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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 17, 2024

761 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $273.80/cwt +8.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,459/hd at 533 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $263.06/cwt -4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,478/hd at 562 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $255.55/cwt +4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,579/hd at 618 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 761 1,163 1,377
Feeder cattle 627 929 1,195
Slaughter cattle 113 148 171
Replacement cattle 21 86 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter Cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder Steers unevenly steady, Feeder heifers 3.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs steady to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 345.00 $345.00 $880 -47.00
335–345 342 3 345.00–355.00 $348.27 $1,191 -6.87
395 395 2 330.00–340.00 $335.00 $1,323 +18.96
415–435 value added 427 3 320.00–335.00 $329.90 $1,409 -2.50
408–449 432 16 310.00–330.00 $323.00 $1,395 +16.73
455–495 476 9 305.00–322.00 $307.96 $1,466 -0.42
475–485 value added 478 4 322.00–332.00 $329.46 $1,575 +12.51
513–545 521 20 290.00–310.00 $292.24 $1,523 -0.80
510–540 value added 532 9 300.00–315.00 $306.08 $1,628 -10.21
553–558 value added 555 18 305.00–312.00 $308.13 $1,710 +0.27
550–595 576 11 270.00–290.00 $278.84 $1,606 -10.06
608 value added 608 4 308.00 $308.00 $1,873 +11.56
603–645 616 23 260.00–285.00 $273.59 $1,685 -8.56
655–698 673 14 255.00–269.00 $259.57 $1,747 -14.24
650–692 value added 680 17 276.00–285.00 $279.61 $1,901 -3.58
723 value added 723 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,844 —
713–745 726 7 257.00–267.00 $261.03 $1,895 -3.00
760–763 value added 762 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,829 —
750–785 768 2 247.00–265.00 $255.79 $1,964 +5.79
805 805 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,876 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 320.00 $320.00 $752 —
260 260 1 312.00 $312.00 $811 +2.00
310–335 323 2 300.00–320.00 $310.39 $1,003 +7.93
350–398 374 9 290.00–330.00 $313.73 $1,173 +43.73
425 425 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,211 -12.37
459–485 464 5 265.00–275.00 $272.91 $1,266 -12.09
540–548 547 6 270.00–280.00 $278.35 $1,523 -1.98
565–585 574 5 250.00–255.00 $252.01 $1,447 -22.88
610–645 633 3 245.00–250.00 $248.30 $1,572 -4.77
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,296 —
595 595 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,071 —
620 620 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,426 -57.00
720 720 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,332 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 2 300.00 $300.00 $804 -32.91
358–395 372 8 305.00–310.00 $309.37 $1,151 +4.19
405–445 429 10 270.00–290.00 $279.40 $1,199 -11.63
445 445 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,112 -41.03
450–495 465 18 270.00–290.00 $279.55 $1,300 +2.83
506–540 value added 530 17 278.00–285.00 $281.24 $1,491 +5.74
505–547 534 22 270.00–280.00 $276.01 $1,474 +12.29
538 538 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,237 -33.72
550–575 562 41 250.00–280.00 $263.06 $1,478 +10.23
600–640 616 29 240.00–265.00 $253.77 $1,563 +3.14
609–639 value added 624 8 261.00–263.00 $261.98 $1,635 —
655–664 value added 661 6 250.00–255.00 $253.35 $1,675 —
650–690 669 7 241.00–247.00 $245.55 $1,643 +14.57
700–710 704 6 230.00–236.00 $234.00 $1,647 +13.42
710 value added 710 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,704 —
820–835 828 2 205.00–207.00 $206.01 $1,706 —
900 900 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,620 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 270.00–310.00 $291.25 $932 -10.75
375–395 381 4 270.00–280.00 $277.41 $1,057 -4.00
420–430 425 2 260.00–270.00 $264.94 $1,126 +0.41
453–490 476 13 255.00–275.00 $265.19 $1,262 +7.61
529–540 532 13 245.00–260.00 $253.42 $1,348 +3.42
540 value added 540 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,404 —
560–575 565 3 240.00–245.00 $243.30 $1,375 -4.44
600–620 610 2 235.00–237.00 $235.98 $1,439 +2.72
660 660 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,485 —
706–745 714 7 192.00–227.00 $201.22 $1,437 —
835 835 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,678 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443–445 444 2 260.00–270.00 $265.01 $1,177 —
535 535 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,230 ±0.00
575 575 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,265 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–445 419 9 305.00–330.00 $313.47 $1,313 +4.48
475 value added 475 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,568 —
455–490 478 9 317.00–325.00 $322.63 $1,542 +27.13
500–530 509 4 285.00–312.00 $302.75 $1,541 +10.35
558–580 567 6 270.00–275.00 $270.83 $1,536 -7.40
605–640 623 23 240.00–265.00 $261.28 $1,628 -11.34
660 660 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,683 +2.52
730–732 732 7 225.00–240.00 $237.86 $1,741 -1.14
768 768 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,613 -18.99
815 815 3 200.00–210.00 $206.67 $1,684 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,126 -6.83
510–545 524 11 270.00–292.00 $277.92 $1,456 +2.92
553–575 560 3 250.00–270.00 $256.84 $1,438 -0.35
605 605 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,392 -26.60
670–677 676 13 230.00–240.00 $230.76 $1,560 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1465 1159 80-85% 60 133.00–145.00 $138.55 $1,606 —
1015–1290 1167 80-85% 5 147.00–150.00 $148.12 $1,729 —
1325–1380 1347 80-85% 3 128.00–129.00 $128.67 $1,733 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1840 1411 75-80% 20 131.00–144.00 $140.35 $1,980 —
1365–1570 1468 75-80% 2 148.00–149.00 $148.53 $2,180 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1050 1010 85-90% 3 117.00–119.00 $118.31 $1,195 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1425 1325 3 139.00–145.00 $142.85 $1,893 —
1380–1860 1679 4 150.00–164.00 $157.29 $2,641 —
1625–2105 1911 4 169.00–170.00 $169.54 $3,240 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1039 1039 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,725.00 $1,725.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —

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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.