54
381–395 390 28 320.00–342.00 $324.90 $1,267 -4.64
401–440 419 21 320.00–337.00 $331.71 $1,390 +11.39
446 446 9 315.00 $315.00 $1,405 -5.32
450–456 fancy 454 16 330.00–332.00 $330.87 $1,502 —
453–495 484 59 290.00–320.00 $306.19 $1,482 +5.99
501–530 thin fleshed 509 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,578 —
505–545 529 37 270.00–302.00 $289.24 $1,530 +13.91
555 value added 555 7 291.00 $291.00 $1,615 -9.00
555–597 579 25 260.00–285.00 $271.78 $1,574 -5.16
600–613 value added 607 10 280.00–281.00 $280.30 $1,701 +5.22
615–635 626 11 250.00–275.00 $259.23 $1,623 -0.14
653 value added 653 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,809 +9.88
650–693 682 11 235.00–250.00 $241.91 $1,650 -6.25
707–726 value added 718 7 251.00–255.00 $252.69 $1,814 -3.52
700–744 724 13 235.00–252.00 $243.72 $1,765 -0.70
753–758 value added 754 18 242.00–247.00 $243.17 $1,834 -3.54
760–780 773 4 227.00–235.00 $232.50 $1,797 -0.25
805 805 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,811 -2.33
886 886 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,940 —
936 value added 936 56 231.00 $231.00 $2,162 +11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 2 310.00 $310.00 $707 —
280 280 1 310.00 $310.00 $868 —
302–335 314 46 292.00–355.00 $339.67 $1,067 +18.09
375–398 386 11 270.00–330.00 $310.70 $1,199 -6.30
410–435 429 11 280.00–322.00 $295.79 $1,269 -1.70
465–488 thin fleshed 483 5 307.00–310.00 $309.42 $1,494 —
480–490 486 4 250.00–285.00 $271.36 $1,319 -10.36
548 548 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,370 —
558–595 574 9 250.00–270.00 $255.12 $1,464 +2.67
603–640 612 4 210.00–225.00 $213.92 $1,309 -11.18
655–685 663 4 228.00–240.00 $234.07 $1,552 —
730–740 735 2 210.00–225.00 $217.45 $1,598 +15.45
905 905 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,955 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 255.00 $255.00 $829 —
355–393 380 3 245.00–312.00 $291.15 $1,106 —
400–415 408 2 252.00–270.00 $260.83 $1,064 —
465 465 1 303.00 $303.00 $1,409 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 325 8 300.00–313.00 $305.52 $993 +5.24
322–336 thin fleshed 329 17 320.00 $320.00 $1,053 —
372–395 thin fleshed 381 13 316.00–317.00 $316.76 $1,207 —
353–395 382 14 292.00–307.00 $300.39 $1,147 +2.84
402 thin fleshed 402 3 307.00 $307.00 $1,234 —
403–445 432 44 277.00–302.00 $290.55 $1,255 +5.64
437 value added 437 6 297.00 $297.00 $1,298 -7.86
450 value added 450 10 287.00 $287.00 $1,292 +11.25
454 thin fleshed 454 8 292.00 $292.00 $1,326 —
450–498 475 53 265.00–282.00 $273.79 $1,301 +12.19
500–538 522 49 250.00–270.00 $259.90 $1,357 +2.00
517–527 value added 525 50 265.00–275.00 $273.98 $1,438 +10.56
520–528 thin fleshed 526 5 260.00–275.00 $262.96 $1,383 —
550–590 564 35 233.00–255.00 $246.79 $1,392 +6.54
588 value added 588 15 253.00 $253.00 $1,488 -11.62
603–648 632 88 220.00–240.00 $231.29 $1,462 -2.46
655–678 668 31 220.00–228.00 $223.88 $1,496 +0.50
681 value added 681 50 232.50 $232.50 $1,583 +1.42
709 thin fleshed 709 11 216.00 $216.00 $1,531 —
700–743 726 16 210.00–213.00 $212.05 $1,539 -1.72
769–787 777 12 201.00–213.00 $208.48 $1,620 +7.11
833 833 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,591 -12.91
850–864 value added 862 6 205.00–207.00 $205.33 $1,770 —
865 865 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,514 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–215 213 3 234.00–260.00 $251.47 $536 —
250–295 273 4 265.00–300.00 $279.47 $763 -17.53
300–345 327 10 235.00–282.00 $266.29 $871 -35.71
355–370 363 12 270.00–288.00 $279.69 $1,015 -28.51
405–445 431 13 230.00–275.00 $259.68 $1,119 -2.57
450–495 472 10 235.00–272.00 $261.02 $1,232 -2.17
508–543 527 14 220.00–250.00 $242.19 $1,276 +1.90
539 thin fleshed 539 15 253.00 $253.00 $1,364 —
565–570 568 3 210.00–227.00 $220.70 $1,254 -1.51
613–615 614 3 210.00–215.00 $213.33 $1,310 —
655 value added 655 14 220.00 $220.00 $1,441 —
650–670 657 6 202.00–220.00 $214.70 $1,411 —
793 793 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,467 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 265.00 $265.00 $914 —
380–395 388 3 200.00–255.00 $229.83 $892 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 193.00 $193.00 $762 —
585 585 1 137.00 $137.00 $801 —
640 640 1 145.00 $145.00 $928 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 422 22 310.00–332.00 $321.51 $1,357 +12.96
470 thin fleshed 470 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,480 —
453–498 481 24 285.00–307.00 $299.55 $1,441 +9.79
513–538 526 10 270.00–292.00 $282.14 $1,484 -2.84
551–575 557 23 250.00–281.00 $271.38 $1,512 +5.37
600–640 626 11 232.00–250.00 $241.69 $1,513 -4.75
653–669 663 7 220.00–239.00 $233.77 $1,550 +11.87
800–848 833 4 190.00–205.00 $200.14 $1,667 —
880 880 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,610 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–445 430 8 270.00–312.00 $301.36 $1,296 +21.78
455 455 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,215 —
513 thin fleshed 513 15 290.00 $290.00 $1,488 —
523 523 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,292 -16.64
568–585 574 4 247.00–253.00 $250.72 $1,439 -0.28
634 thin fleshed 634 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,528 —
693–695 694 4 212.00–225.00 $218.49 $1,516 —
755 755 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,510 —
800 800 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,456 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1595 1163 80-85% 34 111.00–126.00 $120.40 $1,400 —
1265–1500 1363 80-85% 3 107.00–111.00 $109.34 $1,490 —
1265–1760 1453 80-85% 8 125.00–132.00 $128.66 $1,869 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1015 948 85-90% 5 91.00–92.00 $91.21 $865 —
905–1015 949 85-90% 6 94.00–110.00 $101.45 $963 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1395 1271 75-80% 4 127.00–128.00 $127.52 $1,621 —
1210–1490 1298 75-80% 6 118.00–124.00 $120.50 $1,564 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,580 —
1375–1575 1493 8 116.00–130.00 $124.80 $1,863 —
1694–1860 1699 31 148.50–154.00 $153.81 $2,613 —
1490–2025 1831 6 131.00–139.00 $134.18 $2,457 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00 —

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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.