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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

933 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.41/cwt -1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 523 lb · 66 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.50/cwt +0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 557 lb · 55 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.42/cwt +2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 430 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 933 1,374 1,424
Feeder cattle 783 1,182 1,263
Slaughter cattle 115 131 111
Replacement cattle 35 61 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Feeder steers mostly steady. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 205.00 $205.00 $492 +4.47
270–290 280 2 190.00–200.00 $194.82 $545 -0.05
300–338 319 5 180.00–205.00 $189.36 $604 +3.14
350–385 369 7 160.00–190.00 $178.38 $658 -1.96
410–445 431 13 165.00–180.00 $173.76 $749 +2.06
465–495 477 15 150.00–175.00 $167.17 $797 -0.32
489 value added 489 16 176.00 $176.00 $861 —
515 value added 515 2 165.00 $165.00 $850 -5.00
500–543 527 14 154.00–166.00 $159.20 $839 +0.18
553–595 573 17 140.00–160.00 $151.84 $870 -5.39
598 value added 598 21 166.00 $166.00 $993 +0.27
604–635 615 14 140.00–160.00 $152.20 $936 +1.02
650–690 666 11 140.00–150.00 $142.44 $949 -6.84
692 value added 692 7 140.00 $140.00 $969 -11.00
715–743 739 7 138.00–140.00 $139.72 $1,033 -2.37
756 value added 756 8 146.00 $146.00 $1,104 +1.00
810 810 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,053 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–248 235 3 170.00 $170.00 $400 —
293 293 2 180.00 $180.00 $527 +5.00
400–440 419 4 146.00–165.00 $152.67 $640 -3.10
515–535 525 3 133.00–140.00 $136.65 $717 -13.02
550 550 1 130.00 $130.00 $715 -18.00
680 680 1 134.00 $134.00 $911 -5.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 142.00 $142.00 $473 —
425 425 1 141.00 $141.00 $599 —
650 650 1 105.00 $105.00 $682 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 322 10 144.00–165.00 $150.57 $485 +2.89
365–396 386 17 133.00–153.00 $142.55 $550 -5.40
400–448 427 31 134.00–150.00 $141.72 $605 +0.88
443 value added 443 8 150.00 $150.00 $664 —
453–494 468 35 130.00–148.00 $139.08 $651 -2.24
508–548 523 66 124.00–145.00 $137.41 $719 +0.55
550–590 555 34 130.00–145.00 $142.67 $792 +6.70
554–571 value added 559 21 130.00–145.00 $134.38 $751 -7.74
606–630 value added 617 29 137.00–159.00 $146.52 $904 +10.92
608–635 617 5 120.00–135.00 $129.00 $796 -4.37
660–690 670 3 126.00–129.00 $127.97 $857 -2.48
708–743 723 6 120.00–125.00 $123.47 $893 -1.74
755–765 760 2 120.00–123.00 $121.51 $923 -1.49
848 848 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,001 +3.00
855–860 858 2 108.00–114.00 $111.01 $952 -2.33
935 935 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,141 +9.00
955 955 1 90.00 $90.00 $860 -34.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
204 204 4 140.00 $140.00 $286 +6.00
270–290 280 2 146.00–150.00 $148.07 $415 —
315–340 328 2 123.00 $123.00 $403 -7.00
365–390 378 3 120.00–138.00 $131.65 $498 -6.93
410–440 431 4 122.00–135.00 $127.98 $552 -11.74
460–485 474 4 120.00–132.00 $128.03 $607 -5.24
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678 -2.37
655–684 675 8 103.00–125.00 $109.49 $739 —
750 750 1 115.00 $115.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 3 100.00 $100.00 $303 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 15 160.00–171.00 $165.41 $700 -3.23
450–490 474 25 150.00–165.00 $161.21 $764 +6.02
503–535 516 20 150.00–160.00 $156.06 $805 +5.90
550–595 564 9 130.00–150.00 $144.75 $816 -1.47
605–643 626 14 125.00–138.00 $134.46 $842 +3.61
660–685 664 7 125.00–132.00 $130.68 $868 +4.12
728–744 739 6 118.00–123.00 $119.64 $884 —
792 792 3 114.00 $114.00 $903 —
998 998 2 103.00 $103.00 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 166.00 $166.00 $697 +19.66
453 453 2 140.00 $140.00 $634 -7.11
595 595 1 130.00 $130.00 $774 —
625–640 633 2 118.00–130.00 $124.07 $785 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 3 136.00 $136.00 $664 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $562 —
1025–1605 1261 80-85% 31 47.00–60.00 $51.83 $654 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1255 1003 85-90% 4 20.00–40.00 $31.86 $320 —
850–1200 1061 85-90% 22 34.00–45.00 $42.37 $450 -1.87
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1615 1437 75-80% 11 55.00–67.00 $59.71 $858 +3.87
1395–1753 1619 75-80% 12 63.00–65.50 $64.67 $1,047 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1890 1671 7 67.00–76.00 $71.86 $1,201 —
1565–2235 1915 4 79.00–86.00 $81.75 $1,566 —
2000 2000 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,740 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 875.00 $875.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 585.00 $585.00
1385 1385 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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.