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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 15, 2024

967 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $241.42/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,385/hd at 574 lb · 77 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $272.46/cwt +6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,613/hd at 592 lb · 65 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $274.56/cwt +15.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,874/hd at 683 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 967 1,261 1,535
Feeder cattle 835 1,070 1,136
Slaughter cattle 107 65 169
Replacement cattle 25 126 230

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cow and bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs steady to 10.00 higher. Heifer under 450 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 406.00 $406.00 $954 —
257–280 264 7 412.00–415.00 $414.09 $1,093 +21.16
300–346 338 11 337.00–385.00 $349.26 $1,180 +49.26
360–397 383 19 312.00–332.00 $323.49 $1,239 -1.78
400–445 418 6 312.00–322.00 $319.21 $1,334 +10.60
450–490 475 16 290.00–312.00 $300.36 $1,427 +30.36
505–545 518 5 280.00–300.00 $290.72 $1,506 +15.04
550–598 592 65 270.00–285.00 $272.46 $1,613 +7.68
615–633 625 8 250.00–275.00 $263.27 $1,645 +6.20
646 value added 646 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,815 +2.79
660–688 680 6 262.00–268.00 $266.38 $1,811 +13.18
671–686 value added 683 39 275.00–276.00 $275.82 $1,884 +8.88
730 730 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,679 +7.67
768 value added 768 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,882 —
893 893 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,866 -4.66
1010 value added 1010 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,929 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,111 -19.82
365–395 388 7 250.00–307.00 $280.92 $1,090 -17.21
410–445 436 5 265.00–285.00 $278.20 $1,213 -20.38
455 455 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,206 +5.00
515–540 528 2 262.00–270.00 $266.09 $1,405 —
611 611 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,405 -10.00
670 670 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,454 -18.97
770 770 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,671 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 250.00 $250.00 $875 —
530 530 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,272 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 3 342.00 $342.00 $814 —
258–293 272 6 315.00–340.00 $321.51 $875 -6.12
320–340 334 4 292.00–312.00 $301.38 $1,007 +0.01
350–395 385 28 287.00–312.00 $297.39 $1,145 +10.64
420–449 437 28 270.00–290.00 $282.28 $1,234 +5.44
450–495 460 24 250.00–282.00 $273.40 $1,258 +13.91
500–543 519 21 240.00–260.00 $251.89 $1,307 +28.57
554–578 560 24 240.00–250.00 $244.96 $1,372 +6.13
580 value added 580 52 240.00 $240.00 $1,392 -12.84
585 585 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,346 -8.83
600–649 621 36 220.00–240.00 $236.11 $1,466 +4.06
670–675 673 2 220.00–225.00 $222.51 $1,497 +4.16
705–720 716 19 190.00–213.00 $209.64 $1,501 +3.14
770 value added 770 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,463 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254 254 8 260.00 $260.00 $660 -67.49
330 330 1 275.00 $275.00 $908 -12.70
390–395 393 2 277.00–287.00 $282.03 $1,108 +9.89
443 443 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,161 +0.88
463 value added 463 2 272.00 $272.00 $1,259 —
455–490 471 9 235.00–265.00 $252.70 $1,190 +16.81
530 530 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,283 +8.95
560 560 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,327 +12.60
625 625 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,375 —
675 675 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,418 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 225.00 $225.00 $776 —
435 435 1 227.00 $227.00 $987 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 220.00 $220.00 $748 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 432 20 285.00–322.00 $313.65 $1,355 +63.65
455–490 469 29 280.00–307.00 $298.02 $1,398 +22.49
515–538 527 14 270.00–280.00 $275.02 $1,449 +23.02
550–590 572 32 250.00–274.00 $268.52 $1,536 +4.58
600–643 616 13 230.00–260.00 $250.53 $1,543 +20.53
659–690 671 11 235.00–243.00 $239.08 $1,604 +4.57
705–740 719 4 210.00–230.00 $223.81 $1,609 -1.60
755 755 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,699 +7.54
812–828 818 5 194.00–200.00 $196.43 $1,607 +1.43
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,170 —
425–440 437 5 265.00–280.00 $267.92 $1,171 -13.68
450–480 465 3 272.00–275.00 $274.00 $1,274 +6.25
518–520 519 3 250.00–270.00 $263.32 $1,367 +23.32
585 585 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,346 -17.00
678–690 681 4 224.00–237.00 $227.29 $1,548 -2.71

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 80-85% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,141 —
935–1455 1139 80-85% 22 123.00–133.00 $129.08 $1,470 —
1040–1355 1196 80-85% 10 133.00–143.00 $136.18 $1,629 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1515 1251 75-80% 11 125.00–136.00 $130.95 $1,638 —
1125–1560 1308 75-80% 16 135.00–140.00 $137.90 $1,804 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–885 780 85-90% 3 85.00–89.00 $86.85 $677 —
840–1240 965 85-90% 18 97.00–116.00 $108.37 $1,046 —
975–1080 1022 85-90% 3 117.00–125.00 $120.20 $1,228 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1850 1636 4 121.00–137.00 $133.24 $2,180 —
1290–1990 1684 11 141.00–154.00 $148.22 $2,496 —
1770–2030 1942 3 154.00–158.00 $155.74 $3,024 +22.76

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730 730 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 860.00 $860.00
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1073 1073 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,520.00 $1,520.00
1205 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1125 1043 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,250.00–1,325.00 $1,303.91

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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
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00 —
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1173 1173 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,443 —

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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.