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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

1,501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.98/cwt +8.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 741 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.82/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 521 lb · 65 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.86/cwt -3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 476 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,501 2,044 1,924
Feeder cattle 1,329 1,742 1,690
Slaughter cattle 111 233 145
Replacement cattle 61 69 89

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Bulls under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 180.00 $180.00 $414 -9.58
285 285 1 178.00 $178.00 $507 -2.17
300–345 325 8 165.00–175.00 $171.22 $556 +3.43
355–390 367 18 160.00–175.00 $169.91 $624 -2.69
405–444 426 29 155.00–168.00 $162.81 $694 +1.18
458–493 474 24 150.00–159.00 $155.70 $738 -2.12
500–548 528 29 145.00–159.00 $153.76 $812 -0.58
533 533 3 140.00 $140.00 $746 -14.34
557–570 561 10 144.00–151.00 $149.58 $839 +1.94
600–627 value added 619 26 145.00–155.00 $150.04 $929 +5.66
600–645 625 28 135.00–148.00 $140.76 $880 +1.68
653–688 668 22 130.00–145.00 $140.79 $940 +2.77
700–741 724 17 130.00–138.00 $134.62 $975 -1.58
715–748 value added 747 49 141.00–150.00 $148.58 $1,110 —
758–795 764 12 122.00–141.00 $132.82 $1,015 -3.22
773 value added 773 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,044 +8.00
800 800 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,080 +8.26
865 865 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,133 +9.03
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 266 6 160.00–170.00 $164.97 $439 +14.88
345 345 3 155.00–160.00 $156.67 $541 -1.33
355–388 373 20 140.00–164.00 $154.28 $575 +7.02
400–435 420 6 140.00–155.00 $146.89 $617 -6.43
450–480 466 8 133.00–153.00 $141.39 $659 +1.39
515–533 523 7 140.00–145.00 $142.11 $743 +6.67
563–588 575 10 135.00–140.00 $138.00 $794 +4.30
600–635 622 8 125.00–140.00 $134.39 $836 —
660–665 662 3 125.00–130.00 $128.32 $849 —
700 700 1 120.00 $120.00 $840 ±0.00
790 790 1 120.00 $120.00 $948 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 160.00 $160.00 $512 —
405 405 1 136.00 $136.00 $551 —
505 505 3 140.00 $140.00 $707 —
645 645 1 122.00 $122.00 $787 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 140.00 $140.00 $413 -7.24
323–345 331 11 139.00–151.00 $144.39 $478 +0.87
360–395 379 4 134.00–140.00 $137.96 $523 -6.41
402–443 419 42 129.00–141.00 $134.27 $563 -5.17
453–498 476 63 125.00–137.00 $131.86 $628 -3.39
500–545 520 53 120.00–133.00 $128.06 $666 -0.24
509–542 value added 526 12 135.00–140.00 $137.58 $724 —
558 558 2 118.00 $118.00 $658 -9.00
553–593 572 61 120.00–130.00 $124.28 $711 -2.72
600–619 value added 610 20 124.00–138.00 $128.55 $784 —
600–645 628 34 115.00–130.00 $120.88 $759 -0.72
654–681 value added 661 43 125.00–135.00 $132.36 $875 +7.36
653–690 665 15 115.00–123.00 $119.86 $797 -1.70
700–743 720 15 112.00–120.00 $117.68 $847 -3.42
715–749 value added 731 23 122.00–127.00 $124.00 $906 —
750–785 763 10 110.00–120.00 $116.19 $887 +7.77
840 value added 840 2 118.00 $118.00 $991 —
855 855 1 90.00 $90.00 $770 -14.05
905 905 1 90.00 $90.00 $814 —
1065 1065 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,086 —
1130 1130 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 4 133.00–140.00 $138.25 $401 +7.25
300–335 312 3 130.00–140.00 $134.81 $421 +3.77
357–395 381 11 124.00–135.00 $130.94 $499 +2.95
400–443 426 3 125.00–134.00 $128.86 $549 +4.58
468–495 483 8 117.00–128.00 $122.80 $593 +0.19
503–545 531 9 110.00–125.00 $121.16 $643 +12.88
550–563 556 8 115.00–122.00 $120.88 $672 +8.85
600–635 618 4 110.00–120.00 $113.01 $698 +8.07
655 655 1 108.00 $108.00 $707 —
708–725 714 3 109.00–110.00 $109.34 $781 -1.41
750–775 767 3 104.00–106.00 $104.65 $803 +8.86
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 130.00 $130.00 $436 —
395 395 1 130.00 $130.00 $514 —
525 525 1 125.00 $125.00 $656 —
570–575 573 2 106.00–110.00 $107.99 $619 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 120.00 $120.00 $372 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 155.00 $155.00 $604 —
420–445 438 8 150.00–157.00 $151.49 $664 -6.15
455–495 480 26 145.00–156.00 $150.39 $722 +4.24
500–540 516 26 140.00–149.00 $143.99 $743 +0.28
550–598 571 29 130.00–146.00 $136.09 $777 -2.51
600–645 629 30 118.00–130.00 $125.02 $786 +2.63
665–695 678 21 117.00–125.00 $122.65 $832 +2.31
729–738 730 13 116.00–120.00 $119.15 $870 +7.10
760 760 1 114.00 $114.00 $866 -1.00
800 800 1 110.00 $110.00 $880 +2.00
870–878 876 4 90.00–105.00 $101.28 $887 —
953 953 2 86.00 $86.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–443 424 9 135.00–145.00 $140.83 $597 —
450–495 467 29 128.00–145.00 $139.77 $653 +1.66
501–545 523 28 130.00–140.00 $135.67 $710 +15.47
560–585 570 7 120.00–130.00 $126.46 $721 +1.19
604–635 615 7 110.00–122.00 $118.18 $727 +5.75
650–686 677 23 105.00–120.00 $115.04 $779 -4.96
703 703 2 110.00 $110.00 $773 +1.15
750 750 1 105.00 $105.00 $788 —
805–815 810 2 95.00–100.00 $97.48 $790 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 144.00 $144.00 $641 +14.00
475 475 1 143.00 $143.00 $679 —
580 580 1 122.00 $122.00 $708 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 131.00 $131.00 $583 +8.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1390 1174 80-85% 20 51.00–58.00 $55.89 $656 +10.89
1060–1475 1243 80-85% 4 43.00–52.00 $47.01 $584 -8.15
1215–1555 1347 80-85% 3 58.00–60.00 $58.93 $794 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $598 —
890–1675 1349 75-80% 17 53.00–58.00 $55.18 $744 —
1335–1645 1478 75-80% 5 58.00–63.00 $61.17 $904 +6.41
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 1 36.00 $36.00 $351 —
850–1170 1041 85-90% 9 41.00–49.00 $44.87 $467 +1.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1985 1472 11 61.00–76.00 $68.61 $1,010 +10.65
1405–1835 1654 7 77.00–85.00 $80.49 $1,331 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185–1295 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 985.00–1,300.00 $1,275.57
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1270 1270 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1195–1455 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 800.00–1,050.00 $929.83
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1040 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
1040–1255 1161 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 650.00–725.00 $696.12
965–1350 1236 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 635.00–900.00 $812.00

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1200–1450 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,450.00 $1,336.79 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 70.00 $70.00 $247 —

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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.