Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

914 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.18/cwt +5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 738 lb · 79 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.13/cwt +9.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 776 lb · 77 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.58/cwt +1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 534 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	914	1,252	1,250
Feeder cattle	827	1,024	1,186
Slaughter cattle	87	125	64
Replacement cattle	—	103	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Steers 3.00 to 5.00 lower, instances 8.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady. Bull calves steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	287	3	180.00–200.00	$190.12	$546	-9.88
320–335	328	2	200.00–201.00	$200.51	$658	-2.80
358–390	372	9	175.00–210.00	$192.83	$717	-2.19
405 value added	405	4	195.00	$195.00	$790	—
405–445	435	6	180.00–187.00	$183.45	$798	-7.56
460 value added	460	6	190.00	$190.00	$874	—
455–490	470	13	158.00–184.00	$179.56	$844	-3.15
505–545	527	18	160.00–179.00	$170.57	$899	-4.77
535–541 value added	539	24	182.00–184.00	$182.83	$985	+5.93
550–580	571	22	155.00–172.00	$166.89	$953	+3.86
603–647	619	24	149.00–168.00	$158.82	$983	+3.10
628–645 value added	634	9	140.00–164.00	$159.02	$1,008	-5.79
673 value added	673	18	158.50	$158.50	$1,067	+8.50
655–695	681	10	139.00–145.00	$140.92	$960	-9.82
708 value added	708	3	140.00	$140.00	$991	-6.09
710–743	725	19	130.00–143.00	$137.90	$1,000	-5.96
753–785	761	4	120.00–135.00	$131.13	$998	-8.19
815 value added	815	11	139.00	$139.00	$1,133	+4.00
815–825	821	5	130.00–136.00	$134.60	$1,105	—
885	885	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,097	—
955	955	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,232	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	180.00	$180.00	$369	-20.00
295	295	1	160.00	$160.00	$472	-17.58
305–343	322	6	150.00–187.50	$172.30	$555	-12.86
355–395	372	9	150.00–170.00	$161.52	$601	-18.84
415–430	428	10	140.00–175.00	$170.07	$728	-9.52
495	495	1	152.00	$152.00	$752	-20.22
580–590	585	2	130.00–159.00	$144.38	$845	-5.55
610	610	1	130.00	$130.00	$793	-12.49
665–690	686	7	120.00–135.00	$132.92	$912	—
765	765	1	110.00	$110.00	$842	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–293	280	7	155.00–163.00	$158.22	$443	-3.60
320–345	333	6	155.00–165.00	$159.94	$533	-3.93
365–395	381	6	159.00–164.00	$162.15	$618	+2.50
426 thin fleshed	426	14	164.00	$164.00	$699	—
410–443	431	22	153.00–169.00	$161.95	$698	+5.95
457–496	478	37	150.00–160.00	$154.28	$737	+2.68
500–540	514	16	143.00–149.00	$145.51	$748	-2.52
561 value added	561	9	153.50	$153.50	$861	—
553–598	581	18	130.00–146.00	$140.96	$819	+0.40
600–645	624	28	125.00–138.00	$131.21	$819	+0.30
654–698	670	32	115.00–134.00	$129.42	$867	-1.89
709–735	722	9	120.00–130.00	$127.85	$923	+1.82
740 value added	740	70	137.25	$137.25	$1,016	+5.72
776 value added	776	70	135.00	$135.00	$1,048	—
755–790	780	7	124.00–129.00	$125.38	$978	+0.38
810–820	815	2	117.00–124.00	$120.52	$982	-4.48
879	879	4	118.00	$118.00	$1,037	-1.00
1030	1030	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,226	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	2	140.00	$140.00	$333	-4.89
350–385	368	2	132.50–135.00	$133.69	$492	-15.22
403	403	2	145.00	$145.00	$584	-1.59
565–580	572	5	120.00–130.00	$127.22	$728	-6.17
640	640	1	120.00	$120.00	$768	±0.00
680	680	1	114.00	$114.00	$775	-13.98
786	786	5	112.00	$112.00	$880	—
800	800	1	106.00	$106.00	$848	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–444	424	15	170.00–186.00	$181.95	$771	+4.14
455–457	457	21	155.00–180.00	$157.37	$719	-18.21
512–535	519	11	165.00–170.00	$167.62	$870	-1.85
550–595	566	14	153.00–174.00	$164.33	$930	+4.56
600–618	612	3	144.00–148.00	$145.31	$889	-0.67
655	655	3	130.00–143.00	$135.00	$884	-3.09
700–743	729	3	125.00–132.00	$127.24	$928	-2.76
813	813	2	116.00	$116.00	$943	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	575	2	145.00–151.00	$147.90	$850	+7.90

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	150.00	$150.00	$735	-2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	80-85%	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,079	—
1025–1573	1300	80-85%	25	73.00–85.00	$77.48	$1,007	—
1460	1460	80-85%	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,037	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1150	965	85-90%	6	45.00–60.00	$51.83	$500	-8.17
905–1300	1071	85-90%	13	53.00–69.00	$64.10	$687	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	75-80%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,138	—
1240–1735	1460	75-80%	15	75.00–85.00	$78.78	$1,150	-0.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1810	1657	3	111.00–113.00	$112.37	$1,862	—
1760–1840	1800	2	101.00–105.00	$103.04	$1,855	—

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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.