Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

1,098 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $181.80/cwt +20.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,322/hd at 727 lb · 79 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,450/hd at 853 lb · 59 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $182.01/cwt +19.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,394/hd at 766 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,098	1,363	963
Feeder cattle	939	1,142	832
Slaughter cattle	137	176	109
Replacement cattle	22	45	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

This sale was not reported last week, therefor no trends could be established.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–293	279	5	205.00–225.00	$212.40	$593	+12.40
304–313	309	10	195.00–200.00	$196.97	$609	+13.83
362–377	370	6	185.00–191.00	$188.06	$696	+4.64
415–438	429	4	187.00–200.00	$191.68	$822	+12.45
463–490	478	10	183.00–195.00	$188.83	$903	+12.47
502–535 value added	514	11	175.00–185.00	$181.22	$931	—
505–541	528	25	170.00–190.00	$176.94	$934	+5.69
566–595	570	8	170.00	$170.00	$969	+1.20
595 value added	595	7	180.00	$180.00	$1,071	—
603–646	633	20	167.00–175.00	$171.47	$1,085	+3.40
651 value added	651	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,107	—
670–685	676	4	160.00–172.00	$165.52	$1,119	+0.14
703 thin fleshed	703	21	185.00	$185.00	$1,301	—
705	705	5	160.00–161.00	$160.20	$1,129	-1.26
700–741 value added	739	53	175.00–183.00	$182.57	$1,349	—
765–775 value added	766	49	171.00–183.00	$182.01	$1,394	—
815 value added	815	15	178.00	$178.00	$1,451	—
853 value added	853	59	170.00	$170.00	$1,450	-2.00
941 value added	941	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,317	-32.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	185.00	$185.00	$435	—
280–295	290	10	185.00–190.00	$188.55	$547	—
330	330	3	190.00	$190.00	$627	—
350–385	366	7	170.00–185.00	$180.01	$659	+40.01
405–435	412	8	175.00–184.00	$177.80	$733	+17.80
495	495	1	180.00	$180.00	$891	—
500	500	2	160.00–175.00	$167.50	$838	—
623	623	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,028	+15.00
705–735	720	2	140.00–159.00	$149.70	$1,078	—
715–740 value added	723	16	150.00–173.00	$165.64	$1,198	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278–295	289	14	171.00–180.00	$177.27	$512	—
298 value added	298	3	185.00	$185.00	$551	—
305–335	318	5	165.00–180.00	$174.45	$555	+9.57
350–380	368	31	161.00–175.00	$170.49	$627	+2.06
388 value added	388	2	175.00	$175.00	$679	—
403–440	421	15	160.00–170.00	$164.03	$691	+1.49
450–495	468	42	155.00–165.00	$162.83	$762	+5.98
500–545	521	17	150.00–166.00	$161.14	$840	+11.29
524–542 value added	532	7	161.00–163.00	$161.87	$861	—
550–595	567	21	155.00–163.00	$159.18	$903	+8.94
600–638	616	10	147.00–159.00	$151.34	$932	+5.31
615–619 value added	617	9	157.00–161.00	$158.77	$980	—
651 value added	651	7	161.00	$161.00	$1,048	—
650–695	665	6	143.00–157.00	$147.26	$979	+13.25
710–730	726	5	133.00–145.00	$141.22	$1,025	+6.22
780–790	788	4	128.00–138.00	$131.00	$1,032	+0.58
1025	1025	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,168	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–290	267	9	150.00–170.00	$163.54	$437	+32.54
305–335	325	3	150.00–165.00	$160.31	$521	+23.46
360–398	384	5	150.00–161.00	$154.19	$592	+16.63
405–445	426	4	150.00–164.00	$154.50	$658	+10.18
461 value added	461	4	157.00	$157.00	$724	—
465–480	472	3	140.00–150.00	$143.29	$676	-4.17
500–520	503	8	140.00–152.00	$149.70	$753	+3.63
618–625	620	3	138.00–147.00	$143.98	$893	+13.77

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	161.00	$161.00	$467	—
475	475	1	140.00	$140.00	$665	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–390	386	11	174.00–177.00	$176.45	$681	+11.73
402–445	416	8	170.00–185.00	$180.31	$750	+14.49
460–495	489	18	165.00–181.00	$172.32	$843	-0.34
505–540	529	13	158.00–170.00	$161.77	$856	+4.92
558–585	569	9	150.00–160.00	$156.12	$888	+9.91
605–648	626	10	145.00–151.00	$147.85	$926	+9.89
653–695	666	6	130.00–145.00	$140.38	$935	+8.87
727–747	737	7	125.00–146.00	$133.88	$987	+3.88
775–780	778	2	120.00–130.00	$124.98	$972	—
825–830	828	2	110.00–115.00	$112.51	$932	-6.99

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–435	431	4	148.00–164.00	$159.97	$689	+14.38
470–495	483	4	160.00–170.00	$165.00	$797	+14.32
505–540	521	4	140.00–148.00	$143.17	$746	-5.63
558–593	579	10	130.00–150.00	$141.54	$820	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	150.00	$150.00	$622	—
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1395	1080	80-85%	55	75.00–89.00	$81.87	$884	—
1070–1575	1280	80-85%	37	89.00–99.00	$90.99	$1,165	—
1360	1360	80-85%	1	73.00	$73.00	$993	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1185	953	85-90%	14	61.00–75.00	$69.22	$660	—
1170	1170	85-90%	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,369	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1695	1512	75-80%	3	82.00–89.00	$86.03	$1,301	—
1445–1820	1619	75-80%	6	88.00–100.00	$92.56	$1,499	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1530	1278	2	71.00–90.00	$78.62	$1,005	—
1465	1465	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,743	—
1385–2005	1662	6	111.00–114.00	$111.91	$1,860	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1215–1395	1305	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,000.00	$953.45

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00	—

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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.