Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

1,195 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.60/cwt -2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 429 lb · 69 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.26/cwt -2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 521 lb · 50 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.94/cwt +2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 620 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,195	653	1,183
Feeder cattle	970	556	961
Slaughter cattle	137	67	140
Replacement cattle	88	30	82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to sale last week, Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs 6.00 higher. Bulls calves 5.00 to 8.00 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
223–245	225	10	180.00–210.00	$206.74	$465	+15.74
308–340	319	15	190.00–210.00	$199.59	$637	-0.28
365–395	385	20	184.00–195.00	$191.59	$738	-7.31
405–449	432	38	175.00–197.00	$184.44	$797	-6.88
474 value added	474	9	185.00	$185.00	$877	-2.00
463–495	483	19	178.00–188.00	$183.21	$885	+3.47
503–545	517	35	150.00–184.00	$177.03	$915	+0.06
525 value added	525	4	180.00	$180.00	$945	+3.72
550–559	556	13	168.00–176.00	$174.31	$969	+11.81
603–625	615	23	150.00–175.00	$169.06	$1,040	+6.04
642 value added	642	10	166.00	$166.00	$1,066	-6.00
653–693	683	24	155.00–165.00	$158.81	$1,085	-1.19
700–735	721	26	144.00–162.00	$155.21	$1,119	—
766–795	772	14	145.00–157.00	$154.35	$1,192	+10.35
836	836	12	143.00	$143.00	$1,195	—
915–935	922	3	126.00–130.00	$128.65	$1,186	—
965	965	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	160.00	$160.00	$400	—
305–335	319	7	180.00–188.00	$185.71	$592	—
370–390	380	2	170.00	$170.00	$646	-16.20
400–430	424	7	170.00–180.00	$175.11	$742	-9.41
480–485	481	5	140.00–173.00	$166.35	$800	-7.65
523–525	524	4	150.00–165.00	$161.24	$845	+0.24
665	665	1	140.00	$140.00	$931	—
730	730	1	130.00	$130.00	$949	—
810	810	1	95.00	$95.00	$770	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	2	140.00	$140.00	$732	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284–285	284	8	170.00–175.00	$174.37	$495	+4.37
300–320	308	14	164.00–170.00	$169.56	$522	+0.16
350–395	383	34	160.00–170.00	$161.47	$618	-10.32
400–449	429	69	152.00–170.00	$162.60	$698	-1.17
450–489	471	28	154.00–167.00	$160.11	$754	-0.95
500–536	518	32	142.00–163.00	$156.28	$810	-0.31
522–532 value added	527	18	158.00–160.00	$159.01	$838	-0.99
559–570	563	23	140.00–154.00	$149.20	$840	+3.72
600–635	610	15	130.00–134.00	$133.48	$814	-9.20
625 value added	625	34	150.00	$150.00	$938	—
650–695	669	14	120.00–135.00	$132.08	$884	—
738 value added	738	8	135.00	$135.00	$996	—
850–875	869	4	118.00–123.00	$121.78	$1,058	+1.78

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
228	228	9	130.00	$130.00	$296	—
265–285	278	3	130.00–170.00	$143.65	$399	-16.35
310	310	1	140.00	$140.00	$434	—
385	385	4	170.00	$170.00	$654	+7.67
413–445	424	3	151.00	$151.00	$640	-4.50
450–480	468	7	140.00–158.00	$145.48	$681	—
512–540	522	7	130.00–150.00	$142.83	$746	-7.56
554–595	563	6	120.00–148.00	$139.26	$784	-1.42
610–635	621	6	130.00–137.00	$133.44	$829	—
685	685	1	130.00	$130.00	$890	+1.00
705–710	706	5	110.00–120.00	$117.60	$830	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	3	120.00	$120.00	$456	—
687	687	3	93.00	$93.00	$639	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–590	573	3	110.00–140.00	$126.45	$725	—
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	—
680	680	2	104.00–120.00	$112.00	$762	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–448	424	10	184.00–188.00	$185.42	$786	-5.94
455–495	467	16	160.00–184.00	$174.35	$814	-7.75
515–545	536	14	150.00–170.00	$154.54	$828	-17.75
550–595	573	17	133.00–155.00	$152.66	$875	-17.37
655–665	660	2	135.00–140.00	$137.52	$908	-1.47
700	700	1	120.00	$120.00	$840	-5.97
808	808	3	115.00	$115.00	$929	—
890	890	2	100.00	$100.00	$890	-10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	2	180.00	$180.00	$752	+0.63
450–475	460	3	140.00–160.00	$151.34	$696	-27.24
505–525	518	3	140.00	$140.00	$725	-8.00
600	600	1	117.00	$117.00	$702	—
650–660	658	4	120.00–130.00	$127.53	$839	+3.53

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–905	875	85-90%	3	40.00–61.00	$52.06	$456	-11.45
835–1020	928	85-90%	39	58.00–70.00	$64.85	$602	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1295	1193	75-80%	2	88.00–90.00	$89.09	$1,063	—
1135–1532	1422	75-80%	32	79.00–83.00	$82.49	$1,173	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1131	1077	80-85%	12	70.00–73.00	$72.01	$776	—
1025–1218	1168	80-85%	5	88.00–94.00	$92.18	$1,077	—
850–1475	1212	80-85%	14	73.00–82.00	$78.61	$953	+15.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1545	1430	3	84.00–94.00	$90.46	$1,294	—
1320–1950	1698	10	101.00–116.00	$107.40	$1,824	—
1710	1710	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,984	+11.09

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1125	1012	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00–975.00	$912.07
1063	1063	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	875.00	$875.00
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	925.00	$925.00

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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
800–1050	917	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	500.00–1,025.00	$815.00	—

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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.