Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 11, 2026

768 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $516.42/cwt +19.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,653/hd at 514 lb · 67 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $465.71/cwt -13.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,273/hd at 488 lb · 55 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $463.66/cwt -3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,638/hd at 569 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	768	848	1,103
Feeder cattle	666	746	893
Slaughter cattle	73	69	96
Replacement cattle	29	33	114

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Feeder Steers mostly steady; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; No trends on Feeder Bulls due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows 6.00 to 8.00 higher with good quality and strong demand; Slaughter Bulls not well tested however traded with a higher undertone.

→ Feeder bulls: No trends on Feeder Bulls due to lack of comparable data
▼ Feeder heifers: Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower
→ Feeder steers: Compared to last week Feeder Steers mostly steady
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter Bulls not well tested however traded with a higher undertone
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter Cows 6.00 to 8.00 higher with good quality and strong demand

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
223–245	230	3	790.00–800.00	$793.55	$1,825	—
255–290	278	3	700.00–775.00	$722.90	$2,010	-137.10
310–340	331	4	640.00–660.00	$650.21	$2,152	-92.32
355–390	364	5	605.00–635.00	$621.73	$2,263	-14.35
417 thin fleshed	417	3	605.00	$605.00	$2,523	—
405–446	425	21	555.00–575.00	$561.72	$2,387	-3.10
450–490	475	14	525.00–550.00	$533.75	$2,535	-2.62
507–534	512	51	500.00–515.00	$512.16	$2,622	+26.41
511–521 value added	519	16	530.00	$530.00	$2,751	+5.00
550–587	569	47	447.00–470.00	$463.66	$2,638	-1.49
610–613 value added	610	13	445.00	$445.00	$2,714	—
600–646	619	17	420.00–440.00	$427.21	$2,644	+3.49
688–692	692	25	380.00–381.00	$380.88	$2,636	-1.56
725–738	733	5	360.00–370.00	$367.03	$2,690	+5.38
800–825	813	2	330.00–337.00	$333.45	$2,711	-15.71
898	898	2	332.00	$332.00	$2,981	—
943	943	2	327.00	$327.00	$3,084	—
985	985	9	318.00	$318.00	$3,132	+3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	725.00	$725.00	$1,994	-15.00
330	330	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,815	-100.00
363–395	381	8	500.00–570.00	$542.48	$2,067	-20.22
420–448	438	7	480.00–520.00	$491.19	$2,151	-22.71
450	450	1	480.00	$480.00	$2,160	—
500–535	524	12	440.00–480.00	$466.33	$2,444	-7.90
555–590	559	39	370.00–425.00	$420.56	$2,351	—
600–625	615	4	370.00–400.00	$392.56	$2,414	—
670–680	674	4	370.00–375.00	$371.26	$2,502	—
700–725	710	3	300.00–355.00	$325.34	$2,310	-2.07
770–785	778	3	325.00–347.00	$337.34	$2,625	—
1050	1050	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,835	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–530	519	4	370.00–410.00	$398.31	$2,067	+28.31

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
213	213	3	790.00	$790.00	$1,683	+63.00
255–260	258	2	675.00–680.00	$677.48	$1,748	-25.37
355–397	389	25	525.00–545.00	$528.66	$2,056	-9.24
405–432	420	28	475.00–515.00	$494.24	$2,076	+0.45
455–497	488	55	455.00–485.00	$465.71	$2,273	-8.57
500–540	526	29	420.00–445.00	$429.62	$2,260	-1.25
550–595	566	19	390.00–415.00	$408.13	$2,310	+1.37
614–638 value added	624	12	402.00–405.00	$403.52	$2,518	—
605–645	630	9	365.00–390.00	$380.54	$2,397	-9.32
660–695	672	8	350.00–375.00	$354.32	$2,381	-14.47
710–740	722	3	330.00–340.00	$334.94	$2,418	+9.86
785–795	790	2	320.00–330.00	$325.03	$2,568	+5.03
825	825	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,475	-7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
233	233	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,282	—
272	272	3	600.00	$600.00	$1,632	-42.50
300	300	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,650	-17.23
315 thin fleshed	315	2	510.00	$510.00	$1,606	—
388	388	3	505.00	$505.00	$1,959	+21.81
400–445	419	6	400.00–450.00	$431.57	$1,808	-21.90
453–490	470	6	420.00–440.00	$430.21	$2,022	-1.89
515–545	530	9	385.00–410.00	$396.08	$2,099	-8.19
630	630	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,016	±0.00
675	675	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,295	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,530	—
452	452	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,582	—
623	623	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,682	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–382	375	4	590.00–595.00	$591.18	$2,217	+45.76
405–445	428	9	510.00–520.00	$516.53	$2,211	-3.51
450–496	483	7	495.00–505.00	$502.21	$2,426	+7.10
510–530	519	5	470.00–490.00	$483.91	$2,511	+27.31
605–645	630	3	390.00–400.00	$393.20	$2,477	-15.50
657–690	666	11	370.00–385.00	$371.35	$2,473	-8.57
785–793	789	4	345.00–348.00	$346.49	$2,734	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	372	3	500.00–575.00	$545.63	$2,030	+10.59
403–430	408	6	470.00–490.00	$476.82	$1,945	+15.64
465–475	470	2	465.00–475.00	$469.95	$2,209	+1.91
500–545	524	7	400.00–465.00	$437.06	$2,290	+14.42
610–645	628	2	300.00–370.00	$334.02	$2,098	—
685	685	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,329	-10.00
975	975	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,438	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,720	—
460	460	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,840	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1385	1210	80-85%	4	167.00–172.00	$169.77	$2,054	-12.66
1180–1345	1225	80-85%	6	189.00–203.00	$194.29	$2,380	+11.86
875–1865	1281	80-85%	18	174.00–187.00	$182.82	$2,342	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1650	1474	75-80%	10	184.00–188.00	$186.10	$2,743	—
1310–1995	1539	75-80%	11	191.00–200.00	$194.05	$2,986	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–905	875	85-90%	2	132.00–143.00	$137.69	$1,205	-5.67
920–1080	1000	85-90%	3	153.00–157.00	$155.67	$1,557	-7.47
990–1110	1050	85-90%	2	167.00–169.00	$167.94	$1,763	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1370	1365	2	204.00–210.00	$206.99	$2,825	+24.81
1345–1495	1420	2	190.00	$190.00	$2,698	—
1725	1725	1	220.00	$220.00	$3,795	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
861 thin fleshed	861	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,400.00	$2,400.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185	1185	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,844.00	$2,844.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210–1395	1303	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,500.00–3,650.00	$3,569.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00
1053	1053	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,750.00	$3,750.00
1114	1114	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	4,050.00	$4,050.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250–1265	1258	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,425.00–3,700.00	$3,563.32	—
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	80-85%	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,057	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,288	—

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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.