Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

1,699 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.72/cwt +27.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,274/hd at 868 lb · 125 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.98/cwt -5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 478 lb · 100 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.00/cwt +4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 623 lb · 97 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,699	1,354	1,361
Feeder cattle	1,472	1,202	1,139
Slaughter cattle	178	89	142
Replacement cattle	49	63	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers and bulls under 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Quality average to fancy. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	191.00	$191.00	$458	—
280	280	1	181.00	$181.00	$507	+9.32
300–328	318	9	175.00–186.00	$183.43	$583	+10.07
353–398	369	29	160.00–180.00	$171.01	$631	-1.55
400–445	430	43	155.00–167.00	$161.32	$694	-3.55
460–498	481	31	150.00–162.00	$155.80	$749	-1.87
500–540	518	37	145.00–156.00	$152.49	$790	-0.21
525–543 value added	541	8	154.00–157.00	$154.36	$835	—
550–598	582	50	135.00–154.00	$147.86	$861	-2.23
581–582 value added	582	10	155.00	$155.00	$902	—
605–643	617	30	135.00–151.00	$143.87	$888	+2.04
602–635 value added	625	67	147.00–155.00	$151.30	$946	+1.63
650–698	669	26	130.00–142.00	$137.58	$920	-2.24
659–673 value added	669	26	146.00–150.00	$147.21	$985	+7.21
700–717 value added	710	20	140.00–147.50	$144.88	$1,029	—
705–745	726	11	132.00–141.00	$136.18	$989	-0.98
750–768	764	9	124.00–137.00	$134.80	$1,030	+0.80
813–821 value added	818	6	133.00–137.00	$134.32	$1,099	-16.88
800–847	820	5	125.00–131.00	$128.18	$1,051	+0.18
868–873 value added	868	124	130.00–147.50	$146.93	$1,275	—
870	870	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,053	+2.03
966–990	972	4	106.00–110.00	$108.98	$1,059	-11.02
1120	1120	3	116.00	$116.00	$1,299	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	150.00–154.00	$152.17	$415	-7.83
300–345	323	2	160.00–165.00	$162.33	$524	+22.33
352–390	371	10	150.00–163.00	$153.85	$571	-6.81
400–447	433	7	150.00–154.00	$151.12	$654	+13.75
450–490	472	11	130.00–150.00	$146.94	$694	+1.94
505–535	520	2	130.00–138.00	$134.12	$697	-7.84
625–635	630	2	130.00	$130.00	$819	-0.51
675	675	1	130.00	$130.00	$878	—
760	760	1	124.00	$124.00	$942	—
850	850	1	110.00	$110.00	$935	+10.00
925	925	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,018	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	140.00	$140.00	$497	—
415	415	1	128.00	$128.00	$531	—
455	455	1	135.00	$135.00	$614	—
673	673	2	125.00	$125.00	$841	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	135.00	$135.00	$520	-3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	279	4	140.00–150.00	$142.56	$398	-10.92
310–345	326	7	130.00–144.00	$136.93	$446	-12.42
353–396	381	23	135.00–150.00	$143.88	$548	-1.59
405 fancy	405	1	147.00	$147.00	$595	—
405–445	421	32	130.00–143.00	$137.89	$581	-0.27
451–499	478	100	130.00–141.00	$134.98	$645	-5.53
500–548	522	67	124.00–137.00	$130.88	$683	-4.46
527 value added	527	6	135.00	$135.00	$711	—
550–596	582	59	120.00–132.00	$127.52	$742	-3.26
600–645	625	35	118.00–130.00	$124.39	$777	+0.15
650–687	668	14	117.00–127.00	$120.11	$802	+0.97
700–740	720	10	104.00–121.00	$113.99	$821	-3.35
755–783	777	7	110.00–117.00	$115.16	$895	—
821 value added	821	7	120.00	$120.00	$985	—
830	830	1	105.00	$105.00	$872	—
920–923	922	3	94.00–98.00	$95.33	$879	-12.67
950	950	1	100.00	$100.00	$950	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	135.00–140.00	$137.52	$389	+7.52
300–330	327	9	120.00–135.00	$133.36	$436	-0.89
360–370	367	3	124.00–135.00	$130.65	$479	-1.04
410–440	427	7	114.00–130.00	$125.84	$537	-4.16
450–498	478	10	120.00–128.00	$125.08	$598	—
500–545	527	6	110.00–125.00	$119.11	$628	-0.89
618–635	624	3	112.50–113.00	$112.83	$704	-4.14
700–730	712	3	90.00–105.00	$98.23	$699	-11.75

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	120.00	$120.00	$384	—
410–430	417	5	120.00–125.00	$122.01	$509	—
455	455	1	120.00	$120.00	$546	—
520	520	1	120.00	$120.00	$624	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	430	2	107.50–114.00	$110.79	$476	—
620	620	1	104.00	$104.00	$645	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–445	425	10	150.00–166.00	$158.41	$673	-2.13
450–495	473	18	140.00–156.00	$148.10	$701	-2.50
503–548	525	25	135.00–145.00	$141.14	$741	-2.96
555–590	565	19	130.00–141.00	$134.69	$761	-0.23
610–645	622	18	125.00–141.00	$130.56	$812	+1.71
668–690	675	5	120.00–128.00	$122.79	$829	+2.12
703–710	707	5	115.00–117.00	$115.80	$819	-5.17
770–780	775	2	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$910	+7.48
800	800	2	100.00	$100.00	$800	—
860–895	882	3	84.00–108.00	$94.11	$830	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	434	7	134.00–150.00	$143.76	$624	+3.13
463–490	471	7	125.00–143.00	$136.93	$645	-2.52
518–539	530	8	130.00–133.00	$132.63	$703	+5.90
563–595	581	7	113.00–125.00	$120.98	$703	—
615–632	624	8	108.00–124.00	$116.84	$729	-5.73
687	687	6	112.00	$112.00	$769	—
735	735	1	110.00	$110.00	$808	—
795	795	1	90.00	$90.00	$716	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	120.00	$120.00	$696	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
748–1315	1002	85-90%	57	44.00–53.00	$48.52	$486	—
1140	1140	85-90%	1	44.00	$44.00	$502	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1370	1191	80-85%	6	50.00–56.00	$53.07	$632	—
1130–1270	1200	80-85%	2	60.00–65.00	$62.35	$748	+5.13
1015–1635	1257	80-85%	30	52.00–61.00	$55.97	$704	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1800	1444	75-80%	21	56.00–63.00	$59.17	$854	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1565	1249	5	75.00–83.00	$79.63	$995	—
1460–2110	1785	2	96.00–97.00	$96.41	$1,721	—
1515–2285	1860	10	86.00–94.00	$91.20	$1,696	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1370	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–900.00	$856.61
1128–1410	1212	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	800.00–975.00	$858.73

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–960	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$712.23
1090–1230	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	735.00–900.00	$812.52

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
940–1380	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,000.00–1,400.00	$1,178.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.