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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 2, 2026

1,305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.41/cwt -5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,505/hd at 756 lb · 83 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.14/cwt -1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,352/hd at 679 lb · 61 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.75/cwt -12.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,232/hd at 620 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,305 1,703 1,463
Feeder cattle 1,155 1,581 1,207
Slaughter cattle 98 77 126
Replacement cattle 52 45 130

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Bulls 7.00-15.00 lower. Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs 10.00-25.00 lower, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288–295 290 3 680.00–700.00 $686.77 $1,992 -13.23
310–330 321 4 580.00–645.00 $606.71 $1,948 -34.47
360 360 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,890 -19.91
365 thin fleshed 365 3 600.00–620.00 $613.33 $2,239 —
359–390 372 9 525.00–580.00 $533.46 $1,984 -11.45
405–440 425 12 520.00–565.00 $543.10 $2,308 -7.44
418–441 thin fleshed 436 9 560.00–580.00 $564.26 $2,460 —
462 thin fleshed 462 3 540.00 $540.00 $2,495 -20.00
450–493 474 19 495.00–535.00 $518.81 $2,459 +10.08
495 495 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,980 -108.73
505–520 value added 508 8 500.00–525.00 $512.55 $2,604 +0.16
500–535 526 12 445.00–500.00 $459.89 $2,419 -36.42
550 value added 550 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,640 +11.04
560–595 583 12 420.00–442.00 $433.01 $2,524 -19.78
618–635 624 7 410.00–427.00 $418.79 $2,613 -2.10
605–647 value added 626 6 420.00–445.00 $432.08 $2,705 -4.86
655–682 value added 669 7 407.00–422.00 $415.45 $2,779 -10.80
660–694 688 31 380.00–402.00 $394.76 $2,716 +5.14
710–738 726 7 340.00–375.00 $346.91 $2,519 -33.28
762–785 765 8 345.00–365.00 $360.58 $2,758 +4.82
890 890 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,848 —
1040 1040 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,600 —
1060 1060 1 292.00 $292.00 $3,095 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,320 —
290–295 292 3 565.00–620.00 $586.60 $1,713 -51.24
325–345 338 4 530.00–570.00 $540.87 $1,828 —
373–395 381 9 490.00–520.00 $508.87 $1,939 -3.96
403–445 422 15 420.00–515.00 $482.60 $2,037 -4.29
473 473 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,223 —
515–535 523 8 410.00–440.00 $428.68 $2,242 +8.68
550–590 576 7 385.00–420.00 $405.24 $2,334 -29.76
625–647 637 6 350.00–375.00 $357.37 $2,276 -32.77
645 value added 645 11 347.00 $347.00 $2,238 —
650–675 667 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,468 —
688 value added 688 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,477 —
720 value added 720 17 359.00 $359.00 $2,585 —
725 725 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,392 -17.96
850 850 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,780 —
920–940 930 2 285.00–312.00 $298.65 $2,777 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 value added 815 14 333.00 $333.00 $2,714 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 550.00–650.00 $598.67 $1,694 —
358–375 364 3 500.00–520.00 $506.87 $1,845 —
425 425 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,700 —
615 615 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,152 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,290 —
265–295 278 6 520.00–560.00 $541.05 $1,504 -30.76
310–333 327 6 500.00–505.00 $503.37 $1,646 -28.04
350–393 364 17 480.00–525.00 $511.29 $1,861 -29.13
420–440 430 2 400.00–420.00 $409.77 $1,762 -93.89
403–448 432 30 450.00–495.00 $475.54 $2,054 -28.12
463 value added 463 12 472.00 $472.00 $2,185 -28.00
450–488 469 17 410.00–470.00 $439.72 $2,062 -18.01
473 thin fleshed 473 5 472.00 $472.00 $2,233 —
515 515 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,906 -46.94
515–545 528 23 370.00–425.00 $391.19 $2,065 -25.75
556–588 568 28 360.00–385.00 $368.17 $2,091 -11.26
600–645 619 38 350.00–370.00 $358.79 $2,221 +6.05
610–645 value added 624 7 370.00–375.00 $373.87 $2,333 -1.38
620–645 628 3 337.00–340.00 $338.97 $2,129 -13.77
