Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 22, 2024

1,631 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $271.50/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,716/hd at 632 lb · 103 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $266.54/cwt +13.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,516/hd at 569 lb · 85 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $251.92/cwt +10.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,577/hd at 626 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,631	1,174	1,219
Feeder cattle	1,434	995	978
Slaughter cattle	159	108	189
Replacement cattle	38	71	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to this same sale last week, steers/heifers traded 6.00 to 12.00 lower, with heifers weighing 400lbs to 650lbs remaining steady, and feeder bulls steady to 5.00 lower with bulls under 400lbs 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows/bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower with high farmer activity on lean cows driving the price up 5.00 to 6.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	6	330.00–340.00	$335.75	$907	-42.70
300–346	338	9	320.00–350.00	$330.36	$1,117	-36.64
363	363	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,234	+7.33
432 value added	432	14	326.00–332.00	$330.71	$1,429	—
420–445	440	11	300.00–310.00	$308.22	$1,356	-10.82
455–468 value added	464	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,485	—
453–488	471	18	290.00–320.00	$307.05	$1,446	-4.22
503–546 value added	539	37	310.00–317.00	$314.98	$1,698	—
530–548	544	28	280.00–290.00	$288.40	$1,569	-7.72
566 value added	566	6	285.00	$285.00	$1,613	—
550–590	569	28	270.00–280.00	$274.44	$1,562	-6.55
612–643	623	53	260.00–270.00	$264.80	$1,650	-7.30
608–649 value added	642	50	274.00–282.00	$278.60	$1,789	—
658–697	678	21	255.00–275.00	$258.26	$1,751	-13.86
710–738	720	6	250.00–255.00	$253.29	$1,824	+3.29
770–793	786	15	235.00–240.00	$239.07	$1,879	-5.64
801–835	813	12	230.00–240.00	$236.04	$1,919	—
909	909	15	226.00	$226.00	$2,054	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
979	979	55	236.00	$236.00	$2,310	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,037	-47.00
400	400	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,068	—
540	540	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,404	-5.00
570–583	579	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,505	-7.00
619–645	622	8	242.00–250.00	$248.96	$1,549	+3.96
675–690	683	3	222.00–250.00	$240.64	$1,644	-9.36
825–840	833	2	217.00–226.00	$221.46	$1,845	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,455	+20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	274	8	300.00–325.00	$312.46	$856	—
315–348	332	10	300.00–315.00	$308.32	$1,024	-8.79
360–398	377	32	300.00–323.00	$307.90	$1,161	-6.34
403–415 value added	409	6	307.00–310.00	$308.65	$1,262	—
405–449	432	50	285.00–302.00	$294.00	$1,270	-9.17
455–495	469	29	275.00–290.00	$281.00	$1,318	+0.41
505–549	528	47	260.00–275.00	$266.54	$1,407	+0.16
553–573 value added	560	42	265.00–281.00	$275.46	$1,543	—
550–595	577	42	250.00–262.00	$258.25	$1,490	+4.96
585	585	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,404	-13.29
605–635	622	23	240.00–250.00	$245.19	$1,525	+3.78
627–634 value added	628	47	255.00–257.00	$255.21	$1,603	—
650–696	672	50	222.00–255.00	$239.48	$1,609	-4.67
680	680	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,496	-24.15
719–728	724	17	215.00–225.00	$219.99	$1,593	-6.39
770	770	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,540	-12.60
805–810	808	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,616	±0.00
875–895	885	2	180.00–190.00	$184.94	$1,637	-11.06
930	930	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,767	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	373	3	275.00–295.00	$284.82	$1,062	+17.86
401–445	415	9	260.00–277.00	$273.05	$1,133	+6.37
462 value added	462	3	277.00	$277.00	$1,280	—
450–498	479	28	260.00–290.00	$271.20	$1,299	+8.48
522–529	526	8	240.00–250.00	$243.72	$1,282	-0.30
533 value added	533	12	260.00	$260.00	$1,386	—
560–581	578	6	230.00–240.00	$238.38	$1,378	+0.41
582 thin fleshed	582	6	222.00	$222.00	$1,292	—
726	726	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,525	-10.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,362	+17.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	322.00	$322.00	$1,095	—
354–395	374	14	310.00–332.00	$323.14	$1,209	—
400–433	415	18	310.00–320.00	$315.35	$1,309	+6.74
465–493	474	18	290.00–310.00	$302.43	$1,434	+14.46
500–549	526	59	270.00–287.00	$275.74	$1,450	-7.27
550–585	567	21	260.00–280.00	$271.04	$1,537	-2.29
620–646	641	15	250.00–262.00	$254.38	$1,631	+9.72
650–663	657	12	240.00–250.00	$248.35	$1,632	-1.65
705–733	723	12	220.00–240.00	$231.71	$1,675	+2.73
760–770	767	3	210.00–221.00	$216.98	$1,664	-5.16
825–830	828	3	200.00–212.00	$208.02	$1,722	-4.46

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	6	280.00	$280.00	$1,114	—
400–443	435	16	295.00–300.00	$299.71	$1,304	—
454–470	458	10	270.00–282.00	$274.34	$1,256	-10.50
500–545	534	8	250.00–260.00	$252.45	$1,348	+2.45
573 thin fleshed	573	4	262.00	$262.00	$1,501	—
575	575	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,466	—
605–645	637	10	220.00–255.00	$233.87	$1,490	—
650–680	670	3	200.00–240.00	$227.06	$1,521	-12.59
710 thin fleshed	710	4	241.00	$241.00	$1,711	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870	870	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,757	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1230	1160	80-85%	2	117.00–127.00	$122.30	$1,419	—
1045–1356	1242	80-85%	56	133.00–143.00	$138.00	$1,714	—
1225–1330	1278	80-85%	2	144.00–147.00	$145.56	$1,860	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–935	925	85-90%	2	138.00–140.00	$138.99	$1,286	—
875–1320	1067	85-90%	38	123.00–135.00	$127.44	$1,360	-3.56

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	75-80%	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,610	—
1190–1665	1424	75-80%	24	128.00–148.00	$138.43	$1,971	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1210	1175	2	145.00–154.00	$149.37	$1,755	—
1550–1830	1690	2	145.00–146.00	$145.46	$2,458	—
1378–2275	1767	14	152.00–164.00	$158.33	$2,798	—
1825–2050	1938	2	166.00–167.00	$166.53	$3,227	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1315	1216	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,475.00–1,775.00	$1,688.13
1255	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1285–1560	1423	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,750.00–2,175.00	$1,983.04

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,460.00	$1,460.00
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1090	1072	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,700.00–1,825.00	$1,769.25	—
1275–1445	1360	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,185.00–2,350.00	$2,262.34	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,775.00	$2,775.00	—
890–950	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,725.00–1,975.00	$1,854.08	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,225.00	$2,225.00	—

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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.