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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

789 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $229.00/cwt ≈ $2,017/hd at 881 lb · 58 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $229.86/cwt +5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,864/hd at 811 lb · 38 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $288.07/cwt -11.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,229/hd at 426 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 789 876 882
Feeder cattle 687 718 690
Slaughter cattle 89 111 138
Replacement cattle 13 47 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to this same sale last week, slaughter cows 3.00 to 15.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 2.00 to 11.00 lower, heifers and bulls unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 5 370.00–375.00 $373.00 $1,000 -27.00
323–340 328 9 330.00–352.00 $338.07 $1,109 -33.04
380 value added 380 2 367.00 $367.00 $1,395 —
390–395 391 4 342.00 $342.00 $1,337 -13.29
415–435 423 4 300.00–332.00 $318.35 $1,347 -2.17
475 value added 475 7 320.00 $320.00 $1,520 —
485–493 490 4 295.00–307.00 $299.24 $1,466 -11.18
500–530 value added 515 7 302.00–310.00 $307.65 $1,584 -2.35
505–540 524 12 285.00–290.00 $287.50 $1,506 -7.44
565–586 582 6 270.00–282.00 $271.94 $1,583 -7.79
587–596 value added 593 27 284.00–285.00 $284.29 $1,686 -5.71
619 value added 619 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,733 —
610–643 625 6 264.00–277.00 $271.57 $1,697 +3.41
665–675 670 2 247.00–250.00 $248.49 $1,665 -9.40
690 690 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,635 -20.89
705–745 730 9 230.00–249.00 $244.74 $1,787 -11.83
710–737 value added 733 15 252.00–260.00 $254.32 $1,864 —
745 745 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,639 -36.57
801–829 811 38 223.00–234.00 $229.86 $1,864 +5.08
880 880 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,901 —
915 915 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,876 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
881 881 58 229.00 $229.00 $2,017 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 3 320.00–340.00 $330.05 $1,198 +56.66
443 443 12 296.00 $296.00 $1,311 +27.48
450–495 473 2 242.00–285.00 $262.48 $1,242 -22.40
510–540 533 5 250.00–270.00 $255.93 $1,364 -13.12
595 595 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,541 +1.47
650–698 682 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,569 —
805–830 818 2 200.00–213.00 $206.60 $1,690 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–298 277 5 350.00–360.00 $353.54 $979 +8.54
317–347 332 15 322.00–327.00 $324.37 $1,077 -12.15
360–395 382 17 305.00–327.00 $316.60 $1,209 -6.08
409–433 value added 417 10 292.00–307.00 $301.14 $1,256 —
405–446 430 27 270.00–289.00 $283.23 $1,218 -15.89
450–490 469 18 262.00–285.00 $274.20 $1,286 -6.23
525 value added 525 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,460 —
515–535 526 6 265.00–272.00 $266.19 $1,400 -4.01
557 value added 557 24 260.00 $260.00 $1,448 —
550–565 559 5 252.00–257.00 $252.98 $1,414 +5.49
604–608 606 8 230.00–240.00 $233.77 $1,417 -5.86
705–745 725 20 210.00–214.00 $212.49 $1,541 +12.49
765 765 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,645 +12.40
805–830 818 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,571 +10.00
838 value added 838 6 207.00 $207.00 $1,735 —
865–875 872 3 167.00–185.00 $172.95 $1,508 -14.05
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 320 3 285.00–300.00 $295.16 $945 -0.34
373–395 380 3 300.00–322.00 $314.38 $1,195 +15.06
465–490 481 6 235.00–252.00 $246.75 $1,187 -17.43
510–539 531 9 230.00–255.00 $240.01 $1,274 -11.47
560–598 589 22 230.00–250.00 $238.58 $1,405 +10.10
607–620 612 13 220.00–225.00 $222.67 $1,363 +2.67
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,424 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,125 —
355–395 378 7 320.00–347.00 $332.94 $1,259 -26.83
415–445 433 13 315.00–330.00 $321.97 $1,394 +3.79
472–495 487 10 280.00–290.00 $285.49 $1,390 -24.65
519–535 525 9 270.00–290.00 $284.43 $1,493 -6.51
550–593 574 5 250.00–270.00 $257.89 $1,480 -14.61
615 fancy 615 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,660 —
615–640 630 3 255.00–260.00 $257.30 $1,621 +17.30
660 660 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,650 +10.00
785 785 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,648 +5.00
810–820 815 2 180.00–190.00 $185.03 $1,508 -11.97
905 905 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,448 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,015 +3.03
400–445 406 7 300.00–312.00 $308.72 $1,253 +28.36
450 450 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,215 —
505–525 515 2 240.00–260.00 $250.19 $1,288 -19.81
580 580 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,334 -3.38
620–648 636 8 230.00–240.00 $236.26 $1,503 —
655 655 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,487 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,386 —
600 600 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,320 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1550 1428 75-80% 24 129.00–139.00 $134.21 $1,917 —
1465 1465 75-80% 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,051 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1115 1058 80-85% 2 119.00–120.00 $119.47 $1,264 —
1100–1120 1110 80-85% 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,498 +8.94
1005–1270 1142 80-85% 15 125.00–133.00 $129.84 $1,483 +3.78
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1305 1056 85-90% 5 111.00–117.00 $115.50 $1,220 -3.08
930–1385 1083 85-90% 10 122.00–133.00 $127.51 $1,381 +8.93

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–2155 1734 6 140.00–152.00 $145.40 $2,521 —
1630–1875 1753 2 160.00–161.00 $160.53 $2,814 +15.12

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1155 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1110–1250 1222 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,450.00–2,000.00 $1,900.08
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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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
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
1550 1550 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —

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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.