669–685 value added 679 47 344.00–365.00 $347.12 $2,357 -13.11
673–690 681 14 335.00–355.00 $342.84 $2,335 -1.64
703–742 716 15 320.00–337.00 $327.99 $2,348 -2.01
752–769 value added 753 77 332.00–342.00 $332.66 $2,505 -4.14
790–794 793 6 307.00–317.00 $315.34 $2,501 —
804 value added 804 4 315.00 $315.00 $2,533 —
850 850 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,465 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–293 274 4 450.00–520.00 $476.98 $1,307 —
315–347 334 7 450.00–500.00 $474.84 $1,586 -22.74
363–380 369 3 455.00–475.00 $461.87 $1,704 -42.93
415–438 424 11 400.00–445.00 $422.82 $1,793 -10.55
470–498 491 24 350.00–400.00 $380.80 $1,870 -24.87
500–545 519 8 350.00–380.00 $363.10 $1,884 -2.40
555–590 574 5 320.00–350.00 $338.75 $1,944 -11.25
605–619 616 5 310.00–335.00 $330.09 $2,033 —
655–685 665 3 310.00–340.00 $325.69 $2,166 —
700–745 718 3 280.00–315.00 $297.25 $2,134 —
765–790 788 10 250.00–310.00 $304.17 $2,397 +4.17
835 835 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,296 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 450.00 $450.00 $990 —
280 280 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,120 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,785 -20.00
650 650 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,015 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 515.00–520.00 $517.36 $1,671 -83.94
365–390 384 7 500.00–515.00 $506.33 $1,944 +27.99
418–445 428 14 450.00–485.00 $472.31 $2,021 -3.60
455–493 477 17 400.00–460.00 $422.36 $2,015 -46.57
505–540 519 16 400.00–430.00 $420.58 $2,183 -42.25
570–595 582 20 390.00–427.00 $398.97 $2,322 +11.97
610–640 628 4 350.00–385.00 $363.61 $2,283 -29.34
650–680 665 2 340.00–350.00 $344.89 $2,294 -5.11
725 725 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,248 —
793 793 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,220 -20.00
958 958 2 225.00 $225.00 $2,156 —
1065 1065 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,556 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 555.00 $555.00 $1,832 -151.67
355–395 364 5 520.00–540.00 $530.00 $1,929 +3.18
400–448 423 7 500.00–535.00 $517.55 $2,189 +0.39
458–495 473 11 490.00–525.00 $508.53 $2,405 +7.35
505–534 522 22 437.00–470.00 $445.05 $2,323 -45.20
545 545 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,207 -85.25
555–580 564 8 425.00–442.00 $434.65 $2,451 -42.92
620–644 640 6 380.00 $380.00 $2,432 -29.48
670–695 678 8 370.00–395.00 $375.47 $2,546 -26.53
740 740 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,405 -20.00
750–793 772 4 327.00–337.00 $331.86 $2,562 -13.14
890 890 2 287.00 $287.00 $2,554 -23.00
990 990 4 280.00 $280.00 $2,772 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,700 —
460 460 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,070 —
565 565 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,373 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1520 1147 80-85% 16 160.00–174.00 $167.52 $1,921 +1.22
1065–1210 1161 80-85% 5 177.00–185.00 $179.69 $2,086 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1040 945 85-90% 3 157.00–160.00 $158.64 $1,499 +22.20
880–1255 1109 85-90% 15 145.00–157.00 $149.75 $1,661 —
1260 1260 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,638 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1490 1361 75-80% 5 180.00–186.00 $181.64 $2,472 —
1145–1678 1469 75-80% 5 165.00–173.00 $167.75 $2,464 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,750 —
1545–1755 1623 4 180.00–184.00 $181.55 $2,947 —
1320–2125 1789 5 187.00–200.00 $193.46 $3,461 -1.01
2050 2050 1 211.00 $211.00 $4,326 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
920 920 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
1295 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1183 1183 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,225.00 $3,225.00
1395 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1245 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,125.00 $3,125.00
1340 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,750.00 $3,750.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00

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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.