Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

1,860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.21/cwt +0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 472 lb · 100 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.02/cwt -0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 520 lb · 80 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.59/cwt +15.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,431/hd at 880 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,860	1,444	1,366
Feeder cattle	1,561	1,224	1,212
Slaughter cattle	249	185	117
Replacement cattle	50	35	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 650 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 650 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls under 650 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 650 lbs not well established. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	277	6	180.00–200.00	$188.32	$522	-3.34
305–345	328	13	185.00–205.00	$191.06	$627	-1.30
350–390	372	24	180.00–200.00	$190.12	$707	+10.01
405–440	422	23	177.00–192.00	$185.99	$785	+0.69
450–498	474	26	175.00–188.00	$177.60	$842	+0.04
500–533 value added	511	8	180.00–184.00	$182.59	$933	—
500–548	527	36	160.00–180.00	$172.58	$909	+0.94
558 value added	558	6	174.00	$174.00	$971	—
550–595	571	26	154.00–170.00	$163.78	$935	-4.04
603 value added	603	7	170.00	$170.00	$1,025	—
600–641	621	38	150.00–170.00	$159.64	$991	+0.72
654–699	677	53	145.00–160.00	$152.73	$1,034	-9.35
705–738	723	33	140.00–157.00	$148.78	$1,076	-10.74
753 value added	753	3	153.00	$153.00	$1,152	—
750–785	763	17	140.00–157.00	$147.92	$1,129	-13.96
801–845	818	14	130.00–149.00	$141.97	$1,161	-6.03
850–890	880	5	131.00–140.00	$133.57	$1,175	-13.43
852–885 value added	880	72	150.00–167.00	$164.61	$1,449	—
925	925	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,156	—
1080	1080	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,296	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	160.00–170.00	$165.22	$468	—
300–335	321	7	170.00–180.00	$175.72	$564	+2.46
350–390	368	6	160.00–179.00	$171.53	$631	+12.27
413–445	421	6	162.00–168.00	$163.40	$688	+33.40
485	485	2	176.00	$176.00	$854	+11.00
505–525	515	6	145.00–156.00	$149.33	$769	+1.00
550–599	582	12	140.00–155.00	$143.69	$836	—
620–645	635	12	135.00–140.00	$139.19	$884	—
653–670	659	3	135.00–138.00	$136.02	$896	+0.87
715	715	4	130.00	$130.00	$930	—
753	753	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,017	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	170.00	$170.00	$434	—
360	360	1	150.00	$150.00	$540	—
457	457	2	152.00	$152.00	$695	—
665	665	2	145.00	$145.00	$964	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	3	197.00	$197.00	$827	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	145.00	$145.00	$602	+30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	165.00–170.00	$167.48	$466	-0.83
307–349	333	28	160.00–175.00	$165.69	$552	-7.31
350–390	370	38	154.00–170.00	$161.81	$599	-0.94
400–440	422	35	150.00–167.00	$160.72	$678	+4.00
430 value added	430	3	168.00	$168.00	$722	+8.00
452–486 value added	462	17	158.00–164.00	$162.14	$749	+7.14
453–495	474	83	145.00–160.00	$152.58	$723	-0.85
504 value added	504	8	158.00	$158.00	$796	—
500–540	522	72	135.00–155.00	$146.91	$767	-1.95
550–598	574	58	130.00–148.00	$141.83	$814	+2.58
580	580	1	130.00	$130.00	$754	-9.25
600–648	613	37	130.00–146.00	$137.89	$845	-0.97
650–697	672	23	130.00–135.00	$132.60	$891	-2.12
701–740	710	11	130.00–135.00	$132.28	$939	+3.64
779–790	780	10	127.00–130.00	$129.70	$1,012	+8.43
800	800	1	121.00	$121.00	$968	+2.55
935	935	1	100.00	$100.00	$935	-15.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–290	269	3	130.00–150.00	$137.20	$369	-33.62
313–345	332	5	150.00–152.50	$151.56	$503	+7.74
358–390	373	10	130.00–150.00	$141.06	$526	—
400–443	415	18	145.00–158.00	$151.89	$630	+10.55
450–457	455	4	140.00–151.00	$148.28	$675	+5.42
513–545	526	7	125.00–140.00	$137.10	$721	+1.98
560–585	578	7	130.00–135.00	$131.55	$760	+7.27
611–640	613	16	120.00–130.00	$129.35	$793	+4.35
675–690	680	4	125.00–133.00	$128.25	$872	+0.35
715–730	726	4	125.00	$125.00	$908	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	120.00	$120.00	$312	—
370–385	378	3	149.00–150.00	$149.67	$566	+29.67
420–425	423	3	130.00–140.00	$136.69	$578	+6.69
470–490	480	2	135.00–140.00	$137.45	$660	-4.55
565	565	1	133.00	$133.00	$751	—
668	668	6	125.00	$125.00	$835	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	130.00	$130.00	$448	—
355	355	1	130.00	$130.00	$462	+2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–446	438	9	170.00–192.00	$184.29	$807	+9.64
457–493	470	19	162.00–182.00	$172.25	$810	+7.80
468–481 thin fleshed	477	12	183.00–187.00	$184.31	$879	—
500–545	516	32	155.00–171.00	$165.06	$852	+3.16
550–575	562	17	150.00–155.00	$154.00	$865	+6.93
600–630	607	5	140.00–150.00	$144.75	$879	+4.35
663–682	672	8	135.00	$135.00	$907	-5.15
705–735	729	6	125.00–138.00	$135.33	$987	-4.92
795	795	3	125.00	$125.00	$994	-12.48
930	930	1	100.00	$100.00	$930	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	476	15	150.00–170.00	$161.94	$771	+10.29
520	520	1	155.00	$155.00	$806	+5.00
555–570	563	5	145.00–148.00	$145.60	$820	+8.10
625–635	630	2	135.00–140.00	$137.52	$866	+7.52
665–675	670	2	125.00–130.00	$127.48	$854	+2.54

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	3	130.00	$130.00	$549	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1670	1670	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1545	1213	80-85%	11	51.00–65.00	$59.32	$720	—
910–1660	1216	80-85%	50	62.00–77.00	$69.34	$843	—
1080–1545	1284	80-85%	13	76.00–83.00	$77.71	$998	+3.23

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1025	967	85-90%	8	43.00–53.00	$48.62	$470	+4.11
740–1290	1014	85-90%	56	48.00–63.50	$58.22	$590	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1625	1351	75-80%	39	75.00–86.00	$77.91	$1,053	—
1030–1675	1353	75-80%	2	63.00–67.00	$64.52	$873	—
1190–1725	1366	75-80%	17	65.00–76.00	$72.45	$990	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1615	1348	6	80.00–85.00	$81.91	$1,104	—
1315–2355	1716	11	86.00–94.00	$91.17	$1,564	—
1845–1975	1930	3	92.00–98.00	$95.96	$1,852	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
985–1200	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–875.00	$756.28

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1045	1013	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00
1175–1220	1198	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	860.00–875.00	$867.64

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	520.00	$520.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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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.