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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

1,385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.99/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 520 lb · 86 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.03/cwt -1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 572 lb · 81 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.77/cwt -6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 682 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,385 2,191 1,699
Feeder cattle 1,260 1,577 1,472
Slaughter cattle 88 393 178
Replacement cattle 37 221 49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. 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
280–295 284 4 185.00–190.00 $188.77 $536 -1.23
308–345 328 15 175.00–200.00 $190.00 $623 -5.51
350–398 369 22 170.00–191.00 $181.91 $671 -2.78
400–447 417 43 168.00–184.00 $179.85 $750 +0.47
480 fancy 480 3 180.00 $180.00 $864 —
455–495 484 38 166.00–180.00 $174.93 $847 -1.92
529–548 535 27 153.00–165.00 $161.85 $866 -1.70
565 fancy 565 15 170.00 $170.00 $960 —
550–593 573 19 155.00–165.00 $159.02 $911 -5.54
605–649 623 21 152.00–163.00 $159.38 $993 -1.96
655–680 663 3 147.00–160.00 $155.56 $1,031 -2.05
674 fancy 674 27 161.00 $161.00 $1,085 —
673–695 value added 690 37 160.50–163.00 $161.03 $1,111 -11.06
702 fancy 702 9 158.50 $158.50 $1,113 —
701–749 721 31 149.00–157.00 $152.88 $1,102 -3.35
750–788 779 4 130.00–150.00 $145.18 $1,131 -12.83
845 845 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,098 —
861–880 864 6 140.00–142.00 $141.66 $1,224 +4.17
868 fancy 868 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,293 —
897 value added 897 59 165.75 $165.75 $1,487 —
900 900 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,170 —
1095 1095 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,369 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 278 6 170.00 $170.00 $473 -0.18
380 380 1 160.00 $160.00 $608 +3.51
420–440 430 2 150.00–160.00 $155.12 $667 +4.29
498 498 2 155.00 $155.00 $772 -6.66
500–548 529 5 135.00–155.00 $151.22 $800 +2.99
565–580 573 2 140.00–150.00 $145.07 $831 -4.93
630–645 638 2 130.00–135.00 $132.53 $846 —
867 867 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,084 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 165.00 $165.00 $380 —
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 —
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 2 157.00 $157.00 $805 +37.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 335 26 155.00–172.00 $169.29 $567 +4.71
353–381 371 30 155.00–170.00 $164.41 $610 +5.09
400–445 432 49 149.00–164.00 $158.99 $687 -1.86
450–498 474 52 140.00–155.00 $148.17 $702 -7.94
518 value added 518 15 159.00 $159.00 $824 —
500–543 520 71 140.00–152.00 $148.09 $770 -3.65
553–598 571 73 131.00–144.00 $139.38 $796 -2.01
581 value added 581 8 146.00 $146.00 $848 —
605–635 614 18 127.00–144.00 $136.39 $837 -2.22
650–685 668 9 120.00–130.00 $127.11 $849 -7.49
680 680 1 110.00 $110.00 $748 -24.60
700–735 718 6 120.00–135.00 $125.74 $903 -4.28
760–793 785 8 120.00–135.00 $129.25 $1,015 -6.48
805 805 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,006 -2.00
870 870 2 110.00 $110.00 $957 -14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 160.00 $160.00 $368 —
253–295 267 3 150.00 $150.00 $400 -5.12
345 345 1 161.00 $161.00 $555 +23.37
350–385 371 15 135.00–160.00 $147.74 $548 +3.40
410–448 435 10 140.00–155.00 $147.93 $643 -4.55
455–478 470 5 139.00–140.00 $139.81 $657 -4.13
500–525 512 3 135.00–140.00 $136.63 $700 -0.29
605 605 2 127.00–130.00 $128.50 $777 -3.04
702 702 3 125.00 $125.00 $878 +10.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 +10.00
530 530 1 130.00 $130.00 $689 +21.83
550–565 558 2 130.00 $130.00 $725 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–438 418 17 165.00–175.00 $169.84 $710 -3.30
452–498 477 23 155.00–168.00 $161.24 $769 -5.79
500–545 521 19 145.00–155.00 $150.25 $783 -8.28
550–595 568 12 138.00–150.00 $144.42 $820 -6.09
600–635 617 12 130.00–140.00 $136.15 $840 -6.83
650–694 675 10 125.00–130.00 $127.07 $858 -12.75
700–738 724 4 120.00–139.00 $124.59 $902 -24.20
785 785 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,020 ±0.00
895 895 1 110.00 $110.00 $984 -16.97
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 435 8 150.00–165.00 $158.33 $689 +5.33
460–495 479 6 130.00–155.00 $149.68 $717 -8.99
520–545 523 10 140.00–150.00 $147.98 $774 -0.78
583–595 588 8 132.00–140.00 $136.26 $801 +3.96
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 -5.00
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
750 750 4 120.00 $120.00 $900 +20.00
895 895 1 105.00 $105.00 $940 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1430 1188 80-85% 9 58.00–65.00 $62.74 $745 —
1240 1240 80-85% 1 74.00 $74.00 $918 +4.69
1080–1635 1249 80-85% 23 63.00–75.00 $67.82 $847 -1.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1545 1413 75-80% 10 70.00–74.00 $71.56 $1,011 +0.64
1465 1465 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,084 —
1310–2025 1620 75-80% 4 60.00–63.00 $60.61 $982 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1185 984 85-90% 10 53.00–65.00 $58.74 $578 +7.22
980–1035 1008 85-90% 2 51.00–53.00 $51.97 $524 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1650 1418 4 71.00–85.00 $78.32 $1,111 —
1660–2475 2008 3 89.00–92.00 $90.55 $1,818 —
2080 2080 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,080 +5.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1219 1219 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1184–1298 1224 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 925.00–935.00 $930.95
1285 1285 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1130 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00–850.00 $789.94
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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
1245 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.