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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 16, 2024

1,178 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $253.31/cwt -5.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,598/hd at 631 lb · 63 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $230.14/cwt +10.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,917/hd at 833 lb · 55 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.31/cwt +18.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,598/hd at 716 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,178 2,306 1,642
Feeder cattle 987 2,082 1,414
Slaughter cattle 119 189 200
Replacement cattle 72 35 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows & Slaughter Bulls traded steady, Feeder Steers $1.00-$4.00 higher, Feeder Heifers steady to $2.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $7.00-$10.00 Higher. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 310.00 $310.00 $884 +4.86
300–345 323 2 300.00–320.00 $309.30 $999 +10.60
385–390 388 2 292.00–300.00 $296.03 $1,149 -3.97
405–445 427 11 280.00–300.00 $287.21 $1,226 -8.72
473 value added 473 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,372 —
470–488 480 12 270.00–275.00 $271.26 $1,302 +31.26
505–545 value added 526 7 275.00–280.00 $278.52 $1,465 -11.48
515–535 528 27 250.00–275.00 $257.18 $1,358 -19.69
553–562 value added 557 14 270.00–275.00 $272.29 $1,517 -1.51
551–580 565 14 250.00–267.00 $258.85 $1,463 -1.99
609–636 value added 623 17 262.00–272.00 $269.02 $1,676 +3.02
610–645 634 46 240.00–255.00 $247.50 $1,569 -11.05
652–675 663 11 248.00–255.00 $252.14 $1,672 +21.08
720 720 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,656 -5.10
728–734 value added 730 16 241.00–245.00 $243.99 $1,781 +1.99
763 value added 763 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,808 —
755–790 776 4 211.00–227.00 $221.05 $1,715 -1.25
800 800 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,776 +1.98
833–834 value added 834 53 230.00–231.50 $230.45 $1,922 —
850 value added 850 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,955 —
881 881 4 223.50 $223.50 $1,969 -4.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 250.00 $250.00 $712 -31.02
320–345 335 5 250.00–290.00 $274.00 $918 +1.74
355–385 375 5 280.00–285.00 $281.01 $1,054 +3.78
415–435 428 4 250.00–275.00 $267.69 $1,146 -5.08
450–490 473 3 250.00–260.00 $253.17 $1,197 -15.60
500–520 510 2 230.00–240.00 $234.90 $1,198 -9.36
555–595 583 7 225.00–255.00 $238.75 $1,392 +3.24
605–623 617 4 220.00–240.00 $232.56 $1,435 +1.09
650–680 664 5 220.00–230.00 $226.02 $1,501 +16.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 250.00 $250.00 $788 —
355 355 2 217.00–230.00 $223.50 $793 —
575 575 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 220.00 $220.00 $803 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 262.00 $262.00 $904 -10.67
350–390 378 10 262.00–280.00 $268.80 $1,016 +2.56
400–445 424 30 247.00–267.00 $255.11 $1,082 -3.47
428 value added 428 4 271.00 $271.00 $1,160 —
469 value added 469 8 266.00 $266.00 $1,248 —
450–497 482 15 240.00–257.00 $245.74 $1,184 -10.44
500–549 530 36 230.00–242.00 $235.61 $1,249 -0.35
558–597 573 37 234.00–245.00 $236.88 $1,357 +16.88
610 value added 610 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,415 -13.00
610–644 629 26 220.00–229.00 $222.66 $1,401 -3.71
655–658 656 10 229.00–242.00 $230.50 $1,512 +7.03
706–715 707 12 215.00–220.00 $215.42 $1,523 +10.40
701–720 value added 718 41 224.00–226.00 $225.62 $1,620 —
753–759 757 7 215.00–222.50 $220.37 $1,668 +17.36
850 850 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,572 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 273 6 250.00–280.00 $261.13 $713 +1.13
310–345 328 4 232.00–250.00 $240.26 $788 -23.66
360–395 379 4 242.00–255.00 $247.80 $939 +0.23
402–445 422 16 230.00–245.00 $236.11 $996 -7.57
455–495 483 12 210.00–240.00 $228.41 $1,103 -15.54
505–543 522 11 200.00–225.00 $218.93 $1,143 -11.56
550–593 581 36 210.00–234.00 $227.96 $1,324 +1.86
605–640 622 16 200.00–220.00 $214.59 $1,335 -1.71
650–695 671 21 200.00–222.00 $213.99 $1,436 +8.24
720 720 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,490 —
770–788 782 3 175.00–180.00 $178.36 $1,395 -25.08
800–805 803 2 170.00–191.00 $180.53 $1,450 -1.91
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 230.00 $230.00 $862 —
620–625 623 2 190.00–200.00 $194.98 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 201.00 $201.00 $925 -9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 282.00 $282.00 $967 —
355–395 372 5 250.00–270.00 $265.75 $989 +19.64
400–445 428 16 227.00–250.00 $242.47 $1,038 -5.42
465–495 479 9 230.00–260.00 $245.67 $1,177 -1.26
500–545 519 35 220.00–250.00 $229.30 $1,190 -5.74
550–596 573 27 200.00–235.00 $225.22 $1,291 +2.74
600–648 625 24 200.00–222.00 $214.72 $1,342 +0.89
650–685 676 18 180.00–215.00 $208.06 $1,406 -1.32
700–745 723 13 180.00–210.00 $194.27 $1,405 —
773–789 781 10 190.00–200.00 $195.05 $1,523 +9.98
810–845 828 2 170.00–185.00 $177.34 $1,468 —
885 885 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,504 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397–399 398 4 287.00–300.00 $294.25 $1,171 +22.76
400–448 430 14 260.00–285.00 $272.77 $1,173 -5.39
453–495 464 11 267.00–280.00 $275.51 $1,278 +8.34
500–533 520 4 255.00–265.00 $258.64 $1,345 +16.64
555 555 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,388 +21.64
588 588 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,294 -8.36
600–618 608 9 225.00–230.00 $227.78 $1,385 +7.78
650 650 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 +32.54
740 740 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,480 -3.48
822 822 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,521 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 217.00 $217.00 $944 —
500 500 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,035 —
590 590 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,239 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 190.00 $190.00 $988 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1575 1235 80-85% 33 128.00–136.00 $131.39 $1,623 -3.81
1245–1260 1253 80-85% 2 138.00–139.00 $138.50 $1,735 —
1105–1580 1315 80-85% 10 120.00–127.00 $124.92 $1,643 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
763–1340 803 85-90% 28 115.00–119.00 $115.24 $925 —
755–935 852 85-90% 3 105.00–108.00 $106.31 $906 —
1015–1283 1194 85-90% 3 122.00–129.00 $127.02 $1,517 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1213–1615 1395 75-80% 21 133.00–137.00 $134.50 $1,876 —
1295–1668 1495 75-80% 4 138.00 $138.00 $2,063 —
1570 1570 75-80% 1 132.00 $132.00 $2,072 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1885–2065 1975 2 150.00–151.00 $150.48 $2,972 —
1710–2305 2018 4 154.00–163.00 $157.53 $3,179 -2.24

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–990 932 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,060.00–1,600.00 $1,442.54
1052 1052 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1020–1135 1089 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,500.00–1,625.00 $1,557.25
1207–1218 1214 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,500.00–1,900.00 $1,750.85
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1205 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00
1120–1375 1216 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,875.00 $1,875.00
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,050.00 $2,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1325 1325 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —
1465 1465 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,175.00 $2,175.00 —

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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.