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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.45/cwt ≈ $1,350/hd at 857 lb · 184 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.97/cwt +7.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 632 lb · 37 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.35/cwt -3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 621 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 685 933 667
Feeder cattle 601 783 567
Slaughter cattle 66 115 84
Replacement cattle 18 35 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to the two week Christmas and New Year holiday layoff.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 190.00 $190.00 $560 -4.82
305–345 335 4 180.00–200.00 $192.57 $645 +3.21
450–488 473 6 168.00–182.00 $174.96 $828 +7.79
509 value added 509 4 175.00 $175.00 $891 +10.00
503–545 526 13 160.00–170.00 $164.02 $863 +4.82
555–598 573 5 158.00–163.00 $160.67 $921 +8.83
563–590 value added 574 13 164.00–166.00 $165.14 $948 -0.86
618–640 value added 628 28 160.00–164.00 $161.96 $1,017 —
640–647 646 9 148.00–157.00 $153.77 $993 +1.57
671–680 672 7 148.00–150.00 $148.29 $997 +5.85
696 value added 696 6 153.00 $153.00 $1,065 +13.00
743 value added 743 11 149.50 $149.50 $1,111 —
751 751 7 142.00 $142.00 $1,066 —
776 value added 776 6 146.00 $146.00 $1,133 ±0.00
808–825 814 3 133.00–140.00 $137.63 $1,120 +7.63
857–858 value added 857 181 155.00–159.25 $157.84 $1,353 —
880 880 3 133.00–135.00 $133.67 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 174.00 $174.00 $583 —
405–430 424 4 160.00–174.00 $170.65 $724 +17.98
463 463 2 160.00 $160.00 $741 —
555 555 2 156.00 $156.00 $866 +26.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 135.00 $135.00 $783 —
630 630 1 140.00 $140.00 $882 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 150.00 $150.00 $338 —
295 295 1 161.00 $161.00 $475 —
325 325 1 151.00 $151.00 $491 +0.43
370 370 1 148.00 $148.00 $548 +5.45
415–445 428 14 140.00–154.00 $147.41 $631 +5.69
459 value added 459 6 155.00 $155.00 $711 —
455–497 484 16 139.00–150.00 $147.27 $713 +8.19
516 value added 516 11 147.00 $147.00 $759 —
520–533 526 5 136.00–145.00 $142.02 $747 +4.61
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 -12.67
555–593 575 13 130.00–142.00 $137.48 $791 -5.19
603–608 607 12 132.00–140.00 $138.68 $842 +9.68
624–637 value added 629 22 140.00–142.00 $141.26 $889 -5.26
663–688 value added 681 18 140.00 $140.00 $953 —
711 711 7 133.00 $133.00 $946 +9.53
830 830 1 120.00 $120.00 $996 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 140.00 $140.00 $459 +17.00
415 415 1 138.00 $138.00 $573 +10.02
450–495 458 6 134.00–140.00 $137.61 $630 +9.58
505 505 3 139.00 $139.00 $702 —
615 615 1 120.00 $120.00 $738 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 121.00 $121.00 $641 —
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–493 474 9 161.00–174.00 $168.29 $798 +7.08
535 535 1 160.00 $160.00 $856 +3.94
570–595 575 5 138.00–147.00 $145.14 $835 +0.39
620 620 9 145.00 $145.00 $899 +10.54
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 160.00 $160.00 $677 -6.00
500 500 2 150.00 $150.00 $750 —
585 585 1 133.00 $133.00 $778 +3.00
670 670 1 130.00 $130.00 $871 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 135.00 $135.00 $648 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
923–1585 1178 80-85% 8 47.00–53.00 $49.80 $587 —
915–1520 1219 80-85% 22 54.00–62.00 $56.51 $689 —
1310 1310 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $825 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1308–1525 1439 75-80% 8 55.00–62.00 $57.28 $824 -2.43
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–935 880 85-90% 2 37.00–40.00 $38.41 $338 —
900–1135 999 85-90% 5 45.00–51.00 $47.66 $476 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 1 72.00 $72.00 $817 —
1330–1945 1705 3 78.00–86.00 $82.12 $1,400 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1535 1535 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1075–1110 1093 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 685.00–700.00 $692.38

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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.