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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

932 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $290.23/cwt +40.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,913/hd at 659 lb · 69 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.00/cwt +25.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,815/hd at 881 lb · 55 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.95/cwt +9.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,608/hd at 728 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 932 1,465 1,237
Feeder cattle 815 1,269 1,110
Slaughter cattle 107 162 107
Replacement cattle 10 34 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 higher. Feeders mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 4 390.00–415.00 $403.72 $969 —
258–295 281 11 390.00–407.00 $399.44 $1,122 -6.42
320–330 323 3 380.00–400.00 $391.75 $1,265 +15.99
358–395 377 6 352.00–362.00 $356.44 $1,344 -19.45
415–445 427 10 322.00–346.00 $333.73 $1,425 -1.80
445 value added 445 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,513 -30.09
450–490 477 16 300.00–335.00 $314.45 $1,500 -11.45
503–538 519 20 280.00–310.00 $298.76 $1,551 +4.79
550–595 570 11 260.00–290.00 $278.97 $1,590 -7.71
603–630 618 16 245.00–260.00 $258.17 $1,595 -13.66
623–645 value added 631 11 283.00–285.00 $284.26 $1,794 +5.59
658 value added 658 64 293.00 $293.00 $1,928 +29.00
670–680 675 5 250.00–262.00 $254.76 $1,720 +9.16
723 value added 723 12 261.00 $261.00 $1,887 +0.74
710–740 729 7 230.00–243.00 $237.71 $1,733 -6.95
763 763 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,831 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–293 285 5 330.00–385.00 $353.43 $1,007 -15.57
320–345 336 5 320.00–362.00 $341.35 $1,147 +40.35
355–380 365 10 270.00–342.00 $307.36 $1,122 +27.36
400–435 420 10 260.00–300.00 $287.43 $1,207 -22.57
450–485 472 6 250.00–310.00 $286.15 $1,351 -6.85
500–515 512 6 245.00–290.00 $268.71 $1,376 -7.36
563 563 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,408 -15.64
680 680 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,455 -39.33
705 705 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,565 -22.00
810 810 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,855 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,025 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223–245 232 5 352.00–370.00 $359.60 $834 —
280–295 288 4 320.00 $320.00 $922 -15.25
310–342 335 10 312.00–332.00 $326.11 $1,092 +7.42
350–380 366 19 295.00–327.00 $312.68 $1,144 +1.77
413 thin fleshed 413 6 295.00 $295.00 $1,218 —
408–448 431 24 282.00–312.00 $292.09 $1,259 -5.31
450–480 464 17 262.00–287.00 $276.22 $1,282 +6.05
503–540 519 27 250.00–270.00 $262.64 $1,363 +3.12
550–595 582 19 230.00–260.00 $246.27 $1,433 -0.57
600–625 616 9 235.00–252.00 $241.52 $1,488 -6.86
655–690 677 8 220.00–235.00 $227.65 $1,541 -1.35
702 702 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,523 +22.69
703–735 value added 730 35 200.00–225.50 $221.29 $1,615 +4.02
750–770 753 6 206.00–217.00 $215.13 $1,620 +21.13
760 760 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,444 -4.00
810 value added 810 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,547 —
881 value added 881 55 206.00 $206.00 $1,815 +24.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245–248 247 4 297.00–342.00 $330.85 $817 —
310–322 320 6 300.00–305.00 $304.19 $973 +9.19
365–390 380 4 257.00–292.00 $272.89 $1,037 -24.00
410–425 422 5 255.00–270.00 $263.37 $1,111 -13.81
453–490 469 13 255.00–278.00 $268.48 $1,259 +7.43
520–548 533 13 240.00–250.00 $243.64 $1,299 +4.86
558–590 575 8 230.00–247.00 $243.90 $1,402 —
611–633 620 7 215.00–240.00 $229.07 $1,420 -10.69
687 687 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,518 —
715–725 720 4 200.00–207.00 $203.48 $1,465 —
800 800 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,400 —
860 860 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,522 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 170.00 $170.00 $688 —
505–510 508 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,118 —
710 710 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,314 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 220.00 $220.00 $759 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,322 —
370–390 375 8 347.00–380.00 $372.25 $1,396 +29.61
400–440 411 11 320.00–362.00 $349.72 $1,437 +20.12
455–498 480 11 300.00–317.00 $311.24 $1,494 -1.29
503–530 516 35 280.00–300.00 $295.09 $1,523 +1.58
565–595 586 9 260.00–277.00 $268.44 $1,573 +4.67
603–633 614 16 250.00–260.00 $257.95 $1,584 +3.85
655–690 667 9 235.00–255.00 $248.66 $1,659 -2.51
710–728 714 10 227.00–232.00 $231.30 $1,651 -0.70
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–333 330 3 310.00–340.00 $330.16 $1,090 —
353–395 364 7 300.00–327.00 $310.29 $1,129 -2.28
410–435 422 8 192.00–312.00 $262.23 $1,107 -48.40
450–493 470 12 275.00–300.00 $284.28 $1,336 +2.18
503–545 517 3 270.00–275.00 $271.76 $1,405 +1.48
565–585 575 2 255.00–260.00 $257.54 $1,481 -2.46
650 650 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,365 -22.00
720–740 730 4 210.00–215.00 $212.47 $1,551 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,121 —
500 500 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,250 -50.00
985 985 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,546 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1230 1084 80-85% 5 101.00–113.00 $107.50 $1,165 —
890–1250 1111 80-85% 38 113.00–125.00 $116.78 $1,297 —
995–1335 1268 80-85% 8 123.00–138.00 $129.71 $1,645 -6.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–840 830 85-90% 2 95.00 $95.00 $788 —
885 885 85-90% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,035 —
895–1140 1006 85-90% 21 103.00–111.00 $107.54 $1,082 -17.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1430 1300 75-80% 3 128.00–133.00 $130.57 $1,697 —
1249–1590 1330 75-80% 9 129.00–138.00 $134.33 $1,787 -0.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1710 1411 6 115.00–126.00 $122.50 $1,728 —
1875–2200 2008 3 145.00–154.00 $149.01 $2,992 —
1770–2320 2014 4 137.00–144.00 $141.24 $2,845 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1160 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00

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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.