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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 7, 2025

313 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $388.34/cwt +23.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,977/hd at 509 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.01/cwt -0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,681/hd at 514 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $391.15/cwt +6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,846/hd at 472 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 313 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 427.00 $427.00 $1,409 -24.70
347 value added 347 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,492 —
354–393 367 6 417.00–421.00 $419.57 $1,540 -17.02
402–435 410 4 405.00–415.00 $412.35 $1,691 -6.46
416–427 value added 422 9 417.00 $417.00 $1,760 —
450–497 472 16 382.00–402.00 $391.15 $1,846 +6.53
506–510 value added 508 24 394.00 $394.00 $2,002 +13.84
500–525 513 6 350.00–375.00 $365.69 $1,876 +7.32
575 value added 575 2 347.00 $347.00 $1,995 +5.00
560–598 583 5 320.00–342.00 $330.59 $1,927 +1.98
605–635 619 4 305.00–320.00 $311.34 $1,927 +4.18
630–637 value added 636 10 322.00–327.00 $326.50 $2,077 +1.37
705–740 723 2 299.00–300.00 $299.49 $2,165 +4.09
735 value added 735 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,205 —
805–814 value added 812 5 257.00–263.00 $261.81 $2,126 -11.16
880 value added 880 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,332 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 407.00 $407.00 $1,058 -23.00
400–415 408 2 350.00–375.00 $362.73 $1,480 -3.10
595 595 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,696 -25.00
615 615 2 285.00–297.00 $291.00 $1,790 +6.00
680 680 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,836 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,264 —
420 420 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,134 -50.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 value added 323 5 402.00 $402.00 $1,298 —
335 335 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,290 -20.21
365–385 375 5 387.00–397.00 $390.18 $1,463 -9.68
414–428 420 13 357.00–387.00 $378.39 $1,589 +16.36
450–488 476 7 330.00–347.00 $333.87 $1,589 -9.45
505 value added 505 10 340.00 $340.00 $1,717 +5.00
516–543 527 7 300.00–315.00 $308.45 $1,626 -16.32
550–598 570 7 275.00–287.00 $280.10 $1,597 -28.84
600–645 620 6 279.00–290.00 $284.10 $1,761 +3.91
658 value added 658 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,790 -12.53
670 670 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,722 -11.50
715 715 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,695 -21.98
717 value added 717 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,785 —
750–788 value added 779 4 240.00–246.00 $241.45 $1,881 —
905 905 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,873 -33.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 327 3 325.00–352.00 $341.04 $1,115 -26.19
355–390 373 2 360.00–362.00 $361.05 $1,347 -3.82
405–440 425 3 340.00–352.00 $345.77 $1,470 +10.75
485–490 488 3 300.00–315.00 $304.97 $1,488 -2.68
500–545 523 2 267.00–295.00 $280.40 $1,466 -4.60
560–575 568 2 260.00–270.00 $265.07 $1,506 -5.85
635 635 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,588 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–443 429 6 285.00–287.00 $285.62 $1,225 —
555 555 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,242 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,092 —
350–380 365 2 400.00–422.00 $410.55 $1,499 +15.55
435 435 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,718 -22.62
455–490 476 4 367.00–375.00 $370.92 $1,766 -4.29
515–525 520 2 355.00–360.00 $357.52 $1,859 +17.44
570 570 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,910 +13.71
695 695 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,890 -12.65
880 880 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,760 —
905 905 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,720 —
960 960 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,843 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 2 365.00–395.00 $380.10 $1,399 —
435–445 440 2 310.00–355.00 $332.76 $1,464 -22.61
490 490 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,715 +0.44
560 560 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,512 -17.00
870 870 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,522 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,297 -35.00
745 745 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,676 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,365 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1620 1187 80-85% 6 125.00–129.00 $127.59 $1,514 —
1050–1575 1208 80-85% 14 130.00–138.00 $134.05 $1,619 —
1020–1368 1230 80-85% 7 139.00–147.00 $142.95 $1,758 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1668 1451 75-80% 8 142.00–144.00 $143.34 $2,080 -1.58
1610 1610 75-80% 1 139.00 $139.00 $2,238 —
1310–2165 1665 75-80% 3 145.00–148.00 $146.91 $2,446 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
823 823 85-90% 3 105.00 $105.00 $864 —
855 855 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $940 —
980 980 85-90% 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,186 +11.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1740 1740 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,540 —
1530–2720 1809 7 160.00–173.00 $166.70 $3,016 —
1900–2550 2158 3 174.00–186.00 $178.73 $3,857 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–1175 978 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,475.00 $1,295.46
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
885–1250 1076 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,500.00–1,875.00 $1,739.84
1135 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1045–1210 1143 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,675.00–1,875.00 $1,744.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1725 1725 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,425.00 $2,425.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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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
1465 1465 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,425.00 $2,425.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1375 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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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.