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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

1,159 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.13/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 570 lb · 50 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 2-3 steers $170.34/cwt +0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $450/hd at 264 lb · 44 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.98/cwt +2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 432 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,159 1,360 482
Feeder cattle 950 1,199 401
Slaughter cattle 126 106 35
Replacement cattle 83 55 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers under 400 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 400 lbs mostly steady. Bulls under 550 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher over 550 lbs mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

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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 1 200.00 $200.00 $590 -5.74
305–341 325 15 190.00–210.00 $195.26 $635 -4.17
350–390 370 16 190.00–210.00 $199.90 $740 +3.50
420–435 430 8 180.00–190.00 $188.76 $812 +2.45
450–492 480 19 179.00–190.00 $184.42 $885 +0.12
508 thin fleshed 508 2 185.00 $185.00 $940 —
500–545 534 11 168.00–175.00 $170.79 $912 +0.75
531–538 value added 534 10 180.00 $180.00 $961 —
555–590 580 22 160.00–170.00 $166.55 $966 -6.21
602–635 610 9 154.00–163.00 $161.64 $986 +1.84
600–645 value added 625 12 160.00–173.00 $168.64 $1,054 -1.36
658 value added 658 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,086 -3.08
668–690 682 13 148.00–154.00 $152.76 $1,042 +0.46
715 value added 715 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,037 —
720 720 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,022 +2.48
757–788 value added 777 9 142.00–146.00 $144.32 $1,121 —
780–790 788 6 130.00–143.00 $140.19 $1,105 -4.61
805 805 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,046 -8.00
808–830 value added 820 18 143.00–148.00 $145.81 $1,196 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–285 264 44 170.00–185.00 $170.34 $450 +0.34
305–335 323 3 172.50–190.00 $183.96 $594 +4.90
360–398 377 17 168.00–190.00 $177.96 $671 +4.50
425–440 433 11 180.00–185.00 $183.17 $793 —
460–493 488 6 161.00–170.00 $164.44 $802 +3.39
533–545 537 3 150.00–165.00 $159.93 $859 —
551–583 564 10 145.00–160.00 $150.83 $851 -7.11
600–640 618 6 140.00–143.00 $141.51 $875 +15.51
675 675 1 144.00 $144.00 $972 —
710–720 715 2 134.00–140.00 $137.02 $980 +2.52
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 180.00 $180.00 $540 —
365 365 2 150.00–170.00 $160.00 $584 —
450 450 1 180.00 $180.00 $810 +20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 271 6 160.00–165.00 $162.35 $440 +2.20
300–345 336 23 155.00–170.00 $158.88 $534 +0.59
363–395 377 29 155.00–168.00 $161.41 $609 +5.43
400–448 432 29 145.00–160.00 $154.49 $667 -0.17
432 value added 432 9 165.00 $165.00 $713 —
450–495 478 22 140.00–152.00 $148.81 $711 -4.45
501–537 value added 515 8 153.00–160.00 $157.26 $810 +3.26
501–545 519 24 137.00–154.00 $146.27 $759 -1.87
551–568 value added 558 22 150.00–160.00 $157.47 $879 +17.47
570 570 1 136.00 $136.00 $775 -9.42
555–596 579 27 138.00–152.00 $142.82 $827 -2.60
610–638 620 10 135.00–140.00 $138.18 $857 +0.35
613–643 value added 630 7 143.00 $143.00 $901 —
652–685 664 10 125.00–136.00 $131.46 $873 -4.95
706–715 value added 709 9 130.00–133.00 $131.99 $936 —
700–748 741 8 127.00–130.00 $129.01 $956 -0.22
755 755 2 124.00 $124.00 $936 -6.00
753–775 value added 761 29 130.00–136.00 $133.89 $1,019 —
800 800 1 114.00 $114.00 $912 —
840 840 1 109.00 $109.00 $916 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 145.00 $145.00 $403 -5.00
310–345 326 8 145.00–150.00 $147.47 $481 +27.47
370–390 383 3 151.00–152.00 $151.68 $581 +10.68
400–440 422 9 138.00–152.00 $145.17 $613 +15.17
475 value added 475 21 162.00 $162.00 $770 —
465–490 477 10 138.00–146.00 $143.66 $685 +3.28
500–545 519 6 130.00–145.00 $133.20 $691 -10.80
550–590 568 6 130.00–140.00 $137.08 $779 +6.55
725 725 6 120.00 $120.00 $870 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 160.00 $160.00 $368 —
270 270 1 150.00 $150.00 $405 —
305 305 2 150.00 $150.00 $458 —
350 350 1 130.00 $130.00 $455 —
446 446 4 143.00 $143.00 $638 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 180.00 $180.00 $695 —
413–430 419 7 178.00–190.00 $183.11 $767 +4.03
450–490 465 22 170.00–180.00 $177.70 $826 +6.19
500–548 514 13 155.00–175.00 $166.78 $857 +2.25
565–585 578 7 145.00–155.00 $151.41 $875 -3.74
600–649 619 18 140.00–150.00 $144.63 $895 -1.21
650–695 668 3 134.00–142.00 $138.58 $926 +1.02
750 750 1 120.00 $120.00 $900 -5.97
770 770 3 128.00 $128.00 $986 +2.03
815–840 828 2 120.00 $120.00 $994 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 —
400–442 423 11 160.00–174.00 $170.68 $722 —
475–490 483 11 160.00–170.00 $166.63 $805 +16.63
510–547 534 10 140.00–160.00 $153.42 $819 +3.42
560–595 580 6 140.00–150.00 $144.48 $838 +0.75
630–644 639 10 133.00–140.00 $135.60 $866 -0.40
695 695 3 133.00–134.00 $133.67 $929 +7.78
705–735 725 3 125.00–130.00 $126.62 $918 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 4 158.00 $158.00 $768 —
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1370 1203 80-85% 19 66.00–77.00 $72.34 $870 —
1135–1250 1220 80-85% 10 56.00–68.00 $62.18 $759 —
1085–1445 1276 80-85% 5 80.00–85.00 $82.13 $1,048 -0.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1485 1335 75-80% 2 65.00–68.00 $66.67 $890 —
1120–1720 1433 75-80% 5 79.00–83.00 $80.49 $1,153 -6.42
1230–1685 1490 75-80% 27 72.00–79.00 $76.17 $1,135 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–990 923 85-90% 5 46.00–56.00 $52.78 $487 —
745–1255 991 85-90% 21 53.50–66.00 $56.78 $563 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–2260 1646 7 87.00–97.00 $92.84 $1,528 —
1420–2285 1906 6 96.00–102.00 $98.90 $1,885 —
2180 2180 1 108.00 $108.00 $2,354 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1143 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 1,000.00–1,225.00 $1,053.39
1210 1210 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
1225–1420 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,194.96
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
992 992 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 750.00 $750.00
1050–1145 1076 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 825.00–875.00 $849.51
1055–1335 1195 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 850.00–900.00 $877.93

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–990 958 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 825.00–975.00 $902.55
1005 1005 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
713 713 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 570.00 $570.00

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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.