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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 17, 2025

263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $250.00/cwt -7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,125/hd at 850 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.04/cwt -4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,404/hd at 522 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $340.00/cwt -9.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,605/hd at 472 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 263 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,031 -40.88
305 305 1 377.00 $377.00 $1,150 -20.83
433 433 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,516 -1.48
472 472 11 340.00 $340.00 $1,605 -9.11
525–545 535 4 300.00–320.00 $313.66 $1,678 -16.91
575–590 583 2 285.00–300.00 $292.40 $1,705 -7.87
638 638 2 289.00 $289.00 $1,844 -2.29
670 670 2 282.00 $282.00 $1,889 -5.97
725–743 739 4 252.00–260.00 $258.04 $1,907 +3.90
763 value added 763 2 254.00 $254.00 $1,938 -2.24
770–795 778 3 245.00–251.00 $248.96 $1,937 +5.47
803 value added 803 6 250.25 $250.25 $2,010 —
850 value added 850 26 250.00 $250.00 $2,125 -10.50
920–930 928 4 232.00–235.00 $234.26 $2,174 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 350.00 $350.00 $822 —
255 255 1 350.00 $350.00 $892 -30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,026 -5.22
370 370 2 332.00 $332.00 $1,228 +4.33
410–445 428 7 275.00–292.00 $285.98 $1,224 -15.97
460–470 464 4 277.00–282.00 $278.24 $1,291 -1.17
483 value added 483 3 307.00 $307.00 $1,483 +5.00
505–540 522 15 256.00–275.00 $269.04 $1,404 -1.25
567 value added 567 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,474 -10.00
550–584 577 7 255.00–260.00 $259.32 $1,496 +5.53
630–632 631 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,546 -6.12
650 value added 650 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 -10.00
705–738 727 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,599 -7.23
751 value added 751 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,675 —
765 765 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,606 -16.61
804 value added 804 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,688 —
805 805 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,610 -18.81
880 880 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,848 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 320.00 $320.00 $816 +3.86
335–345 340 2 312.00–322.00 $316.93 $1,078 +13.50
350 350 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,022 +2.41
445 445 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,121 -24.46
500–545 529 4 235.00–250.00 $246.21 $1,302 -2.25
550 550 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,210 -19.07
695 695 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,460 +1.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–338 335 3 360.00–362.00 $360.66 $1,208 -9.47
387 387 3 367.00 $367.00 $1,420 +6.10
420 420 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,407 -13.41
465–490 473 7 300.00–320.00 $312.79 $1,479 -4.27
578–580 579 5 270.00–275.00 $272.00 $1,575 -8.62
665–672 670 4 240.00–255.00 $251.28 $1,684 -13.72
705–710 708 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,699 -1.14
820 820 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,640 —
900 900 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,665 —
950 950 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,758 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 350.00 $350.00 $875 —
340 340 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,139 —
385 385 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,251 -8.28
493 493 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,405 -16.27
580 580 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,276 -27.23

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002–1270 1157 80-85% 22 122.00–128.00 $125.78 $1,455 -8.92
1275 1275 80-85% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,849 +4.64
1320 1320 80-85% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,769 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1628 1423 75-80% 11 135.00–139.00 $137.28 $1,953 +2.55
1275–1554 1504 75-80% 8 143.00–149.00 $143.99 $2,166 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1170 1041 85-90% 7 115.00–119.00 $117.66 $1,225 —
1210 1210 85-90% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,367 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,965 —
1350–1565 1438 3 157.00–162.00 $158.56 $2,280 —
1435–1450 1443 2 141.00–146.00 $143.49 $2,071 —
1210–1910 1453 4 165.00–170.00 $167.12 $2,428 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00
1320 1320 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
935 935 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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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.