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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 20, 2025

1,062 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $404.55/cwt +37.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,325/hd at 575 lb · 60 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $353.30/cwt ≈ $3,127/hd at 885 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $423.86/cwt +27.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,213/hd at 522 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,062 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,323 —
278 278 2 560.00 $560.00 $1,557 -52.71
315 thin fleshed 315 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,890 —
335–338 336 11 525.00–565.00 $554.02 $1,862 +25.03
355–380 374 12 462.00–487.00 $478.21 $1,789 -13.83
390 thin fleshed 390 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,970 —
402–443 value added 419 8 482.00–490.00 $485.11 $2,033 +25.11
402–445 425 18 435.00–472.00 $452.54 $1,923 +18.99
450–466 value added 461 17 462.00–477.00 $466.97 $2,153 +26.97
455–493 486 19 410.00–442.00 $433.56 $2,107 +24.84
500–535 511 7 400.00–417.00 $404.66 $2,068 +9.76
520 thin fleshed 520 3 435.00 $435.00 $2,262 —
509–538 value added 524 43 420.00–432.00 $426.21 $2,233 +16.21
550–586 value added 570 28 410.00–426.00 $418.21 $2,384 +18.21
555–595 579 32 380.00–407.00 $392.60 $2,273 +27.92
622 value added 622 5 406.00 $406.00 $2,525 +2.02
600–642 623 18 370.00–395.00 $386.55 $2,408 +17.32
655 655 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,358 -15.07
650–675 value added 661 27 390.00–401.00 $394.34 $2,607 -0.44
684–694 688 20 370.00–385.00 $377.80 $2,599 +27.80
724–725 value added 724 16 371.00–375.00 $374.50 $2,711 -5.50
720–740 732 5 350.00–355.00 $351.97 $2,576 -13.24
813 813 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,602 -21.15
817–831 value added 829 20 348.00–360.00 $349.77 $2,900 -11.98
850 850 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,890 —
887 value added 887 57 354.00 $354.00 $3,140 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 550.00–560.00 $554.89 $1,304 —
318–340 325 3 400.00–410.00 $403.48 $1,311 —
330 thin fleshed 330 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,600 —
385–395 390 2 400.00–422.00 $411.14 $1,603 -6.05
440–445 443 6 410.00–430.00 $420.65 $1,863 +45.43
445 thin fleshed 445 1 442.00 $442.00 $1,967 —
470–498 thin fleshed 481 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,924 —
468–495 486 9 350.00–395.00 $371.39 $1,805 -10.33
510–544 534 14 360.00–380.00 $375.76 $2,007 +27.90
540 thin fleshed 540 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,133 —
571 thin fleshed 571 4 387.00 $387.00 $2,210 —
565–590 578 2 360.00–370.00 $365.11 $2,110 +32.31
600–645 625 8 335.00–360.00 $348.14 $2,176 —
675–697 692 4 335.00–357.00 $351.63 $2,433 +26.63
715 715 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,288 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,222 —
718 value added 718 16 360.00 $360.00 $2,585 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,126 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,960 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,225 —
263 thin fleshed 263 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,394 —
270–280 275 3 440.00–470.00 $453.39 $1,247 -9.28
308–334 322 9 420.00–450.00 $436.32 $1,405 +24.16
330–332 thin fleshed 332 11 462.00–465.00 $462.54 $1,536 —
350–395 370 16 420.00–452.00 $435.62 $1,612 +16.12
400–441 417 27 400.00–437.00 $420.67 $1,754 +10.54
458–472 value added 463 12 400.00–407.00 $403.31 $1,867 -10.68
463–470 467 5 352.00–355.00 $353.81 $1,652 -37.92
454–497 479 35 360.00–392.00 $378.78 $1,814 -12.95
500–545 517 33 360.00–385.00 $374.82 $1,938 -12.36
505–530 519 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,816 -37.18
530 value added 530 1 402.00 $402.00 $2,131 +1.41
555–575 564 10 340.00–360.00 $357.01 $2,014 +1.68
603–626 value added 622 19 347.00–351.00 $350.39 $2,179 +5.44
600–634 629 15 320.00–340.00 $327.77 $2,062 +19.71
657 value added 657 13 350.00 $350.00 $2,300 —
675–690 683 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,049 -9.00
650–697 692 9 325.00–334.00 $333.06 $2,305 +24.06
708–712 710 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,201 -6.88
703–728 value added 724 19 337.00–342.00 $337.77 $2,445 +7.77
820–835 828 3 285.00–290.00 $286.68 $2,374 —
865 865 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,336 -35.00
903 903 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,754 +18.00
910 910 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,412 -22.00
960 value added 960 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,688 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 405.00–420.00 $412.56 $1,209 -14.81
