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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

1,093 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.03/cwt -3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 578 lb · 68 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.53/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 527 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.55/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 481 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,093 1,329 1,419
Feeder cattle 963 1,085 1,253
Slaughter cattle 112 176 118
Replacement cattle 18 68 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers and bulls mostly steady. 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
235 235 3 200.00 $200.00 $470 —
250–260 255 2 190.00–200.00 $194.90 $497 —
320–337 329 7 185.00–200.00 $194.42 $640 +4.42
358–395 376 7 180.00–195.00 $186.99 $703 +5.16
400–437 419 20 170.00–188.00 $182.25 $764 +4.83
452–499 481 48 165.00–183.00 $174.55 $840 -0.33
500–535 value added 512 9 175.00–178.00 $176.96 $906 —
505–547 528 25 158.00–175.00 $167.01 $882 -0.02
557–598 571 21 160.00–170.00 $165.26 $944 +9.00
551–598 value added 574 17 165.00–178.00 $173.44 $996 —
609–643 620 31 155.00–165.00 $162.69 $1,009 +3.63
615–623 value added 622 11 165.00–169.00 $165.72 $1,031 —
660–695 682 9 155.00–164.00 $160.97 $1,098 +9.01
683 value added 683 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,147 —
708–740 value added 723 13 157.00–168.00 $163.70 $1,184 —
710–745 729 4 151.00–157.00 $153.45 $1,119 +4.02
758–778 value added 773 9 154.00–161.00 $159.48 $1,233 +4.48
810 value added 810 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,304 —
830 830 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,170 -9.33
1230 1230 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,525 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 190.00 $190.00 $519 —
320 320 1 160.00 $160.00 $512 +7.12
390 390 1 160.00 $160.00 $624 -8.34
415–445 429 4 160.00–170.00 $164.91 $707 -0.09
470 470 1 156.00 $156.00 $733 +0.30
500 500 1 155.00 $155.00 $775 —
610–643 632 3 130.00–140.00 $136.78 $864 -3.22
653–678 666 5 130.00–140.00 $133.97 $892 +1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 140.00 $140.00 $441 ±0.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 2 150.00 $150.00 $837 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–278 271 7 160.00–175.00 $170.06 $461 +0.48
302–342 326 21 160.00–173.00 $167.06 $545 -4.17
350–393 375 22 159.00–174.00 $169.67 $636 +3.16
400–445 424 38 150.00–168.00 $159.23 $675 +1.65
450–498 469 36 148.00–158.00 $152.48 $715 -1.73
500–542 525 43 138.00–152.00 $145.63 $765 -2.14
525–544 value added 536 12 153.00–155.00 $154.35 $827 —
551–599 576 60 131.00–150.00 $138.54 $798 -4.93
560–597 value added 592 8 151.00–153.00 $151.24 $895 —
600–648 621 27 125.00–140.00 $134.31 $834 +0.80
655–665 661 15 125.00–135.00 $130.81 $865 -1.64
670–683 value added 676 7 130.00–139.00 $133.89 $905 —
715–743 728 6 129.00–135.00 $132.46 $964 +1.17
748 value added 748 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,047 —
780 780 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,006 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 3 154.00 $154.00 $370 —
300 300 4 158.00 $158.00 $474 +5.00
365–393 383 6 145.00–155.00 $146.93 $563 +16.93
413–448 434 6 140.00–145.00 $142.90 $620 +2.90
465–468 466 7 140.00–150.00 $144.44 $673 —
558–585 572 4 120.00–132.00 $125.86 $720 -4.14
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 -1.99
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 +10.00
730 730 1 130.00 $130.00 $949 +40.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 140.00 $140.00 $623 +4.53
505 505 1 131.00 $131.00 $662 +11.00
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 +2.48
643 643 2 120.00 $120.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 150.00 $150.00 $412 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 180.00 $180.00 $657 —
402–437 421 12 165.00–180.00 $174.96 $737 -4.45
455–475 462 13 165.00–174.00 $169.06 $781 +6.79
500–548 521 21 150.00–162.00 $156.87 $817 +1.74
550–593 570 18 145.00–150.00 $146.96 $838 -1.75
610–645 619 14 130.00–138.00 $134.57 $833 +3.81
650–690 679 17 130.00–145.00 $140.85 $956 +9.40
790 790 2 120.00 $120.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–445 428 6 160.00–170.00 $166.09 $711 +17.09
473–480 477 5 155.00–164.00 $158.57 $756 +1.60
508–525 511 5 145.00–155.00 $152.95 $782 +4.08
577–590 582 5 142.00–150.00 $146.76 $854 +16.73
635 635 2 130.00 $130.00 $826 +10.00
667–668 668 6 125.00–130.00 $127.50 $852 +7.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 145.00 $145.00 $624 —
545 545 1 135.00 $135.00 $736 +7.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 164.00 $164.00 $722 —
575 575 1 140.00 $140.00 $805 +17.53

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1710 1183 80-85% 21 64.00–72.00 $68.08 $805 —
1015–1520 1280 80-85% 10 55.00–63.00 $59.85 $766 —
1335–1500 1400 80-85% 3 72.00–74.00 $73.03 $1,022 +12.22
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1400 1065 85-90% 11 46.00–53.00 $49.81 $530 -6.50
885–1440 1081 85-90% 17 55.00–63.00 $58.91 $637 +2.60
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1735 1474 75-80% 13 64.00–72.00 $67.97 $1,002 —
1325–1715 1520 75-80% 2 64.00–65.00 $64.56 $981 —
1405–1770 1588 75-80% 2 75.00–77.00 $75.89 $1,205 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1910 1666 5 65.00–85.00 $80.50 $1,341 —
1575–2555 1912 10 84.00–93.00 $88.30 $1,688 —
2025–2510 2268 2 94.00–100.00 $97.32 $2,207 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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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
985–1065 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 785.00–875.00 $828.24 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 (<2 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —

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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.