Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 12, 2025

1,006 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $329.07/cwt +15.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,347/hd at 713 lb · 91 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.96/cwt +18.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,902/hd at 578 lb · 45 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.98/cwt +13.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,694/hd at 471 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,006	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295 value added	288	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,440	-37.00
290	290	3	470.00	$470.00	$1,363	±0.00
300–345	330	11	425.00–465.00	$445.24	$1,469	-34.76
310–341 value added	335	5	465.00–500.00	$471.48	$1,579	-25.52
350–388 value added	368	5	460.00–475.00	$470.89	$1,733	-11.11
365–393	385	11	412.00–457.00	$435.80	$1,678	+7.74
408–440 value added	419	6	442.00–452.00	$445.50	$1,867	+3.50
410–445	433	22	402.00–437.00	$424.13	$1,836	+4.13
456–465 value added	459	6	445.00–450.00	$446.69	$2,050	+36.42
450–498	475	15	405.00–425.00	$417.25	$1,982	+25.25
508–520 value added	510	12	380.00–387.00	$385.81	$1,968	-4.19
510–549	536	27	350.00–380.00	$365.11	$1,957	+25.11
560 value added	560	6	362.00–370.00	$367.33	$2,057	-9.67
550–595	573	17	330.00–360.00	$343.83	$1,970	-4.62
600–648	621	13	310.00–335.00	$323.36	$2,008	-5.30
605–648 value added	642	25	337.00–350.00	$347.15	$2,229	-4.85
657–682 value added	670	6	340.00–343.00	$341.47	$2,288	+11.67
655–698	680	10	305.00–327.00	$319.57	$2,173	+9.25
703–717 value added	710	73	328.50–340.00	$331.99	$2,357	+7.99
703–745	726	18	300.00–323.00	$317.25	$2,303	+6.58
755–760 value added	759	6	310.00–312.00	$310.33	$2,355	-4.67
783–790	787	7	285.00–307.00	$294.38	$2,317	-7.59
875	875	4	277.00–279.00	$278.50	$2,437	+6.49
935	935	1	267.00	$267.00	$2,496	—
965	965	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,606	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	415.00–450.00	$432.81	$1,234	—
320–345	333	3	355.00–395.00	$381.20	$1,269	-38.80
350–395	368	3	352.00–400.00	$380.24	$1,399	-21.76
460–490	480	9	360.00–397.00	$381.59	$1,832	+28.79
500–540	523	7	320.00–352.00	$333.68	$1,745	+1.35
560–598	578	7	300.00–327.00	$319.01	$1,844	+3.85
675–695	685	2	280.00–295.00	$287.39	$1,969	—
875	875	1	257.00	$257.00	$2,249	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,392	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–298	285	4	430.00–450.00	$442.64	$1,262	—
300–345	322	15	400.00–427.00	$417.96	$1,346	+3.00
350–398	372	19	400.00–427.00	$412.76	$1,535	+8.02
384 value added	384	7	432.00	$432.00	$1,659	—
400–423 value added	410	10	410.00–425.00	$417.51	$1,712	—
405–443	422	19	380.00–407.00	$392.04	$1,654	+5.61
450–456 value added	453	7	382.00–395.00	$387.53	$1,756	+25.53
450–495	474	37	345.00–367.00	$354.77	$1,682	+9.59
505–545	517	31	320.00–343.00	$333.36	$1,723	+8.65
505–535	520	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,456	-44.71
525 value added	525	7	350.00–352.00	$351.14	$1,843	+11.14
550–588 value added	567	20	339.00–348.00	$344.18	$1,952	+20.12
581–595	587	25	310.00–330.00	$316.79	$1,860	+9.39
602–635	613	7	300.00–317.00	$308.19	$1,889	-3.19
619–648 value added	641	24	320.00–335.00	$323.73	$2,075	—
654 value added	654	5	309.00	$309.00	$2,021	+12.00
652–698	676	7	280.00–292.00	$285.25	$1,928	+10.10
685–690	688	2	272.00–277.00	$274.51	$1,889	-0.64
735	735	2	281.00	$281.00	$2,065	+6.00
835–843	841	4	237.00	$237.00	$1,993	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	285	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,069	—
330–345	337	5	350.00–387.00	$366.57	$1,235	—
350–365 thin fleshed	358	2	392.00–395.00	$393.53	$1,409	—
355–393	372	12	350.00–390.00	$372.36	$1,385	-5.11
410–440	425	2	365.00–375.00	$369.82	$1,572	+20.63
455–495	484	22	320.00–337.00	$327.75	$1,586	-1.60
500–535	518	6	310.00–312.00	$310.33	$1,608	+20.33
575–595	585	2	270.00–300.00	$284.74	$1,666	+3.13
605–645	627	9	275.00–292.00	$288.62	$1,810	+8.53
785	785	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,806	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442–448	444	5	322.00–332.00	$327.97	$1,456	—
500	500	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,310	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,020	—
365–395	380	2	340.00–367.00	$352.97	$1,341	+27.97
470–485	477	3	255.00–320.00	$295.33	$1,409	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380 fancy	380	2	467.00	$467.00	$1,775	+17.00
