Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

1,123 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $150.11/cwt +10.85 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 594 lb · 65 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2-3 steers $167.80/cwt ≈ $990/hd at 590 lb · 45 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.45/cwt -5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 621 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,123	1,195	915
Feeder cattle	952	970	808
Slaughter cattle	122	137	65
Replacement cattle	49	88	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	214.00	$214.00	$588	—
335	335	2	207.00	$207.00	$693	+7.41
367	367	1	188.00	$188.00	$690	-3.59
405–435	414	4	185.00–194.00	$190.66	$789	+6.22
452–485	468	13	180.00–185.00	$182.25	$853	-0.96
510–548	530	35	170.00–175.00	$172.56	$915	-4.47
553–595	577	22	160.00–173.00	$163.11	$941	-11.20
577 value added	577	11	170.00	$170.00	$981	—
600–645	616	19	150.00–167.00	$158.41	$976	-10.65
614–631 value added	626	20	166.00–167.00	$166.29	$1,041	+0.29
660–695	683	16	145.00–150.00	$147.50	$1,007	-11.31
702–748	731	11	140.00–145.00	$141.86	$1,037	-13.35
790	790	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,106	-14.35
860	860	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,187	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230 thin fleshed	230	1	175.00	$175.00	$402	—
358–388	365	11	180.00–185.00	$180.97	$661	+10.97
415–445	432	10	162.00–175.00	$165.38	$714	-9.73
465–473	470	4	170.00–175.00	$173.01	$813	+6.66
550	550	3	165.00	$165.00	$908	—
593 value added	593	42	168.00	$168.00	$996	—
600–645	623	2	145.00–150.00	$147.59	$919	—
661	661	5	135.00	$135.00	$892	-5.00
683 thin fleshed	683	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,011	—
730	730	1	127.00	$127.00	$927	-3.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	4	181.00	$181.00	$679	—
500	500	1	160.00	$160.00	$800	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	370	2	160.00–161.00	$160.47	$594	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	4	170.00–171.00	$170.52	$563	+0.96
350–398	385	16	161.00–170.00	$163.94	$631	+2.47
405–445	426	26	160.00–165.00	$162.83	$694	+0.23
450–495	474	18	150.00–161.00	$156.28	$741	-3.83
475–483 value added	482	11	158.00–160.00	$158.18	$762	—
500–547	519	35	144.00–155.00	$151.22	$785	-5.06
553–596	579	32	137.00–148.00	$140.28	$812	-8.92
614–645	620	11	130.00–144.00	$133.80	$830	+0.32
677–699	689	12	126.00–131.00	$129.36	$891	-2.72
695	695	1	120.00	$120.00	$834	-12.08
708	708	3	128.00	$128.00	$906	—
760	760	1	120.00	$120.00	$912	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275 thin fleshed	275	2	171.00	$171.00	$470	—
285–295	291	5	155.00–168.00	$159.66	$465	+16.01
310–315	313	2	158.00–162.50	$160.27	$502	+20.27
365–392 thin fleshed	390	11	165.00–171.00	$170.49	$665	—
405–420	413	2	150.00–153.00	$151.47	$626	+0.47
420 thin fleshed	420	1	162.00	$162.00	$680	—
460–498	492	12	140.00–150.00	$144.98	$713	-0.50
525–535	530	2	145.00	$145.00	$768	+2.17
548 value added	548	23	150.00	$150.00	$822	—
555–580	566	4	120.00–125.00	$121.26	$686	-18.00
596 value added	596	61	152.00	$152.00	$906	—
605–635	615	5	124.00–130.00	$125.78	$774	-7.66
695	695	1	121.00	$121.00	$841	-9.00
825	825	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,015	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	120.00	$120.00	$642	—
588	588	3	130.00	$130.00	$764	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	161.00	$161.00	$547	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–443	429	11	170.00–186.00	$179.65	$771	-5.77
450–499	479	13	170.00–180.00	$172.53	$826	-1.82
501–515	505	8	158.00–170.00	$166.94	$843	+12.40
550–583	564	13	150.00–165.00	$160.18	$903	+7.52
602–643	616	12	134.00–144.00	$139.56	$860	—
703–737	720	6	130.00–132.00	$131.02	$943	+11.02

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	413	4	165.00–170.00	$168.52	$696	-11.48
466 thin fleshed	466	5	169.00	$169.00	$788	—
455–482	476	15	164.00–170.00	$165.73	$789	+14.39
501–548	529	8	136.00–148.00	$139.73	$739	-0.27
568–598	589	7	130.00–150.00	$138.41	$815	—
600–640	617	3	130.00	$130.00	$802	+13.00
737	737	3	117.00	$117.00	$862	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	148.00	$148.00	$629	—
460–475	468	2	144.00–160.00	$152.13	$712	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1215	929	85-90%	42	56.00–73.00	$65.99	$613	+1.14

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1445	1136	80-85%	37	70.00–85.00	$80.63	$916	—
1238–1255	1244	80-85%	4	85.00–86.00	$85.75	$1,067	+7.14
1265	1265	80-85%	1	75.00	$75.00	$949	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1245	1205	75-80%	2	85.00–90.00	$87.42	$1,053	—
1235–1705	1454	75-80%	16	78.00–84.00	$80.68	$1,173	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,116	—
1400–2025	1645	3	102.00–110.00	$106.51	$1,752	—
1695–2090	1860	4	113.00–121.00	$116.53	$2,167	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
994	994	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1145	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1320–1405	1363	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	985.00–1,025.00	$1,005.62

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–965	958	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–925.00	$849.41
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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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
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	+510.00
1000–1100	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,110.71	—
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1000–1350	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	950.00–1,275.00	$1,126.36	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	985.00	$985.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.