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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 16, 2026

803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $423.63/cwt +12.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,651/hd at 626 lb · 127 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $327.00/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,845/hd at 870 lb · 54 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $361.88/cwt +4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,307/hd at 637 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 803 983 911
Feeder cattle 730 875 677
Slaughter cattle 50 72 102
Replacement cattle 23 36 132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady-$5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $8.00-$13.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $4.00-$8.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $5.00-$7.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$4.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 2 690.00–745.00 $716.24 $1,955 +27.47
310–330 320 3 590.00–605.00 $595.00 $1,904 -20.00
358–390 373 10 525.00–550.00 $537.02 $2,003 -14.35
409–435 413 6 545.00–555.00 $553.25 $2,285 +27.45
458 value added 458 6 560.00 $560.00 $2,565 +15.00
455–493 479 8 520.00–540.00 $524.24 $2,511 +19.85
510–528 value added 525 20 520.00–525.00 $520.24 $2,731 -6.76
525–535 529 5 505.00–515.00 $510.95 $2,703 -3.08
571 value added 571 12 467.00 $467.00 $2,667 —
553–592 577 12 430.00–440.00 $437.44 $2,524 -40.81
608–625 623 38 400.00 $400.00 $2,492 +17.06
618–627 value added 627 89 433.50–440.00 $433.72 $2,719 +13.87
650–685 662 3 360.00–370.00 $363.45 $2,406 +3.14
720–722 value added 721 24 360.00–365.00 $363.54 $2,621 -6.46
720–740 730 2 320.00–350.00 $334.79 $2,444 -13.38
755–790 value added 786 8 340.00–345.00 $340.60 $2,677 -11.30
793 793 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,657 -5.32
870 value added 870 54 327.00 $327.00 $2,845 +0.26
925 value added 925 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,868 —
983 value added 983 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,752 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 3 595.00–640.00 $617.76 $1,699 -37.24
328–345 337 4 550.00–565.00 $557.31 $1,878 —
390 390 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,950 -4.03
440 440 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,134 -3.58
455–463 461 4 470.00 $470.00 $2,167 -0.31
563–573 569 6 410.00–420.00 $418.33 $2,380 -19.33
633–640 637 4 350.00–385.00 $368.74 $2,349 —
783 783 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,466 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 value added 568 13 450.00 $450.00 $2,556 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,250 —
398 398 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,950 —
565 565 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,034 +5.04
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,540 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
213–240 217 8 645.00–695.00 $688.08 $1,493 —
280–285 283 3 610.00–615.00 $613.35 $1,736 +49.85
300 value added 300 2 595.00 $595.00 $1,785 —
310–341 327 14 515.00–555.00 $535.81 $1,752 +18.38
363–395 379 15 470.00–505.00 $485.99 $1,842 -15.98
400–448 420 14 485.00–500.00 $491.21 $2,063 +10.22
415–440 value added 428 4 505.00–510.00 $507.43 $2,172 +1.39
455–497 484 19 430.00–470.00 $443.87 $2,148 +13.86
510–535 525 27 400.00–440.00 $422.33 $2,217 +30.53
539 value added 539 4 450.00 $450.00 $2,426 +27.00
558–585 576 12 375.00–390.00 $380.02 $2,189 +8.55
600–645 632 8 335.00–365.00 $348.56 $2,203 -8.34
600–645 value added 639 28 365.00–372.00 $365.68 $2,337 —
660–690 679 7 340.00–360.00 $345.56 $2,346 +25.56
775–785 780 2 307.00–315.00 $311.03 $2,426 -3.97
800 value added 800 8 319.00 $319.00 $2,552 —
840 840 2 312.00 $312.00 $2,621 —
850 850 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,508 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 625.00 $625.00 $1,500 +85.00
275–280 278 2 545.00–560.00 $552.43 $1,536 —
335 335 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,591 —
355–390 373 8 450.00–470.00 $459.91 $1,715 -0.17
405–445 427 5 450.00–477.00 $459.49 $1,962 +36.37
450–495 474 7 390.00–450.00 $416.04 $1,972 +16.04
515–548 533 8 350.00–395.00 $385.06 $2,052 +18.56
563–583 573 4 350.00–355.00 $352.54 $2,020 +3.19
810 810 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,025 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 375 3 400.00–420.00 $407.02 $1,526 -14.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 203 9 785.00–795.00 $787.35 $1,598 +87.35
200–225 fancy 212 3 800.00–820.00 $808.66 $1,714 —
265–285 273 3 675.00–705.00 $687.99 $1,878 —
293 fancy 293 2 750.00 $750.00 $2,198 —
300–306 fancy 305 10 660.00–670.00 $660.98 $2,016 —
320–330 325 4 555.00–565.00 $557.54 $1,812 -87.46
360–385 376 7 510.00–530.00 $520.61 $1,957 +4.90
400–440 427 7 500.00–530.00 $518.06 $2,212 -3.64
450–495 472 17 505.00–530.00 $522.03 $2,464 +34.06
508 fancy 508 2 487.00 $487.00 $2,474 —
505–532 524 6 400.00–435.00 $411.52 $2,156 -61.67
550–585 577 12 400.00–420.00 $401.59 $2,317 +21.59
605–641 624 9 350.00–380.00 $370.15 $2,310 +13.62
650–695 678 6 345.00–350.00 $347.46 $2,356 -22.54
710 710 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,485 +23.00
785 785 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,551 -7.25
800 800 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,616 +22.00
850 850 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,422 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 715.00 $715.00 $1,466 —
290 290 2 620.00–640.00 $630.00 $1,827 —
355–390 376 8 495.00–545.00 $509.97 $1,917 +37.49
410–425 417 5 475.00–485.00 $478.99 $1,997 +28.99
460–482 473 5 480.00–490.00 $486.11 $2,299 +51.27
525–540 535 4 350.00–390.00 $370.09 $1,980 -35.88
550–580 565 4 350.00–370.00 $358.78 $2,027 +6.35
655–670 663 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,122 ±0.00
815 815 1 312.00 $312.00 $2,543 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,806 +20.00
450 450 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,935 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,351 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1130 971 85-90% 5 130.00–137.00 $135.29 $1,314 -20.55
800–1235 1007 85-90% 5 140.00–148.00 $143.85 $1,449 —
1060 1060 85-90% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,346 —
1170 1170 85-90% 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,837 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1135 1033 80-85% 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,725 —
850–1395 1164 80-85% 6 172.00–181.00 $175.55 $2,043 —
1435 1435 80-85% 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,152 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1525 1367 75-80% 5 182.00–189.00 $184.50 $2,522 —
1165–1740 1488 75-80% 3 170.00–177.00 $172.99 $2,574 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1455 1130 6 175.00–184.00 $180.47 $2,039 —
1170–2030 1458 10 186.00–202.00 $194.38 $2,834 —
1805–1955 1880 2 204.00–210.00 $206.88 $3,889 +6.88

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–930 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,400.00 $2,400.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660 660 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
945 945 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
890–1030 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,000.00–2,475.00 $2,148.33
1235–1250 1243 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,950.00–2,100.00 $2,024.55
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1555 1555 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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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.