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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 24, 2024

1,048 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $291.29/cwt -5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,690/hd at 580 lb · 63 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $265.83/cwt +2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,511/hd at 568 lb · 49 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $284.43/cwt +13.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,904/hd at 669 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,048 761 1,246
Feeder cattle 962 627 1,043
Slaughter cattle 69 113 176
Replacement cattle 17 21 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers 4.00 to 14.00 higher, heifers/bulls 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows/bulls 7.00 to 20.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 288 7 345.00–350.00 $349.27 $1,006 +4.27
300–345 337 8 320.00–340.00 $335.36 $1,130 -12.91
350–385 375 7 320.00–350.00 $333.38 $1,250 -1.62
376–390 value added 379 10 345.00–365.00 $360.88 $1,368 —
408 value added 408 4 340.00–342.00 $341.00 $1,391 +11.10
415–445 434 10 325.00–335.00 $327.72 $1,422 +4.72
455–461 value added 459 27 325.00–330.00 $328.90 $1,510 -0.56
450–495 472 9 305.00–315.00 $312.45 $1,475 +4.49
503–505 value added 503 5 317.00–320.00 $319.40 $1,607 +13.32
510–540 524 12 300.00–310.00 $306.71 $1,607 +14.47
556–590 574 19 270.00–285.00 $280.01 $1,607 +1.17
550–595 value added 583 44 294.00–310.00 $296.16 $1,727 -11.97
610–638 value added 624 26 289.00–300.00 $292.73 $1,827 -15.27
620–640 625 4 260.00–270.00 $267.44 $1,672 -6.15
652–675 value added 663 28 283.00–294.50 $287.09 $1,903 +7.48
655–696 679 19 270.00–286.00 $280.50 $1,905 +20.93
724–748 value added 731 24 267.00–270.50 $269.28 $1,968 +14.28
730–745 737 5 242.00–255.00 $247.63 $1,825 -13.40
750–766 value added 764 14 261.00–265.00 $261.70 $1,999 +21.70
750–780 768 9 245.00–255.00 $253.87 $1,950 -1.92
800–842 value added 809 33 245.00–251.00 $249.50 $2,018 —
830 830 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,826 -13.00
880 880 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,760 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003 value added 1003 53 234.75 $234.75 $2,355 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 300.00 $300.00 $765 -12.00
305–330 322 3 300.00 $300.00 $966 -10.39
368 368 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,104 -13.73
415–445 430 2 285.00–290.00 $287.59 $1,237 +2.59
475–490 485 3 260.00–270.00 $263.26 $1,277 -9.65
530–543 539 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,536 +6.65
580 580 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,566 +17.99
671 671 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,745 —
740 740 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,850 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 300.00 $300.00 $984 —
425 425 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,232 —
550 550 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,485 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–285 284 3 310.00–370.00 $349.91 $994 +49.91
340–345 343 2 300.00–320.00 $310.07 $1,064 —
353–385 369 29 298.00–330.00 $326.17 $1,204 +16.80
408–411 value added 410 8 312.00–316.00 $313.99 $1,287 —
400–445 421 22 285.00–307.00 $297.02 $1,250 +17.62
450–465 value added 457 7 280.00–285.00 $283.57 $1,296 —
450–493 478 10 260.00–273.00 $264.45 $1,264 -15.10
507–542 value added 526 12 270.00–275.00 $270.82 $1,425 -10.42
508–549 533 34 255.00–265.00 $260.46 $1,388 -15.55
550–585 567 18 250.00–260.00 $258.28 $1,464 -4.78
566–587 value added 569 31 262.00–272.00 $270.22 $1,538 —
600–648 623 26 252.00–262.00 $259.23 $1,615 +5.46
678 678 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,519 -21.55
679 value added 679 18 250.00 $250.00 $1,698 -3.35
680 680 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,428 -35.55
703–748 722 19 213.00–227.00 $223.64 $1,615 -10.36
755 755 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,593 —
765–772 value added 769 6 222.00–225.00 $223.49 $1,719 —
860–878 866 15 170.00–202.00 $197.54 $1,711 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–320 318 7 280.00–290.00 $281.44 $895 -9.81
404–445 427 14 230.00–297.00 $266.40 $1,138 +1.46
495 thin fleshed 495 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,287 —
500–525 515 5 240.00–250.00 $243.96 $1,256 -9.46
553–580 560 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,288 -13.30
598 value added 598 4 292.00 $292.00 $1,746 —
615–635 626 4 240.00–245.00 $241.24 $1,510 +5.26
920 920 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,481 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,037 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 261 5 330.00 $330.00 $861 —
359–395 382 13 310.00–335.00 $325.72 $1,244 —
400–447 432 21 300.00–327.00 $314.21 $1,357 +0.74
460–495 474 6 295.00–310.00 $302.51 $1,434 -20.12
512–545 526 20 270.00–293.00 $283.66 $1,492 -19.09
580–595 588 11 250.00–275.00 $264.94 $1,558 -5.89
600–648 627 12 250.00–270.00 $259.05 $1,624 -2.23
700–743 716 9 202.00–220.00 $210.22 $1,505 -27.64
820 820 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,640 -6.67
868 868 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,476 —
955 955 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,528 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 487 3 260.00–285.00 $270.75 $1,319 —
650 650 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 +9.24
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,408 —
565 565 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,243 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,154 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
949–1530 1110 80-85% 16 140.00–157.00 $145.85 $1,619 —
1200–1210 1207 80-85% 3 135.00–138.00 $136.66 $1,649 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1135 1048 85-90% 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,352 —
945–1295 1065 85-90% 7 134.00–147.00 $142.27 $1,515 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 1 143.00 $143.00 $2,088 -5.53
1275–1825 1479 75-80% 8 152.00–157.00 $153.63 $2,272 +5.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1265 1106 6 156.00–158.00 $157.51 $1,742 —
1495 1495 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,302 —
1305–2145 1646 10 160.00–172.00 $166.16 $2,735 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 940.00 $940.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00

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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
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 -1,400.00
1330 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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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.