Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 29, 2024

892 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.76/cwt ≈ $1,470/hd at 579 lb · 41 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.15/cwt ≈ $1,372/hd at 521 lb · 36 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $242.46/cwt ≈ $1,515/hd at 625 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	892	1,631	644
Feeder cattle	760	1,434	506
Slaughter cattle	101	159	121
Replacement cattle	31	38	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter Cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower. Feeder steers steady to 7.00 lower. Feeder Heifers 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder Bulls 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273–280	277	4	310.00–340.00	$329.87	$914	—
343	343	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,132	—
355–370	362	7	320.00–330.00	$322.82	$1,169	—
430 value added	430	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,376	—
450–485	463	8	285.00–310.00	$296.41	$1,372	—
458–464 value added	463	5	310.00–315.00	$314.01	$1,454	—
513–545	527	20	270.00–300.00	$292.74	$1,543	—
560–595	577	16	270.00–285.00	$273.36	$1,577	—
625–635	630	3	250.00–266.00	$260.34	$1,640	—
664–693	677	15	240.00–255.00	$250.63	$1,697	—
700–720 value added	707	6	261.00–265.00	$263.15	$1,860	—
720	720	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,800	—
753–770 value added	762	6	250.00–257.00	$253.46	$1,931	—
775	775	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,829	—
805–810	808	2	225.00–232.00	$228.51	$1,846	—
810 value added	810	3	237.00	$237.00	$1,920	—
900	900	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,800	—
951	951	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,854	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270 thin fleshed	270	1	320.00	$320.00	$864	—
320–345	338	4	280.00–305.00	$297.81	$1,007	—
338–348 thin fleshed	342	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,060	—
360–375	372	7	275.00–310.00	$283.43	$1,054	—
420–440	428	3	262.00–300.00	$284.01	$1,216	—
460–475	468	4	250.00–295.00	$271.22	$1,269	—
500–540	519	8	250.00–262.00	$255.81	$1,328	—
575	575	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,466	—
658–685	667	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,601	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	275.00	$275.00	$742	—
360	360	1	250.00	$250.00	$900	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,095	—
620	620	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,488	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	2	320.00	$320.00	$890	—
343–345	344	5	300.00–307.00	$302.79	$1,042	—
355–385	378	4	314.00–322.00	$315.88	$1,194	—
383 thin fleshed	383	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,226	—
386 value added	386	6	327.00	$327.00	$1,262	—
400–445	428	10	270.00–300.00	$282.69	$1,210	—
450–492	473	16	260.00–280.00	$270.31	$1,279	—
514–543 value added	519	19	265.00–275.00	$272.31	$1,413	—
504–540	524	17	240.00–265.00	$252.92	$1,325	—
560–585	575	25	240.00–260.00	$247.18	$1,421	—
575–599 value added	586	16	260.00–265.00	$264.05	$1,547	—
610–648	632	13	230.00–245.00	$235.56	$1,489	—
653–685	664	9	220.00–240.00	$232.12	$1,541	—
704–730	713	8	205.00–220.00	$210.05	$1,498	—
755–780	765	5	200.00–221.00	$214.54	$1,641	—
915	915	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,738	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	300.00	$300.00	$630	—
280–285	283	3	285.00–300.00	$295.06	$835	—
330 thin fleshed	330	3	302.00	$302.00	$997	—
385	385	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,059	—
425–445	436	11	268.00–277.00	$273.23	$1,191	—
465–490	478	3	250.00–255.00	$253.29	$1,211	—
500–545	528	11	220.00–255.00	$244.49	$1,291	—
550–597	577	8	230.00–245.00	$238.56	$1,376	—
610	610	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,342	—
660	660	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,485	—
930	930	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,628	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	191.00	$191.00	$993	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,224	—
401	401	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,243	—
450–493	463	8	290.00–300.00	$292.66	$1,355	—
513 thin fleshed	513	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,488	—
500–540	522	15	260.00–280.00	$269.05	$1,404	—
557–590	576	16	245.00–270.00	$258.96	$1,492	—
600–645	625	20	220.00–255.00	$242.46	$1,515	—
665–698	680	5	220.00–225.00	$222.95	$1,516	—
715–740	728	4	210.00–220.00	$217.46	$1,583	—
750–785	773	4	210.00–220.00	$217.57	$1,682	—
820–845	833	2	190.00–195.00	$192.54	$1,604	—
903	903	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,625	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	423	2	275.00–290.00	$282.72	$1,196	—
464–495	470	8	260.00–277.00	$273.38	$1,285	—
500–535	523	7	245.00–255.00	$252.90	$1,323	—
555–595	566	4	240.00–250.00	$245.10	$1,387	—
620	620	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,364	—
660	660	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,452	—
763	763	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,526	—
821	821	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,560	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1240	1120	80-85%	3	122.00–127.00	$124.63	$1,396	—
930–1500	1178	80-85%	42	127.00–142.00	$134.99	$1,590	+12.69
1160–1510	1295	80-85%	4	141.00–148.00	$143.75	$1,862	-1.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1460	1372	75-80%	3	134.00–140.00	$136.15	$1,868	—
1400–1475	1441	75-80%	11	143.00–144.00	$143.09	$2,062	+4.66

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1105	1000	85-90%	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,290	—
885–1370	1056	85-90%	10	111.00–127.00	$118.67	$1,253	-8.77

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1705	1393	4	142.00–147.00	$144.23	$2,009	—
1420–2315	1815	13	150.00–160.00	$154.54	$2,805	—
1975–2245	2090	4	161.00–165.00	$163.05	$3,408	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860–1025	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	135.00–152.00	$144.32	$1,385

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
986	986	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	131.00	$131.00	$1,292

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–1030	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	152.00–156.00	$153.90	$1,513

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790	790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	126.00	$126.00	$995

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,670.00	$1,670.00
1005–1250	1128	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,475.00–1,600.00	$1,544.29

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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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.