Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

1,252 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.45/cwt +2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 576 lb · 67 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.02/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 605 lb · 66 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.37/cwt -3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 475 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,252	707	2,147
Feeder cattle	1,024	629	1,988
Slaughter cattle	125	60	114
Replacement cattle	103	18	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	2	200.00	$200.00	$556	—
307–344	326	15	195.00–211.00	$203.31	$663	-12.29
350–385	364	12	191.00–201.00	$195.02	$710	-1.38
410–448	423	21	180.00–195.00	$191.01	$808	+2.10
458–495	483	16	179.00–185.00	$182.71	$882	-2.23
503–513 value added	507	8	175.00–180.00	$176.90	$897	-13.10
508–530	525	23	170.00–180.00	$175.34	$921	-1.67
550–575 value added	574	27	170.00–175.00	$174.00	$999	—
550–595	577	40	154.00–171.00	$163.03	$941	-2.21
604–637 value added	619	16	162.00–167.00	$164.81	$1,020	-0.19
600–643	631	10	150.00–163.00	$155.72	$983	-2.53
650–675	663	15	144.00–159.00	$150.74	$999	-1.59
690–694 value added	693	5	150.00	$150.00	$1,040	—
706–734	725	13	138.00–145.00	$143.86	$1,043	-1.33
716–749 value added	731	9	145.00–147.00	$146.09	$1,068	—
770–785	775	3	138.00–140.00	$139.32	$1,080	-4.26
813 value added	813	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,098	-8.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	200.00	$200.00	$450	—
288–295	290	4	170.00–190.00	$177.58	$515	+17.76
319–345	330	10	170.00–190.00	$185.16	$611	—
355–395	384	10	170.00–185.00	$180.36	$693	-23.64
400–445	411	6	178.00–185.00	$179.59	$738	—
453–491	477	13	170.00–174.00	$172.22	$821	—
500–545	515	11	155.00–173.00	$163.93	$844	—
563 value added	563	6	163.00	$163.00	$918	—
565–593	581	7	145.00–155.00	$149.93	$871	—
620–625	623	2	140.00–145.00	$142.49	$888	—
733–741	738	6	133.00–137.00	$134.32	$991	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	2	191.00	$191.00	$653	—
380	380	1	155.00	$155.00	$589	—
410–425	417	3	170.00–175.00	$173.36	$723	—
450–490	470	2	165.00–170.00	$167.39	$787	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263	263	3	155.00	$155.00	$408	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	276	7	154.00–165.00	$161.82	$447	+4.28
310–348	335	27	155.00–172.00	$163.87	$549	-13.55
360–395	374	25	151.00–165.00	$159.65	$597	-5.51
400–448	425	45	149.00–161.00	$156.00	$663	-9.64
458 value added	458	6	158.00	$158.00	$724	—
450–498	477	44	144.00–156.00	$151.60	$723	-4.18
500–533	516	40	140.00–154.00	$148.03	$764	-3.10
550–580	565	18	134.00–146.00	$140.56	$794	-5.20
602 value added	602	56	144.00	$144.00	$867	—
608–640	623	10	130.00–133.00	$130.91	$816	-9.20
650 value added	650	10	140.00	$140.00	$910	—
650–679	663	19	127.00–135.00	$131.31	$871	-4.33
703–730	715	6	123.00–130.00	$126.03	$901	-6.54
714–725 value added	717	26	130.00–132.00	$131.53	$943	—
771–785	774	5	125.00	$125.00	$968	-3.00
802 value added	802	3	127.50	$127.50	$1,023	—
845	845	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,056	+3.25
850	850	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	225	3	140.00–155.00	$144.89	$326	—
280	280	1	160.00	$160.00	$448	+30.00
325–345	333	9	140.00–161.00	$156.31	$521	+8.43
355–383	377	12	140.00–155.00	$148.91	$561	-1.09
403–425	409	9	135.00–152.50	$146.59	$600	+8.24
480–495	488	2	141.00–146.00	$143.54	$700	+4.11
512–540	519	7	130.00–143.00	$140.63	$730	+13.63
555–580	563	5	127.00–135.00	$133.39	$751	—
630	630	2	120.00	$120.00	$756	—
650–675	668	5	120.00–130.00	$127.98	$855	-0.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	130.00	$130.00	$332	—
313	313	2	130.00	$130.00	$407	—
380	380	2	130.00	$130.00	$494	—
413	413	2	130.00	$130.00	$537	—
550	550	1	120.00	$120.00	$660	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	150.00	$150.00	$435	—
440	440	1	145.00	$145.00	$638	—
630	630	2	125.00	$125.00	$788	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	420	7	170.00–180.00	$177.81	$747	-6.66
455–488	478	10	174.00–180.00	$175.58	$839	-3.53
500–545	522	10	165.00–175.00	$169.47	$885	-2.52
550–575	563	7	151.00–170.00	$159.77	$900	+11.91
605–635	627	5	140.00–150.00	$145.98	$915	+3.73
658–675	661	8	125.00–140.00	$138.09	$913	+4.80
720	720	1	130.00	$130.00	$936	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	2	170.00	$170.00	$736	+10.00
455–490	476	12	158.00–175.00	$169.50	$807	+19.50
505–535	517	5	142.00–159.00	$147.13	$761	+17.13
553	553	2	140.00	$140.00	$774	—
705	705	1	130.00	$130.00	$916	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	3	170.00	$170.00	$731	—
463	463	2	152.00	$152.00	$704	—
585	585	1	150.00	$150.00	$878	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1175	1071	80-85%	7	58.00–70.00	$63.03	$675	—
910–1390	1146	80-85%	41	71.00–82.00	$76.61	$878	—
925–1570	1291	80-85%	7	82.00–91.00	$85.16	$1,099	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1520	1404	75-80%	9	84.00–86.00	$84.32	$1,184	+4.52
1280–1750	1464	75-80%	11	74.00–83.00	$78.97	$1,156	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970	970	85-90%	1	60.00	$60.00	$582	—
825–1280	1045	85-90%	16	57.00–70.00	$63.69	$666	+2.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1420	1275	2	80.00–83.00	$81.33	$1,037	—
1185–1845	1612	5	91.00–106.00	$99.15	$1,598	+18.15
1780–2240	2010	2	108.00–112.00	$110.23	$2,216	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1032–1390	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	900.00–1,250.00	$996.73
1025–1265	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–950.00	$927.62
1055–1400	1214	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00–1,160.00	$1,003.69
1570	1570	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1095	968	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	700.00–900.00	$771.45
1020	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1190–1222	1214	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	700.00–800.00	$775.49

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–843	798	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	775.00–800.00	$791.19

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
718	718	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	610.00	$610.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1000–1190	1128	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,247.45	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

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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.