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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 23, 2026

1,483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $489.79/cwt -5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,092/hd at 427 lb · 58 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $418.37/cwt -7.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,190/hd at 523 lb · 57 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $428.61/cwt +4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,704/hd at 631 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,483 803 1,369
Feeder cattle 1,225 730 1,113
Slaughter cattle 156 50 179
Replacement cattle 102 23 77

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500lbs steady, over 500lbs $8.00-$13.00 higher, Feeder Heifers steady-$6.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $12.00-$17.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $1.00-$2.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 higher. Quality good to fancy, Demand good to strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 800.00 $800.00 $1,680 —
250 250 2 700.00 $700.00 $1,750 -16.24
325–330 326 12 625.00–670.00 $658.73 $2,147 +63.73
360–390 370 11 580.00–600.00 $587.50 $2,174 +50.48
404–418 value added 408 11 585.00–595.00 $592.20 $2,416 —
400–443 429 8 535.00–570.00 $552.41 $2,370 -0.84
450 value added 450 1 540.00 $540.00 $2,430 -20.00
450–495 479 38 500.00–530.00 $512.79 $2,456 -11.45
505–535 519 24 480.00–515.00 $505.39 $2,623 -5.56
518–530 value added 525 17 525.00–530.00 $528.51 $2,775 +8.27
551–573 value added 561 34 490.00–497.00 $493.84 $2,770 +26.84
550–588 577 11 440.00–470.00 $455.33 $2,627 +17.89
605–640 622 25 400.00–425.00 $413.52 $2,572 +13.52
612–646 value added 638 31 430.00–445.00 $440.78 $2,812 +7.06
663 value added 663 3 432.00 $432.00 $2,864 —
700–716 value added 708 19 360.00–375.00 $368.59 $2,610 +5.05
730 730 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,518 +10.21
754–760 value added 756 8 370.00–371.00 $370.75 $2,803 +30.15
763–770 767 4 340.00–367.00 $357.21 $2,740 +22.21
809–820 811 6 325.00–330.00 $329.16 $2,669 —
880–890 885 2 305.00–325.00 $314.94 $2,787 —
900 900 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,898 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,658 +32.24
330–340 337 10 520.00–570.00 $531.49 $1,791 -25.82
350–395 371 4 535.00–560.00 $544.63 $2,021 +44.63
400–445 416 9 480.00–520.00 $499.10 $2,076 +14.10
472–490 477 7 460.00–490.00 $482.73 $2,303 +12.73
500–540 528 28 420.00–470.00 $441.08 $2,329 —
550–590 572 17 400.00–450.00 $415.68 $2,378 -2.65
615–645 630 3 345.00–370.00 $354.84 $2,235 -13.90
670–695 689 4 332.00–350.00 $336.38 $2,318 —
845 845 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,493 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–295 284 11 525.00–540.00 $531.86 $1,510 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,530 —
395 395 1 510.00 $510.00 $2,014 +20.00
445 445 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,980 —
480 480 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,992 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,449 —
489 489 5 450.00 $450.00 $2,200 —
540 540 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,728 —
580 580 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,030 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 231 5 600.00–630.00 $614.00 $1,418 -74.08
283–285 284 3 570.00–580.00 $576.65 $1,638 -36.70
303 value added 303 2 590.00 $590.00 $1,788 -5.00
305–343 319 19 520.00–560.00 $544.34 $1,736 +8.53
350–398 374 37 500.00–525.00 $510.91 $1,911 +24.92
376 value added 376 4 540.00 $540.00 $2,030 —
416 value added 416 4 515.00 $515.00 $2,142 +7.57
400–445 428 54 480.00–500.00 $487.92 $2,088 -3.29
451–488 467 42 445.00–475.00 $461.37 $2,155 +17.50
463–482 value added 469 10 480.00 $480.00 $2,251 —
500–528 value added 518 13 430.00–435.00 $431.89 $2,237 -18.11
500–541 525 44 400.00–430.00 $414.38 $2,175 -7.95
555–559 value added 559 8 415.00–420.00 $419.38 $2,344 —
550–595 572 38 370.00–395.00 $381.35 $2,181 +1.33
615–635 value added 619 15 380.00–390.00 $387.72 $2,400 +22.04
615–640 626 5 365.00–372.00 $367.36 $2,300 +18.80
650–685 665 16 335.00–355.00 $344.91 $2,294 -0.65
665–673 value added 672 7 365.00 $365.00 $2,453 —
665–690 673 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,154 -25.56
700–728 value added 707 13 330.00–335.00 $332.29 $2,349 —
708–720 710 13 315.00–327.00 $322.83 $2,292 —
750 750 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,288 -6.03
771 value added 771 6 322.00 $322.00 $2,483 —
839–842 value added 841 10 300.00–312.00 $307.21 $2,584 —
870 870 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,566 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,155 -75.00
250–290 270 3 550.00 $550.00 $1,485 -2.43
310–325 thin fleshed 318 2 515.00 $515.00 $1,638 —
325–345 337 10 470.00–500.00 $481.91 $1,624 +6.91
365–395 383 10 450.00–480.00 $467.95 $1,792 +8.04
400–445 427 21 440.00–475.00 $462.33 $1,974 +2.84
450–498 474 16 420.00–440.00 $428.23 $2,030 +12.19
525–545 540 9 370.00–395.00 $384.47 $2,076 -0.59
580–592 589 4 350.00–365.00 $353.69 $2,083 +1.15
600–615 608 6 330.00–350.00 $340.91 $2,073 —
665–690 678 2 305.00–315.00 $310.09 $2,102 —
720 720 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,160 —
760 760 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,166 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–330 319 4 400.00–420.00 $410.19 $1,309 —
415–425 422 3 400.00–430.00 $415.12 $1,752 —
