Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

759 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $310.37/cwt +9.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,948/hd at 628 lb · 89 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.28/cwt +2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,664/hd at 662 lb · 60 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $289.48/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,503/hd at 519 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	759	1,387	1,578
Feeder cattle	700	1,264	1,223
Slaughter cattle	32	92	157
Replacement cattle	27	31	198

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $2.00-$5.00 higher on a light test, Slaughter Bulls not well established, Feeder Steers steady to $7.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Bulls not well established. Quality good to fancy. Demand strong. (Stronger demand for light weight Feeder Cattle under 450 lbs and weaned Feeder Cattle.)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	263	3	400.00–410.00	$403.23	$1,060	-16.77
325	325	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,300	-0.49
358–375	366	6	392.00–412.00	$400.91	$1,467	+55.29
380 value added	380	1	414.00	$414.00	$1,573	—
402–441	420	23	375.00–401.00	$388.63	$1,632	+47.33
458 value added	458	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,695	—
455–495	488	16	332.00–357.00	$346.74	$1,692	+18.17
505–535 value added	518	24	340.00–348.00	$343.13	$1,777	—
508–537	524	12	302.00–337.00	$325.48	$1,706	+7.57
550–595	586	8	307.00–310.00	$308.51	$1,808	-3.94
571–595 value added	588	24	312.00–325.00	$314.88	$1,851	-4.77
600–638	626	17	290.00–308.00	$303.38	$1,899	+3.52
607–638 value added	628	72	308.00–315.00	$312.02	$1,959	+0.02
668 value added	668	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,971	-12.48
663–683	671	12	267.00–292.00	$284.91	$1,912	+10.65
724–736 value added	728	18	285.50–288.00	$287.16	$2,091	+2.94
730	730	1	277.00	$277.00	$2,022	+6.00
758 value added	758	22	280.50	$280.50	$2,126	+2.75
770–791	788	11	250.00–263.00	$261.27	$2,059	—
802–828	808	9	256.00–260.00	$259.09	$2,093	+13.68
900 value added	900	3	238.00	$238.00	$2,142	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	375.00	$375.00	$862	—
260–295	283	7	350.00–385.00	$362.34	$1,025	-25.99
325	325	1	362.00	$362.00	$1,176	+25.35
395	395	2	367.00	$367.00	$1,450	+44.56
400 thin fleshed	400	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,480	—
405–430	422	3	350.00–365.00	$358.94	$1,515	+51.53
450–490	470	2	285.00–290.00	$287.61	$1,352	+2.61
515–540	528	2	260.00–292.00	$276.38	$1,459	-10.62
620–640	630	2	270.00–290.00	$280.16	$1,765	+23.16
695	695	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,772	-4.95

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	350.00	$350.00	$840	—
250–273	265	3	320.00–340.00	$333.72	$884	+13.72
365–398	387	11	315.00–332.00	$325.38	$1,259	+7.45
400–408	404	5	315.00–317.00	$316.21	$1,277	+3.74
453–480	469	14	282.00–295.00	$290.59	$1,363	+5.42
474–495 value added	481	9	300.00–309.00	$305.91	$1,471	-0.09
511–523 value added	514	19	287.00–300.00	$297.21	$1,528	+3.66
500–533	525	17	275.00–290.00	$280.84	$1,474	+5.12
550–595	565	23	255.00–277.00	$267.94	$1,514	+10.14
602–613 value added	608	6	262.00	$262.00	$1,593	+1.76
603–649	626	23	244.00–260.00	$251.77	$1,576	+2.22
655–668	659	11	237.00–250.00	$241.26	$1,590	+3.60
650–667 value added	663	49	250.00–256.00	$253.53	$1,681	+2.03
703–723	713	8	232.00–240.00	$238.38	$1,700	+2.63
760	760	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,672	+13.00
779 value added	779	8	220.00	$220.00	$1,714	—
803 value added	803	4	221.00	$221.00	$1,775	-16.00
875	875	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,794	—
900	900	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,755	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	3	285.00	$285.00	$818	—
373 thin fleshed	373	2	327.00	$327.00	$1,220	—
375–390	386	5	270.00–302.00	$280.67	$1,083	-15.06
420–435	428	2	257.00–272.00	$264.37	$1,132	-15.37
490	490	2	267.00–275.00	$271.00	$1,328	+17.28
520–548	539	8	250.00–260.00	$255.05	$1,375	+4.83
560–575	567	5	235.00–250.00	$243.07	$1,378	+1.48
613–635	625	5	225.00–240.00	$234.99	$1,469	-6.01
650–690	663	6	230.00–235.00	$233.27	$1,547	+15.06
708 thin fleshed	708	5	218.00	$218.00	$1,543	—
810	810	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	3	215.00	$215.00	$811	-55.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	392.00	$392.00	$1,607	+36.35
495	495	2	332.00	$332.00	$1,643	+3.70
505–530	519	9	305.00–330.00	$316.87	$1,645	+13.23
560	560	4	280.00–302.00	$296.50	$1,660	+16.11
603–638	609	13	260.00–270.00	$266.10	$1,621	-7.81
650–678	664	13	250.00–262.00	$257.23	$1,708	-12.77
710–748	727	12	235.00–250.00	$239.64	$1,742	+10.65
775	775	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,550	-35.00
848	848	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,696	-15.14
863	863	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,726	—
945	945	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,748	—
965	965	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,640	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–635	623	3	245.00–255.00	$248.21	$1,546	-4.08
685	685	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,644	-19.00
870	870	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,566	-2.33
940	940	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,645	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	3	240.00	$240.00	$881	—
498	498	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,046	—
530	530	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,060	—
675	675	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,350	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1630	1387	75-80%	6	127.00–135.00	$132.04	$1,831	—
1385–1735	1549	75-80%	4	137.00–147.00	$142.22	$2,203	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1215	1173	80-85%	3	115.00–120.00	$117.25	$1,375	—
885–1520	1192	80-85%	3	121.00–125.00	$123.03	$1,467	—
1180–1295	1232	80-85%	3	129.00–131.00	$130.02	$1,602	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
798–995	875	85-90%	5	98.00–105.00	$99.80	$873	—
910–1055	967	85-90%	3	110.00–114.00	$112.38	$1,087	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,459	—
1905	1905	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,953	—
1730–2095	1913	2	151.00–152.00	$151.55	$2,899	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	980.00	$980.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
768	768	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,325.00	$1,325.00
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
795–945	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,225.00–1,275.00	$1,260.20
970	970	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,270.00	$1,270.00

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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.