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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

459 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.12/cwt -5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 624 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.83/cwt +1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 577 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.59/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 485 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 459 685 0
Feeder cattle 425 601 0
Slaughter cattle 26 66 0
Replacement cattle 8 18 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week. on a very light run, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not established. Steers under 600 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls calves were not established.

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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 1 185.00 $185.00 $444 —
295 295 2 191.00–200.00 $195.50 $577 +5.50
315–343 334 3 180.00–189.00 $182.83 $611 -9.74
360–398 385 3 178.00–180.00 $178.62 $688 —
400–438 420 9 170.00–180.00 $174.26 $732 —
488–495 491 6 156.00–173.00 $167.48 $822 -7.48
505–515 510 6 151.00–172.00 $164.87 $841 +0.85
520 value added 520 3 169.00 $169.00 $879 -6.00
553–590 568 9 146.00–170.00 $156.86 $891 -3.81
570 value added 570 3 163.00 $163.00 $929 -2.14
605–640 617 19 144.00–160.00 $156.51 $966 +2.74
635 value added 635 11 150.00 $150.00 $952 -11.96
653–675 value added 661 10 148.00–155.00 $152.97 $1,011 -0.03
668–693 682 13 140.00–155.00 $149.83 $1,022 +1.54
729–738 733 13 140.00–149.00 $146.23 $1,072 —
739 value added 739 10 148.00 $148.00 $1,094 -1.50
750–768 value added 765 21 147.00–151.25 $150.45 $1,151 +4.45
765–797 789 4 137.00–141.00 $140.03 $1,105 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 168.00 $168.00 $496 —
330 330 2 145.00–150.00 $147.50 $487 -26.50
370–379 375 2 148.00–150.00 $148.99 $559 —
495 495 1 142.00 $142.00 $703 -18.00
535–540 538 2 138.00–142.00 $140.01 $753 —
570–583 580 4 134.00–145.00 $136.70 $793 -19.30
625 625 1 123.00 $123.00 $769 —
655–698 682 5 128.00–130.00 $128.77 $878 —
775 775 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 122.00 $122.00 $433 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 130.00 $130.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 165.00 $165.00 $380 +15.00
270–290 280 2 161.00–164.00 $162.45 $455 +1.45
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 +9.00
360–370 365 2 152.00–153.00 $152.51 $557 +4.51
400–443 431 21 145.00–153.00 $146.58 $632 -0.83
473–490 481 18 136.00–149.00 $147.88 $711 +0.61
493 value added 493 9 150.00 $150.00 $740 -5.00
500–548 521 26 125.00–146.00 $140.03 $730 -1.99
550–588 577 29 134.00–142.00 $138.83 $801 +1.35
620–645 637 15 132.00–135.00 $133.27 $849 -5.41
658–690 679 18 130.00–132.00 $130.60 $887 —
748 748 5 133.00 $133.00 $995 —
773–785 775 5 116.00–124.00 $122.38 $948 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 150.00 $150.00 $315 —
280 280 2 165.00 $165.00 $462 —
380 380 1 129.00 $129.00 $490 —
475–495 485 2 130.00–135.00 $132.45 $642 -5.16
535 535 1 121.00 $121.00 $647 -18.00
640 640 1 121.00 $121.00 $774 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 3 105.00 $105.00 $635 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 133.00 $133.00 $572 -27.00
459 thin fleshed 459 7 165.00 $165.00 $757 —
468–480 472 3 144.00–164.00 $157.22 $742 —
507 507 2 144.00 $144.00 $730 -6.00
573–590 582 4 140.00 $140.00 $815 +7.00
820 820 1 100.00 $100.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–440 427 4 166.00–175.00 $172.68 $737 —
525 525 1 155.00 $155.00 $814 -5.00
565 565 2 140.00 $140.00 $791 -5.14
610 610 1 131.00 $131.00 $799 -14.00
860 860 1 100.00 $100.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 143.00 $143.00 $651 —
545 545 2 120.00 $120.00 $654 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1495 1249 80-85% 8 53.00–59.00 $55.49 $693 -1.02
1355 1355 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $678 —
1395–1490 1443 80-85% 2 67.00 $67.00 $967 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $897 —
1360–1393 1386 75-80% 5 59.00–61.00 $59.39 $823 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1090 1050 85-90% 3 41.00–44.00 $42.98 $451 —
1090–1120 1105 85-90% 2 48.00–51.00 $49.48 $547 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 1 60.00 $60.00 $783 —
1510 1510 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,374 —
1790 1790 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,414 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1085 1085 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1380 1380 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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.