305 thin fleshed 305 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,372 —
300–345 323 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,292 —
365 thin fleshed 365 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,496 —
380–395 388 5 380.00–402.00 $395.22 $1,533 +38.38
403–445 415 8 357.00–390.00 $375.28 $1,557 +2.93
470 thin fleshed 470 1 367.00 $367.00 $1,725 —
480–490 485 2 345.00–360.00 $352.42 $1,709 -3.00
515–535 522 6 330.00–355.00 $344.24 $1,797 +17.54
565–590 578 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,850 -19.79
610–640 623 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,994 +15.58
665–695 677 6 300.00–320.00 $309.99 $2,099 -5.01
725 725 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,994 —
855 855 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,223 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 3 365.00 $365.00 $902 —
523 523 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,569 -1.17
670 670 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,842 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 350.00 $350.00 $928 —
450–495 473 2 335.00–375.00 $354.05 $1,675 —
655 655 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,030 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,100 —
283–298 287 8 500.00–515.00 $504.99 $1,449 -33.73
315 thin fleshed 315 4 535.00 $535.00 $1,685 —
320–345 337 3 500.00–505.00 $503.42 $1,697 +38.78
350–371 366 8 417.00–422.00 $417.63 $1,529 -29.24
370–385 thin fleshed 377 9 450.00–462.00 $451.36 $1,702 —
400–428 thin fleshed 414 4 455.00–462.00 $458.38 $1,898 —
405–438 422 14 425.00–445.00 $441.47 $1,863 +16.66
437 437 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,682 -39.81
450 thin fleshed 450 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,025 —
453–490 475 10 400.00–437.00 $407.28 $1,935 +16.00
510–525 517 5 370.00–380.00 $375.98 $1,944 +10.07
550 thin fleshed 550 7 365.00–370.00 $365.71 $2,011 —
550–585 570 26 325.00–350.00 $342.34 $1,951 -6.65
595 595 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,785 -48.99
605–633 626 6 325.00–355.00 $339.76 $2,127 +8.10
630 630 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,890 -31.66
650–673 665 8 310.00–327.00 $319.00 $2,121 -11.84
740 740 1 297.00 $297.00 $2,198 -20.96
790–795 793 2 280.00–297.00 $288.47 $2,288 —
855–865 863 4 292.00 $292.00 $2,520 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 6 380.00–410.00 $388.31 $1,437 -22.31
403–440 428 16 370.00–410.00 $400.00 $1,712 +32.99
440 thin fleshed 440 3 437.00 $437.00 $1,923 —
488–495 490 14 350.00–385.00 $379.26 $1,858 +15.76
505–545 535 10 350.00 $350.00 $1,872 +0.84
555–590 573 2 310.00–315.00 $312.42 $1,790 -11.30
610–640 620 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,984 +3.09
650 650 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,950 -15.00
862 862 3 275.00 $275.00 $2,370 +11.31
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 468 2 330.00–347.00 $338.82 $1,586 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1185 1185 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1245 1138 80-85% 15 170.00–180.00 $177.08 $2,015 +26.50
965–1550 1168 80-85% 3 153.00–157.00 $154.99 $1,810 -15.89
1180–1355 1269 80-85% 4 163.00–169.00 $165.73 $2,103 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1475 1315 75-80% 9 163.00–170.00 $166.64 $2,191 —
1125–1580 1371 75-80% 8 171.00–177.00 $174.90 $2,398 +2.31
1330–1560 1433 75-80% 4 150.00–161.00 $157.61 $2,259 -0.22
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 85-90% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,084 —
870–1135 993 85-90% 6 146.00–157.00 $151.40 $1,503 —
910–1135 1020 85-90% 5 132.00–142.00 $138.12 $1,409 —
965–1215 1055 85-90% 5 165.00–169.00 $166.34 $1,755 +15.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1580 1497 3 160.00–174.00 $167.71 $2,511 -2.54
1165–1945 1588 7 182.00–188.00 $184.66 $2,932 -0.10
1560–1900 1685 6 190.00–200.00 $193.83 $3,266 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1058–1330 1127 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 2,650.00–3,050.00 $2,887.15
1275–1575 1368 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,800.00–3,200.00 $3,072.85
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
1008 1008 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,375.00 $1,375.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1330 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1445 1445 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,725.00 $2,725.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1335 1335 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —

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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.