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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

1,360 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.56/cwt +3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 474 lb · 116 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.18/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 670 lb · 87 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.33/cwt +4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 528 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,360 891 0
Feeder cattle 1,199 818 0
Slaughter cattle 106 54 0
Replacement cattle 55 19 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Bulls 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
215–240 231 4 180.00–205.00 $187.11 $432 —
250–290 271 12 190.00–220.00 $205.74 $558 —
300–340 321 9 180.00–210.00 $199.43 $640 +2.96
355–398 378 14 180.00–205.00 $196.40 $742 +3.23
436–449 441 24 175.00–194.00 $186.31 $822 +3.71
448 value added 448 2 200.00 $200.00 $896 —
453–495 474 30 165.00–200.00 $184.30 $874 -0.35
495 fancy 495 1 188.00 $188.00 $931 —
503–545 529 26 160.00–180.00 $170.04 $900 +0.98
556–590 570 15 160.00–179.00 $172.76 $985 +8.78
564–594 value added 578 29 175.00–176.00 $175.50 $1,014 -2.35
603–645 624 14 150.00–170.00 $159.80 $997 +3.65
643 value added 643 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,093 +3.46
652–668 value added 665 71 167.50–171.00 $168.08 $1,118 +4.90
655–698 690 16 146.00–165.00 $152.30 $1,051 —
725–730 728 2 134.00–145.00 $139.52 $1,016 -7.39
773–796 791 22 135.00–148.00 $144.80 $1,145 —
825 825 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,138 +3.00
869–870 869 9 134.00–140.00 $139.33 $1,211 —
900 900 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,188 +7.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 170.00 $170.00 $400 —
290 290 2 160.00–180.00 $170.00 $493 -20.00
310–338 328 10 160.00–190.00 $179.06 $587 -0.94
350–370 362 6 150.00–180.00 $173.46 $628 -7.02
455–470 463 4 158.00–170.00 $161.05 $746 -2.95
557–585 578 20 145.00–163.00 $157.94 $913 —
638 638 2 126.00 $126.00 $804 —
725–735 730 2 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $982 +4.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 —
582 582 6 129.00 $129.00 $751 —
615 615 1 130.00 $130.00 $800 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 160.00 $160.00 $736 —
565 565 1 131.00 $131.00 $740 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–285 271 8 151.00–170.00 $160.15 $434 —
300–348 333 22 150.00–163.00 $158.29 $527 +3.10
355–399 379 21 151.00–161.00 $155.98 $591 +0.58
413 thin fleshed 413 2 162.00 $162.00 $669 —
400–446 430 50 145.00–158.00 $154.66 $665 +1.83
458–474 value added 472 45 160.00–165.00 $164.35 $776 +7.23
450–495 476 71 142.00–156.00 $153.26 $730 +9.36
500–548 528 60 138.00–152.00 $148.14 $782 +4.50
535 value added 535 2 154.00 $154.00 $824 —
558 value added 558 2 140.00 $140.00 $781 -17.00
550–593 575 24 137.00–153.00 $145.42 $836 +10.94
602–643 631 45 130.00–141.00 $137.83 $870 +3.18
655–675 665 22 125.00–143.00 $136.41 $907 +4.91
700–748 727 22 120.00–133.00 $129.23 $940 -0.77
776 776 8 130.00 $130.00 $1,009 +7.00
940 940 2 108.00 $108.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 130.00 $130.00 $260 -32.84
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 +5.00
345 345 1 120.00 $120.00 $414 -25.00
376 376 4 141.00 $141.00 $530 +0.03
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 -11.00
460–495 481 4 127.00–150.00 $140.38 $675 +8.78
520 520 1 144.00 $144.00 $749 +9.00
577–585 579 4 128.00–138.00 $130.53 $756 -0.47
665 665 1 132.00 $132.00 $878 —
762 762 3 120.00 $120.00 $914 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 123.00 $123.00 $517 —
485–490 488 2 117.00–140.00 $128.44 $627 —
555–575 565 2 125.00–130.00 $127.46 $720 +7.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 130.00 $130.00 $429 —
425 425 2 125.00 $125.00 $531 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–445 426 25 170.00–190.00 $179.08 $763 +1.38
450–498 480 40 158.00–184.00 $171.51 $823 -0.83
505–545 531 14 148.00–170.00 $164.53 $874 -0.66
550–595 574 40 145.00–165.00 $155.15 $891 —
600–635 620 27 140.00–152.00 $145.84 $904 +0.34
650–698 673 19 130.00–140.00 $137.56 $926 —
705–740 727 11 130.00–131.00 $130.55 $949 +2.01
761–788 774 8 124.00–128.00 $125.97 $975 —
815–825 820 2 120.00 $120.00 $984 +10.00
860 860 2 113.00 $113.00 $972 +3.00
975 975 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 150.00 $150.00 $694 —
543–545 544 3 150.00 $150.00 $816 +6.00
555–590 569 5 138.00–150.00 $143.73 $818 +3.73
605 605 1 136.00 $136.00 $823 —
652–695 664 5 120.00–130.00 $125.89 $836 —
795 795 1 120.00 $120.00 $954 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 135.00 $135.00 $601 —
505 505 1 135.00 $135.00 $682 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 150.00 $150.00 $720 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
898–1625 1111 80-85% 33 67.00–79.00 $74.11 $823 +10.92
1190 1190 80-85% 1 67.00 $67.00 $797 -16.35
1175–1400 1289 80-85% 5 80.00–88.00 $82.54 $1,064 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 85-90% 2 31.00 $31.00 $189 —
885–1255 1050 85-90% 12 53.00–65.00 $62.11 $652 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1445 1403 75-80% 2 84.00–90.00 $86.91 $1,219 —
1075–2135 1531 75-80% 12 75.00–83.00 $78.93 $1,208 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1257–2175 1516 10 102.00–111.00 $108.32 $1,642 +6.32
1195–1720 1525 4 79.00–92.00 $85.43 $1,303 -16.57
1305–2125 1795 7 96.00–104.00 $99.90 $1,793 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1403 1224 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 925.00–1,125.00 $1,039.62
1308 1308 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
672 672 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 320.00 $320.00

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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.