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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 5, 2022

641 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.00/cwt ≈ $1,468/hd at 825 lb · 121 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.65/cwt +16.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,575/hd at 917 lb · 57 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.14/cwt +4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,222/hd at 686 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 641 1,068 0
Feeder cattle 568 930 0
Slaughter cattle 58 127 0
Replacement cattle 15 11 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 6.00 lower. Bulls under 500 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–217 213 4 225.00–230.00 $228.82 $487 —
250 250 1 225.00 $225.00 $562 —
410–440 419 6 193.00–200.00 $195.18 $818 +5.18
465–491 482 6 186.00–190.00 $188.68 $909 +2.63
510–530 518 11 180.00–195.00 $192.46 $997 +11.97
563–588 value added 576 4 188.00–192.00 $190.04 $1,095 +1.91
580 580 6 175.00–186.00 $183.33 $1,063 +4.53
605 value added 605 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,156 +15.94
650–684 value added 681 13 174.00–182.00 $181.32 $1,235 +8.62
693 693 10 174.00 $174.00 $1,206 -0.28
735–743 741 4 171.00–173.00 $172.50 $1,278 +1.95
805–845 value added 825 121 175.00–181.00 $178.00 $1,468 —
917 value added 917 54 173.00 $173.00 $1,586 +14.00
910–945 925 3 139.00–153.00 $147.39 $1,363 +13.39
983 value added 983 10 150.00 $150.00 $1,474 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 317 3 184.00–190.00 $187.85 $595 -0.23
383 383 3 180.00 $180.00 $689 -8.41
410 410 3 192.00 $192.00 $787 +4.43
485–493 491 4 170.00–171.00 $170.25 $836 -12.22
595 595 1 150.00 $150.00 $892 —
633 633 2 154.00 $154.00 $975 -6.00
1075 1075 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,182 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 170.00 $170.00 $672 —
460 460 1 160.00 $160.00 $736 —
520 520 1 152.00 $152.00 $790 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 180.00 $180.00 $468 -3.18
316–320 318 2 173.00–181.00 $177.03 $563 +2.03
385–398 395 6 167.00–181.00 $171.78 $679 -4.66
415–448 428 5 166.00–171.00 $168.91 $723 -2.94
460–496 484 15 160.00–170.00 $163.79 $793 -5.87
500 value added 500 7 176.00 $176.00 $880 +4.37
507–545 522 13 150.00–160.00 $158.88 $829 -8.72
551 value added 551 7 170.00 $170.00 $937 +1.53
552 552 3 154.00 $154.00 $850 -12.21
580 580 1 145.00 $145.00 $841 -21.21
603 value added 603 5 160.00 $160.00 $965 -3.15
625 625 1 138.00 $138.00 $862 -18.66
620–640 630 2 148.00–150.00 $148.98 $939 -7.68
705–715 708 3 132.00–151.00 $144.61 $1,024 +3.60
823 823 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,062 -10.00
950–995 973 4 120.00–127.00 $123.42 $1,201 -5.58
1085 1085 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,096 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 162.00 $162.00 $486 —
387 value added 387 3 175.00 $175.00 $677 —
445 445 1 156.00 $156.00 $694 —
450–465 458 2 153.00–163.00 $158.08 $724 -2.13
613–620 615 3 140.00 $140.00 $861 +10.00
683 value added 683 2 144.00 $144.00 $984 —
705 705 2 132.00 $132.00 $931 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 7 141.00 $141.00 $938 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 130.00 $130.00 $644 —
500 500 1 105.00 $105.00 $525 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–449 434 13 188.00–197.00 $191.79 $832 +2.80
455–469 465 11 184.00–193.00 $188.70 $877 +5.42
515–545 521 7 162.00–180.00 $165.14 $860 -5.41
562–588 578 10 160.00–166.00 $162.97 $942 -6.21
625–630 628 2 154.00–159.00 $156.51 $983 -0.56
790 790 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–483 477 8 170.00–183.00 $174.14 $831 -4.50
577–590 580 4 154.00–160.00 $155.53 $902 -0.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 2 130.00 $130.00 $864 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–545 543 2 133.00–150.00 $141.54 $769 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1430 1106 80-85% 22 75.00–85.00 $81.52 $902 -4.27
1295–1344 1341 80-85% 18 89.00–91.00 $89.11 $1,195 —
1495 1495 80-85% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,166 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,292 -4.45
1225–1562 1442 75-80% 6 79.00–85.00 $82.36 $1,188 -12.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1345 1130 85-90% 4 65.00–75.00 $70.50 $797 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645–1870 1753 3 105.00–114.00 $109.81 $1,925 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1260 1260 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1400 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,400.00–1,575.00 $1,498.00 —
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 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.