Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 7, 2022

1,643 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.30/cwt +11.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,333/hd at 778 lb · 80 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.00/cwt +2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 571 lb · 67 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.14/cwt +2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 521 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,643	1,093	2,044
Feeder cattle	1,398	963	1,742
Slaughter cattle	189	112	233
Replacement cattle	56	18	69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 5.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	190.00	$190.00	$466	-10.00
255–280	272	3	190.00–202.00	$198.25	$539	+3.35
300–320	315	4	180.00–190.00	$183.90	$579	-10.52
375–390	382	6	177.00–190.00	$183.46	$701	-3.53
403–447	425	11	170.00–184.00	$178.49	$759	-3.76
450–490	466	19	170.00–183.00	$177.11	$825	+2.56
490–493 value added	491	6	182.00–186.00	$184.66	$907	—
510 value added	510	2	180.00–182.00	$181.00	$923	+4.04
505–546	530	49	160.00–178.00	$169.51	$898	+2.50
560–588	578	25	155.00–165.00	$161.81	$935	-3.45
554–596 value added	587	23	170.00–175.00	$173.01	$1,016	-0.43
605–648	621	25	154.00–168.00	$160.95	$999	-1.74
608–640 value added	622	16	170.00	$170.00	$1,057	+4.28
650–685 value added	663	12	165.00–168.00	$166.89	$1,106	-1.11
655–693	674	24	150.00–163.00	$157.62	$1,062	-3.35
700–743	726	10	145.00–164.00	$153.37	$1,113	-0.08
756–780	766	9	145.00–152.00	$149.18	$1,143	—
763–782 value added	780	71	161.00–175.50	$174.10	$1,358	+14.62
819–820	819	7	142.00–158.00	$144.29	$1,182	+3.29
907 value added	907	5	145.00	$145.00	$1,315	—
925	925	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,202	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
218	218	3	160.00	$160.00	$349	—
270	270	1	180.00	$180.00	$486	-10.00
323–345	337	18	175.00–180.00	$175.70	$592	+15.70
360–376	371	6	163.00–168.00	$164.62	$611	+4.62
415–420	419	4	165.00–169.00	$166.99	$700	+2.08
450–475	458	3	160.00–163.00	$161.96	$742	+5.96
580–588	585	5	150.00–160.00	$153.97	$901	—
620–640	626	5	135.00–151.00	$140.85	$882	+4.07
680	680	1	140.00	$140.00	$952	+6.03

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	388	4	160.00–170.00	$167.11	$648	—
465	465	1	115.00	$115.00	$535	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	160.00	$160.00	$472	-10.06
305–345	321	6	165.00–172.00	$167.38	$537	+0.32
350–399	379	27	160.00–171.00	$165.88	$629	-3.79
400–445	419	32	148.00–164.00	$154.78	$649	-4.45
450–498	470	60	147.00–162.00	$154.64	$727	+2.16
500–530 value added	514	11	155.00–157.00	$156.38	$804	+2.03
500–545	522	51	143.00–155.00	$148.79	$777	+3.16
568 value added	568	4	149.00	$149.00	$846	-2.24
552–598	571	63	135.00–149.00	$142.62	$814	+4.08
600–635	625	19	130.00–144.00	$137.94	$862	+3.63
608–639 value added	629	9	140.00–145.00	$143.39	$902	—
661 value added	661	8	136.00	$136.00	$899	+2.11
650–685	674	10	130.00–140.00	$135.03	$910	+4.22
714 value added	714	39	153.00	$153.00	$1,092	+13.00
705–743	727	12	126.00–135.00	$130.98	$952	-1.48
750–770	761	4	129.00–130.00	$129.75	$987	+0.75
800–810	807	3	116.00–120.00	$117.32	$947	—
885	885	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,106	—
945	945	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,087	—
1120	1120	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,154	—
1190 value added	1190	4	99.00	$99.00	$1,178	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	150.00	$150.00	$412	—
318	318	2	140.00	$140.00	$445	-18.00
350–395	378	9	132.50–153.00	$143.51	$542	-3.42
415–443	430	4	145.00–148.00	$145.72	$627	+2.82
472	472	1	138.00	$138.00	$651	-6.44
510–530	526	9	130.00–140.00	$136.14	$716	—
565–598	586	12	128.00–141.00	$133.17	$780	+7.31
603–627	615	6	120.00–122.00	$121.02	$744	+1.02
660–695	682	5	120.00–129.00	$122.80	$837	+2.80
718	718	2	130.00	$130.00	$933	±0.00
770	770	1	126.00	$126.00	$970	—
845	845	1	110.00	$110.00	$930	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	135.00	$135.00	$580	—
535	535	1	120.00	$120.00	$642	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	130.00	$130.00	$618	—
575	575	1	120.00	$120.00	$690	-10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	416	12	160.00–179.00	$169.51	$705	-5.45
457–498	478	43	158.00–175.00	$165.22	$790	-3.84
500–545	524	23	145.00–160.00	$154.92	$812	-1.95
553–599	577	25	140.00–160.00	$149.80	$864	+2.84
620–645	637	13	135.00–140.00	$136.68	$871	+2.11
650–681	676	8	130.00–144.00	$132.92	$899	-7.93
700–720	716	7	120.00–144.00	$132.44	$948	—
765–790	776	5	120.00–129.00	$124.83	$969	+4.83
838–841	840	8	110.00–120.00	$116.26	$977	—
945	945	1	105.00	$105.00	$992	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	430	2	155.00–161.00	$158.10	$680	-7.99
453–485	468	11	145.00–164.00	$153.81	$720	-4.76
515–540	537	9	140.00–145.00	$140.53	$755	-12.42
575–595	588	5	130.00–140.00	$133.00	$782	-13.76
623–645	630	7	130.00–135.00	$131.46	$828	+1.46
660	660	1	125.00	$125.00	$825	-2.50
805–813	812	6	105.00–115.00	$109.16	$886	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	3	150.00	$150.00	$645	-14.00
460	460	1	159.00	$159.00	$731	—
505	505	1	130.00	$130.00	$656	—
555–585	570	2	135.00–140.00	$137.43	$783	-2.57
675	675	1	110.00	$110.00	$742	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1445	1147	80-85%	12	51.00–57.00	$53.96	$619	—
770–1585	1161	80-85%	47	58.00–68.00	$62.44	$725	-5.64
1275–1390	1330	80-85%	3	67.00–75.00	$70.25	$934	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1335	961	85-90%	50	43.00–58.00	$48.47	$466	—
875–1130	1000	85-90%	4	43.00–45.00	$43.57	$436	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1635	1350	75-80%	2	53.00–54.00	$53.61	$724	—
1210–1810	1439	75-80%	24	59.00–67.00	$64.32	$926	—
1485–1548	1532	75-80%	4	66.00–67.00	$66.76	$1,023	+2.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1620	1328	4	70.00–82.00	$76.94	$1,022	—
1165–2180	1733	10	83.00–88.00	$85.95	$1,490	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1220	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1340	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1025	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–750.00	$737.12

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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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
900–1200	1117	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,143.28	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.