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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

1,419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.28/cwt +1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 475 lb · 78 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.43/cwt +0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 577 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.40/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 523 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,419 1,487 983
Feeder cattle 1,253 1,178 854
Slaughter cattle 118 225 100
Replacement cattle 48 84 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls under 600 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 181.00 $181.00 $398 —
275 275 1 190.00 $190.00 $522 +12.52
300–347 332 9 167.50–175.00 $173.58 $576 -3.68
355–395 381 18 170.00–183.00 $176.31 $672 +0.67
400–447 427 19 159.00–170.00 $163.66 $699 +0.25
455–495 476 44 155.00–168.00 $160.12 $762 +6.80
503–543 value added 532 7 155.00–157.00 $155.54 $827 -4.46
505–548 535 36 143.00–156.00 $149.34 $799 -0.48
566 value added 566 16 150.00 $150.00 $849 -6.00
565–595 577 33 137.00–153.00 $147.40 $850 +0.83
605–645 625 32 133.00–145.00 $141.64 $885 -0.53
650–668 657 5 140.00–142.00 $141.21 $928 +5.05
667–698 value added 688 9 144.00–145.00 $144.68 $995 +0.68
700–740 717 12 130.00–140.00 $138.05 $990 +4.83
743 value added 743 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,048 +6.00
753–795 value added 789 61 141.00–145.00 $144.50 $1,140 —
800–833 812 10 124.00–137.00 $129.47 $1,051 -1.53
863 value added 863 60 147.50 $147.50 $1,273 —
880–890 885 2 119.00–121.00 $120.01 $1,062 -1.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 223 3 162.50–171.00 $168.21 $375 —
275 275 1 177.00 $177.00 $487 —
305–340 325 5 160.00–170.00 $162.87 $529 +16.17
427 427 3 153.00 $153.00 $653 -1.75
450–490 462 6 144.00–150.00 $148.61 $687 —
520–540 530 7 140.00 $140.00 $742 +2.19
580 value added 580 7 140.00 $140.00 $812 —
650–685 665 3 120.00–125.00 $123.35 $820 —
708 708 3 120.00 $120.00 $850 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 152.50 $152.50 $435 —
325 325 1 160.00 $160.00 $520 —
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 2 153.00–156.00 $154.49 $406 +14.49
330–345 336 5 135.00–150.00 $142.77 $480 -0.21
365–390 376 13 134.00–145.00 $140.46 $528 -3.78
400–448 431 30 134.00–143.00 $139.30 $600 -1.01
450–497 473 66 130.00–144.00 $136.14 $644 +3.49
469–499 value added 484 12 136.00–138.00 $137.03 $663 -4.97
502–546 523 66 121.00–133.00 $129.40 $677 +2.34
553–596 value added 573 19 130.00 $130.00 $745 —
550–598 578 51 118.00–128.00 $123.73 $715 -1.46
605–645 624 35 118.00–125.00 $121.67 $759 -7.97
607–644 value added 632 23 125.00–130.00 $128.73 $814 —
638 638 2 110.00 $110.00 $702 -19.64
650–687 670 24 117.00–122.00 $120.29 $806 -10.71
670–695 value added 680 32 119.00–129.00 $127.17 $865 —
705–738 722 6 104.00–120.00 $113.67 $821 +3.05
771 value added 771 9 120.00 $120.00 $925 —
825 825 1 100.00 $100.00 $825 -10.00
850–895 883 10 100.00–104.00 $102.41 $904 -2.92
911–920 913 5 85.00–90.00 $86.01 $785 -21.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 223 3 137.50–151.00 $141.53 $316 —
365–380 375 7 124.00–134.00 $126.23 $473 +1.98
410–440 431 4 120.00–136.00 $129.66 $559 +0.07
475–483 479 2 120.00–130.00 $125.04 $599 +1.04
502–540 516 12 117.00–120.00 $118.68 $612 +2.40
610 610 1 110.00 $110.00 $671 -5.00
745 745 1 100.00 $100.00 $745 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 122.00 $122.00 $451 —
495 495 4 113.00–117.00 $114.00 $564 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 128.00 $128.00 $474 —
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 —
580 580 1 110.00 $110.00 $638 —
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 422 12 154.00–170.00 $162.39 $685 +5.49
465–498 486 12 150.00–160.00 $154.75 $752 +8.33
500–545 517 18 138.00–153.00 $147.00 $760 +8.10
550–592 567 23 130.00–144.00 $135.83 $770 +5.84
610–645 625 18 120.00–130.00 $127.00 $794 +0.42
660–695 683 19 114.00–125.00 $118.81 $811 -3.81
705 705 3 115.00–118.00 $117.00 $825 -3.00
765–775 770 2 105.00–110.00 $107.52 $828 —
927 927 3 90.00 $90.00 $834 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433–447 440 7 134.00–148.00 $141.80 $624 +21.80
473–495 480 5 130.00–148.00 $140.42 $674 +16.53
515–522 520 4 130.00–134.00 $130.99 $681 +2.99
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 +5.00
612–648 635 9 110.00–120.00 $114.12 $725 -5.38
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 -5.00
705–735 718 3 100.00–113.00 $106.76 $767 +12.76
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 1 140.00 $140.00 $606 —
465 465 1 126.00 $126.00 $586 —
505 505 1 123.00 $123.00 $621 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1435 1227 80-85% 23 48.00–61.00 $55.07 $676 +5.73
1085–1375 1231 80-85% 11 44.00–50.00 $46.78 $576 -2.56
1290–1405 1362 80-85% 3 59.00–63.00 $61.06 $832 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $750 —
1025–1700 1363 75-80% 2 48.00–51.00 $49.87 $680 —
1055–2095 1414 75-80% 19 53.00–60.00 $55.95 $791 -0.24
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1185 1019 85-90% 11 42.00–50.00 $45.58 $464 —
1070–1315 1119 85-90% 5 38.00–43.00 $41.82 $468 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1635 1528 5 73.00–80.00 $76.00 $1,161 —
1350–1850 1593 4 80.00–86.00 $81.74 $1,302 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
958–1085 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 825.00–950.00 $905.60
1013 1013 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1135 1103 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 685.00–800.00 $740.80
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
1055 1055 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1105–1350 1228 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00–1,525.00 $1,367.46 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 40.00 $40.00 $282 —
750 750 1 58.00 $58.00 $435 —

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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.