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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

1,427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.57/cwt -0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 474 lb · 78 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.85/cwt -2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 429 lb · 73 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.40/cwt +2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 616 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,427 1,322 1,474
Feeder cattle 1,280 1,124 1,305
Slaughter cattle 99 154 114
Replacement cattle 48 44 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls 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
232–235 233 4 190.00 $190.00 $443 -20.00
290 290 1 204.00 $204.00 $592 -12.18
300–345 325 12 180.00–200.00 $195.46 $635 -10.47
350–395 374 28 185.00–210.00 $193.87 $725 -6.26
388 value added 388 2 205.00 $205.00 $795 —
400–445 424 24 174.00–190.00 $187.58 $795 -3.05
450–493 468 30 174.00–190.00 $184.89 $865 +1.09
503–543 521 40 170.00–187.00 $181.73 $947 +8.43
565–595 577 19 156.00–179.00 $169.49 $978 -0.92
630 value added 630 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,008 -2.71
600–643 637 13 150.00–163.00 $158.64 $1,011 -0.40
650–680 value added 669 48 163.00–165.00 $163.69 $1,095 —
650–695 672 13 150.00–165.50 $161.13 $1,083 +6.13
713 value added 713 39 155.00 $155.00 $1,105 +7.00
700–740 717 18 140.00–151.00 $148.07 $1,062 +3.83
750 750 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,035 -1.02
808 value added 808 9 137.00 $137.00 $1,107 -1.00
855 855 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,180 +15.60
933 value added 933 6 125.00 $125.00 $1,166 —
1010 1010 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,262 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 200.00 $200.00 $496 —
295 295 2 180.00 $180.00 $531 -2.88
335 335 1 187.00 $187.00 $626 -13.38
365–395 374 6 140.00–185.00 $159.54 $597 -22.47
445 445 1 152.50 $152.50 $679 -28.69
450–494 486 7 140.00–170.00 $153.25 $745 -17.04
580 580 3 155.00 $155.00 $899 +11.57
615 615 2 130.00 $130.00 $800 —
720 720 3 124.00 $124.00 $893 —
873 873 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,100 —
1085 1085 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,150 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 147.50 $147.50 $534 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 180.00 $180.00 $432 -1.00
270–295 281 4 165.00–171.00 $166.69 $468 -12.27
310–348 335 22 156.00–177.00 $168.99 $566 +3.40
357–390 375 29 155.00–175.00 $166.21 $623 +0.44
403–449 429 73 150.00–171.00 $160.85 $690 +0.04
455 value added 455 2 150.00 $150.00 $682 -15.00
450–495 475 76 140.00–162.00 $156.74 $745 +0.05
514 value added 514 8 160.00 $160.00 $822 —
503–540 524 49 140.00–155.00 $150.53 $789 +0.31
550–599 577 28 130.00–148.00 $142.43 $822 -1.01
612 value added 612 17 144.00 $144.00 $881 +0.73
600–646 618 50 130.00–144.00 $141.86 $877 +17.86
650–690 669 6 120.00–134.00 $128.43 $859 -3.06
700–725 709 14 115.00–130.00 $127.48 $904 -1.52
750–765 758 2 127.00–129.00 $127.99 $970 +5.03
865 865 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,073 —
940–945 943 2 108.00–123.00 $115.52 $1,089 +3.52
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–283 277 8 130.00–154.00 $148.41 $411 -16.54
307–315 309 4 140.00–150.00 $147.45 $456 -8.56
361–385 378 13 130.00–161.00 $151.88 $574 -3.32
420–435 426 5 128.00–133.00 $130.04 $554 -22.29
473–481 480 30 150.00–155.00 $154.67 $742 +16.16
530 530 1 140.00 $140.00 $742 —
550–595 560 19 130.00–146.00 $142.13 $796 +2.13
605–610 608 3 120.00 $120.00 $730 -12.28
675 675 1 110.00 $110.00 $742 —
875 875 1 87.50 $87.50 $766 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–435 422 4 117.00–117.50 $117.24 $495 -17.76

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–448 427 17 175.00–191.00 $180.58 $771 -4.54
450–494 479 35 157.00–185.00 $174.91 $838 +1.89
500–549 526 37 155.00–173.00 $167.49 $881 +0.47
560–590 574 21 150.00–163.00 $160.27 $920 +2.68
600–638 623 8 140.00–155.00 $149.35 $930 -2.78
675–693 683 5 125.00–130.00 $127.97 $874 -9.25
718–745 729 4 120.00–128.00 $124.51 $908 —
760 760 1 125.00 $125.00 $950 +4.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 426 5 152.50–178.00 $169.90 $724 -5.63
518–540 529 6 150.00–158.00 $151.31 $800 -7.76
575–590 583 2 130.00–142.50 $136.17 $794 -2.76
610 610 1 151.00 $151.00 $921 +15.90
810 810 1 110.00 $110.00 $891 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 +10.00
622 622 3 110.00 $110.00 $684 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–475 473 2 140.00–147.00 $143.48 $679 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1255 974 85-90% 8 31.00–55.00 $48.65 $474 -15.05
850–1362 1089 85-90% 22 56.00–73.00 $68.12 $742 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1185 1088 80-85% 3 73.00–85.00 $77.67 $845 —
835–1690 1156 80-85% 18 75.00–86.00 $81.19 $939 —
1195–1315 1265 80-85% 3 88.00–93.00 $89.91 $1,137 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1510 1418 75-80% 9 78.00–86.00 $83.08 $1,178 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1475 1458 3 87.00–98.00 $93.02 $1,356 —
1755–1775 1765 2 115.00–120.00 $117.49 $2,074 +0.88
1460–2265 1870 14 104.00–114.00 $109.95 $2,056 -1.05

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1050–1150 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–1,050.00 $930.68
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1350–1480 1415 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,050.00–1,150.00 $1,102.30

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,275.00 $1,275.00 -50.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 2 84.00 $84.00 $504 —

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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.