355–398	381	9	427.00–455.00	$440.27	$1,677	+33.81
400–440	423	14	400.00–432.00	$416.40	$1,761	+5.66
450–495	468	12	362.00–380.00	$373.71	$1,749	-3.25
500–535	521	14	350.00–385.00	$369.00	$1,922	+10.51
530 fancy	530	1	397.00	$397.00	$2,104	—
566–595	577	8	332.00–350.00	$343.98	$1,985	+22.88
610	610	2	270.00–280.00	$275.00	$1,678	-41.81
605–630	620	14	300.00–320.00	$306.41	$1,900	-10.40
670–675	674	5	300.00–322.00	$317.63	$2,141	+2.98
705–715	707	5	297.00–310.00	$307.37	$2,173	—
760	760	10	299.00	$299.00	$2,272	—
870	870	3	257.00	$257.00	$2,236	+16.00
990	990	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,980	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	375.00–390.00	$382.50	$1,473	-7.50
410–448	440	5	340.00–380.00	$370.04	$1,628	—
450–495	480	11	320.00–350.00	$341.21	$1,638	-1.75
505–543	523	7	300.00–340.00	$323.06	$1,690	-10.61
550–590	568	9	300.00–320.00	$307.39	$1,746	+13.88
625–640	631	5	275.00–295.00	$287.08	$1,811	-7.92
715	715	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,038	—
765	765	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,142	+50.00
805	805	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,892	—
970	970	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,698	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,512	—
700	700	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,610	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
558	558	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,674	+50.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1495	1495	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1190	1120	80-85%	3	143.00–147.00	$145.07	$1,625	+9.30
965–1350	1133	80-85%	6	157.00–168.00	$162.65	$1,843	+26.88
1000–1250	1148	80-85%	25	147.00–155.00	$151.55	$1,740	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1655	1430	75-80%	22	154.00–159.00	$157.35	$2,250	+0.74
1410–1523	1474	75-80%	4	150.00	$150.00	$2,211	—
1170–1935	1505	75-80%	8	161.00–172.00	$166.88	$2,512	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	85-90%	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,161	—
830–1130	980	85-90%	2	143.00–148.00	$145.88	$1,430	+27.88
955–1250	1103	85-90%	3	135.00–138.00	$136.00	$1,500	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510	1510	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,340	—
1430–1800	1640	3	170.00–176.00	$172.93	$2,836	+1.59
1630–2330	1940	5	180.00–190.00	$183.33	$3,557	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1050–1490	1123	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,200.00–2,350.00	$2,233.16
1040–1340	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,175.00–2,500.00	$2,358.93
1224	1224	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1320	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1220–1420	1353	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1529	1529	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	2,585.00	$2,585.00
1552–1865	1583	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	2,600.00–2,975.00	$2,644.17

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1195	1059	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,800.00–2,150.00	$1,970.27
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1070–1160	1126	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,650.00–2,000.00	$1,848.45
1225	1225	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,975.00	$1,975.00
1500	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—
1295	1295	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,975.00	$2,975.00	—
1285–1310	1299	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
1330	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—
1345–1380	1363	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,400.00–2,750.00	$2,572.75	—
1435	1435	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
1435	1435	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—
1440	1440	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
1125–1660	1497	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,800.00–3,300.00	$3,167.70	—
1555	1555	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
1635	1635	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1305	1305	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,132	—

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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
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

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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.