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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 5, 2025

987 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.90/cwt +36.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,988/hd at 612 lb · 139 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $335.24/cwt +26.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,221/hd at 663 lb · 80 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $288.16/cwt ≈ $2,494/hd at 866 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 987 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,091 —
265–295 280 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,316 +2.50
282 value added 282 5 537.00 $537.00 $1,514 +22.00
327 value added 327 22 497.00 $497.00 $1,625 +17.00
335 335 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,608 +11.60
355 value added 355 2 482.00 $482.00 $1,711 +28.89
368–398 388 12 412.00–445.00 $428.06 $1,661 +5.13
410 value added 410 1 442.00 $442.00 $1,812 +7.00
400–448 421 13 407.00–432.00 $420.00 $1,768 +4.70
450–480 value added 469 7 410.00–412.00 $410.27 $1,924 -16.73
455–495 485 20 380.00–400.00 $392.00 $1,901 -5.89
490 490 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,813 -27.89
500 value added 500 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,950 +6.56
503–546 524 29 350.00–380.00 $367.74 $1,927 -6.30
540 540 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,836 -34.04
558 value added 558 3 377.00 $377.00 $2,104 +9.97
550–598 570 24 340.00–370.00 $348.45 $1,986 +2.41
608 value added 608 4 352.00 $352.00 $2,140 +19.82
610–648 624 36 320.00–345.00 $328.66 $2,051 +2.61
652 fancy 652 29 349.50 $349.50 $2,279 —
653–679 value added 668 44 329.00–339.00 $329.80 $2,203 +10.88
653–698 672 7 300.00–327.00 $310.32 $2,085 +2.85
705 value added 705 3 324.00 $324.00 $2,284 +7.50
719–720 719 9 310.00–312.00 $310.67 $2,234 +0.96
750–760 755 4 294.00–310.00 $301.97 $2,280 +21.97
758 value added 758 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,388 —
805–815 value added 808 3 288.00–292.00 $289.34 $2,338 +14.34
805–835 820 2 275.00–280.00 $277.45 $2,275 +2.45
864 value added 864 59 289.25 $289.25 $2,499 —
885–890 889 4 266.00–274.00 $272.01 $2,418 —
940 value added 940 1 252.00 $252.00 $2,369 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,336 -12.34
380 380 1 402.00 $402.00 $1,528 —
415–420 418 2 375.00–385.00 $380.03 $1,589 -4.97
455–490 473 11 350.00–370.00 $352.80 $1,669 -15.42
510–538 532 9 320.00–340.00 $332.33 $1,768 -13.48
550–594 582 24 307.00–335.00 $315.16 $1,834 +15.16
625 625 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,888 —
765 765 1 267.00 $267.00 $2,043 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,253 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,610 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 332 9 402.00–432.00 $414.96 $1,378 +5.29
355–393 376 13 390.00–422.00 $404.74 $1,522 +3.09
410–438 421 12 370.00–402.00 $386.43 $1,627 +8.14
457 value added 457 3 362.00 $362.00 $1,654 -10.00
455–481 471 26 337.00–360.00 $345.18 $1,626 -3.72
518 value added 518 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,761 —
504–549 530 56 310.00–335.00 $324.71 $1,721 +4.96
525–535 530 2 280.00–285.00 $282.52 $1,497 -37.23
558–585 value added 569 5 322.00–327.00 $324.06 $1,844 -0.94
553–595 570 24 295.00–317.00 $307.40 $1,752 +15.10
602–617 value added 605 110 325.00–329.50 $328.46 $1,987 +26.46
620–641 638 29 297.00–320.00 $311.38 $1,987 +26.49
659 value added 659 7 297.00 $297.00 $1,957 —
650–685 679 7 270.00–295.00 $275.15 $1,868 +2.05
719 value added 719 7 279.50 $279.50 $2,010 —
730 730 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,008 +18.00
775 value added 775 4 265.00 $265.00 $2,054 —
790 790 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,793 -22.45
800 800 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,856 +9.48
818 value added 818 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,045 +15.52
900–930 value added 921 5 220.00–227.00 $222.38 $2,048 —
970 value added 970 1 222.00 $222.00 $2,153 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–393 371 6 375.00–382.00 $377.47 $1,400 +11.46
405–445 420 10 340.00–357.00 $349.19 $1,467 +3.45
450–498 474 11 312.00–340.00 $329.35 $1,561 +5.58
540 540 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,566 -0.24
580–595 585 3 275.00–285.00 $281.61 $1,647 +11.02
610–645 628 6 270.00–290.00 $280.09 $1,759 —
745 745 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,728 —
800 800 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,680 +20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,202 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 fancy 375 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,688 —
378–395 384 3 402.00–415.00 $406.46 $1,561 -16.87
400–445 423 6 400.00–422.00 $410.74 $1,737 +3.87
449 thin fleshed 449 4 432.00 $432.00 $1,940 —
450–495 476 16 370.00–385.00 $376.96 $1,794 +3.60
510–528 522 3 345.00–365.00 $358.49 $1,871 -6.04
565 fancy 565 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,978 -12.00
565–593 586 8 310.00–330.00 $321.10 $1,882 -25.83
615–645 623 5 300.00–325.00 $316.81 $1,974 +4.81
653–665 657 6 312.00–316.00 $314.65 $2,067 +14.10
840 840 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,932 —
855 855 2 235.00–247.00 $241.00 $2,061 -12.66
925 925 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,942 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,178 —
395 395 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,540 +15.00
480–492 489 10 340.00–350.00 $342.96 $1,677 +17.80
505–545 532 3 320.00–340.00 $333.67 $1,775 +9.01
593–598 596 4 290.00–297.00 $293.51 $1,749 +9.20
603 603 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,779 +25.00
685 685 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,986 +24.78
798 798 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,835 -34.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,184 -7.65
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,388 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1640 1388 75-80% 18 146.00–151.00 $148.75 $2,065 —
1255–1930 1439 75-80% 23 152.00–163.00 $156.61 $2,254 —
1515–1568 1564 75-80% 13 141.00–145.00 $141.30 $2,210 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1235 1111 80-85% 4 134.00–139.00 $135.77 $1,508 —
910–1340 1160 80-85% 6 150.00–161.00 $155.55 $1,804 +4.29
1030–1405 1194 80-85% 10 142.00–149.00 $144.71 $1,728 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1115 938 85-90% 4 122.00–127.00 $124.78 $1,170 +2.28
905–1050 978 85-90% 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,154 —
845–1135 997 85-90% 6 133.00–138.00 $135.20 $1,348 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1800 1548 3 162.00–164.00 $162.78 $2,520 —
1353–2065 1649 10 170.00–173.00 $171.34 $2,825 —
1575–2195 1886 5 183.00–204.00 $193.06 $3,641 +10.91

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
1080–1190 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,000.00–2,600.00 $2,401.06
1245 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1030–1360 1247 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,950.00–2,400.00 $2,194.25
1260 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–915 863 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,700.00 $1,676.52
865 865 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1030–1165 1098 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,450.00–1,850.00 $1,662.30
1035–1320 1178 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,850.00–1,950.00 $1,893.95

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00

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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
1190–1330 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,700.00–2,850.00 $2,801.75 —

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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.