Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

1,443 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.55/cwt ≈ $1,386/hd at 832 lb · 116 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.37/cwt +8.38 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 612 lb · 65 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.02/cwt +0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 571 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,443	1,912	1,199
Feeder cattle	1,178	1,562	1,109
Slaughter cattle	243	310	74
Replacement cattle	22	40	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 9.00 to 11.00 lower. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. 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
285	285	1	200.00	$200.00	$570	+6.67
305	305	1	190.00	$190.00	$580	+1.04
350–385	374	5	182.00–192.00	$189.19	$708	+4.50
415–440	426	6	177.00–191.00	$184.94	$788	-1.76
450–499	466	34	174.00–190.00	$183.56	$855	+2.79
503–515	507	7	160.00–173.00	$168.98	$857	-7.83
511–517 value added	514	11	176.00–180.00	$178.17	$916	—
553–597	575	34	163.00–176.00	$168.89	$971	-2.11
569–599 value added	586	17	170.00–178.00	$173.07	$1,014	-8.93
607–626	617	11	160.00–174.00	$165.66	$1,022	-0.38
601–645 value added	625	17	165.00–175.00	$171.62	$1,073	-1.38
650–695	670	9	159.00–167.00	$163.96	$1,099	+2.44
674–682 value added	676	20	160.00–164.50	$163.37	$1,104	-4.63
728–738	732	5	150.00–161.00	$155.82	$1,141	-5.18
750 value added	750	3	160.50	$160.50	$1,204	+1.50
753–790	769	13	154.00–159.00	$156.87	$1,206	+1.79
829–834 value added	832	113	164.00–170.00	$166.91	$1,389	—
845	845	3	153.00	$153.00	$1,293	—
860–875	870	3	142.00–148.00	$144.98	$1,261	-4.02
940	940	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,231	-12.00
965	965	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,303	±0.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–289	286	12	167.00–180.00	$169.06	$484	-4.31
315–340	329	5	178.00–185.00	$182.63	$601	+12.39
362–393	380	11	167.50–187.00	$174.33	$662	-1.80
408–415	410	4	170.00–180.00	$174.97	$717	+4.97
479–485	480	10	170.00–174.00	$172.00	$826	+6.49
515	515	3	168.00	$168.00	$865	+7.15
555–578	561	13	144.00–160.00	$147.39	$827	-7.84
615–640	628	2	140.00–162.00	$150.78	$947	+2.00
825	825	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,180	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	130.00	$130.00	$520	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	278	5	160.00–175.00	$170.13	$473	-2.83
325–335	328	3	158.00–171.00	$163.28	$536	-6.02
350–398	378	23	165.00–175.00	$167.77	$634	+0.88
405–449	431	29	155.00–164.00	$158.28	$682	-2.85
450–490	467	29	150.00–163.00	$151.68	$708	-2.59
505–540	525	49	140.00–155.00	$149.72	$786	-0.47
558 value added	558	12	154.00	$154.00	$859	-6.00
550–590	574	45	142.00–155.00	$150.22	$862	+4.42
600–644	605	43	138.00–155.00	$152.41	$922	+9.42
620–642 value added	627	22	148.00–150.00	$149.35	$936	—
674 value added	674	14	144.00	$144.00	$971	+4.00
663–683	677	32	135.00–142.00	$138.43	$937	-0.47
700–710	705	2	138.00	$138.00	$973	+8.76
734 value added	734	8	140.00	$140.00	$1,028	—
780	780	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,022	+11.00
820–848	843	6	130.00–133.00	$132.51	$1,117	+22.51
872	872	3	128.00	$128.00	$1,116	+10.03
914	914	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,142	—
1075	1075	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,182	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	164.00	$164.00	$500	+1.90
385	385	1	161.00	$161.00	$620	+7.96
410–417	415	4	150.00–162.00	$159.04	$660	+10.38
465–490	475	3	141.00–148.00	$144.40	$686	-2.50
515–545	533	5	138.00–145.00	$142.23	$758	-0.19
558–575	563	10	130.00–140.00	$136.39	$768	+3.13
602–613	609	8	135.00–140.00	$138.15	$841	—
743	743	2	120.00	$120.00	$892	—
795	795	2	110.00	$110.00	$874	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	140.00	$140.00	$462	—
413–420	415	3	138.00–144.00	$141.98	$589	+5.48
455–475	465	2	120.00–130.00	$125.11	$582	-7.89

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	4	133.00	$133.00	$798	—

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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	428	5	173.00–180.00	$178.67	$765	+0.50
450–490	469	24	165.00–176.00	$169.64	$796	+0.15
505–525	519	7	155.00–170.00	$159.08	$826	-1.45
560–590	579	17	145.00–158.00	$150.38	$871	-0.04
600–635	624	4	140.00–146.00	$142.99	$892	+0.60
657–684	672	7	140.00	$140.00	$941	+9.09
865	865	2	118.00	$118.00	$1,021	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	428	5	160.00–175.00	$165.58	$709	+5.58
455–485	465	3	160.00–164.00	$162.61	$756	+5.50
512–543	521	9	140.00–150.00	$148.11	$772	-1.81
585	585	1	140.00	$140.00	$819	-0.38
618–647	633	15	132.00–140.00	$134.32	$850	-5.68
660–685	679	4	128.00–138.00	$130.43	$886	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	2	140.00	$140.00	$637	—
650	650	1	120.00	$120.00	$780	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1390	1390	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1660	1660	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	168.00	$168.00	$798	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1120	1065	80-85%	4	61.00–65.00	$62.95	$670	-10.30
815–1565	1130	80-85%	108	64.50–78.00	$70.83	$800	-10.90
865–1300	1135	80-85%	9	77.00–84.00	$80.73	$916	-1.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	995	85-90%	53	53.00–67.00	$60.69	$604	—
820–1335	1025	85-90%	3	46.00–56.00	$52.44	$538	-21.76
1025	1025	85-90%	1	60.00	$60.00	$615	-14.20

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1800	1390	75-80%	31	68.00–78.00	$75.70	$1,052	—
1240–1605	1522	75-80%	6	79.00–83.00	$80.36	$1,223	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1505	1498	2	75.00–84.00	$79.48	$1,191	—
1645–2195	1816	5	88.00–110.00	$97.72	$1,775	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1510	1510	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	2	86.00	$86.00	$589	—

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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.