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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

1,740 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.85/cwt +3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 570 lb · 193 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $185.16/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 527 lb · 83 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.22/cwt -5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 485 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,740 1,283 1,689
Feeder cattle 1,557 1,157 1,422
Slaughter cattle 151 109 200
Replacement cattle 32 17 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale one week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady with lean cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Steers under 550 lbs 6.00 to 12.00 lower, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 200.00 $200.00 $440 —
280–295 290 3 185.00–200.00 $190.09 $551 -22.04
303–338 326 12 180.00–200.00 $192.13 $626 -18.39
355–375 364 4 185.00–192.00 $188.33 $686 -6.65
400–448 422 26 171.00–195.00 $183.21 $773 -12.70
450–492 468 17 170.00–196.00 $186.16 $871 -0.85
525–535 value added 525 35 180.00–197.00 $196.51 $1,032 +4.23
500–548 529 48 170.00–184.00 $176.88 $936 -3.47
559–598 value added 566 17 179.00–189.00 $186.94 $1,058 +2.94
553–595 576 35 164.00–188.00 $181.31 $1,044 +8.68
600–608 value added 601 26 168.00–189.00 $186.55 $1,121 +6.55
605–648 619 28 160.00–190.00 $175.84 $1,088 -0.73
664 value added 664 5 173.00 $173.00 $1,149 -2.00
650–690 665 11 160.00–179.00 $168.83 $1,123 +0.29
714–745 value added 716 25 172.50–173.00 $172.58 $1,236 +0.58
735 735 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,022 -35.00
750–788 769 4 158.00–171.00 $167.10 $1,285 +12.10
825 825 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,196 -17.65
855 855 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,317 +8.00
923 value added 923 55 170.00 $170.00 $1,569 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–293 284 6 170.00–190.00 $179.82 $511 -36.20
340 340 3 170.00 $170.00 $578 -13.54
357–398 375 14 169.00–189.00 $177.33 $665 -12.38
410–425 418 2 167.00–170.00 $168.53 $704 -7.48
469–470 469 5 168.00–170.00 $168.40 $790 -13.28
530 530 1 151.00 $151.00 $800 -15.05
565–575 568 4 154.00–165.00 $162.21 $921 -1.11
713 713 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,162 —
870 870 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 140.00 $140.00 $483 —
400 400 1 125.00 $125.00 $500 —
555 555 1 120.00 $120.00 $666 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 275 9 170.00–180.00 $171.11 $471 -10.69
305–345 316 13 168.00–174.00 $171.09 $541 -2.22
355–395 373 30 159.00–173.00 $168.00 $627 -4.95
423 value added 423 6 168.00 $168.00 $711 -13.00
400–438 425 37 155.00–175.00 $164.80 $700 -4.63
475 value added 475 4 166.00 $166.00 $788 -14.00
458–497 486 71 150.00–175.00 $164.12 $798 -4.56
500–548 517 21 151.00–162.00 $157.46 $814 -4.86
564–577 value added 568 137 169.00–170.00 $169.65 $964 +6.50
552–597 576 56 144.00–160.00 $153.11 $882 -2.17
623 value added 623 3 150.00 $150.00 $934 —
610–648 628 21 130.00–147.00 $138.49 $870 -10.87
660–692 681 14 136.00–144.00 $140.95 $960 -4.94
692 value added 692 25 144.00 $144.00 $996 -16.00
700–740 712 17 120.00–150.00 $143.83 $1,024 —
798 798 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,037 -11.00
810 810 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,118 —
870 870 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,044 —
913–922 918 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,102 —
953 953 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,144 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 140.00 $140.00 $280 -50.00
278 278 2 140.00 $140.00 $389 —
300–305 302 3 150.00–165.00 $155.06 $468 +5.06
379–384 380 24 152.00–162.00 $155.60 $591 -6.03
405–440 427 10 137.00–161.00 $143.00 $611 -16.27
475 475 1 157.00 $157.00 $746 -2.76
560–573 568 4 130.00–145.00 $138.78 $788 -8.86
620 620 1 128.00 $128.00 $794 -3.94
650–665 658 2 128.00–130.00 $128.99 $849 —
710 710 2 130.00 $130.00 $923 —
765 765 1 127.00 $127.00 $972 -1.80
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 208 3 130.00 $130.00 $270 —
265–298 287 3 105.00–135.00 $125.77 $361 -24.23
330 330 1 130.00 $130.00 $429 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 4 100.00 $100.00 $314 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 423 6 175.00–184.00 $181.97 $770 -5.16
460–490 467 14 175.00–183.00 $181.61 $848 -0.41
500–542 529 14 160.00–175.00 $163.56 $865 -5.72
550–598 573 29 150.00–175.00 $163.30 $936 +0.25
605–635 615 15 150.00–164.00 $154.78 $952 +1.98
655–670 661 7 140.00–157.00 $143.89 $951 -8.61
700–735 718 2 120.00–145.00 $132.20 $949 -20.33
760–785 773 3 128.00–138.00 $134.39 $1,039 -15.61
825–845 837 3 110.00–130.00 $116.57 $976 -28.43
875 875 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,050 -10.00
995 995 1 100.00 $100.00 $995 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 410 5 153.00–173.00 $168.83 $692 -6.96
470 470 1 167.00 $167.00 $785 -0.39
515–530 518 6 150.00–170.00 $159.04 $824 -0.72
565–596 587 7 150.00–160.00 $152.75 $897 -0.74
615 615 1 148.00 $148.00 $910 -1.00
768 768 4 120.00–135.00 $127.50 $979 +2.78
820 820 1 115.00 $115.00 $943 —
865 865 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 125.00 $125.00 $762 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 160.00 $160.00 $664 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1123 1067 80-85% 6 73.00–75.00 $73.99 $789 —
960–1520 1147 80-85% 39 75.00–86.00 $79.16 $908 —
1110–1210 1164 80-85% 5 86.00–90.00 $87.39 $1,017 +6.13
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1705 1355 75-80% 34 83.00–87.50 $86.47 $1,172 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1030 934 85-90% 10 58.00–74.00 $61.89 $578 —
798–1135 972 85-90% 13 65.00–73.00 $69.38 $674 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1720 1532 5 71.00–93.00 $83.01 $1,272 —
1355–2160 1698 8 95.00–102.00 $98.44 $1,672 —
1795–2080 2004 4 107.00–110.00 $108.74 $2,179 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 560.00 $560.00
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 85.00 $85.00 $421 —

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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.