Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 1, 2022

1,363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.27/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 473 lb · 87 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.80/cwt +0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 582 lb · 73 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.55/cwt +5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 563 lb · 69 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,363	1,010	1,037
Feeder cattle	1,142	901	885
Slaughter cattle	176	68	122
Replacement cattle	45	41	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were unevenly steady with instances of 2.00-3.00 higher to 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher, with the majority of that advance seen on heifers weighing 550-650 lbs. The heavier offerings of feeder cattle were in mostly good demand this week, with weaned and backgrounded groups in very good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady on a limited test due to light receipts last week and heavier offerings this week. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Good demand noted for slaughter classes. Today's offerings included the following loads: 56 hd black steers, avg 907 lbs, 171.50 55 hd black and BWF steers, avg 887 lbs, 172.00

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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	2	200.00	$200.00	$550	+10.00
320–345	335	14	174.00–190.00	$183.14	$614	-3.39
365 fancy	365	1	201.00	$201.00	$734	—
353–398	382	8	173.00–192.00	$183.42	$701	-5.86
410–435	423	14	170.00–190.00	$179.23	$758	-10.18
450–488	466	26	170.00–180.00	$176.36	$822	-11.85
455–488 fancy	483	7	189.00–194.00	$189.67	$916	—
488 value added	488	15	195.00	$195.00	$952	—
508–548	523	42	160.00–178.00	$171.25	$896	-3.81
560–595	582	73	160.00–178.00	$168.80	$982	+0.89
606–647	626	47	160.00–175.00	$168.07	$1,052	-4.22
678–696	690	47	160.00–168.50	$165.38	$1,141	+4.71
712–745	727	7	160.00–163.00	$161.46	$1,174	-1.54
753–783	775	22	155.00–163.50	$162.29	$1,258	—
887 value added	887	55	172.00	$172.00	$1,526	—
907 value added	907	56	172.50	$172.50	$1,565	—
949	949	7	147.00	$147.00	$1,395	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	140.00	$140.00	$497	-34.40
410	410	5	160.00	$160.00	$656	±0.00
455	455	1	165.00	$165.00	$751	-0.95
555–590	567	3	150.00–160.00	$153.47	$870	+8.47
625–635	630	2	150.00	$150.00	$945	-3.20
675–685	680	2	130.00–150.00	$139.93	$952	—
950	950	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,140	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	2	130.00	$130.00	$670	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	87.50	$87.50	$271	—
470	470	1	127.50	$127.50	$599	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	170.00	$170.00	$391	+10.00
313 fancy	313	3	180.00	$180.00	$563	—
310–340	325	12	163.00–171.00	$164.88	$536	-3.65
360–398	384	16	164.00–173.00	$168.43	$647	-6.51
400–448	427	32	155.00–168.00	$162.54	$694	+1.22
463 fancy	463	2	175.00	$175.00	$810	—
450–498	473	85	149.00–165.00	$156.85	$742	-3.21
500–548	528	52	142.00–157.00	$149.85	$791	-2.48
550 fancy	550	2	161.00	$161.00	$886	—
550–595	563	67	142.00–155.00	$150.24	$846	+5.58
603–641	629	66	137.00–151.00	$146.03	$919	+6.17
655–689	679	10	130.00–138.00	$134.01	$910	-4.16
726	726	12	135.00	$135.00	$980	+15.00
755–790	773	2	127.00–134.00	$130.42	$1,008	—
810–845	833	6	127.00–129.00	$127.66	$1,063	+7.66
920	920	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,012	-10.00
965	965	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,158	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	131.00	$131.00	$347	-12.28
330–343	337	6	125.00–150.00	$136.85	$461	—
390–394	392	8	125.00–150.00	$137.56	$539	-23.54
428–445	434	3	143.00–145.00	$144.32	$626	+0.04
475–485	480	2	144.00–151.00	$147.46	$708	+9.88
510–545	517	10	130.00–152.00	$146.07	$755	+5.58
570	570	1	120.00	$120.00	$684	-22.80
600–635	612	5	130.00–131.00	$130.21	$797	+10.21
650	650	1	120.00	$120.00	$780	-11.91
818	818	2	127.00	$127.00	$1,039	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	127.50	$127.50	$523	—
550–580	558	4	96.00–116.00	$110.80	$618	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	122.50	$122.50	$490	—
500	500	1	112.50	$112.50	$562	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	2	170.00	$170.00	$422	—
323 fancy	323	2	205.00	$205.00	$662	—
316–348	337	24	170.00–185.00	$177.87	$599	—
355–398	383	7	160.00–175.00	$164.72	$631	—
388–395 fancy	393	6	180.00–185.00	$183.32	$720	—
405–445	422	13	160.00–172.00	$165.82	$700	-23.18
425–443 fancy	439	8	180.00–184.00	$182.00	$799	—
454–490	464	18	164.00–179.00	$172.66	$801	+1.43
521 fancy	521	6	175.00	$175.00	$912	—
505–545	528	17	150.00–165.00	$156.85	$828	-8.97
550–595	574	20	140.00–151.00	$146.21	$839	-3.80
618 fancy	618	3	147.00	$147.00	$908	—
605–645	624	14	130.00–143.00	$137.96	$861	-1.26
670–690	677	8	125.00–140.00	$131.51	$890	-8.49
710–732	727	4	130.00	$130.00	$945	-2.00
800–815	808	4	118.00–120.00	$119.50	$966	—
870	870	1	105.00	$105.00	$914	—
942	942	2	93.00	$93.00	$876	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	6	150.00	$150.00	$477	—
365	365	1	165.00	$165.00	$602	—
400–440	427	3	142.50–147.00	$145.59	$622	-13.75
470–490	478	4	145.00–156.00	$150.68	$720	-9.75
513–545	529	9	140.00–158.00	$148.80	$787	-1.20
615	615	2	124.00	$124.00	$763	-11.87
693	693	2	120.00	$120.00	$832	-8.38
743	743	2	110.00	$110.00	$817	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	125.00	$125.00	$406	—
453	453	2	153.00	$153.00	$693	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	110.00	$110.00	$710	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1245	1126	80-85%	37	71.00–80.00	$75.52	$850	—
1135–1215	1175	80-85%	2	68.00–69.00	$68.52	$805	—
1230	1230	80-85%	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,058	+11.29

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1050	996	85-90%	9	55.00–58.00	$56.15	$559	—
895–1275	1088	85-90%	28	60.00–71.00	$67.48	$734	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1900	1394	75-80%	25	74.00–82.00	$78.83	$1,099	—
1465	1465	75-80%	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,143	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1345	1305	2	78.00–84.00	$80.91	$1,056	—
1685–1850	1768	2	100.00–103.00	$101.57	$1,796	—
1575–1905	1813	5	89.00–95.00	$92.58	$1,678	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1120	1120	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	84.00	$84.00	$941

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	585.00	$585.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890	890	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	100.00	$100.00	$890

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1145	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1260	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00
930–985	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	625.00–700.00	$663.58
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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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
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,218.75	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,025.00–1,225.00	$1,185.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	100.00	$100.00	$470	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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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.