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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

1,380 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.25/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 413 lb · 91 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.31/cwt +12.39 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 629 lb · 65 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.80/cwt +1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 476 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,380 1,646 780
Feeder cattle 1,187 1,480 708
Slaughter cattle 149 147 44
Replacement cattle 44 19 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Over 600 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher, instances 7.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls calves mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 3 200.00 $200.00 $484 —
280–295 287 3 180.00–200.00 $186.86 $536 -13.14
315–345 330 11 180.00–205.00 $194.59 $642 -1.47
355–398 376 21 183.00–207.00 $194.33 $731 -1.27
400–448 433 11 170.00–191.00 $183.21 $793 -5.01
450–499 482 20 165.00–180.00 $173.63 $837 -8.17
513–548 529 43 154.00–184.00 $177.72 $940 -0.38
542 value added 542 5 180.00 $180.00 $976 -3.31
568 value added 568 2 160.00 $160.00 $909 -14.64
570–591 586 16 155.00–170.00 $164.91 $966 -4.11
621 value added 621 5 165.00 $165.00 $1,025 -5.00
605–647 635 7 152.00–157.00 $155.64 $988 -3.81
664–666 value added 665 19 161.00–161.50 $161.37 $1,073 +1.72
650–698 674 26 138.00–161.00 $153.44 $1,034 +5.64
700–725 720 26 134.00–150.75 $145.64 $1,049 +5.46
750–781 763 36 130.00–152.50 $144.62 $1,103 +2.71
832 value added 832 19 142.50 $142.50 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–222 220 6 162.50–170.00 $168.81 $371 -30.04
260–295 278 4 170.00 $170.00 $473 -6.67
307–340 317 9 150.00–180.00 $173.81 $551 -8.48
390 390 1 170.00 $170.00 $663 -10.51
428–435 431 5 161.00–177.00 $168.16 $725 -1.47
455 455 1 167.00 $167.00 $760 -10.26
538–545 540 6 160.00 $160.00 $864 -0.96
575–595 593 13 130.00–160.00 $156.23 $926 +6.23
640 640 1 127.00 $127.00 $813 -14.40
815 815 3 114.00 $114.00 $929 —
998 998 8 100.00 $100.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 318 5 120.00–150.00 $131.38 $418 -18.62
518 518 2 114.00 $114.00 $591 —
1220 1220 3 80.00 $80.00 $976 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–398 396 5 130.00–150.00 $146.06 $578 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 279 5 160.00–165.00 $164.05 $458 +0.40
300–347 327 13 150.00–173.00 $166.14 $543 +1.09
350–390 369 11 154.00–173.00 $166.90 $616 +1.13
400–443 413 91 140.00–170.00 $160.25 $662 -1.30
450–490 476 63 141.00–160.00 $156.80 $746 +1.88
500–545 516 43 140.00–161.00 $154.53 $797 +7.20
530–540 value added 537 6 155.00 $155.00 $832 -5.00
550–598 578 36 140.00–153.00 $145.52 $841 +1.86
603–638 626 34 140.00–147.00 $144.78 $906 +11.86
613–636 value added 633 31 142.00–147.00 $145.89 $923 —
660–683 669 9 120.00–143.00 $131.99 $883 +6.99
704–740 715 48 121.00–135.00 $132.01 $944 +5.32
778 778 2 120.00 $120.00 $934 —
835 835 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,002 —
875–880 878 2 104.00–120.00 $112.02 $984 —
988–998 991 7 106.00 $106.00 $1,050 -4.00
1000 1000 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 222 3 130.00–150.00 $136.17 $302 -28.83
285 285 1 140.00 $140.00 $399 +2.50
315–335 322 9 130.00–162.00 $153.73 $495 -0.16
353–392 381 17 125.00–166.00 $149.11 $568 -1.28
401–405 402 5 137.00–145.00 $143.39 $576 -4.60
453–465 457 13 146.00–155.00 $154.29 $705 +11.27
504–545 525 21 130.00–155.00 $136.35 $716 +4.66
555–598 586 9 130.00–140.00 $133.09 $780 +2.94
600–642 630 19 113.00–127.00 $117.19 $738 —
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 -13.09
706 706 4 114.00 $114.00 $805 —
821 821 15 90.00 $90.00 $739 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 4 120.00 $120.00 $353 —
505 505 1 102.50 $102.50 $518 —
660 660 1 93.00 $93.00 $614 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 130.00 $130.00 $550 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–448 422 21 162.00–195.00 $180.89 $763 -3.16
458 thin fleshed 458 6 185.00 $185.00 $847 —
450–485 468 19 170.00–180.00 $175.48 $821 -3.50
500–548 534 34 150.00–180.00 $171.71 $917 -0.11
555–598 578 22 60.00–170.00 $153.01 $884 -10.62
600–648 614 11 141.00–155.00 $151.50 $930 +3.54
655–684 673 9 134.00–140.00 $136.41 $918 +1.79
705–745 722 3 120.00–130.00 $125.07 $903 —
750–780 765 2 124.00–130.00 $126.94 $971 —
875 875 1 105.00 $105.00 $919 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–418 413 4 130.00–170.00 $160.31 $662 -18.00
465–490 482 5 139.00–167.00 $152.66 $736 -18.51
500–520 513 7 143.00–160.00 $152.00 $780 +0.11
584–585 584 9 124.00–130.00 $124.67 $728 —
639 639 8 115.00 $115.00 $735 —
693 693 2 121.00 $121.00 $839 -10.50
705 705 1 85.00 $85.00 $599 -35.00
765–795 767 15 90.00–106.00 $104.10 $798 —
815 815 1 110.00 $110.00 $896 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
957 957 10 85.00 $85.00 $813 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1510 1054 85-90% 7 57.00–67.00 $60.77 $641 —
875–1260 1097 85-90% 34 60.00–80.00 $71.16 $781 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1607 1269 80-85% 35 75.00–85.00 $80.98 $1,028 —
1175–1400 1310 80-85% 3 85.00–93.00 $88.47 $1,159 +7.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1380 1373 75-80% 3 86.50–88.00 $87.00 $1,195 —
1365–1655 1471 75-80% 16 78.00–83.00 $82.33 $1,211 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1515 1410 3 80.00–90.00 $85.08 $1,200 —
1265–2040 1676 9 100.00–111.00 $106.21 $1,780 —
1855–2010 1933 2 121.00–125.00 $122.92 $2,376 +14.11

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–975 960 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 625.00–925.00 $746.88
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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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.