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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 6, 2026

1,117 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $460.81/cwt +23.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,845/hd at 617 lb · 186 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.84/cwt +18.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,464/hd at 711 lb · 93 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $360.36/cwt +7.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,872/hd at 797 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,117 1,158 352
Feeder cattle 1,046 1,011 266
Slaughter cattle 49 113 58
Replacement cattle 22 34 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $8.00-$13.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $9.00-$15.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $7.00-$11.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $1.00-$4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls unevenly steady. Quality good 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
260 260 1 735.00 $735.00 $1,911 +35.00
300–335 312 5 650.00–690.00 $673.55 $2,101 +59.03
360–395 381 4 535.00–565.00 $554.23 $2,112 +23.26
405–430 416 4 520.00–555.00 $533.96 $2,221 +2.00
430 value added 430 1 590.00 $590.00 $2,537 +32.24
450–480 465 11 517.00–547.00 $537.39 $2,499 +42.64
455–497 value added 478 9 565.00–570.00 $566.59 $2,708 +25.93
515–528 522 16 470.00–507.00 $481.19 $2,512 -26.57
546 value added 546 15 525.00 $525.00 $2,866 -13.86
560–565 563 2 485.00 $485.00 $2,731 +55.65
564 value added 564 4 490.00 $490.00 $2,764 +25.00
604–638 607 26 440.00–455.00 $441.21 $2,678 +8.00
600–637 value added 619 160 460.00–470.00 $463.99 $2,872 +26.04
671–675 672 6 410.00–435.00 $426.63 $2,867 +37.34
705–715 710 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,414 -13.79
715–733 value added 724 4 390.00–395.00 $392.53 $2,842 +11.87
755–798 value added 797 64 360.00–372.00 $360.36 $2,872 +2.36
842 value added 842 61 357.25 $357.25 $3,008 —
883 value added 883 3 350.00 $350.00 $3,090 +17.54
908 value added 908 60 343.75 $343.75 $3,121 +23.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–345 324 6 575.00–605.00 $590.77 $1,914 +40.77
373–395 380 3 470.00–510.00 $496.15 $1,885 +31.85
405–425 416 5 470.00–505.00 $494.85 $2,059 -5.15
475–490 478 6 470.00–500.00 $494.87 $2,365 +27.67
540 540 3 462.00 $462.00 $2,495 -5.98
575–595 585 2 380.00–420.00 $400.34 $2,342 —
640 640 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,400 —
685 685 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,500 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 value added 480 3 515.00 $515.00 $2,472 —
644 value added 644 19 410.00 $410.00 $2,640 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,265 —
270 270 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,431 —
365 365 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,551 +25.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,002 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 625.00 $625.00 $1,312 -80.00
255–275 265 6 575.00–620.00 $596.65 $1,581 -3.35
330–340 335 5 505.00–535.00 $525.12 $1,759 -22.50
340 value added 340 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,887 -8.84
370–390 380 13 515.00–555.00 $541.69 $2,058 +28.02
408–410 value added 409 4 530.00–535.00 $532.49 $2,178 +17.49
410–449 431 19 490.00–515.00 $502.72 $2,167 +4.21
450–488 469 29 475.00–505.00 $484.97 $2,275 +13.11
500–533 value added 516 27 430.00–445.00 $434.94 $2,244 —
500–548 529 27 407.00–425.00 $416.13 $2,201 +3.04
568 value added 568 18 415.00–425.00 $422.22 $2,398 +20.05
574–598 581 10 385.00–412.00 $406.76 $2,363 +56.76
625 value added 625 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,406 -1.39
600–640 629 15 350.00–377.00 $361.24 $2,272 -11.89
651–661 value added 652 44 368.00–370.00 $368.18 $2,401 —
660–683 673 4 345.00–367.00 $357.39 $2,405 +4.33
709–734 value added 710 91 342.00–352.00 $347.10 $2,464 +17.10
735 735 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,462 +15.00
780 780 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,457 -5.00
810 810 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,430 -7.00
865 865 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,595 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 277 3 520.00–550.00 $539.52 $1,494 -10.48
329 329 7 450.00 $450.00 $1,480 -58.44
363–385 369 4 450.00–485.00 $459.14 $1,694 -10.86
400–440 429 7 465.00–485.00 $472.05 $2,025 +15.83
485–495 492 10 430.00–460.00 $444.04 $2,185 +15.70
500–540 513 8 385.00–400.00 $395.54 $2,029 +15.56
580 580 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,146 +12.55
642 642 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,183 -3.16
660–693 682 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,251 +0.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268–275 270 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,215 ±0.00
355 355 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,420 -20.00
440 440 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,914 +10.00
485 485 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,988 +4.98
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,820 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 750.00 $750.00 $1,538 +50.00
285 285 1 720.00 $720.00 $2,052 +9.65
333–335 334 3 635.00–695.00 $674.92 $2,254 +112.42
355–368 362 6 600.00–630.00 $619.95 $2,244 +43.93
400–425 416 8 515.00–555.00 $541.19 $2,251 +26.11
465–495 472 7 490.00–505.00 $501.32 $2,366 -6.32
511–528 523 15 460.00–480.00 $467.22 $2,444 +3.14
560–580 570 2 410.00–435.00 $422.28 $2,407 +10.55
603–640 615 6 400.00–415.00 $403.45 $2,481 -8.33
700–725 713 2 357.00–372.00 $364.37 $2,598 +32.00
815 815 1 337.00 $337.00 $2,747 +9.48
940 940 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,209 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 680.00 $680.00 $1,530 —
250 250 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,625 —
338 338 2 570.00 $570.00 $1,927 +75.54
370–395 381 4 485.00–500.00 $491.26 $1,872 -28.25
400–440 419 4 495.00–500.00 $498.69 $2,090 +32.22
485–490 488 2 480.00–495.00 $487.54 $2,379 +20.16
525–545 537 5 420.00–450.00 $434.98 $2,336 +3.81
570 570 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,938 -40.11
610–615 613 2 325.00–355.00 $339.94 $2,084 -31.73
685–693 690 3 320.00–335.00 $330.04 $2,277 +0.04
738 738 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,472 +25.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 495.00 $495.00 $1,723 —
435 435 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,958 +50.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
2065 2065 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 4,650.00 $4,650.00 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 312.00 $312.00 $2,059 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,016 —
860 860 85-90% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,135 —
827–1030 883 85-90% 8 154.00–165.00 $157.57 $1,391 —
940–1145 1043 85-90% 2 143.00–150.00 $146.16 $1,524 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1330 1310 75-80% 2 181.00–185.00 $182.97 $2,397 -12.49
1505 1505 75-80% 1 168.00 $168.00 $2,528 —
1280–1905 1533 75-80% 8 187.00–193.00 $189.17 $2,900 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 80-85% 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,817 +7.54
1075–1165 1110 80-85% 3 175.00–185.00 $178.93 $1,986 —
940–1575 1200 80-85% 3 147.00–157.00 $150.82 $1,810 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,367 —
1355–1805 1532 5 190.00–202.00 $195.62 $2,997 +12.30
1590–2360 1970 6 204.00–212.00 $207.57 $4,089 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1270 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00
1225–1665 1419 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 3,150.00–4,050.00 $3,714.31
1435–1580 1508 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,250.00–4,200.00 $3,747.84
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1140–1263 1222 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,550.00–2,750.00 $2,612.19
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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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
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —

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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.