Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

1,068 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.77/cwt -0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 522 lb · 89 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.94/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 573 lb · 53 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.87/cwt -8.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 621 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,068	1,246	1,300
Feeder cattle	930	1,069	1,238
Slaughter cattle	127	146	52
Replacement cattle	11	31	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls under 500 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–298	288	4	200.00–210.00	$204.82	$590	+0.09
315–336	334	9	205.00–220.00	$217.07	$725	—
365–392	378	16	200.00–207.00	$203.16	$768	+13.03
424–440	426	15	190.00	$190.00	$809	+0.86
471 value added	471	8	192.00	$192.00	$904	-3.28
468–484	480	27	185.00–190.00	$186.05	$893	-2.06
500–540	522	18	170.00–185.00	$180.49	$942	-3.40
516–536 value added	527	7	182.00–191.00	$185.77	$979	-0.71
550–588	565	24	170.00–185.00	$178.80	$1,010	-0.20
563–580 value added	576	9	185.00–189.00	$188.13	$1,084	-0.87
610–640	625	18	165.00–184.00	$175.80	$1,099	+3.15
603–639 value added	626	8	170.00–184.00	$175.06	$1,096	-8.63
670–693	679	11	160.00–185.00	$174.28	$1,183	-3.10
674–686 value added	681	17	167.00–181.00	$172.70	$1,176	-2.30
700–738	714	11	165.00–174.00	$170.55	$1,218	-2.39
735 value added	735	2	178.00	$178.00	$1,308	-0.40
755–785	765	3	155.00–160.00	$156.71	$1,199	-10.32
773 value added	773	10	177.00	$177.00	$1,368	—
900	900	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,206	—
905 value added	905	6	159.00	$159.00	$1,439	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	312	6	184.00–190.00	$188.08	$587	+10.08
375–390	383	7	179.00–191.00	$188.41	$722	+18.41
420–445	430	11	179.00–192.00	$187.57	$807	+17.57
455–465	460	2	180.00–185.00	$182.47	$839	+22.47
545 value added	545	21	180.00	$180.00	$981	—
553 value added	553	4	174.00	$174.00	$962	—
605	605	1	160.00	$160.00	$968	+16.21
715	715	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,137	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	272	5	180.00–184.00	$183.18	$498	+10.45
300	300	1	175.00	$175.00	$525	+1.42
355–398	378	16	170.00–181.00	$176.44	$667	+3.69
405–445	427	27	165.00–177.00	$171.85	$734	+4.55
450–490	469	29	163.00–173.00	$169.66	$796	-0.27
484 value added	484	7	170.00	$170.00	$823	-5.00
506–523 value added	516	48	170.00–174.00	$171.63	$886	—
500–547	529	41	160.00–174.00	$167.60	$887	-2.18
559–590 value added	572	14	167.00–171.00	$168.47	$964	-2.43
558–593	573	30	161.00–170.00	$166.21	$952	+4.94
573 thin fleshed	573	9	167.00	$167.00	$957	—
605–637 value added	615	24	160.00–168.00	$163.15	$1,003	-7.33
605–645	633	13	150.00–163.00	$156.66	$992	-2.81
650–675	666	22	145.00–159.00	$151.82	$1,011	-2.67
667 value added	667	6	162.00	$162.00	$1,081	+3.00
705–720	712	6	139.00–144.00	$141.01	$1,004	-6.00
731–745 value added	735	19	149.00–157.00	$155.12	$1,140	—
765–766 value added	766	11	151.00–155.00	$153.91	$1,179	—
780–790	785	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,099	+4.48
805 value added	805	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,167	—
810	810	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,126	+2.00
960	960	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,238	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	160.00	$160.00	$472	—
355–390	379	6	165.00–174.00	$171.07	$648	+11.97
401–430	408	8	155.00–166.00	$163.96	$669	+2.60
466 value added	466	4	168.00	$168.00	$783	—
450–493	467	8	151.00–165.00	$160.21	$748	+0.91
510–530	522	5	138.00–159.00	$149.49	$780	+29.49
588–595	590	3	145.00–150.00	$148.32	$875	—
600	600	1	130.00	$130.00	$780	+10.00
673	673	5	130.00	$130.00	$875	—
705	705	1	130.00	$130.00	$916	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	424	7	184.00–190.00	$188.99	$801	+8.27
460–487	474	17	180.00–187.00	$183.28	$869	+2.90
500–542	523	22	165.00–176.00	$170.55	$892	+0.73
565–595	580	2	162.00–176.00	$169.18	$981	+17.26
604–643	625	11	152.00–163.00	$157.07	$982	-1.58
650–660	655	2	153.00–157.00	$155.02	$1,015	—
700–718	706	3	145.00–150.00	$148.31	$1,047	+4.31
885	885	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,124	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–428	417	10	168.00–187.00	$175.28	$731	+6.09
453–488	467	11	175.00–180.00	$178.64	$834	+16.92
510–535	523	2	163.00–166.00	$164.46	$860	—
560–590	575	2	156.00–157.00	$156.51	$900	+2.20
638–640	639	3	139.00–150.00	$142.67	$912	—
677	677	3	146.00	$146.00	$988	+21.05

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1140	1063	80-85%	2	78.00	$78.00	$829	+0.50
890–1397	1138	80-85%	23	80.00–91.00	$85.79	$976	+1.22
970–1765	1226	80-85%	24	89.00–100.00	$93.80	$1,150	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1500	1298	75-80%	5	80.00–91.00	$87.50	$1,136	—
1247–1905	1430	75-80%	26	92.00–99.00	$94.45	$1,351	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1140	1021	85-90%	12	72.00–79.00	$75.21	$768	+0.51
1085	1085	85-90%	1	82.00	$82.00	$890	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–2025	1554	5	89.00–97.00	$93.91	$1,459	—
1775–1915	1845	2	114.00–124.00	$118.81	$2,192	—
1175–2345	1880	10	96.00–114.00	$107.06	$2,013	—

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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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
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	98.00	$98.00	$407	—

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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.