Cattle Market Pulse

Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

482 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Dickson Regional Livestock Center report →

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.41/cwt +5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 733 lb · 78 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.95/cwt +0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 472 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.78/cwt -3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 533 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 482 867 1,426
Feeder cattle 401 787 1,326
Slaughter cattle 35 54 79
Replacement cattle 46 26 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends were reported today, no comparison from last week. Lite run with back roads still rough.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 183.00 $183.00 $668 +17.57
430 430 1 174.00 $174.00 $748 +6.06
470–490 475 11 149.00–174.00 $163.53 $777 +2.04
523–545 534 7 133.00–155.00 $144.69 $773 +5.92
558 value added 558 4 151.00 $151.00 $843 —
570–593 587 11 120.00–145.00 $135.92 $798 -3.56
605 thin fleshed 605 5 135.00 $135.00 $817 —
600–640 618 5 120.00–138.00 $131.32 $812 +0.39
650–681 value added 671 6 131.00–134.50 $133.37 $895 —
663–683 671 5 130.00 $130.00 $872 +5.06
740 740 5 120.00 $120.00 $888 -2.60
753–777 value added 767 5 123.00–126.00 $124.82 $957 —
770 770 1 114.00 $114.00 $878 -5.62
855 855 1 114.00 $114.00 $975 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–295 275 7 135.00–170.00 $154.41 $425 +4.41
315 315 2 160.00 $160.00 $504 ±0.00
375–395 386 10 127.50–170.00 $148.43 $573 +4.03
410–420 413 3 127.50–160.00 $148.99 $615 +5.02
510–525 518 2 125.00–130.00 $127.54 $661 —
550–590 571 7 121.00–130.00 $124.90 $713 -5.10
620–645 628 3 117.00–125.00 $122.26 $768 +9.26
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–640 635 4 86.00–111.00 $98.60 $626 —
680–695 688 2 100.00 $100.00 $688 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 144.00 $144.00 $439 +5.77
363–388 372 8 143.00–148.00 $146.20 $544 +7.65
410–440 423 5 131.00–140.00 $137.84 $583 -0.08
452–490 472 21 120.00–137.00 $130.95 $618 +0.80
510–545 528 10 118.00–125.00 $122.00 $644 -4.96
540 value added 540 8 126.00 $126.00 $680 —
562–583 569 11 112.00–126.00 $118.57 $675 -4.10
592 value added 592 3 123.00 $123.00 $728 —
610–615 611 8 108.00–123.00 $120.00 $733 -1.45
653 653 4 122.00 $122.00 $797 +5.39
671–690 value added 676 8 115.00–127.00 $118.06 $798 —
733 value added 733 73 121.00 $121.00 $887 +1.00
715–748 735 5 105.00–116.00 $111.72 $821 -0.02
835 835 1 100.00 $100.00 $835 -1.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–348 316 8 120.00–145.00 $136.96 $433 +6.24
360–380 373 5 118.00–123.00 $120.38 $449 -1.62
460 460 2 122.00 $122.00 $561 —
550–555 553 3 110.00–118.50 $115.68 $640 +2.99
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 100.00 $100.00 $285 —
595 595 1 105.00 $105.00 $625 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–460 458 2 150.00–160.00 $155.03 $710 +4.76
505–543 524 6 132.00–153.00 $142.12 $745 +5.55
550–585 568 4 124.00–130.00 $126.42 $718 -3.52
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 +0.30
730 730 1 115.00 $115.00 $840 +7.54
773 773 2 108.00 $108.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 4 150.00 $150.00 $612 -1.00
468–498 483 4 124.00–148.00 $135.63 $655 —
528 528 2 122.00 $122.00 $644 -6.00
553 553 3 126.00 $126.00 $697 —
675 675 1 110.00 $110.00 $742 —
710 710 1 108.00 $108.00 $767 +0.83
820 820 1 94.00 $94.00 $771 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 117.00 $117.00 $696 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1145 1068 80-85% 4 68.00–70.00 $69.46 $742 —
995–1380 1285 80-85% 13 57.00–65.00 $62.60 $804 +6.37
1480 1480 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $740 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1440 1353 75-80% 2 73.00–80.00 $76.27 $1,032 —
1190–1545 1398 75-80% 5 57.00–70.00 $65.22 $912 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543–693 618 85-90% 4 25.00–37.00 $31.73 $196 —
1170 1170 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $538 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1880 1640 3 88.00–97.00 $91.01 $1,493 +20.32

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 540.00 $540.00
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,076.00 $1,076.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00

↑ Back to top

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.