Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

1,487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.64/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 621 lb · 78 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.32/cwt -1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 569 lb · 75 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.39/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 480 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,487	1,699	831
Feeder cattle	1,178	1,472	742
Slaughter cattle	225	178	53
Replacement cattle	84	49	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Feeder steers 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	269	7	168.00–195.00	$177.48	$477	-3.52
300–345	330	11	170.00–185.00	$177.26	$585	-6.17
360–395	375	26	161.00–185.00	$175.64	$659	+4.63
400–449	428	31	150.00–173.00	$163.41	$699	+2.09
458–495	468	19	145.00–160.00	$153.32	$718	-2.48
503–545	524	37	145.00–155.00	$149.82	$785	-2.67
527 value added	527	7	160.00	$160.00	$843	+5.64
550 value added	550	6	156.00	$156.00	$858	+1.00
550–598	571	69	135.00–150.00	$146.57	$837	-1.29
620 value added	620	2	145.00	$145.00	$899	-6.30
603–636	622	53	131.00–146.00	$142.17	$884	-1.70
653 value added	653	2	144.00	$144.00	$940	-3.21
655–683	666	12	130.00–144.00	$136.16	$907	-1.42
715 value added	715	2	135.00	$135.00	$965	-9.88
700–745	721	11	120.00–138.00	$133.22	$961	-2.96
750–768	759	5	129.00–135.00	$130.98	$994	-3.82
820–825	823	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,078	+2.82
844 value added	844	5	133.00	$133.00	$1,123	-1.32
890	890	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,086	+1.00
950	950	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,140	+11.02

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	3	140.00–150.00	$146.70	$496	-15.63
390	390	1	145.00	$145.00	$566	-8.85
403–430	410	4	140.00–160.00	$154.75	$634	+3.63
500–543	532	7	135.00–140.00	$137.81	$733	+3.69
595	595	2	116.00	$116.00	$690	—
870	870	1	100.00	$100.00	$870	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	2	100.00	$100.00	$705	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	130.00	$130.00	$728	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	140.00	$140.00	$385	-2.56
300–345	321	10	140.00–150.00	$142.98	$459	+6.05
350–395	376	26	135.00–150.00	$144.24	$542	+0.36
410–445	435	42	130.00–145.00	$140.31	$610	+2.42
450–498	477	57	124.00–142.00	$132.65	$633	-2.33
495 value added	495	13	142.00	$142.00	$703	—
500–548	525	39	120.00–135.00	$127.06	$667	-3.82
550–599	573	55	120.00–133.00	$125.19	$717	-2.33
602–640	621	78	112.00–138.00	$129.64	$805	+5.25
650–695	672	51	112.00–135.50	$131.00	$880	+10.89
722–740	728	10	108.00–115.00	$110.62	$805	-3.37
780–788	784	4	110.00	$110.00	$862	-5.16
820	820	10	110.00	$110.00	$902	+5.00
873–875	874	3	100.00–108.00	$105.33	$921	—
913	913	2	108.00	$108.00	$986	+12.67

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	130.00	$130.00	$377	-7.52
320–345	333	4	120.00–135.00	$127.22	$424	-6.14
380–383	382	4	124.00–125.00	$124.25	$475	-6.40
400–422	415	5	125.00–133.00	$129.59	$538	+3.75
465	465	1	124.00	$124.00	$577	-1.08
513–530	518	7	110.00–120.00	$116.28	$602	-2.83
560–585	573	2	106.00–109.00	$107.53	$616	—
605	605	2	115.00	$115.00	$696	+2.17
750	750	1	105.00	$105.00	$788	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	120.00	$120.00	$390	—
543	543	2	105.00	$105.00	$570	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	428	23	133.00–165.00	$156.90	$672	-1.51
455–497	475	34	137.00–150.00	$146.42	$695	-1.68
513–545	519	14	135.00–140.00	$138.90	$721	-2.24
550–595	575	19	121.00–134.00	$129.99	$747	-4.70
615–635	627	12	123.00–130.00	$126.58	$794	-3.98
650–695	669	14	118.00–128.00	$122.62	$820	-0.17
713–730	720	5	120.00	$120.00	$864	+4.20
800–845	823	2	84.00–107.00	$95.19	$783	-4.81

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	120.00	$120.00	$498	-23.76
465–493	477	6	115.00–132.00	$123.89	$591	-13.04
513–530	521	5	120.00–130.00	$128.00	$667	-4.63
590	590	1	125.00	$125.00	$738	+4.02
615	615	2	110.00–129.00	$119.50	$735	+2.66
665	665	1	115.00	$115.00	$765	+3.00
715	715	1	94.00	$94.00	$672	-16.00
790	790	1	80.00	$80.00	$632	-10.00
958	958	3	78.00	$78.00	$747	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1565	1209	80-85%	23	51.00–60.00	$55.17	$667	-7.18
975–1520	1240	80-85%	3	48.00–50.00	$49.34	$612	—
1295	1295	80-85%	1	62.00	$62.00	$803	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1190	971	85-90%	11	23.00–39.00	$31.27	$304	—
936–1285	1078	85-90%	15	39.00–49.00	$44.50	$480	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1800	1409	75-80%	26	54.00–61.00	$56.19	$792	-2.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1960	1672	10	60.00–80.00	$74.45	$1,245	—
1305–2145	1772	6	83.00–90.00	$85.64	$1,518	-10.77

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00	$700.00
850–1010	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	585.00–775.00	$700.98
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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.