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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 14, 2022

1,444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.48/cwt -1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 478 lb · 89 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.86/cwt -1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 521 lb · 81 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.28/cwt -3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 582 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,444 1,643 1,501
Feeder cattle 1,224 1,398 1,329
Slaughter cattle 185 189 111
Replacement cattle 35 56 61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale one week ago, Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 3 210.00 $210.00 $510 +20.00
278–298 286 5 180.00–200.00 $191.66 $548 -6.59
300–345 312 18 180.00–200.00 $192.36 $600 +8.46
350–395 375 27 170.00–200.00 $180.11 $675 -3.35
403–448 419 12 170.00–190.00 $185.30 $776 +6.81
450–493 478 32 170.00–182.00 $177.56 $849 +0.45
505–545 524 30 160.00–180.00 $171.64 $899 +2.13
550–593 570 35 155.00–173.00 $167.82 $957 +6.01
600–630 611 11 140.00–169.00 $158.92 $971 -2.03
661–697 672 25 150.00–168.00 $162.08 $1,089 +4.46
709–738 719 9 157.00–164.00 $159.52 $1,147 +6.15
750–783 770 5 157.00–165.00 $161.88 $1,246 +12.70
808 808 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,196 +3.71
880 880 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,294 —
983 983 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,258 —
1010 1010 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,283 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243–244 244 7 180.00–185.00 $183.58 $448 +23.58
308–330 315 3 170.00–175.00 $173.26 $546 -2.44
365–375 367 6 155.00–180.00 $159.26 $584 -5.36
410 410 1 130.00 $130.00 $533 -36.99
493 493 2 165.00 $165.00 $813 +3.04
510–535 523 6 135.00–155.00 $148.33 $776 —
655–665 657 6 120.00–147.00 $135.15 $888 -4.85
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 145.00 $145.00 $493 —
435 435 1 115.00 $115.00 $500 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 150.00 $150.00 $795 —
690 690 1 140.00 $140.00 $966 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 237 3 170.00 $170.00 $403 —
265–298 290 9 164.00–180.00 $168.31 $488 +8.31
329–330 329 5 165.00–175.00 $173.00 $569 +5.62
351–397 374 33 150.00–168.00 $162.75 $609 -3.13
400–445 424 26 150.00–163.00 $156.72 $664 +1.94
448 value added 448 6 160.00 $160.00 $717 —
450–497 477 86 143.00–157.00 $153.43 $732 -1.21
495 value added 495 3 155.00 $155.00 $767 —
500–549 521 81 136.00–156.00 $148.86 $776 +0.07
550–599 582 70 130.00–145.00 $139.25 $810 -3.37
593 value added 593 3 140.00 $140.00 $830 -9.00
608–645 623 21 130.00–145.00 $138.86 $865 +0.92
654–693 676 17 130.00–138.00 $134.72 $911 -0.31
700–730 718 24 120.00–135.00 $128.64 $924 -2.34
767–780 770 4 120.00–125.00 $121.27 $934 -8.48
805–848 828 7 105.00–125.00 $118.45 $981 +1.13
855 855 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,043 -3.00
935 935 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,075 ±0.00
994 994 11 100.00 $100.00 $994 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–248 244 3 140.00–150.00 $143.21 $349 —
253–273 265 5 160.00–177.50 $170.82 $453 +20.82
310–333 327 4 140.00–147.50 $143.82 $470 +3.82
405–440 430 4 133.00–145.00 $141.34 $608 -4.38
460–483 477 8 140.00–144.00 $142.86 $681 +4.86
523–540 531 10 132.00–140.00 $135.12 $717 -1.02
555–592 571 8 115.00–135.00 $124.28 $710 -8.89
620–630 625 2 125.00 $125.00 $781 +3.98
650–690 658 5 120.00–130.00 $127.90 $842 +5.10
800–825 815 4 110.00–115.00 $112.53 $917 +2.53
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 120.00 $120.00 $420 —
428 428 2 130.00 $130.00 $556 —
497 497 3 142.00 $142.00 $706 +12.00
700 700 1 100.00 $100.00 $700 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 128.00 $128.00 $486 —
495 495 1 127.00 $127.00 $629 —
500 500 1 135.00 $135.00 $675 +15.00
614 614 4 120.00 $120.00 $737 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 425 25 160.00–190.00 $174.65 $742 +5.14
454–498 476 34 150.00–176.00 $164.45 $783 -0.77
500–545 524 16 146.00–170.00 $161.90 $848 +6.98
555–599 579 23 143.00–155.00 $147.07 $852 -2.73
610–630 622 9 130.00–147.00 $140.40 $873 +3.72
655–689 677 12 130.00–145.00 $140.15 $949 +7.23
715–744 742 19 139.00–146.00 $140.25 $1,041 +7.81
750–775 768 7 120.00–158.00 $137.48 $1,056 +12.65
825 825 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,081 +14.74
865 865 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–440 429 6 140.00–155.00 $151.58 $650 -6.52
455–488 465 8 135.00–155.00 $151.65 $705 -2.16
505–530 518 2 150.00 $150.00 $777 +9.47
555 555 2 130.00–145.00 $137.50 $763 +4.50
615–645 629 4 130.00 $130.00 $818 -1.46
660–695 670 4 120.00–130.00 $124.94 $837 -0.06
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
930 930 1 100.00 $100.00 $930 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 130.00 $130.00 $598 —
505–545 528 6 110.00–140.00 $126.71 $669 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 473 2 140.00–145.00 $142.59 $674 -16.41
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 -7.43
605 605 1 130.00 $130.00 $786 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1060 969 85-90% 9 33.00–54.00 $44.51 $431 -3.96
780–1290 1089 85-90% 37 43.00–62.00 $56.93 $620 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
938–1480 1171 80-85% 25 63.00–72.00 $66.58 $780 +4.14
1250–1340 1295 80-85% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.48 $965 —
1290–1610 1450 80-85% 2 63.00–64.00 $63.44 $920 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1307–1718 1439 75-80% 14 68.00–74.00 $70.68 $1,017 +6.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–2295 1613 6 73.00–80.00 $77.32 $1,247 —
1372–2265 1692 11 87.00–95.00 $89.73 $1,518 —
2095–2295 2195 2 96.00–98.00 $97.05 $2,130 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 755.00 $755.00
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 665.00 $665.00

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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.