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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

1,374 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.84/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 622 lb · 70 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.38/cwt +4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 622 lb · 67 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.68/cwt +8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 524 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,374 1,366 1,770
Feeder cattle 1,182 1,212 1,572
Slaughter cattle 131 117 145
Replacement cattle 61 37 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs 5.00 to 9.00 higher, over 500 lbs 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Bulls under 650 lbs 2.00 to 9.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 220 2 200.00–201.00 $200.53 $441 +50.53
275–293 287 11 184.00–210.00 $194.87 $559 +24.87
310–343 330 12 180.00–193.00 $186.22 $615 +16.22
330 fancy 330 4 200.00 $200.00 $660 +15.00
353 fancy 353 2 190.00 $190.00 $671 +8.96
350–398 384 21 175.00–185.00 $180.34 $693 +19.66
410–445 425 13 165.00–181.00 $171.70 $730 +7.42
455–465 fancy 461 5 180.00–183.00 $181.18 $835 +6.18
455–495 479 31 160.00–174.00 $167.49 $802 +3.41
521 value added 521 7 170.00 $170.00 $886 —
500–548 530 23 150.00–164.00 $159.02 $843 +0.02
555–583 567 26 150.00–165.00 $157.23 $891 +3.52
573–591 value added 585 27 163.00–168.50 $165.73 $970 +2.66
609–642 value added 619 21 154.00–159.00 $155.01 $960 —
602–640 623 46 138.00–155.00 $151.18 $942 +2.98
651–683 667 19 144.00–154.00 $149.28 $996 +4.76
696 value added 696 7 151.00 $151.00 $1,051 —
708–745 722 15 138.00–150.00 $142.09 $1,026 +6.14
760–771 value added 767 14 145.00 $145.00 $1,112 —
765–795 773 4 130.00–140.00 $135.69 $1,049 -3.50
833 value added 833 4 141.00 $141.00 $1,175 —
845 845 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,149 +3.46
877–885 value added 881 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,189 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 175.00 $175.00 $490 —
305–308 307 4 170.00–180.00 $174.98 $537 —
350–385 365 13 154.00–170.00 $163.51 $597 +23.51
400–446 420 13 152.00–162.00 $155.77 $654 +6.74
453–492 475 22 151.00–164.00 $156.53 $744 +18.58
508–543 522 5 145.00–153.00 $149.67 $781 +18.05
563 563 2 148.00 $148.00 $833 +6.80
615 615 1 135.00 $135.00 $830 -1.81
678–690 682 3 135.00–142.00 $139.64 $952 +5.64
705–713 710 3 130.00 $130.00 $923 +14.68
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 170.00 $170.00 $459 —
405 405 2 160.00 $160.00 $648 —
545 545 1 141.00 $141.00 $768 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 272 6 150.00–152.50 $151.45 $412 +6.16
300–345 334 8 141.00–151.00 $147.68 $493 +2.85
353 fancy 353 2 160.00 $160.00 $565 —
351–395 383 29 141.00–152.00 $147.95 $567 -1.45
400–445 424 34 137.00–146.00 $140.84 $597 +1.09
455–490 478 45 136.00–145.00 $141.32 $676 +4.22
492 value added 492 9 142.00 $142.00 $699 —
500–547 524 41 127.00–143.00 $136.86 $717 +6.47
514–548 value added 525 16 143.00–144.00 $143.33 $752 —
550–590 567 20 127.00–143.00 $135.97 $771 +7.08
576–588 value added 579 26 136.00–144.00 $142.12 $823 —
600–645 614 24 128.00–140.00 $133.37 $819 +3.80
608–649 value added 626 46 133.00–138.00 $135.60 $849 —
650 value added 650 3 136.00 $136.00 $884 —
665–688 678 9 127.00–138.00 $130.45 $884 +7.40
700–717 714 10 121.00–127.00 $125.21 $894 +2.27
775 775 3 123.00 $123.00 $953 +2.00
794 value added 794 7 120.00 $120.00 $953 —
820 820 1 115.00 $115.00 $943 +0.81
855–858 857 3 110.00–115.00 $113.34 $971 —
900 900 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,017 —
961 961 10 124.00 $124.00 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
231 231 6 134.00 $134.00 $310 +18.89
310–340 325 2 130.00 $130.00 $422 +1.62
350–380 365 3 133.00–144.00 $138.58 $506 +7.87
401–408 405 11 133.00–141.00 $139.72 $566 +15.59
480–483 481 7 127.00–138.00 $133.27 $641 +8.98
500–535 511 5 122.00–130.00 $125.44 $641 +5.08
583–595 587 3 120.00–127.00 $122.37 $718 +9.39
600–643 634 9 120.00–124.00 $122.70 $778 +2.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 112.50 $112.50 $562 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 142.50 $142.50 $370 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 418 10 161.00–175.00 $168.64 $705 +8.76
450–490 466 8 149.00–163.00 $155.19 $723 +8.70
505–548 516 11 149.00–154.00 $150.16 $775 +2.17
550–590 562 26 137.00–153.00 $146.22 $822 +11.71
618–635 627 6 129.00–132.00 $130.85 $820 +4.34
650–665 660 7 125.00–130.00 $126.56 $835 +0.32
755 755 1 122.00 $122.00 $921 +0.50
810 810 1 122.00 $122.00 $988 —
859–860 859 6 114.00 $114.00 $979 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 433 3 145.00–147.00 $146.34 $634 +0.45
455–480 472 6 141.00–150.00 $147.11 $694 +11.71
505 505 2 140.00–144.00 $142.00 $717 —
550–585 559 5 125.00–133.00 $128.86 $720 +2.44
690 690 1 120.00 $120.00 $828 ±0.00
715–720 717 3 114.00–116.00 $114.67 $822 +20.67
855 855 1 116.00 $116.00 $992 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 140.00 $140.00 $665 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 80-85% 2 62.00–64.00 $63.00 $674 —
990–1295 1099 80-85% 7 41.00–47.00 $44.06 $484 —
940–1560 1185 80-85% 28 48.00–57.50 $54.02 $640 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1115 1045 85-90% 6 32.00–38.00 $36.43 $381 -6.52
958–1185 1091 85-90% 24 38.00–48.00 $44.24 $483 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1290 1183 75-80% 2 48.00–50.00 $49.09 $581 —
1240–1770 1433 75-80% 12 53.00–59.00 $55.84 $800 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1890 1539 9 64.00–77.00 $71.85 $1,106 —
1145–2010 1587 7 74.00–84.00 $79.19 $1,257 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–1035 835 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 650.00–725.00 $665.49
994–1140 1018 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 675.00–725.00 $715.67
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1110–1480 1263 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 725.00–885.00 $799.35
1535 1535 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 1 69.00 $69.00 $683 —

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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.