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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 1, 2025

1,138 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $413.14/cwt +36.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,825/hd at 684 lb · 157 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $400.62/cwt -0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,512/hd at 627 lb · 118 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $370.85/cwt +6.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,967/hd at 530 lb · 89 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,138 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 612.00 $612.00 $1,530 +6.06
320–341 336 8 495.00–540.00 $506.73 $1,703 —
375–393 388 13 462.00–485.00 $471.20 $1,828 +26.67
407–423 416 8 435.00–447.00 $441.97 $1,839 +0.43
455–495 476 19 400.00–442.00 $426.20 $2,029 -5.07
516–530 520 9 385.00–400.00 $390.08 $2,028 -26.84
555 value added 555 16 410.00 $410.00 $2,276 -6.00
552–589 574 42 380.00–390.00 $382.62 $2,196 -16.07
617–627 value added 626 73 402.00–416.00 $414.45 $2,594 -5.00
600–649 629 45 370.00–397.00 $378.18 $2,379 -3.51
657–693 681 9 360.00–392.00 $370.29 $2,522 +0.44
684 value added 684 148 415.75 $415.75 $2,844 +24.62
712–725 719 8 355.00–367.00 $360.26 $2,590 +6.69
701–730 value added 721 30 368.00–378.00 $373.72 $2,695 -7.10
755–785 774 5 332.00–362.00 $341.91 $2,646 -20.09
784 value added 784 57 365.75 $365.75 $2,867 —
823–845 832 5 332.00–337.00 $334.01 $2,779 +0.45
885 885 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,894 -6.73
900 900 3 322.00 $322.00 $2,898 —
998 value added 998 2 312.00 $312.00 $3,114 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,326 —
335 335 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,340 -30.00
360–390 375 5 380.00–410.00 $399.25 $1,497 -20.30
405–435 420 2 370.00–410.00 $390.71 $1,641 -13.19
420 thin fleshed 420 2 422.00 $422.00 $1,772 —
494 494 7 369.00 $369.00 $1,823 -16.00
505–515 509 5 370.00–380.00 $375.97 $1,914 +3.14
555–593 563 21 320.00–365.00 $353.29 $1,989 -4.55
625–637 634 9 340.00–354.00 $349.76 $2,217 -9.32
662–665 662 8 340.00–355.00 $341.88 $2,263 +8.36
720–739 736 6 315.00–320.00 $319.18 $2,349 -11.49
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,708 +3.23
555 555 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,554 -40.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,260 -25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,012 -136.08
280 280 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,260 -109.81
315–324 321 9 410.00–450.00 $436.73 $1,402 +3.82
350–375 364 4 405.00–415.00 $412.59 $1,502 -9.45
413 value added 413 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,714 +3.30
415–447 432 7 370.00–390.00 $375.53 $1,622 -20.82
450–485 470 18 365.00–380.00 $374.31 $1,759 +7.16
526 value added 526 9 388.00 $388.00 $2,041 +8.00
503–545 531 80 355.00–385.00 $368.92 $1,959 +5.83
555–595 575 48 342.00–370.00 $361.37 $2,078 +12.10
630 630 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,934 -31.72
600–648 635 22 325.00–345.00 $336.67 $2,138 -2.05
660 660 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,861 -71.00
650–686 667 22 320.00–342.00 $327.99 $2,188 -25.01
668 value added 668 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,338 -9.71
710–745 721 4 302.00–332.00 $323.22 $2,330 +4.18
740 740 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,146 -29.04
758–790 765 6 300.00–322.00 $315.55 $2,414 —
785 value added 785 2 327.00 $327.00 $2,567 +3.50
851–895 860 6 287.00–300.00 $295.58 $2,542 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–330 325 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,300 -3.92
430–445 437 9 355.00–370.00 $358.85 $1,568 -11.97
475–490 483 8 330.00–355.00 $345.36 $1,668 -2.95
515–545 530 5 345.00–352.00 $349.78 $1,854 +6.03
575–590 584 6 305.00–337.00 $325.30 $1,900 -7.19
665–675 668 4 302.00–315.00 $305.29 $2,039 -14.71
760–785 773 2 292.00–295.00 $293.48 $2,269 —
802 802 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,005 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 500.00–530.00 $520.00 $1,534 -70.00
300–335 312 3 470.00–475.00 $473.21 $1,476 +9.62
370–385 373 7 430.00–462.00 $446.34 $1,665 +0.98
405–440 426 10 410.00–432.00 $425.96 $1,815 +8.08
450–473 464 5 402.00–422.00 $412.06 $1,912 +0.63
502 fancy 502 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,008 —
515–541 535 24 350.00–360.00 $356.08 $1,905 -40.88
550–585 562 24 340.00–370.00 $358.62 $2,015 -10.12
605–626 614 5 327.00–347.00 $343.03 $2,106 -1.83
665–690 680 7 325.00–340.00 $334.52 $2,275 -3.70
700–718 715 13 312.00–329.00 $326.64 $2,335 +0.78
750 750 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,400 +6.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 381 4 400.00–420.00 $405.05 $1,543 -15.08
422–438 429 6 380.00–385.00 $381.70 $1,637 -7.02
455–483 472 11 352.00–380.00 $370.10 $1,747 -11.30
543–545 544 3 340.00–345.00 $343.33 $1,868 -19.88
585 585 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,960 -12.87
600–640 620 2 300.00–322.00 $310.65 $1,926 -13.88
670 670 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,110 -2.00
710 710 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,988 —
800 800 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,160 —
990 990 2 225.00 $225.00 $2,228 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,568 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1285 1097 80-85% 10 148.00–157.00 $151.88 $1,666 —
855–1450 1181 80-85% 23 160.00–168.00 $165.03 $1,949 -4.45
1260–1360 1298 80-85% 4 176.00–190.00 $184.01 $2,388 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1835 1444 75-80% 22 166.00–175.00 $168.00 $2,426 —
1520–1610 1565 75-80% 2 179.00–180.00 $179.49 $2,809 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–910 892 85-90% 5 153.00–167.00 $158.26 $1,412 —
790–1010 922 85-90% 3 137.00–142.00 $139.68 $1,288 —
890–1325 1001 85-90% 10 142.00–152.00 $145.78 $1,459 +0.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1105 1080 2 185.00–186.00 $185.49 $2,003 —
1305–1405 1352 3 180.00–184.00 $181.98 $2,460 —
1565–2025 1841 8 190.00–204.00 $196.52 $3,618 —
1625–2340 1932 3 205.00–220.00 $214.21 $4,139 +3.77

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,175.00 $2,175.00
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1148 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 2,675.00 $2,675.00
1145–1275 1188 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 2,550.00–3,025.00 $2,719.88
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1190–1445 1318 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,000.00–3,150.00 $3,067.74
1505 1505 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1060 947 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,700.00–2,250.00 $1,889.79
973–1122 1062 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 2,250.00–3,050.00 $2,756.93
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,395 —

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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
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00 +453.14
1305–1310 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00–3,150.00 $3,074.86 —
1345 1345 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1330 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,444 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —

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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.