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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 18, 2025

861 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $338.75/cwt ≈ $2,961/hd at 874 lb · 59 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $316.00/cwt +21.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,040/hd at 962 lb · 55 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $365.37/cwt +24.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,915/hd at 798 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 861 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 268 3 500.00–550.00 $520.62 $1,395 -49.38
315 315 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,512 —
381–399 391 13 415.00–435.00 $427.85 $1,673 -31.37
400–440 411 21 410.00–427.00 $417.75 $1,717 -8.98
465–495 485 8 390.00–402.00 $394.20 $1,912 -19.26
505–527 513 24 385.00–405.00 $401.10 $2,058 -0.14
563 value added 563 9 388.00 $388.00 $2,184 -17.00
555–597 578 17 350.00–385.00 $364.55 $2,107 -5.35
630 value added 630 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,457 +10.38
603–646 632 32 340.00–370.00 $356.66 $2,254 -9.96
653–682 value added 672 9 379.00–382.00 $379.97 $2,553 +22.79
653–698 680 17 355.00–367.00 $357.12 $2,428 +11.96
716–730 721 6 340.00–350.00 $343.38 $2,476 +20.05
750 750 1 337.00 $337.00 $2,528 +4.26
799 value added 799 45 366.00 $366.00 $2,924 —
818 818 5 312.00–317.00 $314.00 $2,569 —
823–830 value added 824 14 323.50–327.00 $323.75 $2,668 —
860–885 873 2 317.00–318.00 $317.51 $2,772 —
874 value added 874 57 339.50 $339.50 $2,967 —
962 value added 962 55 316.00 $316.00 $3,040 —
1028 value added 1028 55 310.00 $310.00 $3,187 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 400.00–435.00 $417.63 $1,391 +37.63
415–447 438 5 366.00–395.00 $377.25 $1,652 -5.86
470–498 489 3 360.00–379.00 $372.91 $1,824 +22.91
500–540 529 4 350.00–370.00 $358.82 $1,898 -25.18
560–595 577 3 330.00–340.00 $336.76 $1,943 +6.76
680 680 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,210 —
725 725 2 320.00–325.00 $322.50 $2,338 —
760 760 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,128 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,181 —
448 448 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,523 —
480 480 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,618 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 313 4 400.00–430.00 $417.86 $1,308 -12.15
365–375 371 8 407.00–412.00 $408.86 $1,517 -4.05
408 value added 408 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,673 +18.00
410–445 429 17 352.00–372.00 $360.84 $1,548 -16.14
460–494 485 23 342.00–362.00 $351.16 $1,703 +0.65
500–525 516 12 335.00–350.00 $339.27 $1,751 +2.43
553 value added 553 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,936 —
550–588 576 20 325.00–345.00 $337.57 $1,944 +7.55
613–633 625 28 310.00–338.00 $326.82 $2,043 -9.44
636 value added 636 6 345.00 $345.00 $2,194 —
672–690 value added 679 8 309.00–315.00 $312.71 $2,123 —
685–690 688 2 277.00–290.00 $283.48 $1,950 -33.35
750 750 1 287.00 $287.00 $2,152 +10.00
770 value added 770 11 304.00 $304.00 $2,341 —
840 840 3 265.00–277.00 $272.33 $2,288 +62.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 2 365.00–375.00 $369.86 $1,028 -50.14
325–330 327 3 340.00–370.00 $359.90 $1,177 -52.71
383 383 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,513 +45.00
400 400 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,280 -30.29
455–490 477 3 330.00–344.00 $336.17 $1,604 +2.36
500–546 525 14 305.00–330.00 $319.03 $1,675 -4.31
570–595 584 8 310.00–320.00 $313.16 $1,829 +3.80
725 725 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,827 -33.00
775 775 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,860 —
840 840 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,100 —
880 880 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,980 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,282 -75.49
315–335 322 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,401 -36.64
350–355 351 4 415.00–420.00 $418.74 $1,470 -8.73
405–442 428 17 400.00–427.00 $412.00 $1,763 +13.30
452–480 464 7 390.00–410.00 $403.50 $1,872 +13.27
500–548 530 9 370.00–395.00 $377.17 $1,999 -2.60
553–591 574 15 330.00–350.00 $336.60 $1,932 -4.26
600–640 608 17 300.00–325.00 $315.51 $1,918 -11.59
655–685 660 15 300.00–320.00 $317.61 $2,096 -4.61
705–710 709 6 290.00–310.00 $306.69 $2,174 -2.11
763–785 769 4 282.00–296.00 $292.42 $2,249 -2.58
825 825 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,269 —
875 875 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,319 -17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,118 —
385 385 1 392.00 $392.00 $1,509 +3.25
400–432 422 7 375.00–392.00 $386.18 $1,630 +17.97
450–475 460 5 370.00–380.00 $374.02 $1,720 +26.03
500–538 515 10 342.00–360.00 $353.39 $1,820 +13.76
583–597 593 9 315.00–320.00 $318.91 $1,891 +8.91
685–689 689 8 270.00–280.00 $278.76 $1,921 —
700 700 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,890 —
820 820 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,050 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,826 +15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1515 1323 75-80% 7 180.00–188.00 $183.13 $2,423 —
1260–1565 1386 75-80% 7 164.00–174.00 $169.57 $2,350 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–865 843 85-90% 2 132.00–136.00 $134.05 $1,130 —
925–1020 980 85-90% 5 141.00–147.00 $143.66 $1,408 —
823–1110 987 85-90% 6 151.00–159.00 $154.69 $1,527 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
861 861 80-85% 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,343 —
960–1225 1123 80-85% 4 171.00–175.00 $172.92 $1,942 -5.26
1040–1265 1140 80-85% 4 163.00–167.00 $164.50 $1,875 -13.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,480 —
1260–1835 1548 2 162.00–168.00 $165.56 $2,563 —
1515–1900 1735 4 182.00–192.00 $185.83 $3,224 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
905–1070 1037 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,175.00–3,150.00 $2,548.40
970–1200 1098 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,025.00–2,575.00 $2,326.67
1119 1119 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 2,325.00 $2,325.00
1110–1170 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,450.00–3,050.00 $2,742.11
1171–1284 1226 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 20 2,225.00–2,525.00 $2,346.17
1285 1285 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,425.00 $2,425.00
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1045 1045 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00 —
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,925.00 $2,925.00 —

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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.