Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

1,246 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.43/cwt +14.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 614 lb · 199 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.90/cwt +7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 586 lb · 65 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.39/cwt +6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 615 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,246	1,098	756
Feeder cattle	1,069	939	670
Slaughter cattle	146	137	74
Replacement cattle	31	22	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 6.00 to 10.00 higher with most advance on 500 to 600 lbs. Heifers 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Bulls 7.00 to 12.oo higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–288	280	3	200.00–215.00	$204.73	$573	-7.67
370–380	375	2	180.00–200.00	$190.13	$713	+2.07
405–435	420	2	185.00–193.00	$189.14	$794	-2.54
450–495	473	12	180.00–200.00	$188.11	$890	-0.72
465–485 value added	483	16	190.00–196.00	$195.28	$943	—
505–520 value added	513	4	185.00–188.00	$186.48	$957	+5.26
500–541	528	22	174.00–190.00	$183.89	$971	+6.95
558 thin fleshed	558	6	189.00	$189.00	$1,055	—
590	590	2	175.00–183.00	$179.00	$1,056	+9.00
598 value added	598	4	189.00	$189.00	$1,130	+9.00
605–615 value added	606	26	180.00–184.00	$183.69	$1,113	—
607–649	625	24	160.00–183.00	$172.65	$1,079	+1.18
655 value added	655	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,146	+5.00
650–688	657	35	159.00–182.00	$177.38	$1,165	+11.86
701–733 value added	715	14	177.00–179.50	$178.40	$1,276	-4.17
715–735	725	6	169.00–177.00	$172.94	$1,254	+12.74
780–790	789	10	140.00–170.00	$167.03	$1,318	—
823	823	2	164.00	$164.00	$1,350	—
847 value added	847	14	167.00	$167.00	$1,414	-11.00
860	860	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,109	—
890	890	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,299	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	170.00	$170.00	$382	-15.00
275	275	1	180.00	$180.00	$495	-8.55
338	338	2	178.00	$178.00	$602	-12.00
350	350	2	160.00–180.00	$170.00	$595	-10.01
430	430	1	170.00	$170.00	$731	-7.80
483–487	485	5	160.00	$160.00	$776	-20.00
550–589	584	8	150.00–161.00	$151.29	$884	—
613–645	624	3	140.00–151.00	$143.79	$897	-21.21

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	170.00	$170.00	$612	—
485	485	1	158.00	$158.00	$766	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	1	120.00	$120.00	$846	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–298	285	3	170.00–179.00	$172.73	$492	-4.54
305–345	325	3	171.00–177.00	$173.58	$564	-0.87
365–395	376	14	169.00–175.00	$172.75	$650	+2.26
420–448	438	20	160.00–173.00	$167.30	$733	+3.27
458–495	477	13	168.00–173.00	$169.93	$811	+7.10
477 value added	477	17	175.00	$175.00	$835	—
505–548	528	48	161.00–173.00	$169.78	$896	+8.64
553–596	582	27	150.00–168.00	$161.27	$939	+2.09
585–589 value added	588	38	165.00–172.00	$170.90	$1,005	—
612–642 value added	614	180	162.00–171.00	$170.48	$1,047	+11.71
605–645	619	19	152.00–165.00	$159.47	$987	+8.13
652–685	665	12	139.00–160.00	$154.49	$1,027	+7.23
674 value added	674	14	159.00	$159.00	$1,072	-2.00
700–745	725	17	137.00–150.00	$147.01	$1,066	+5.79
755–795	768	3	127.00–140.00	$135.52	$1,041	+4.52
833	833	2	137.00	$137.00	$1,141	—
886	886	8	130.00	$130.00	$1,152	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
213–220	215	3	160.00	$160.00	$344	—
355–375	367	3	150.00–165.00	$159.10	$584	+4.91
415–443	432	7	156.00–165.00	$161.36	$697	+6.86
455–480	469	6	156.00–163.00	$159.30	$747	+16.01
545	545	1	120.00	$120.00	$654	—
605	605	1	120.00	$120.00	$726	-23.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356	356	4	140.00	$140.00	$498	—
556	556	8	130.00	$130.00	$723	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–440	416	4	114.00–120.00	$115.59	$481	—
495	495	1	140.00	$140.00	$693	±0.00
520	520	1	140.00	$140.00	$728	—
610	610	1	152.00	$152.00	$927	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	419	6	170.00–188.00	$180.72	$757	+0.41
457–490	466	17	168.00–183.00	$180.38	$841	+8.06
500–545	520	22	160.00–178.00	$169.82	$883	+8.05
570–595	577	11	150.00–158.00	$151.92	$877	-4.20
620 value added	620	1	145.00	$145.00	$899	—
625–645	633	11	148.00–165.00	$158.65	$1,004	+10.80
723	723	2	144.00	$144.00	$1,041	+10.12
780	780	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,076	+13.02

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–435	417	9	163.00–170.00	$169.19	$706	+9.22
458–490	475	15	142.00–171.00	$161.72	$768	-3.28
553–593	584	14	145.00–155.00	$154.31	$901	+12.77
600	600	1	138.00	$138.00	$828	—
670–680	677	3	120.00–135.00	$124.95	$846	—
755	755	1	120.00	$120.00	$906	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	9	100.00	$100.00	$446	—
639	639	4	105.00	$105.00	$671	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	2	128.00	$128.00	$704	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	145.00	$145.00	$587	-5.00
595	595	1	128.00	$128.00	$762	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055	1055	80-85%	2	77.00–78.00	$77.50	$818	-4.37
945–1535	1131	80-85%	31	68.00–90.00	$84.57	$956	—
1025–1430	1182	80-85%	11	89.00–101.00	$91.89	$1,086	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1205	998	85-90%	10	61.00–66.00	$63.14	$630	—
825–1285	1044	85-90%	33	67.00–79.00	$74.70	$780	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	75-80%	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,057	—
1305–1430	1366	75-80%	6	86.00–91.00	$87.84	$1,200	—
1200–1567	1503	75-80%	10	91.00–98.00	$92.34	$1,388	+6.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1815	1620	2	108.00–115.00	$111.92	$1,813	—
1545–1825	1705	3	96.00–100.00	$98.57	$1,681	—
1705	1705	1	125.00	$125.00	$2,131	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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.