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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, August 31, 2026

921 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (267)

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $323.29/cwt +7.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,719/hd at 841 lb · 62 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $292.77/cwt ≈ $2,721/hd at 929 lb · 55 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $310.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,029/hd at 977 lb · 53 head
Dickson, TN 9-weight steers are at $301/cwt, with Tennessee's class down $26 from its mid-July peak of $326. Receipts today were 921 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 921 1,527 1,250
Feeder cattle 845 1,440 1,108
Slaughter cattle 57 65 105
Replacement cattle 19 22 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $8.00-$10.00 lower, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$12.00 lower, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$15.00 lower, Slaughter Cows unevenly steady, Slaughter Bulls $3.00-$6.00 lower. Quality fair to good, Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 500.00–565.00 $530.95 $1,396 —
315–325 320 2 500.00–525.00 $512.30 $1,639 —
350–360 357 8 475.00 $475.00 $1,696 +5.00
400–433 421 6 400.00–420.00 $416.83 $1,755 -20.01
450–469 value added 467 16 425.00–435.00 $426.21 $1,990 -8.79
462–495 481 18 370.00–415.00 $391.47 $1,883 -19.08
500–518 value added 515 6 400.00–415.00 $402.43 $2,073 -16.82
505–540 517 7 350.00–370.00 $362.05 $1,872 -11.34
550–590 567 38 340.00–367.00 $357.28 $2,026 +1.59
602–635 value added 610 28 357.00–367.00 $364.59 $2,224 -9.40
606–645 627 15 327.00–350.00 $337.46 $2,116 -21.39
650–690 662 16 320.00–345.00 $325.22 $2,153 -38.04
705–743 726 26 300.00–320.00 $311.15 $2,259 -13.85
755–759 value added 759 18 320.00–325.00 $320.55 $2,433 -17.45
750–785 770 7 300.00–315.00 $309.97 $2,387 -16.01
830–845 838 2 302.00 $302.00 $2,531 -4.70
841 value added 841 60 324.00 $324.00 $2,725 +4.00
850–860 855 2 302.00 $302.00 $2,582 —
877 value added 877 11 306.00 $306.00 $2,684 —
929 value added 929 53 293.25 $293.25 $2,724 —
940 940 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,632 —
977 value added 977 53 310.00 $310.00 $3,029 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,020 —
340 340 3 420.00–455.00 $431.67 $1,468 —
370 370 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,369 -30.00
443 443 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,683 +12.56
450–498 479 6 335.00–360.00 $352.28 $1,687 -21.24
510–545 526 4 320.00–350.00 $339.71 $1,787 -10.80
550–595 570 7 320.00–337.00 $328.71 $1,874 -13.72
600–648 621 9 300.00–325.00 $314.30 $1,952 -17.11
655–660 658 2 280.00–310.00 $294.94 $1,941 -19.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,370 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 312.00 $312.00 $2,090 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–289 279 6 400.00–430.00 $404.56 $1,129 -46.84
315–345 329 4 400.00–420.00 $410.00 $1,349 -35.60
354–395 373 21 385.00–405.00 $400.35 $1,493 -15.00
415–445 430 11 350.00–370.00 $360.97 $1,552 -25.88
470 470 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,528 -40.97
450–495 476 26 330.00–375.00 $347.46 $1,654 -18.51
503–542 520 32 320.00–350.00 $338.89 $1,762 -13.11
533–539 value added 538 9 350.00–355.00 $351.10 $1,889 -18.90
555–598 575 28 320.00–340.00 $327.63 $1,884 -10.94
602–640 621 33 310.00–335.00 $329.01 $2,043 +13.23
670–688 680 9 300.00–325.00 $313.81 $2,134 -3.67
702–735 720 11 300.00–312.00 $306.23 $2,205 +6.32
826 value added 826 16 280.00 $280.00 $2,313 —
965 965 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,606 +30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 312 3 320.00–370.00 $349.57 $1,091 -45.43
350–380 365 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,278 —
405–440 423 2 325.00–357.00 $341.66 $1,445 -4.71
450–455 453 2 300.00–315.00 $307.46 $1,393 -29.71
512–540 526 9 320.00–330.00 $323.80 $1,703 -1.98
570–585 578 2 310.00–330.00 $319.87 $1,849 +11.48
663 663 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,989 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,300 -25.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,364 -10.00
305–333 324 3 505.00–520.00 $509.71 $1,651 +18.35
370–395 389 6 400.00–430.00 $419.43 $1,632 -35.43
405–445 415 8 350.00–375.00 $365.08 $1,515 -56.21
425 thin fleshed 425 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,700 —
475–483 480 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,536 -95.59
460–491 481 9 350.00–390.00 $372.02 $1,789 -43.57
505–545 524 10 330.00–355.00 $340.08 $1,782 -0.87
550–590 571 21 300.00–335.00 $320.42 $1,830 -7.52
600–640 623 13 300.00–335.00 $317.88 $1,980 -2.53
650–685 662 6 307.00–320.00 $311.77 $2,064 +12.33
710–740 724 9 292.00–305.00 $300.94 $2,179 +3.79
778–795 782 4 275.00–280.00 $276.27 $2,160 -17.45
830 830 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,366 +5.00
870–885 881 4 245.00–250.00 $246.23 $2,169 -25.43
930 930 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,418 —
950 950 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,232 -7.50
1015–1030 1023 2 232.00–240.00 $235.97 $2,414 +15.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,279 +15.00
315–330 323 5 425.00–430.00 $427.03 $1,379 -22.97
350–386 376 9 340.00–370.00 $348.55 $1,311 -31.28
420–445 433 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,364 -48.06
453–495 469 12 335.00–345.00 $336.76 $1,579 -18.56
513–535 522 7 300.00–320.00 $317.07 $1,655 -10.44
620–640 630 2 290.00–292.00 $290.98 $1,833 -12.60
675 675 1 297.00 $297.00 $2,005 +32.00
705–715 712 3 270.00–280.00 $276.70 $1,970 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–495 483 2 270.00–345.00 $306.53 $1,481 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1110 1017 85-90% 5 122.00–127.00 $126.04 $1,282 -8.96
1025 1025 85-90% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,179 -20.00
835–1155 1038 85-90% 5 132.00–135.00 $132.48 $1,375 -2.52
1075 1075 85-90% 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,526 -2.22
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1140 1080 80-85% 2 143.00–147.00 $145.11 $1,567 —
915–1470 1187 80-85% 8 152.00–161.00 $156.98 $1,863 —
1010–1570 1290 80-85% 2 167.00–170.00 $168.17 $2,169 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 75-80% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,653 —
1095–1560 1337 75-80% 7 163.00–171.00 $166.46 $2,226 +4.51
1580 1580 75-80% 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,749 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1900 1720 6 185.00–192.00 $188.23 $3,238 -25.47
1725–1730 1728 2 210.00–212.00 $211.00 $3,646 -2.70
1570–2000 1785 2 174.00–176.00 $175.12 $3,126 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1090 995 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,600.00–3,000.00 $2,780.90
905–1325 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,000.00–3,000.00 $2,704.86
1180–1315 1248 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,150.00–2,500.00 $2,334.47
1180–1325 1253 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,450.00–2,600.00 $2,520.66
1580 1580 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1165 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,600.00–2,300.00 $1,911.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1315 1315 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,850.00 $3,850.00

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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
1660 1660 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —

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Price trend

high 460.81 low 349.86 Sep 2025 Aug 2026

600–649 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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