495 495 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,856 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,000 —
460–495 474 4 400.00–410.00 $407.57 $1,932 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 374 4 420.00–430.00 $422.58 $1,580 —
533 533 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,839 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 2 760.00–790.00 $774.14 $1,688 -13.21
275–295 286 5 650.00 $650.00 $1,859 -37.99
300–342 331 11 590.00–630.00 $618.63 $2,048 +61.09
350–374 364 12 600.00–615.00 $604.82 $2,202 +84.21
400–405 fancy 403 3 565.00–570.00 $568.35 $2,290 —
400–445 433 21 510.00–545.00 $530.06 $2,295 +12.00
453 fancy 453 2 525.00 $525.00 $2,378 —
450–495 478 23 480.00–517.00 $496.15 $2,372 -25.88
503 fancy 503 8 520.00 $520.00 $2,616 +33.00
500–535 521 15 460.00–495.00 $473.32 $2,466 +61.80
565 fancy 565 3 450.00 $450.00 $2,542 —
553–595 572 19 400.00–435.00 $418.43 $2,393 +16.84
628–635 630 13 405.00–425.00 $421.15 $2,653 +51.00
652–680 662 13 390.00–405.00 $397.02 $2,628 +49.56
710 710 2 347.00–355.00 $351.00 $2,492 +1.00
750–790 767 3 335.00–352.00 $343.88 $2,638 +18.88
830 830 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,532 -22.00
863 863 3 322.00 $322.00 $2,779 +37.00
925–935 930 2 290.00–295.00 $292.49 $2,720 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 710.00 $710.00 $1,420 -5.00
290 290 3 625.00 $625.00 $1,812 -5.00
330–345 341 10 530.00–565.00 $548.55 $1,871 —
358–360 thin fleshed 359 4 555.00 $555.00 $1,992 —
365–395 378 10 500.00–550.00 $525.04 $1,985 +15.07
410–440 thin fleshed 425 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,125 —
400–443 429 10 450.00–495.00 $457.67 $1,963 -21.32
450–498 482 8 440.00–475.00 $449.83 $2,168 -36.28
500–539 526 9 420.00–450.00 $443.47 $2,333 +73.38
590–595 593 2 360.00–370.00 $365.02 $2,165 +6.24
603–615 607 3 350.00–370.00 $356.75 $2,165 —
690 690 1 372.00 $372.00 $2,567 +52.00
705 705 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,270 —
785–795 790 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,568 —
830 830 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,116 -57.00
870 870 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,132 —
913 913 2 255.00 $255.00 $2,328 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,440 +25.00
475–490 483 2 375.00–385.00 $379.92 $1,835 —
512–535 520 5 370.00–400.00 $376.11 $1,956 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 392 3 450.00–475.00 $466.60 $1,829 —
410 410 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,681 -10.00
460 460 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,955 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1415 1415 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
1465–1515 1490 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 3,000.00–3,500.00 $3,254.19 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1005 948 80-85% 4 150.00–162.00 $156.96 $1,488 —
895–1300 1056 80-85% 25 171.00–179.00 $173.79 $1,835 —
925–1175 1088 80-85% 14 165.00–170.00 $167.93 $1,827 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1510 1204 75-80% 5 165.00–169.00 $167.65 $2,019 —
1015–1555 1315 75-80% 11 170.00–179.00 $175.64 $2,310 —
1150–1755 1426 75-80% 19 178.00–189.00 $184.00 $2,624 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1015 956 85-90% 6 131.00–139.00 $136.31 $1,303 +1.02
860–1200 989 85-90% 10 140.00–149.00 $145.52 $1,439 +10.23
884–1145 992 85-90% 13 150.00–159.00 $155.17 $1,539 +19.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–2290 1340 21 192.00–205.00 $196.85 $2,638 —
1185–1470 1353 4 180.00–184.00 $181.95 $2,462 —
1750–2090 1907 3 210.00–216.00 $214.03 $4,082 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
898 898 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,900.00 $1,900.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1225 1012 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 2,550.00–2,700.00 $2,616.85

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00
985–1160 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 2,700.00–3,100.00 $2,854.42
1091 1091 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 2,850.00 $2,850.00
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1140–1535 1277 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,950.00–3,250.00 $3,070.23
1275–1480 1378 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,850.00–3,300.00 $3,058.26
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
910–960 943 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,950.00–2,350.00 $2,078.62
984 984 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 2,150.00 $2,150.00
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 7 2,450.00 $2,450.00
1085 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1065–1150 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,450.00 $2,329.80
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,850.00 $3,850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 3,100.00 $3,100.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660 660 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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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
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 13 4,025.00 $4,025.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —
820–1070 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,300.00–2,450.00 $2,384.92 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1290 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,100.00–3,150.00 $3,123.57 —

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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.